Lexington News Sports

It was a close game throughout, but the Carrollton Trojans had a big fourth quarter and they beat the Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team 55 to 50 in the Courtwarming game last Friday night in the Lexington gymnasium.

Longtime Lexington Coach Tom Beck was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on February 1, which is a very prestigious honor.

The Carrollton Lady Trojans, who are undefeated in MRVC East Conference play, utilized a very strong swarming defense, and they defeated the Lexington Minutewomen 49 to 27, in the Courtwarming game this past Friday at Lexington High School.

“Doing the wrestling polka,” there are songs that hang with you for years and others for decades, the theme song from 50’s-60’s KFEQ’s “Wrestling with Bob,” I can still hear. It would call the faithful every Saturday night to the TV studio for blood, sweat and jeers.

The Lexington Boys Basketball Team fell short of repeating as tournament Champions, but they won two games, and won the Consolation bracket at the Crest Ridge Cougar Classic this past week.

Two Lexington High School star Cross Country and Track runners, Conner Soendker and Addison Smith, both competed very well in a Half Marathon event that was run in Naples Florida, on Saturday January 17.

The Lexington Girls Wrestling Team picked up wins over both Holden and Carrollton last Thursday in dual matches in the Lexington gym on Senior Night, and they wound up 5-0 in conference matches and won their first MRVC East Conference Championship since the beginning of the program.