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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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Brookfield dropped a pair of varsity baseball games last week, losing to Northeast (Cairo), 12-2 on Thursday, and falling to Centralia, 6-2, on Saturday.

Six hits and six walks paved the way for a 10-run third inning for the Bearcats, and the Bulldogs were unable to recover in their loss to Northeast.

The Bulldogs managed a pair of runs in the fourth inning, when Hank Parks tripled home Peyton Parn, who got on by a walk, and Parks scored on a double by Riley Hinckle.

Peyton Parn added a double to account for the 'Dogs three hits. Westen Davis coaxed a walk; Garret Wood and Bryson Shoop were both hit by pitches; and Colton Parn added a stolen base for the Bulldogs (0-3).

After a solid pitching effort against Green City, Wood struggled on the mound, allowing nine earned runs, five hits, five walks and plunking two batters in 2.2 innings. Hinckle relieved, giving up two earned runs on two hits and three free passes. Both pitchers recorded a strikeout.

The Bulldogs were staked to a 2-0 first-inning lead against Centralia. Colton Parn walked, stole second and third, and scored on an error. Peyton Parn also followed with a free pass and two stolen bases, scoring on a Hank Parks RBI groundout.

After setting down the Panthers in order in the bottom of the frame, the Bulldogs were poised to pad their lead when Garret Wood hit a lead off double and Ryder Techau walked. Both then moved up with stolen bases; however, they were left stranded. The Bulldogs would not threaten again.

The Panthers scored four runs in the third, with the help of sloppy defense and some good fortune. A three-base error, walk and passed ball put two Panthers in scoring position. A pair of groundouts plated both runners. The 'Dogs looked to get out of the inning without further damage, but the Panthers added two more runs with an inside-the-park home run to center. The Panthers scored on a steal of home in the fifth and tacked on an unearned run in the sixth.

Garret Wood had half of the Bulldogs' four hits, adding a single to his double, while Trayce Switzer and Ross Ehrich each had a single. Westen Davis had a stolen base, and Colton Parn was hit by a pitch.

Despite allowing three hits and issuing five walks, Colton Parn did not allow an earned run in three innings on the mound. Peyton Parn allowed just one earned run on three hits and two walks for the 'Dogs, who committed five errors. Peyton Parn fanned three batters in three innings of relief.

Brookfield (0-4) travels to Carrollton tomorrow.

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Cooper Clarkson shot a 45 to pace Brookfield in Monday's boys golf dual team match against South Shelby. Clarkson's round included three pars over the nine-hole, par-36 Brookfield Country Club course.

Gabe Leonard carded a 54, including two pars, and Lucky Poston had a 56.

Cordray Baker and Cole Collins rounded out the Bulldogs' effort with a 67 and 68, respectively.

Brookfield next tees it up in the Boonville Tournament on April 4th.

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Brookfield was on the short end of a pair of season-opening home varsity baseball games on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell to Trenton, 11-5, in the opener, and dropped a 5-4 decision to Green City in the nightcap.

The Bulldogs got off to a good start in the first game's opening frame, as starting pitcher Riley Hinckle worked around a one-out double, keeping Trenton off the board. Colton Parn reached on an error to start the Bulldogs' first, and Trayce Switzer followed with a double to right. Peyton Parn then laced a liner to center, plating both baserunners for a 2-0 lead.

Trenton answered in the second, scoring five runs on four hits and a walk, bookended by a pair of errors. The Bulldogs were set down in order in the next two innings, before Trenton added four more runs in the fourth, courtesy of two singles and a pair of doubles.

The 'Dogs loaded the bases in their half of the fourth, with the help of two hit batters and a walk, but Hinckle's line drive to right was snared for the final out. They loaded the bases again in the fifth, and scored two runs on balks.
Trenton added a pair of runs in the sixth, and Peyton Parn's RBI groundout scored Colton Parn, who had tripled to start the inning, for the final margin.

Peyton Parn was 2-of-4 with 3 RBI and a run scored, while Colton Parn (3B, 2 runs) and Switzer (2B, run) each collected a hit, and Hayden DeJong added a run and two walks for the Bulldogs. Switzer allowed 8 earned runs on 11 hits, while striking out four. Bryson Shoop pitched a scoreless sixth.

Green City opened the second game, scoring a run on an error, passed ball and sacrifice fly. The 'Dogs answered with Trayce Switzer's sac fly, scoring Colton Parn, who tripled for the second time on the day.

The Gophers tacked on three more runs in the next frame, getting the first two batters on via an error and a walk. A caught stealing and a groundout had the Bulldogs an out away from getting out of trouble; however, the Gophers scored two with a single and triple, and added the third on another error.

The Bulldogs loaded the bases in the third on a pair of walks and an error, but could only muster one run on Hayden DeJong's groundout. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Garret Wood set down nine of the next 10 Gophers. However, with two outs in the fifth, Green City scored a run with a single and triple for a 5-2 lead.

The 'Dogs rallied in the bottom of the fifth, as Gage Ludington's leadoff walk preceded Trayce Switzer's RBI triple. Peyton Parn's RBI single followed, and the Bulldogs were within, 5-4, with no outs. Three consecutive putouts left Peyton Parn stranded on second.

The Gophers induced a one-out walk in the sixth, but the base runner was erased trying to swipe second by catcher Peyton Parn. Peyton Parn relieved Wood to record the final out.
The Bulldogs went down quietly in the sixth.

Riley Hinckle was 2-for-3, and Colton Parn (triple, BB, run, SB), Switzer (triple, 2 RBI, run, SF), Peyton Parn (RBI, SB) and Hayden DeJong (RBI) each had a hit. Ludington (BB) scored two runs for the Bulldogs. Wood allowed just three unearned runs on five hits. He walked two and fanned one.

The Bulldogs (0-2) host Northeast (Cairo) on Thursday. The varsity game starts at 5:00pm, with the JV game to follow under the lights.

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The Bulldogs track & field team traveled to Maryville on Saturday for the Northwest Missouri Indoor High School Kick-Off held at the Hughes Fieldhouse at NWMSU. The Bulldogs performed well at the ever growing meet.

Samantha Sharp, who is recovering from a knee injury suffered a year ago, led the girls with a first in the 3200-meter run (12:07.97) and 4th in the 1600 (5:49.25). Kylin King was 5th in the 400-meter dash (1:02.95), and Clara Hoyt was 10th in the 800 (2:44.53) and 15th in the 1600 (6:29.51). The Bulldogs were 9th in the sprint medley relay (4:48.48).

Jayden Keller (8.61), Austin Lewis (9:19) and Emree Littrell (9.22) were 23rd, 46th and 48th, respectively, in the 60-meter dash. King (29.35), Molly Cross (31.8) and Addyson Bunnell (32.0) were 25th, 45th and 47th, respectively, in the 200. Maggie Bennett (1:11.45) and Raylee King (1:13.36) were 32nd and 34th, respectively, in the 400. Lily Willis (3:15.08) was 28th in the 800.  

Bennett (11.28) and Cross (12.4) were 24th and 38th, respectively, in the 60 hurdles. Lewis (4.31m) and Willis (3.63m) were 21st and 36th, respectively, in the long jump. Willis (8.54m) and Lilly Lindsay (7.17m) were 24th and 37th, respectively, in the shot put.  

Kameron Perry led the boys with a 6th-place finish (11.94m) in the triple jump, and Bridger Grimshaw (57.68) was 16th in the 400. The Bulldogs were 15th in the sprint medley relay (4:12.04). 

Coldon Parrent 7.69), Aidden Buckner (7.85) and Kendrell Carter (8.0)were 25th, 33rd and 41st, respectively, in the 60-meter dash. Parent (25.83) and Buckner (26.43) were 31st and 34th, respectively, in the 200. Calvin Varner (1:03.27) and Wyatt Garber (1:04.14) were 36th and 38th, respectively, in the 400. Varner (5:40.58) was 20th in the 1600. Ekene Chukwu (10.91m) and Maksim Kerns (9.79m) were 40th and 43rd, respectively, in the shot.

"Our kids did very well for their first meet of the season, all while having to compete against big schools such as Blue Springs, Park Hill, and Millard South - the biggest school in the Omaha metro area, "Coach Sassie Wilson proudly exclaimed. "We weren't looking for places, but we asked the kids to just compete and give us their best effort. We are very pleased with where the team is starting off!"

The Bulldogs next compete in the Brookfield Open on Tuesday, March 26th.

​Story by: Dennis Hughes