District updates

District tournaments are well underway now across Missouri and we have some updates for you in a couple sports.

In baseball, the district championship game between Rock Bridge and Helias in Lebanon has been moved up to today at 4 p.m. because of the threat of rain on Thursday.

In girls soccer, Rock Bridge advanced to the district championship game last night with a 3-0 win over Wentzville Timberland. Alexis Bumby scored twice and Kelsey Reimler added another goal. The Bruins advance to play Troy, which beat Hickman 3-0 on Tuesday.

Watch for highlights of the baseball district title game tonight and soccer championship game on Thursday on KOMU-TV.

John Burns resigns from Hickman

Both KOMU and the Columbia Tribune reported tonight Hickman boys basketball coach John Burns resigned today to take a job at Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Arizona.

This comes as a shock to me as a semi-outsider who saw the Kewpies improve to a 17-9 record this past season. The team had several close, surprising wins, including a buzzer-beater in the district playoffs against Troy. It seemed the future was bright at Hickman with Burns' reputation and record coming in, and a very solid finish to what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Kewpies.

First Pitch: May 5, 2010

Brian Mortensen and Will Maetzold discuss the latest in mid-Missouri high school baseball.

Big night in Columbia

Last night was a huge night for high school baseball in Columbia. Both Rock Bridge and Hickman were home and both turned in interesting performances.

Hickman was down 2-0 to Rolla after just a half of inning, but rallied for an 11-run bottom of the third to beat the Bulldogs 14-3 in five innings with the run rule in effect. The Kewpies now stand at 9-6 as they head into a makeup game Wednesday afternoon at home against Francis Howell.

Rock Bridge, ranked first this week in the state poll, was knocked off by Helias 7-2 in Columbia. The loss ends a 14-game winning streak for the Bruins, who now stand at 17-2.

Check back for much more tonight on the latest edition of High School First Pitch.

Fulton vs. Hallsville baseball

Fulton and Hallsville got together on a nice Thursday afternoon for baseball. It was also long-time Fulton coach Darrell Davis' first game since announcing his retirement, effective at the end of this season.

Fulton beat Hallsville 3-2 after a Hallsville runner was thrown out at the plate to end the game.

First Pitch: 4/20/10

Catch Brian Mortensen and Will Maetzold as they break down Mid-Missouri high school baseball - including the Boonville Pirates, Rock Bridge Bruins, Hickman Kewpies, Jefferson City Jays, and Fulton Hornets, among others.

Highway 54 Bowl, Baseball Style

The Fulton and Mexico baseball teams met Thursday on a beautiful evening in Mexico. Here's a photo gallery of the game, which Fulton won 2-1. Fulton pitcher Wilson Christensen pitched a complete game, three-hitter with nine strikeouts for the win.