The Cash-Book Journal Newspaper

Oak Ridge three-sport star Kaelyn Deckerd is the 2026 CBJ Female Athlete of the Year, becoming the first sophomore ever to win the award after a record-breaking softball season that led the BlueJays to a state championship!

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2026 CBJ Female Athlete of the Year: Oak Ridge’s Kaelyn Deckerd Following a historic sophomore campaign at Oak Ridge, Kaelyn Deckerd has only continued to etch her name in the record books. Having led the BlueJays softball team to win the school’s first girls sports state championship with a perfect record of 27-0 overall this spring, Deckerd has been named th...

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From her days at Notre Dame to standout careers at UT Martin and Columbia College, Lexi Rubel built one of the greatest basketball legacies Southeast Missouri has ever seen.

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Area hoops legend Lexi Rubel’s playing career comes to an end After having an illustrious playing career in both high school and college basketball, one of the most renowned girls basketball players in Southeast Missouri history, Lexi Rubel, hung up her jersey for the final time in March. Rubel did so as a member of the Columbia College women’s basketball pr...