Mules, Lady Mules place second at Excelsior Springs

The Lathrop Mules and Lady Mules track teams logged impressive performances at the Highway 92 Meet in Excelsior Springs on Thursday, April 13, as both squads finished second in the team standings.

The Lathrop boys team scored 142 points to finish behind only Excelsior (266.5 points), while the Lady Mules scored 140 points, also behind Excelsior (188 points).

On the boys side, Brody Spear placed in the top three in four different events. He was second in the 300M hurdles (46.62 seconds), third in the 110M hurdles (18.15), third in the high jump (5’6”) and third in the triple jump (38’1”). Levi Davis was first in the 800M run (2:20) and second in the 1600M run (5:06). Scott Abbott added a first-place finish in the high jump (5’10”).

Jared Wright had a pair of second-place finish- es in the javelin (128’10”) and shot put (40’4”). Lucas Quinn was second in the 110M hurdles (17.09). Jacob Gaskins was third in both the discus (122’4”) and the shot put (37’10”). Elijah Crain was third in the pole vault (9’5”) and the 4x800M relay team (Berghager, Spear, Duff, Smith) was third at 10:27.

For the Lady Mules, Kinsley Patton had a big day for the Black and Gold, taking first in the javelin (128’7”), first in the shot put (35’7”) and third in the discus (82’). Keylie Beane took first in the 800M (2:49) and Alayna Williams was first in the triple jump (32’11”).

McKinlee Clapp was second in the 400M (1:07) and Autum Nichols was second in the discus (92’1”).

Ginevra Girardo came up big in the high jump, finishing third with a height of four feet. Sierra Brassfield was third in the 200M (28.8 seconds) and Isabelle

Busby went four innings on the bump to get the victory Thursday. He struck out six batters while allowing just three hits and two walks. Whitt allowed just two hits in three innings while striking out four batters. He didn’t walk a single batter.

Busby went two-forthree at the plate with an RBI. Mason Brown scored twice in the contest and Max Henry also scored. Whitt and Landon DeLong each knocked in an RBI.

A pair of runs in the sixth inning lifted the Plattsburg Tigers past West Platte

9-7 on Thursday, April 13, at Perkins Park. Senior Luke Schroeder went three-forfour with three runs scored, senior Jackson Lewis was two-for-three with an RBI and three runs scored, and Wyatt Moran went two-fortwo with two runs scored.

Hunter Risch got the start on the mound, spreading out eight hits over five and two-thirds innings while striking out a pair. Keegan Gudde struck out three in an inning and a third while getting the victory.

On Tuesday, the Tigers held off Putnam County for