Republic Tiger Sports

Hergesheimer, Loveland Advance to Regionals

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:51 +0000

Republic runner Megan Hergesheimer has qualified for regionals by winning the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Valley Association Championships in Kansas City. Hergesheimer finished with a time of 11:17, 37 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. Weather forced the cancellation of the 1,500-meter race, which means Hergesheimer automatically advances to regionals int hat event, too. [...]

Lady Tigers Rack Up Postseason Soccer Honors

David — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:58:19 +0000

The Republic Lady Tigers soccer team piled up the postseason accolades, led by all-state designee Sara Marcotte and two members of the All-State All-Academic Team, Hannah and Haley Willis. Marcotte was named to the All-State 2nd team by Missouri’s soccer coaches in Class 2. She led Republic with 40 goals scored. Hannah and Haley Willis [...]

Volleyball Camps Coming Up

David — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:16:04 +0000

Republic volleyball coach Piper Wright and her staff will hold their annual summer skill camps for elementary and middle school students, starting next week. Clinics for students entering 3rd through 8th grades are June 4-6. A one-session camp for incoming 1st and 2nd graders will be held June 11th. June 4-6 Incoming 3rd & 4th [...]

Tough D Carries Abney to Next Level

David — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:57:28 +0000

The Republic Tigers’ defensive stopper will take his game to the next level. Ty Abney, who helped key Republic’s state championship defense off the bench, has signed to play with Baptist Bible College in Springfield. BBC coach Mark Hedger says Abney’s history with a winning program is a big part of what attracted him to [...]

Metscher Blows Away Field to Win High Jump; Stanfield Takes 6th

David — Sun, 26 May 2013 04:02:18 +0000

Republic’s two high-jumpers put an exclamation point on the track and field season Saturday at the state meet in Jefferson City. Garrett Metscher dominated the field, setting a school record with a jump of 6’7 1/2″ to win the Class 4 state title. Stanfield tied for 6th to earn all-state honors in high jump as [...]

State Track and Field

David — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:23 +0000

Update: Day one is in the books at the state track meet. I’ll update this post as we get more Republic results. Two events remain for Republic: Garrett Metscher and Brooke Stanfield will both compete in the high jump. See below for results from day one. ++++++++++++++++++ 1:30 pm Stanfield failed to qualify for the [...]

Late Goal Sends CJ Past Republic

David — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:50 +0000

Sometimes momentum is overrated. In the state sectional soccer game between Republic and Carl Junction, the team with the momentum could never quite hold on, and in the end, it was a late Carl Junction goal that spelled the difference in a 3-2 Lady Bulldogs victory. In the first half, a goal by Carl Junction [...]

Lady Tigers Dominate All-District Team

David — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:14 +0000

The Class 2 District 11 All-District soccer team has plenty of Republic Lady Tigers on it. Six Lady Tiger made the first team, and three others made the second team. The first team included sophomore Lesleigh Fenton, juniors Sara Marcotte and Sierra Casagrand, and seniors Samantha Minor, Mikayla Jester, and Taylor Patton. Seniors Haley and [...]

Track and Field Sectionals

David — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:42:47 +0000

Republic has several participants in the sectional track meet at Ozark today. I’ll keep you updated on what’s going on right here. Girls High Jump Brooke Stanfield qualifies for state with a jump of 5’3″, good for 4th place. Girls 4×800 Republic (Rachel Allen, Kayla Bartelsmeyer, Megan Hergesheimer, and Abby Norris) falls just short of [...]

Lady Tigers Win 2nd District Title in Three Years

David — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:59 +0000

For the second year in a row, the Republic Lady Tigers toppled a #1 seed to win a district soccer championship. This year, the victim was Willard in a 2-1 Republic victory. It was senior Taylor Patton in goal for Republic, under pressure all afternoon, who took a starring role. Patton says she expected to [...]