MHS SOCCER: Monday at Ashland, the Bulldogs came out on the short end of a 1-0 varsity score against Southern Boone, which scored in the first half.
“We started out moving the ball well and having great offensive production for about the first 10 minutes of the game,” MHS coach Bryan Keim said. “Then we started to play sluggishly and didn’t have many scoring opportunities after that. We also gave up our goal during that down time.
“The second half was a different story. We played hard, we played together and unselfishly, and we kept the ball on the offensive side of the field for most of the second half,” he added. “We started a new scheme, the fourth different set-up we’ve tried this year, and it seemed to really work. I think the guys will adapt to this formation and we will start putting the ball in the net.”
Casey Bedford was in goal for Mexico and made 6 saves. Matt Wilson was the No. 9 player of the game for the 3-9 Bulldogs.
“I was very proud of the effort my guys gave the last 10 minutes of the game,” the MHS coach said. “They worked their tails off trying to put the ball in the net.”
One half of a JV game ended in a scoreless tie. Clayton Littrell was Mexico’s No. 9 player of the game.

MHS SOFTBALL: The Lady Bulldogs got a 4-game week off to a rough start, dropping a 13-0 varsity decision Monday at NCMC rival Boonville.
“This was not one of our better games,” MHS coach Christina Gerber said. “But we all learned something and plan to take that with us. We have a big week ahead of us and great things are going to happen.”
Boonville scored 3 runs in the first inning, 1 in the second, 3 in the third, 1 in the fifth and 5 in the sixth. Liz Crews, Callie Bracht and Danielle Ingrum singled for 3-14 Mexico and Courtney Fischer pitched.
Kelsey Creed threw for the Lady Bulldogs in the JV contest, won by Boonville 10-3 in 4 innings under a time limit. In the third, Emilie Lierheimer led off with a single to right. Lindsay Inlow and Paislee House also singled before Lexie Abbott cleared the bases with a triple.
Ingrum and Heather Elder had singles for Mexico as well.

MHS TENNIS: The Lady Bulldogs suffered a 12-0 setback Monday at NCMC rival Moberly, making them 3-9 varsity.
Mexico singles results were Sydney Stamy vs. Kelly Wamsley 4-10, Brooke Doolittle vs. Michelle Oberkrom 1-10, Abby Orscheln vs. Sarah David 1-10, Allison Swopes vs. Amanda Sasek 1-10, Nadine Bogdon vs. Shannon Dickerson 4-10, and Monica Rothermich vs. Krista Coleman 0-10.
Mexico doubles results were Stamy-Doolittle vs. Oberkrom-Dickerson 5-10, Orscheln-Bogdon vs. Wamsley-David 5-10, Swopes-Rothermich vs. Sasek-Coleman 5-10, Liesl Walser-Veda Crouch vs. Kruger-Bradley 0-10, Carrie Finck-Ravin Palmer vs. Mulnix-Smith 2-10, Christina Smith-Karli Tumbleson vs. Wilson-Cunningham 6-10.
In exhibition play, Emily Pratt-Ravin Palmer lost 2-6 for the Lady Bulldogs.

MHS VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Bulldogs were home Monday against California. No report was received by press time this morning.

MHS GOLF: The Lady Bulldogs competed Monday in the Kirksville Invitational. No report was received by press time this morning.

MHS JV FOOTBALL: The Bulldogs played Monday at Fulton. No report was received by press time this morning.