Three area golfers competed in the Missouri Junior Tour Championship on Monday, Aug. 4, and Tuesday, Aug. 5. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/area-g…

Sedalia native Andrew Moss has been named the Missouri Junior Tour 10-11 Boys Player of the Year. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/moss-n…

Stover native Henry Welpman was named the Missouri Junior Tour 8-9 Boys Player of the Year by the Missouri Golf Association on Friday, Aug. 8. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/welpma…

Sedalia-native UFC fighter Gauge Young will be visiting his hometown today, Saturday, Aug. 9. Young is hosting a motorcycle ride and meet and greet to raise money for his upcoming fight against Hayisaer Maheshate in Shanghai, China. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/gauge-…

Before Sedalia-native UFC fighter Gauge Young travels 7,000 miles to Shanghai, China, for his next fight, he wanted to make a stop in his hometown. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/gauge-…

Over 200 drivers competed in the Missouri State Fair Shoot Out Truck and Tractor Pulls at the State Fair Grandstand on Sunday, Aug. 10. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/truck-…

The area's high school fall sports teams began practice Monday, Aug. 11, in preparation for the 2025 season. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/area-r…

The Smithton girls soccer team was recognized with a proclamation by the Pettis County Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 13, celebrating its fourth-place finish in the MSHSAA Class 1 State Tournament.

Lincoln drops to 8-man football a year ahead of schedule. The school district said in a post that the move is due to a lack of players and the decision is “in the best interests of our student athletes.”

Lincoln High School will be transitioning from 11-man football to 8-man football beginning this fall. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/develo…

The celebration is not over yet for Smithton girls soccer following its historic season last spring. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/smitht…

Making its debut as a new attraction at the Missouri State Fair, the Off Axis Stunt Show features a team of professional athletes who perform a series of high-flying stunts including trampwall, BMX, scooter and teeterboard feats. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/off-ax…

Sedalia native Terry Schultz took second place in the Super Stocks race at the Missouri State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 17. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/schult…

Sedalia Post 642’s Caden Homan and Gabe Berry competed in the American Legion Baseball Gateway Border War All-Star Game on Sunday, Aug. 17. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/area-r…

Momentum is a powerful force in sports. Smith-Cotton boys soccer hopes the wave of success it saw at the end of 2024 will propel them to an even stronger season in 2025. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/smith-…

The standard has been set for Smith-Cotton volleyball. Fresh off their first 20-win season since 2015, the Lady Tigers are ready to get back to the level of success they saw last year. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/smith-…

Smith-Cotton softball got a clear look at its strengths and weaknesses during its Black & Gold Scrimmage on Thursday, Aug. 21. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/smith-…

Sedalia native Gauge Young earned the first victory of his UFC career on Saturday, Aug. 23, defeating Maheshate by way of unanimous decision. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/gauge-…

A message from Gauge Young via his Facebook page:

Finding confidence is often one of the toughest offseason hurdles for any high school football program to overcome. Smith-Cotton football felt it cleared this obstacle during its jamboree on Friday, Aug. 22. sedaliademocrat.com/stories/smith-…