By KERRY WARMAN Times Sports Editor

  The regular season has come to an end for our track and field stars—yet they feel like much was left undone again, thanks to the weather! The Pleasant Hill High School Chick and Rooster track teams finished out regular-season action at Holden on Friday, May 2, with each team capturing 1st place! On Monday, April 28, the teams competed at Harrisonville in a make-up event from April 8. Action from an earlier meet above includes: (upper left photo) Justin Day takes the baton from Clint Ederer enroute to another relay victory; (upper right) Andrea Stark gets a leg up on the competition in her leg of a relay race; (lower left) Jessica Routh soars into the sand pit during a long jump event; and (lower right) Seth Parsons and Carl Emanuel set the pace in a long-distance run. The District Meet is at Harrisonville this Saturday, May 10.

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By KERRY WARMAN Times Sports Editor

  It was just a matter of one run more or one run less that may have decided the 2008 MRVC championship! The Pleasant Hill Rooster baseball team dropped a tough 10-inning contest at Oak Grove on May 5 that may have cost them a shot at a co-conference title. But the Purple Pride guys came right back to whip Richmond in the regular-season finale at home on May 8. Scenes from earlier-season action above include (upper photo) Nick Fountain dives across home plate for a late-inning run; (lower left) Mike Cammisano gets a good pitch and rips it into a gap for a two-bagger; and (lower right) Cody Todd does some fancy sliding to avoid a tag as he steals second base. The Roosters are the top seed in this week's Missouri Class 3 District 15 Tournament at 3 & 2 Park in Kansas City. If our Purple Pride diamond dudes won on Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, they will play for the District crown at 6 p.m. tonight. Call the high school at 540-3111 to see if your Roosters are playing for the championship.