The Mexico Bulldogs varsity basketball team got off to a hot start at the 2023 Monroe City Summer Shootout during preseason basketball yesterday (Monday). Mexico played South Shelby, Griggsville Perry out of Illinois, and Camp Point Central another team from Illinois and won all three games. Head coach Darren Pappas says the team is trying…
Mexico High School Bulldogs boys basketball team is announcing their 2022-2023 Varsity Award Winners. Senior Anthony Shivers was selected as the Class, Pride, Tradition Award Winner. Junior guard DJ Long was the Offensive Player of the Year. Long averaged 18.3 points per game and racked up 126 assists. Senior guard Jordan Shelton took home Defender…
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association is releasing more All District Team honorees. In Class 4 District 8, Mexico senior Jordan Shelton and junior D. J. Long picked up the honor.
Mexico goes 11-of-34 in 4-point loss to Kirksville Going into tonight’s Class 4 District 8 semi-final matchup between the #2 seed Kirksville Tigers and the #3 seed Mexico Bulldogs, everyone expected a back-and-forth, closely contested game. They were not disappointed. These two teams had split wins and losses during the regular season with each getting…
In spring training baseball yesterday, the Cards beat the Nationals 5 – 3 and the Royals doubled up the Guardians 12 – 6. Today is an off day for St. Louis, the Royals take on Colorado at 2:10 this afternoon. In girls high school basketball sectional action last night, Community R-6 Lady Trojans saw their…
Dawgs headed to the Semi’s against Kirksville The Mexico High School boys basketball team rolled into the Class 4 District 8 opener against Moberly as a decided favorite. They had already beaten Moberly twice. Handily, each time (83-53 on 2/3, and 85-48 on 2/17). Midway through the fourth quarter they finally showed why they were…
Dennis Gates becomes just the third Mizzou basketball coach to win 20 or more games in his first season following last night’s overtime win. Nick Honor’s 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left in overtime sealed the win for the Tigers over Mississippi State 66 – 64. Next up for the Tigers, a Saturday contest in Athens…
Girls fall to Hannibal to end regular season It was the end of the basketball regular season Tuesday night at the Mexico High School Sports-Plex. For most Bulldog fans it was a joyous evening. Mexico won three of four basketball contests on the evening, but it was the one that got away that the senior…
It’s a quad tonight at the Mexico Sports Complex as the Bulldogs host the Pirates of Hannibal. Junior Varsity gets underway at 5:00 followed by Varsity girls at 6:30. Varsity boys will take the court around 8:00. We’ll be streaming that game tonight on kxeo.com. The Mizzou women pick up an easy win on the…
JV boys improve to 15-1 The Mexico varsity boys basketball team ran their record to 16-9 Friday night with a 85-48 road win over Moberly. The JV boys also had success on the night with a 47-22 victory to raise their record to 15-1. The night started however on a much different note, as the…
It’s a quad night in Moberly tonight as the Bulldogs are on the road in that long-standing rivalry. Mexico varsity boys come into the contest with a 15-9 record and are 6-2 on the road while the Spartans are 3-19 and 1-7 at home. Mexico is averaging nearly 65 points per game compared to 50…
On a season-low shooting percentage of 31.6, the Tigers fall to Auburn on the road last night, 89 – 56. Auburn jumped out to a 19-2 lead early and went on another 10-0 run just before intermission and Mizzou just couldn’t overcome that deficit. The Tigers are back home Saturday facing #25 Texas A&M at…
The North Callaway Lady Thunderbirds improve their record after handling Mark Twain last night. Riley Blevins led the T-birds in scoring with 21 points in the 58 – 16 blowout. The Lady T-birds are now 14 – 10 and 6 – 3 in conference play. Tonight, it’s the boys turn to host Mark Twain. JV…
A celebration is coming to Kansas City for the Champion Chiefs. Super Bowl 57 in Arizona last (Sunday) night saw the Chiefs overtake the Eagles and win 38 – 35. Patrick Mahomes was 21 of 27 for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed for 44 yards in the game and capped off the win…
Bulldogs led by 20, win 81-67 The Mexico Bulldogs gained their 15th win of the season Friday night, with an 81-67 win at St. Elizabeth. Head Coach Darren Pappas gained his 100th career win with the victory. Mexico had a big first quarter, leading 31-20 behind an outstanding first from sophomore guard Jaydon Eldridge as…
