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     Chillicothe battled back from fumbles on their first two possessions to down Marshall 24-7 at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium. The Hornets fumbled on the 2nd play of the game, then after holding Marshall to 3 plays and punt, fumbled again on the second play of their next possession. Despite being given the ball on the Chillicothe 34 and the Chillicothe 47, Marshall failed to pick up a first down in either possession.
     Chillicothe put together a 17 point second quarter when they scored on all three drives. Blake Brose recovered a Marshall fumble on the first play of the second quarter to set up the first of two Brett Stephens 6 yard touchdowns. The Hornets Connor Lindley kicked a 26 yard field goal to round out the scoring in the first half. Marshall managed just 17 yards in the first half before ending the half with two carries for 31 yards.
     The Owls started the second half with an eight minute thirty second drive capped by a Matt Jacobs three yard run. Chillicothe answered with their own 11 play drive that ended with a Jared McCauslin to Bryce Young 15 yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. After holding Marshall, Chillicothe ran out the clock for the win.
     Fullback Brett Stephens led Chillicothe with 11 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Bryce Young had 14 carries for 80 yards and caught 3 passes for 49 yards.
     Marshall played with out two-way linemen starters Senior Andrew Crumm (6'4" 310lbs) and Senior Nathan Cato (6'5" 270lbs). <full stats>
 

Boys Soccer <schedule>
      The Chillicothe Boys Soccer team will turn to some underclassmen to help out a soccer program with high hopes. The Hornets finished 7-10 overall but 4-3 in the M.E.C. in just their second season, but gone are several key seniors including leading scorer Jacob Rockhold (26 goals, 8 assists) and all district Goalkeeper Caleb Buckmaster.
      Coach Bill Allison has 23 players still out for soccer, after losing one potential starter when Clark Allen re-injured a knee in the first week of practice and is out for the season. The Hornets will look to Colton Whiteside for offensive punch and fill the void left by Rockhold’s graduation. Allison also pointed to Laine Saunders as showing great improvement in just his second year of playing soccer. Defender Chris Kleinschmidt, Sophomore Midfielder and Forward Connor Runoff and Freshman Grant Peterson also drew praise from the coach. Three players are battling to try and fill the Goalkeeper position vacated by the graduation of Buckmaster.
      If there is one area of disappointment, Coach Allison says its in the lack of off-season work by returning players, stating attendance at summer camp was well below expectations. “We’re seeing where they slacked off a little bit in the preseason, especially in their conditioning” stated Allison, who was pleased to see good camp attendance by the Freshman players.
      As for the Midland Empire Conference, the Hornets Head Coach says once again, Smithville is the team to beat with their ability to play soccer almost year around. He also stated Maryville always has good players and said Savannah could be “a sneaker.”

Cross Country <schedule>
     2008 saw Chillicothe bring home it’s first every Boys Cross Country Conference Championship. If they want to defend that title, some young runners will need to step up to fill the shoes left by nine departed Seniors, including most of the 2008 varsity boys squad.
     Coach Tim Riekena has nine boy runners and one girl runner out this season, with Daniel Riekena the team's lone senior. Coach Riekena hopes success will breed success, stating preseason times are already just as impressive as last year’s veteran squad. “We just need some endurance and experience” stated Riekena, who hopes to have a cluster of runners that will give the team good points each meet.
     On the girl’s side, Junior Mary Kate Taylor returns as a one person girl’s team. Taylor has already qualified for state competition twice, finishing 36^th at last year’s state meet. “She’s just a great example of someone who works hard” explained Coach Riekena. “She already came into the preseason with 500 miles this summer”. Taylor isn’t the only hard worker on the team. Five runners came into the preseason with 300 miles in 100 days and two were in the 500 mile club.
     Chillicothe opens the season a week early with a meet at Maryville on August 31^st then hosts the Chillicothe Invitational on September 8^th. Riekena is hoping for a large crowd to watch this year’s only home Cross Country meet.

 Girls Softball <schedule>
      For the second time in as many games, the Lady Hornets had to rely on a rally late in the game to pick up the win. Chillicothe's Sarah Baldwin drove in two runs in the bottom of the seventh to give Chillicothe a 2-1 win over Lawson.
     Chillicothe Coach Stan Baldwin called the game another thriller with good defense and good pitching, however Chillicothe left 9 on base. Chillicothe is now 2-0 on the season
 

Pitching: Sarah Baldwin (WP) 1 run , 0 earned runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, 13 strike outs
Batting:  Sam Fender 1/4, Bailey Keith 2/3, Sarah Baldwin 2/4, Leanne Mathew 1/2, Rochelle Gillilan 2/2, Kelsey Hicks 1/3, Annie Turbyfill 0.2, Addie Stottlemyre 0/3, Maura Sturguess 2/3
RBIs:  Sarah Baldwin (2),
Stolen Bases:  Bailey Keith, Rochelle Gillilan, Kelsey Hicks   
 

 Girls Golf <schedule>
          Chillicothe won a triangular at Cameron, shooting a 186 to Maryville's 205 and Cameron's 247. Chillicothe's Chloie Allen shot a 41 to earn medalist honors for the second straight meet..

 Girls Tennis <schedule>

 Girls Volleyball <schedule>

     The Chillicothe Volleyball teams looks for improvement, following last year’s rebuilding record of 7-16-3. Coach Karen Jackson has 26 players to work with including five girls who saw quality playing time on the varsity level in 2008.
     Returning impact players include last year’s starting Setter, Junior Bradee Gabel, Hitters Ashley Myers (Jr) Devan Crowe (Sr) and Katie Jo Ross (Jr). Williams also returns one back row player in Senior Shannon Baker. With that amount of returning experience, Coach Williams expects improvement in several areas.
     “Hopefully we will be able to block a little better and put some balls down a little better” stated Williams. She also is stressing better communication between her players on the floor.
     If there is one downside to the Chillicothe Volleyball program, it’s geography. Williams admits that not being able to play club volleyball year around puts the Lady Hornets at a disadvantage.
     In the Midland Empire Conference race, Williams says several teams will be battling for the title including last year’s champion St Joseph LeBlond along with strong competition from Smithville, Savannah and St Joseph Benton.
     Chillicothe opens the season September 8^th at home against Savannah, one of  three straight home matches.