Featured Athlete /// Nolan Laughlin, Blair Oaks


Laughlin leads by being the Story by: Dick Aldrich Photography By: Stephanie Brenneke and Abby Hoecker


In the uber-successful world of Blair Oaks Falcons sports, Nolan Laughlin may not be the biggest, the fastest, or the best-known athlete. But to the three teams he’s a part of, he stands out by doing his job. He’s what every team needs. The ultimate glue guy. Now entering his senior year, Nolan’s been a part of a state championship team in football, baseball, and a wrestling team - nament last year. And not just a “part.” The placekicker on the football team in 2023, Nolan had one of the best seasons in Falcon


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ing the Falcons to a team district championship. And what a post- season series of games Nolan had for the state-champion Falcons  catching position, while gunning down a bunch of baserunners. The


“Being there for my team and doing everything I can to benefit the people around me is what drives me to keep going, because I always want to be a good teammate no mater what.”


history, connecting on 82 of 86 extra points. Fighting through injury, Nolan won a district championship in wrestling at 138 pounds, help-


performance caught the eye of baseball coaches around Missouri and led to Nolan being named honorable mention All-State.


Ultmate Teammate


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