June 5, 2026
Lexington News Sports
Minutewomen comeback falls short
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team made a nice comeback, after falling behind early, but they could not quite get over the hump, as they fell 51 to 42 to the Higginsville Lady Huskers in an MRVC East Conference game, a week ago Tuesday in Higginsville.
Super Bowl winning Seattle player has ties to Lexington
Amongst all the hoopla and spectacle, a few area residents had a particular reason to cheer for one of the two teams competing in Super Bowl LX. One Seattle Seahawk football player has ties to Lexington. That is, in a roundabout way.
Girls place fourth in district, qualify three for state tourney
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Wrestling Team had a good weekend, as they placed fourth as a team, in the large Class 1 District Tournament at Kearney, that featured numerous larger schools, while three individual wrestlers placed in the top four in their individual weight class, and qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament that will be held on February 26 and 27 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Richmond shoots lights out in win over Minutemen
The Richmond Spartans Boys Basketball Team quite honestly put on an awesome display of outside shooting, as they nailed 12 three pointers, with many of them coming from well beyond the arc, and they topped the Lexington Minutemen 74 to 54 on Courtwarming Night last Friday evening in Richmond.
District hoop tourney next week
The Lexington Girls and Boys Basketball Teams will be competing next week in the Class 3 District 14 Tournament that will be played at Lone Jack High School.
Minutewomen lose heart breaker to Richmond
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team played hard, and they played strong defense, but Richmond guard Ella Steele hat a jump shot with about 25 seconds left to spoil the evening, as the Lady Spartans pulled out a 39 to 37 win over the Lexington Girls in front of a large crowd from both towns on Courtwarming night last Friday in Richmond.
Lexington boys fall to league leading Higginsville
The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team hung close for a good part of the night, but the Higginsville Huskers, who led almost all of the way, pulled away for a 65 to 45 win, a week ago Tuesday in the Higginsville gymnasium, to keep their undefeated conference record in tact.
Rodekohr, Lichte accomplish career milestones
Amanda Rodekohr and Chael Lichte, both Seniors at Lexington High School, recently achieved special Milestones in their athletic careers.
Lexington boys and girls wrestlers win at Windsor
The Lexington Minutemen and Minutewomen Wrestling Teams both hit the road last Thursday as they traveled to Windsor for a pair of dual meets, and both Lexington teams won, with the Girls winning 48 to 18, while the Boys triumphed by the score of 54 to 11.
Lexington boys come up short at Knob Noster
The Knob Noster boys basketball team put 41 points on the board in the first half, and they never looked back as they topped the Lexington Minutemen 69 to 42 in a conference game a week ago Monday in Knob Noster.