Ever since August, Adrian Combs, Colby Ellis and Chase Queathem have been pretty busy.

The Montgomery County seniors played three sports – football, basketball and baseball. For nine months, they participated in so many practices and so many games. They played 12 football games, 27 basketball games and 19 baseball contests.

Still, they enjoy staying active.

“It’s tiring, but we’re young, so it’s fun. Hanging out with your best friends everyday makes it worth it,” Combs said.

Combs, Ellis and Queathem had their third senior night ceremony on April 30, when the baseball team took on against Louisiana.

After the Wildcats cruised to a 13-1 win over the Bulldogs in five innings, the three of them were honored with their parents and held posters that included a picture of them when they were little boys.

“Mom asked me if I was sad and I said I’m kind of used to it by now,” Queathem said. “It’s the third one.”

All of their senior nights ended with victories over Louisiana. They helped the football team beat the Bulldogs 54-21 on Oct. 24 and the basketball team win 71-60 in overtime on Feb. 13.

In baseball, Combs, Ellis and Queathem are part of a large senior class that includes Noah Beck, Edwin Garcia, Mac Farrar, Seth Walton and Landyn Bender.

Combs picked up the victory on the mound against Louisiana, giving up one run on one hit in three innings of work. He also had two hits.

“I don’t pitch that much, but it’s good to be out there,” Combs said. “It was a rough first inning, but I got through it and we won 13-1, so I can’t complain too much.”

Combs, Ellis and Queathem are looking to finish their baseball careers on a high note. MCHS clinched its fifth straight winning season with a home win over St. Charles on May 2. The Wildcats took a 13-6 record into their home game against Cuba on May 4.

“I think we had some woes at times, but I think we’re doing pretty good,” Queathem said. “The goals are to win conference and win districts. Districts is our next goal. We’re trying to get out of districts and make a run hopefully.”

Combs is enjoying an outstanding athletic season. He was the starting quarterback of an MCHS team that finished 9-3 and won a district title and earned all-Eastern Missouri Conference honors in basketball. So far in baseball, he’s hitting .275 with a home run and 11 RBIs.

Combs, who plans to play football at Culver-Stockton next year, said his parents, Scott and Heather, played a key role in his long athletic career. He’s been playing all three sports since he was little.

“They took me to so many different games and so many different practices,” Combs said. “They drove so many miles and spent so much money. I can’t thank them enough.”

Ellis, who plans to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia next year, is hitting .314 with four home runs – including three grand slams – and 22 RBIs in baseball. He earned all-state honors in football and was in the starting lineup in basketball.

Ellis said even though football is his favorite out of the three sports, he enjoys playing baseball.

“Baseball is so mentally strong,” said Ellis, who plays catcher. “It’s tough. You would go 0 for 3, then you would go 3 for 3.”

Queathem earned all-conference honors in football this fall and was in the starting lineup in basketball. This spring, he’s hitting .310 in baseball.

Queathem, who plans to attend State Technical College next year, said his favorite part of playing three sports is hanging out with many of his friends, including Combs and Ellis.

“It makes things a lot easier going from sport to sport,” Queathem said. “I would get to be with them five days out of the week because of practices and I get to see them all of the time, so that’s a big part of playing three sports year round.”