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The Higginsville Huskers baseball team came from behind, by scoring three runs in the seventh inning, to beat the Lexington Minutemen 6 to 5 a week ago Monday, at Lexington Community Park.

Three Lexington High School Track records were broken a week ago Tuesday in the Hoefer-Husker Track Meet in Higginsville, as the Girls 4x800 Relay Team of Tessa Lovell, Phoebe Engelbrecht, Addison Smith, and Ellie Lichte set a new school record of 9:53, while Lichte also set a new mark of 11:05 in the 3200 Meter Run, with Conner Soendker setting a new school record in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 1:57.

Exercise is great for the body. Scholastic and recreational sports is one of the primary ways children and adolescents get the exercise they need. Even though sports participation is relatively safe, there's no guarantee athletes won't suffer an injury. However, there are ways for student athletes to reduce their risk of getting hurt while playing the games they love.

As the spring golf season approaches, there is a lot of excitement surrounding our program. We are still a young team with 8 of our 11 players being underclassmen, but this group has shown a lot of growth and potential heading into the season. Our youth is something we are embracing. The players have put in time during the offseason to improve, and it is starting to show. We are seeing more confidence, better decision making on the course, and a stronger understanding of how to compete.

We are excited about our boys team this year. We have some very talented boys returning and being backed up by some freshmen coming in. The distance crew anchored by Soendker and Lichte have a great chance of bringing home some State hardware. The sprinters lead by sophomores Neece and Cole have a good chance of being State qualifiers as well. I am very excited to see so many talented freshmen join the team to watch their progression throughout the year.

The Coaches have been looking forward to this season because of all of the talent returning and the incoming freshmen talent that is going to add to the team. Our state ranked distance crew of Lovell, Engelbrecht, and Smith along with our returning seniors Earnest and Rodekohr along with freshmen Litche and Shepherd, the Lexington girls should be a force at state.

The Lexington High School baseball program is gearing up for an exciting season, fueled by a strong mix of experienced leadership and emerging young talent. With a total of 27 players participating this year—and many additional underclassmen contributing to the program—the Minutemen are building both depth and a competitive culture.

In 2025, 61% of youth in Missouri, ages 6-17, played on a sports team or took part in lessons, according to the Aspen Institute State of Play 2025 Report. With so many kids in sports, the question arises: What do sports mean to kids? How can sports have a positive effect on their lives? As track & field season is in full swing at Lexington High School, senior Justice McComas is one athlete who can answer that question firsthand.