Winter Sports

Capital City Basketball takes on Rock Bridge High School and Hickman in the firsts games of the New Year.

CCHS Basketball vs Rock Bridge and Hickman High school.

Makai Petty, Plume Staff

January 28, 2026

CCHS Boys Varsity Basketball Team

New Year only means new games for CCHS basketball, and the games to lead off this new year are insane! Capital City leads off 2026 with the Rock Bridge Bruins at the Cavs home court. The Cavs then take their energy to Hickman high school.

(Varsity basketball player number 2 Nim Chapel.) (Front Row Film)

The Cavs vs Bruins game tips off at 7:30 with the Cavs getting the first points of the game. This game came down to the wire with the teams going back in forth. Capital City was in the lead for the majority of the game until the end when Rock Bridge scored a game winning three.

The Cavs fell short losing 63-62. But they were not disappointed at the end. The Cavs felt like they haven’t played this good all year and know if they continue to play like that they would give any team a challenge.

Their next game was against the Hickman Kewpies at Hickman. The game started at 7 with Hickman scoring first and having a 26-24 lead at half. Later in the third quarter Capital City came back and got a 44-43 lead against the Kewpies. Capital City ended up falling short losing 70-60 against Hickman.

(Varsity players Number 23 Grady Payton and number 20 Logan Damas) (Front Row Film)

The Cavs currently have a record of (5-7) but have a game on January 15th against Southern Boone at California High school. The Cavs still have a handful of teams left to play, seven of which are home games. Make sure you dress up and show out and support those Cavaliers!

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Makai Petty, Plume Staff

Makai Petty, a Senior at Capital City High School, is involved in the school’s baseball team. In his free time he likes to go and play golf with his fellow CCHS baseball teammates. Though he may play baseball and golf in his free time his true passion is working with nature, Makai plans on working for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Makai gets his love of nature from his grandfather who used to take him to different wildlife parks and would teach him about different animals and plant life. Makai is not only interested in wildlife, he is also interested in traveling the world. He is somewhat a well traveled person, going to Mexico six times and to the Dominican 3 times. But Makai can’t stay away from his love of wildlife; he begs his family to take snorkeling trips to go look at coral reefs to look at all the life below the water. Makai doesn’t only enjoy wildlife, he also has a strong passion for music. His family and teammates are always in shock when he knows every single word for word that they may play at family gatherings or at baseball games. Makai’s favorite artist is Kanye West, his favorite song being “Through the wire”. Makai considers himself a remotely accomplished person, from how much he has traveled and experienced. Makai’s advice for other students is, “Make memories, you only live once. You might as well make the most of it.