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Mistakes again doomed Brookfield, as it dropped its fifth game in a row, falling to Carrollton, 7-1, in Thursday's varsity baseball action. The Trojans scored four unearned runs, capitalizing on seven errors, four hit batters and three walks to go along with timely hitting. The Bulldogs have committed 25 errors through five games this season. The Trojans scored single runs in the first and third inning and added two in the fourth to lead 4-0. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, were set down in order in the first two frames, before threatening in the third. A single was wiped out by a caught stealing, and a pair of walks and a hit batter loaded the bases, but to no avail. The Bulldogs started the fourth with two singles, but both runners were stranded. The 'Dogs finally scored in the 6th. Hank Parks walked, and Riley Hinckle followed with a single. One out later, Garret Wood singled Parks home. Ross Ehrich then singled to load the bases, but the Trojans again extinguished the threat, remaining ahead 4-1. They put the game out of reach with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, while the Bulldogs went down quietly in the seventh. Wood had two base hits and an RBI, and Parks (walk, run), Hinckle, Ehrich, Westen Davis, and Colton Parn (HBP) each collected singles. Trayce Switzer and Bryson Shoop each reached base by walk. Wood allowed just one earned run on two hits, while walking two and striking out three in three innings pitched. Hinckle allowed just two earned runs on five hits, while issuing just one free pass and fanning two in three innings of relief. The Bulldogs (0-5) and JV Bulldogs visit Marceline on Thursday. Story by: Dennis Hughes

Payslie Alexander and Ryder Cochenour each contributed half of Brookfield's total team points in Wednesday's Macon Middle School Tiger Open. The Bulldogs competed against Highland, Kirksville, Marceline and the host, Macon. ​ Alexander won the 100 meter dash in 13.7 and was 3rd in the long jump with a leap of12'07.25, collecting 16 team points. She also was part of the 4x100 relay team (with Lexi Littrell, Piper Thudium and Dylan Parn), which was 3rd (58.85) and earned six points. Littrell was fourth in the 200 (30.3) for four points and helped with eight additional points in the 4x100 relay (3rd) and 4x200 relay (5th, 2:06.67) with teammates Thudium, Parn and Holly Sensenich. Sensenich finished 4th, earning four points, in the triple jump with a jump of 26'01. Shayne Lumsden earned 10 points with a second-place finish in the shot (30'00.75) and was 5th in discus (56'11). Rozlyn Severa claimed a point in the 1600 meter run, finishing 6th in 7:06.92. Severa (9th, 800; 10th, high jump), Sensenich (9th, 400), Madalynn Williams (7th, 100; 10th, 400), Jayden Britton (8th, 100), Natalie Lovenduski 9th, high jump; 10th, 1600), Taryn Montgomery (10th, discus) and Kailyn Miller (10th, shot) all finished in the top 10 of their respective events. Kaylee VanWagoner (11th, 1600), Makenna Munsterman (11th, shot) and Ugochi Chukwu (14th, discus) also performed at the meet. In the boys' meet, Cochenour recorded 22 points with top-4 performances in the long jump (2nd, 15'), 400 (3rd, 1:02.74), 100 (4th, 13.32) and 200 (4th, 27.23). Vann Duncan garnered eight points in his 2nd-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles (14.76).  Lewis Defries was 4th in the 1600 (5:55.01) and 6th in the 800 (2.54.82), while Deacon Brown was 4th in triple jump (28'02) and 6th in high jump (4'9) for five points each.  Ronnie Sharp was 4th in discus (88'11) for four points, and Jaxon Sibley added a point with his 6th in the 400 (1:05.39). Brown (7th, 400), Sibley (7th, 200; 8th, 100) and Duncan (8th, pole vault) had top-10 results in other events. Conner Allen (14th, 100), Sawyer Hoermann (12th, 1600), Emmet Haley (11th, discus), Aiden Glasgow (13th, discus), Lucas Long (18th, discus) and Owen Sharp (20th, shot) also performed at the meet. The Bulldogs next compete in following Thursday's Brookfield Middle School Open #1. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield topped the podium in six events - three each for the girls and boys teams at Thursday's Trenton Early Bird Track & Field Meet. The girls finished second to Penney (136) in the team results with 102 points, while the boys were fourth with 79 points. Penney was first with 119 points. Samantha Sharp won the 3200 run in 12:22.27, and finished second in the 1600 in 5:49.56, recording 18 team points. Lilly Lindsay won the shot put with a heave of 8.62 meters for 10 points. Maggie Bennett, Jenna Keller, Jayden Keller and Kylin King teamed to win the 4x400 relay in 4:33.26 for another 10 points. Clara Hoyt placed in three events for 16 points. She was third in the 800 (2:52.23), fourth in the 1600 (6:31.16) and third in the 3200 (14:33.23. King (400, 1:04.76) and Bennett (100 hurdles, 18.7) had runner-up finishes for eight points each, and the 4x100 relay team of Jayden Keller, King, Emree Littrell and Maddie Wilbeck also finished second (56.35) for an additional eight points. Molly Cross was third (six points) with a pole vault of 1.69 meters. Littrel (200, 31.35), Bennett (300 hurdles, 1:00.45) and Lily Willis (discus, 23.17m) earned four points each with fourth-place finishes. Jenna Keller (400, 1:11.15), Cross (100 hurdles, 21.1) and Austin Lewis (long jump, 4.44m) were fifth (2 points). Addyson Bunnell (9th, 200), Lindsay (7th, discus), Kelsey Sparks (8th, discus), Haven Stufflebean (9th, javelin) and Willis (8th, shot) had top-ten performances. Coldon Parrent helped record 28 team points. He won the 100m dash in 12.36, was fourth in the long jump (5.29m), anchored the 4x100 relay team (Kendrell Carter, Kameron Perry, Aidden Buckner) to second, and helped the 4x400 relay team (Wyatt Garber, Bridger Grimshaw, Perry) to finish third (3:58.75). Perry collected another 10 points, winning the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 11.92 meters, and Siope Pulu won the javelin with a throw of 40.09 meters and was fourth in the shot (11.47m) for 14 points. Grimshaw was second in the pole vault (11.29m) and third in the 300 hurdles (47.01) for 14 more points, while Garber was third in the triple jump (11.29m) for six additional points. Buckner (100, 12.66) was fourth (4 points), Ekene Chukwu (discus, 35.38m) was fifth (2 points) and Carter (100, 12.83) was sixth (1 point). Buckner (9th, 200), Garber (7th, 400), Calvin Varner (10th, 1600), Pulu (10th, discus) and Chukwu (10th, shot; 10th, javelin) had top-10 performances. The Bulldogs travel to Fayette for the Central Methodist University High School Invitational on Tuesday. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Samantha Sharp won her third straight 3200-meter run this season, collecting over half of the Brookfield's girls' 57 team points in yesterday's Central Methodist University High School Invitational. The junior, who missed the cross country season due to injury, ran a time of 12:35.01, nearly a minute and a half ahead of the second-place finisher. She also won the 1600 in a season best 5:44.54 and was second in the 800 (2:43.41). Sharp, who tallied 28 individual points, anchored the 4x800 relay team (Clara Hoyt, Jenna Keller, Kylin King), which finished 2nd in 11:19.63 for another eight points. The relay teams collected an additional eight points, with the 4x100 squad of Jayden Keller, King, Emree Littrell and Maddie Wilbeck finishing 5th in 57.19, and the 4x400 team (Jayden Keller, Jenna Keller, King and Maggie Bennett also 5th (4:58.38). Maggie Bennett collected seven points, finishing 6th in the 100 hurdles (18.88) and 5th in the 300 hurdles (58.01. Lilly Lindsay (6th in shot, 8.18m and 8th in discus, 23.73m) recorded three points, and Hoyt (7th in the 1600, 6:22.39) earned two points. Jenna Keller (800, 10th) and Lily Willis (discues, 10th) had top-10 results. In the boys' meet, Ekene Chukwu collected five points with his 4th-place result in the discus (34.37m). Bridger Grimshaw was 6th in pole vault (3.05m) and 8th in the 300 hurdles (47.38); Kameron Perry was 5th in the triple jump (11.5m); and Siope Pulu was was 5th in javelin (35.42m), each collecting four points. The 4x100 relay team (Perry, Aidden Buckner, Kendrell Carter, Coldon Parrent) was 5th in 48.98, and the 4x400 squad (Wyatt Garber, Grimshaw, Parrent, Perry) was also 5th in 4:18.17 for eight more points. Garber was 10th in the triple jump for the Bulldogs boys, who finished with 26 points. The Bulldogs travel Friday to Chillicothe for the Joe Shy Relays. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield's girls relay teams took top honors in two events, and the boys won four individual events at Thursday's Brookfield Middle School Open #1. ​Both squads finished a distant second to Chillicothe, its team clearly outnumbering the other five schools in the field. The girls collected 120.5 points, while the boys recorded 114 points. The 4x100 relay team of Payslie Alexander, Lexi Littrell, Piper Thudium and Reese Neal breezed past the competition, winning in 58.36, while the 4x200 squad of Holly Sensenich, Littrell, Thudium and Neal cruised in 2:05.76 for 20 points. Alexander added another nine points with a 4th in the 200 (15.53) and 5th in the long jump (3.79m). Thudium (2nd, long jump - 4.28m) and Littrell (2nd, 200 - 30.75) recorded eight more points, Reese (3rd, 100 - 15.24) and Sensenich (7th, 400 - 1:20.6; 5th, triple jump - 7.89m) had six additional team points. Rozyln Severa earned 18.5 points with runner-up finishes in the 800 (3:08.85) and 1600 (6:52.71) meter runs and tied for 6th in the high jump (1.07m). Shayne Lumsden shined in the field events with a 2nd in shot (9.33m) and 3rd in discus (19.07m), collecting 14 points. Makenna Munsterman (5th, shot - 8.22; 4th, discus - 18.23) had nine points, and Madalynn Williams (7th, 200 - 33.38; 8th, 100 - 16.07; 8th, triple jump - 7.64) had eight points. Jovie Staddie (5th, 100 - 15.73) and Natalie Lovenduski (5th, 1600 - 7:35.51) each had four points. Taryn Montgomery (6th, shot - 7.9m), Kailynn Miller (7th, shot - 7.67) and Kaylee Vanwagoner (8th, 800 - 3:28.13) combined to record six points. Alexander (9th, 200), Neal (9th, triple jump), Ugochi Chukwu (9th, discus) and Izzy Haley (9th, shot) earned top-10 results. Ryder Cochenour won the long jump with a leap of 4.89 meters and scored in three other events (3rd, 100 - 13.71; 3rd, 400 - 1:02.39; 5th, 200 - 29.08) to earn a team-high 26 points. Vann Duncan won the 100 hurdles in 17.93 and high jump at 2.32m to collect 20 team points, while Ronnie Sharp won in discus (26.98m) and had a 5th in high jump (1.27m) for 14 points. Deacon Brown shined in four events (3rd, high jump - 1.27m; 3rd, long jump - 4.78; 3rd, triple jump - 9.37m; 5th, 400 - 1:05.38), scoring 22 points. Jaxon Sibley (4th, 400 - 1:04.77; 7th, 200 - 29.54; 7th, shot - 8.36m; 8th, 100 - 14.35) and Lewis Defries (3rd, 1600 - 6:00.96; 5th, 800 - 2:51.17) each had 10 points, while John Foster (6th, 400 - 1:06.48; 7th, long jump - 4.62) had five points. Eli Yates (7th, 100 hurdles - 22.15; 8th, 800 - 2:55.26) and Emmet Haley (6th, shot - 8.67m) scored three points apiece, and Sawyer Hoerrmann (8th, 1600 - 6:48.61) added a point. Connor Allen (9th, 100; 10th 200), Duncan 9th, 200), Defries 10th, long jump), Hoerrmann (9th, triple jump), Haley (9th, discus) and Aiden Glasgow (9th, shot) had top-10 results. The Bulldogs will host the Brookfield Middle School Open #2 on Monday. Story by: Dennis Hughes

Free passes and timely hitting propelled Marceline to a 6-2 win against Brookfield in Thursday's varsity baseball action. The Bulldogs got off to a great start when Colton Parn led off with a blast to center, the senior's first home run of the season. However, the Tigers answered with a leadoff home run of their own to knot the game at 1-1. The Tigers took the lead, 3-1, in the bottom of the second inning. A single and two walks loaded the bases, and an RBI ground out and RBI single plated the runners.  The Bulldogs produced base runners in the next four innings, including two in the third and fourth, but all were stranded. The Tigers threatened in the fifth with a two-out walk, followed by a base hit. However, Garret Wood relieved starter Parn, who had a solid start on the mound, and struck out the next batter for the third out. Wood led off the 6th with a single to left and stole second and third. Ryder Techau coaxed a one-out walk and stole second. Bryson Shoop scored Wood with an RBI groundout, drawing the 'Dogs to within 3-2. Parn then walked, but a groundout ended the rally. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame with one out, and a groundout produced one run. A walk loaded the bases again, and the Tigers capitalized with a two-out single to left, scoring the final two runs. The Bulldogs coaxed a leadoff walk in the 7th, but then went down in order. Though the Bulldogs were obviously disappointed in falling to a bitter rival, they played error-free ball for the first time this season. The wind was also a factor, as both teams walked eight batters. Riley Hinckle led the Bulldogs with two hits, while Parn (HR, RBI, BB, SB), Trayce Switzer (2 BB, 3 SB), Shoop (RBI) and Wood (run, 2 SB) each had one hit. Techau walked three times and stole a bag, and Hank Parks added two walks and a steal. Parn tossed 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and five walks, while striking out three. Wood pitched 1.1 innings in relief giving up three runs on three hits and three walks. He had one punchout. The Bulldogs welcome South Shelby on Monday. Story by: Dennis Hughes

Marceline outlasted Brookfield, 6-4, in an abbreviated JV baseball game yesterday. The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with back-to-back doubles by Ryder Techau and Weston Linscott. The Tigers scored three times in the bottom of the inning.  The 'Dogs answered with three runs in the top of the second. Danik Baker singled, Nathan Schoeneberg reached on an error and Nick Sharp walked. Bryson Shoop drove in a run with an RBI groundout, and Ross Ehrich followed with an RBI double. Gage Ludington walked to reload the bases, and Linscott hit an RBI single for Brookfield's final run. The Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the second. Neither team threatened in the third. Linscott (2B, 2 RBI) collected two hits, while Baker (run, SB), Shoop (RBI, run, SB) and Techau (2B, run) each added a hit. Sharp and Ludington had a walk apiece. Ehrich pitched a clean inning, allowing no runs or hits, while striking out one. He also collected an RBI double. The JV Bulldogs visit Clark County on April 18th.    ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Sam Sharp continued her dominance in the 3200 meter run at the Joe Shy Relays, winning her fourth straight in 12:26.24. She completed the eight circuits on Chillicothe High School's resurfaced track 16 seconds clear of the runner up finisher. Sharp was also 2nd in the 1600 in a season best 5:38.52, and 4th in the 800 in another season best 2:39.71, scoring 23 of the Brookfield girls' 28 team points. Clara Hoyt scored the remaining points with season bests in the 1600 and 3200. She was 8th in the 1600 in 6:14.59, and 5th in the 3200 in 13:49.21. Addyson Bunnell (100, 200), Emree Littrell (200) and Lily Willis (discus) recorded season bests for the Bulldogs. Bridger Grimshaw scored five of the boys' team's 11 points with his 4th in the pole vault, clearing 3.2 meters. Grimshaw was also 9th in the 300 hurdles in a season best 46.81.  The boys' 4x400 relay team (Wyatt Garber, Grimshaw, Coldon Parrent, Kameron Perry) was 7th in a season best 3:57.53, while Perry was 7th in the triple jump (11.58m) and 9th in the 400 (SB 56.73). Siope Pulu (35.67m) and Garber (10.85m) were 8th in the javelin and triple jump, respectively. Aidden Buckner (SB 12.4) and Parrent (24.7) finished 10th in the 100 and 200, respectively. The Bulldogs next compete Tuesday's Centralia Invitational. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield's track & field team was finally able to enjoy a warmer and somewhat windless meet, and many of the Bulldogs took advantage, turning in season bests in yesterday's Brookfield Open Meet #2. The boys team had a particularly solid day winning six events and taking the team competition with 169 points. Putnam County was second with 165.5 points, followed by Marceline with 153.5. The girls team was second to Marceline (200) with 147 points, but won five events. Putnam County was third with 121 points. Deacon Brown won two events and earned a team-high 32 points in the boys meet. He won the triple jump in a season best 10.75 meters and the long jump with a leap of 4.68 meters. He was third in both the high jump and 400. Vann Duncan also won two events and earned 24 points. He won the 100 meter hurdles in 17.76, tying his season best, and took the pole vault in a season best 2.43 meters. Duncan was also 5th in the 200 meter dash. Lewis Defries won the 800 in a season best 2:42.78, and was second in the 1600 in a season best 5:57.61 and 5th in long jump for 22 points.  Ronnie Sharp won the high jump with a season best 1.35 meters, and he was 3rd in the discus with another season best, earning 16 points. Ryder Cochenour was second in three events - the 100 (SB), 400 (SB) and long jump, and was 6th in the 200 for 27 points. Jaxon Sibley (100, 200, 400), Conner Allen (100), John Foster (400, long jump), Eli Yates (800, 100 hurdles), Sawyer Hoerrmann (1600, triple jump), Emmet Haley (shot-SB, discus-SB), Aiden Glasgow (shot-SB, discus-SB), Lucas Long (shot) and Owen Sharp (shot) also scored for the Bulldogs. Rozlyn Severa won two events for the girls squad and earned a team-high 25 points. She won the 800 in a season best 3:01.07, the 1600 in 6:55.28 and was 5th in the high jump. Shayne Lumdsen also won two events, earning 20 points. She won the discus with a season best throw of 19.47 meters and the shot with a season best heave of 10.02 meters. Piper Thudium won the long jump in a season best 4.37 meters, while also assisting the 4x100 (Payslie Alexander, Lexi Littrell, Reese Neal - 57.8) and 4x200 (Holly Sensenich, Littrell, Neal - 2:04.51) relay teams to second-place and season-best finishes, for an additional 16 points. Sensenich was second in the triple jump with a season best 8.57 meters and 4th in the 400 for 13 points, and Littrell was second in the 200 in 29.93, scoring eight team points. Neal (100, triple jump), Alexander (100, long jump), Jovie Staddie (100), Madalynn Williams (200, 400, triple jump), Abby Rollison (200, long jump), Natalie Lovenduski (1600), Ruby Wilkerson (100 hurdles), Taryn Montgomery (discus-SB, shot), Ugochi Chukwu (discus-SB) and Kailynn Miller (shot) also scored for the Lady Bulldogs. The Bulldogs next compete in Wednesday's Marceline Open. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Cooper Clarkson had an impressive round at Tuesday's Spartan Invitational in a talented field that featured 16 schools. The junior fired an 88 over the par-70 Heritage Hills Golf Course in Moberly, finishing 5th in his group and in the top 20 overall. Lucky Poston shot 113, Cole Collins shot 130 and Jake Gladbach shot 137 for the Bulldogs, who enjoyed perfect weather on the links. The Bulldogs tee it up today at the Marceline Invitational. Story by: Dennis Hughes

Samantha Sharp took gold in the 1600 and medaled in two other individual events at Tuesday's Centralia Invitational. She won the 1600 in 5:39.39 and was 2nd (12:19.39) in the 3200 and 4th (2:35.22) in the 800, earning 23 team points in a field that consisted of 14 schools. Clara Hoyt medaled twice with a 3rd in the 1600 (6:08.83) and 4th in the 3200 (13:29.81), earning 11 points. The distance duo combined for 34 of the Lady Bulldogs' 55 team points. Kylin King medaled in the 400, finishing third (1:04.34) and was 8th in the 800 (2:46.25). Lilly Lindsay (shot - 9.14m) and Jayden Keller (400 - 1:05.98) each medaled with 6th-place finishes. The 4x800 relay team also medaled, finishing 2nd in 10:46.41. Kameron Perry medaled with a 5th in the triple jump (11.94m) in the boys' meet. He was also 7th in the 400 (56.10). Bridger Grimshaw was 7th in both the 300 hurdles (46.5) and pole vault (3.2m), while the 4x100 (47.91) and 4x400 (3:54.41) relay teams each finished 8th. The Bulldogs will compete in today's Trenton Relays.   ​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Cooper Clarkson carded a 79, finishing in a tie for 3rd, in Wednesday's Marceline Invitational. Clarkson recorded two birdies and five pars during his round at the Par-70 Marceline Golf Course. Briar Montgomery shot a 129 and had a birdie, while Jake Gladbach and Cordray Baker each shot 131. The Bulldogs tee it up in today's Brookfield Invitational. ​Story by: Dennis Hughes