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The topic of embroidery came up, as it can at a meeting of quilters. But when a hand waved from the audience, the question was not for one of the needle-wielding veterans that filled a room in Mexico’s First Presbyterian Church on Monday evening. It was directed instead at a group of high school students. “How many of you can do it by hand?” the person wanted to know. There was a drawn out silence broken by a burst of laughter. Two of those present had never touched a needle and thread before taking Sarah Gooch’s Fashion, Textiles and Design course at Mexico High School. Now Jessica Stephens is half way through her first quilt. And Elizabeth Cervenka is proud of a pillow she made. ....
Big day for Bulldogs girls wrestling as five advance to sectionals Published by admin on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:31am All five Bulldogs earned a trip to sectionals on Saturday. From left to right: Kaylynn Pehle, Abby Drew, Brett Iman, coach Tony Senor, Katie Bowen, Choice Foster. [Eric Mattson] By: Editor Abby Drew was on the edge of a bleacher seat in Mexico’s Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon, the combination of excitement and exhaustion causing her to tremble. “Look,” she said, stretching out an arm. “I’m shaking.” Moments earlier the Bulldogs 122 pounder had bested Fulton’s Emma Oglesby in an epic four overtime match full of plot twists, claiming an 11-10 decision that sent Drew to the third place match. And almost the same time on the second mat, Kaylynn Pehle’s sudden move with 30 seconds left gave her a 10-6 win over Camdenton’s Lucinda Baker and a spot in the 132-pound consolation fina ....
Team sweep for Mexico girls Published by admin on Wed, 02/03/2021 - 8:28am Kaylynn Pehle of Mexico sizes up Palmyra s Kylie Begley in the opening dual on Friday at The Sports Complex. [David Pickering Photography] By: Editor Matching the boys, the girls went 3-0 as a team in Friday’s quad with Kirksville, Brookfield and Palmyra at The Sports Complex. Individually, Katie Bowen took two matches at 102, Kaylynn Pehle claimed a win in the Palmyra round at 132 and in the 122 class, Abby Drew topped her opponent against Kirksville. Bowen was first on the mat and wrapped things up quickly against Palmyra’s Emma Watkins. After a few moments testing moves, she shot forward and dropped Watkins with 12 seconds on the clock in the first period. ....
Three Bulldogs win gold Published by admin on Wed, 01/27/2021 - 10:55am The Bulldogs were busy over an extended weekend that began on Thursday at home against Fulton and continued through two tournaments. Katie Bowen and Abbigale Drew took gold at the Gary Haag Invitational. Bowen added another first at the Liberty North Soaring Eagle event, while Drew came home with silver. Kaylynn Pehle added to the success, winning the 132 class at Liberty North. Drew faced a crowded field at the Gary Haag and swept it clean – four matches, four pins. The strong outing put her at 14-9 on the season, wrestling at 122. She recovered from an opening round defeat at Liberty North to record back to back pins and a silver medal. ....
Trio of Bulldogs medal at girls invitational Published by admin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 8:16am Mexico’s Abbigail Drew, Katherine Boewn and Choice Foster earned second place in their classes at the Eldon Invitational. [Submitted photo] By: Editor Four Mexico wrestlers took part in the Eldon Girls Wrestling Invitational on Wednesday and three came away with medals. Abbigail Drew had the most successful day. After losing her opening round match in the 127 weight class to Jazmin Garrett of Monett by major decision, she swept the next two encounters. Drew dropped Chelsea Campapiano of Camdenton at 5:29 to earn a fall. She then took down Marshfield’s Rylee Wilson at the 1:31 mark. ....