Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), January 21, 1909, page 6: The basket ball game between the Braddyville and Quitman High School which took place Saturday afternoon at the athletic hall was by far the most interesting and hotly… Read moreClamorous Demonstrations of Quitman Loyalty, 1909
From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), January 28, 1909, page 9: Basket Ball at Burlington Junction Tuesday Evening. The basket ball game at Burlington Junction Thursday evening, Burlington Junction vs. Skidmore was one of the best games witnessed in… Read moreBasket Ball Cheer, 1909
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), January 12, 1922, page 1: Was Best Game of Season.H. S. Boys Defeated Mound City Friday Night – Girls Lost to Same School. The high school boys defeated the Mound City team last Friday… Read moreBest Game of the Season, 1922
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), December 1, 1921: Play Clearmont Here Tomorrow Night.High School Boys Have Defeated Their Opponents — Girls Never Played. Both the boys’ and girls’ high school basket ball teams will meet the teams from Clearmont… Read moreSkidmore vs Clearmont, December 1921
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), November 3, 1921, page 1: School Notes.Ten Commandments of Basket Ball.1 – Thou shalt honor the president and faculty, but the coach above all.2- Thou shalt study thy lessons — at least enough to… Read moreBasketball Commandments, 1921
From the Skidmore News, September 22, 1921, page 1: High School Boys Win First Basket Ball Game.Local Team Defeated Here Yesterday Afternoon — Lack of Practice Evident. The high school basket ball team won the first game of the season… Read moreSkidmore Wins First Basketball Game of 1921
Sporting news from the November 24, 1912 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1, of course: Organize Basket Ball Team.Town Boys May Play Friday Night on Local Court.A town basket ball team has been talked of for some time, and a… Read moreTown Basket Ball Team, 1921
For those who are missing our regularly scheduled sporting events, here’s some football and basketball news from the November 12, 1908 Skidmore New Era, page 1: Foot-Ball and Basket-Ball Saturday.Foot-ball, Elmo vs. Skidmore; Basket-ball, Graham High School vs. Skidmore High… Read moreFoot-Ball and Basket-Ball, 1908
From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), March 7, 1907, page 1: The Last Game. The last game of basket ball for this season was played at Rodman’s hall last Friday evening. The attendance was light on account of the… Read moreLast Game of the Season, 1907
Sporting news from the December 26, 1907 Skidmore New Era, page 4: Basket Ball. A game of basket ball has been arranged for, to take place at the Rodman hall between the Skidmore and Maitland High School teams, Saturday night,… Read moreWe’re Missourians