Brian Ash had never heard of Blair Oaks High School prior to becoming baseball head coach in 2005. But it didn’t take long for the rest of the Missouri high school baseball community to become familiar with the Falcons. In 2005, Ash began to lay the foundation for success, leading Blair Oaks to a 15-7… Read more »
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Team: Blair Oaks High School
Sharon Buschjost
The great thing about sports is that everybody has a neat story, some more remarkable than others. Consider Sharon Buschjost. Back in 1996, happy being a stay-at-home mom for a third year away from teaching, the phone rang and on the other end of the line was her brother-in-law, the Blair Oaks High School athletic… Read more »
Tom Henke
He rose from a small town in mid-Missouri and went on to pitch 14 seasons in the big leagues, winning a World Series in 1992 and later pitching for his boyhood team, the St. Louis Cardinals. In fact, you could talk baseball all day with Tom Henke. About his minor league days. About his three… Read more »
Kevin Kelly
When Kevin Kelly steps into a gym or stadium, he doesn’t just call a game — he paints it. For nearly half a century, mid-Missouri listeners have tuned in to hear him turn the sights and sounds of high school sports into living, breathing stories. “I love what I do. It has never seemed like… Read more »
Tom Rackers
Growing up in Jefferson City, with his dad, Robert, working as the advertising manager at the News Tribune, Tom Rackers spent his days reading all about the sports stars of Kansas City, St. Louis and in his hometown. Back then, five newspapers combined from those I-70 cities were delivered to the family’s doorstep – two… Read more »