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East Dubuque wins sectional title over Dakota
Joshua Shuman Dakota held a 2-1 lead early in the game before the Warriors rattled off 6 runs. SOUTH BELOIT (WREX) - East Dubuque claimed a 1A Sectional title over Dakota by a score of 7-3 on Saturday. Katie Welp hit a 2-run homerun in the win. Mia Wilwert hit 2/3 with 2 RBIs and Isabel Stewart picked up two hits. Joshua Shuman joined 13 WREX as a sports reporter and weekend anchor in February of 2024.
Missouri basketball lands 2025 four-star Tolton High School commit
COLUMBIA − Consensus top-25 ranked basketball player Aaron Rowe will stay in his hometown and play for the Missouri Tigers. Rowe made the announcement Tuesday afternoon at Tolton High School. Nationally, the junior point guard is ranked as high as the 19th best player in the 2025 class. Among point guards, he is ranked fourth. He chose the Tigers over Tennessee and Kansas State.
Claire Hudson & DJ Long propel Mexico Bulldogs basketball over Marshall
MEXICO - Both the boys and girls basketball teams won games against Marshall Tuesday night. The girls started the night trailing in the first quarter. A switch to a full-court press played into their favor, and then the points followed. Especially from Claire Hudson. The junior scored 26 of Mexico's 50 points on the night. After falling to 0-3 to start the year, they've rattled off two straight wins with a win over Marshall 50-37. On the boys side, DJ Long dropped 20 points in their win over Marshall.
Hallsville basketball sweeps Sturgeon in Tuesday doubleheader
HALLSVILLE - Hallsville boys and girls basketball handled Sturgeon late Tuesday night. Though the Hallsville girls team (2-0) did not put a shot up until halfway through the first quarter, they pulled through with some stellar defense for a 38-30 win. They didn't allow a single point the entire second quarter, forcing multiple turnovers. Senior Clara Quintana led the team with 14 points. Later in the night, the Hallsville boys team (2-0) demolished the visiting Bulldogs.
Missouri basketball suffers last second loss to winless Jackson State
COLUMBIA — Mizzou hoops stumbled in the last seconds against an 0-5 Jackson State team Sunday. "Is it gonna be a lesson or a loss?"Dennis Gates says tonight's loss to Jackson State needs to be a lesson. He adds leaving too many chances out on the floor as a reason for the outcome.@KOMUsports @BenArnetKOMU pic.twitter.com/reN3CpE8or — Joshua Shuman (@JShumanTV) November 20, 2023 With only 8 minutes to play in the 2nd half, Caleb Grill stopped a 4:30 scoring drought to make it 59-56 Mizzou.
Missouri basketball suffers last second loss to winless Jackson State
COLUMBIA — Mizzou hoops stumbled in the last seconds against an 0-5 Jackson State team Sunday. With only 8 minutes to play in the 2nd half, Caleb Grill stopped a 4:30 scoring drought to make it 59-56 Mizzou. However, it was too long of a time without a score. An and-1 finish from Jackson State's Ken Evans tied the game up with 7:28 to play. Then, the Tigers only led by two with 30 seconds left in the game after. Jackson State tied the game at 71, but gave up a foul to send Nick Honor to the line.
No. 9 Missouri football will welcome Florida for senior night
COLUMBIA − Newly ranked No. 9 team in the nation, the Missouri Tigers, will honor 27 seniors on Saturday versus Florida. It is their highest ranking ever in the College Football Playoff era. Among the group of seniors are names like Kris Abrams-Draine, Darius Robinson, Cody Schrader, Theo Wease, and more. Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz says this year's senior class changed the tide of their football program.
No. 14 Missouri football attempts to snap four-game losing streak against No. 13 Tennessee
COLUMBIA − After a tough loss at Georgia, Missouri football has the opportunity to bounce back against a team they've struggled with in recent years. The word struggle might even be an understatement. In four games since 2019, the Volunteers have combined to score 187 points, compared to the Tigers' mark of 80. The last two matchups have ended 66-24 in 2022 and 62-24 in 2021. However, this year the two foes match up with identical records.
Missouri football ranked No. 12 in CFP before playing Georgia
COLUMBIA − The Missouri football team found themselves ranked at No. 12 in the first edition of this season's College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday. Georgia was ranked at No. 2, despite being ranked No. 1 in the most recent Associated Press poll. From this point out, the CFP will outrank AP when determining postseason play. Last year, Missouri football was the closest team to beating Georgia in the regular season. After that near loss, the Bulldogs are still streaking with 25 wins in a row.
Brady Cook: young Tiger fan turned Missouri role model
COLUMBIA - Missouri football captain Brady Cook grew up as a young Tiger fan in Wentzville, Missouri. Throughout his life, he attended games at Faurot Field and constantly wore Mizzou gear. He committed to the university in 2018, after they were the first Power 5 school to offer Cook a scholarship. It took no time for the 2020 high school graduate to make the decision on his dream school. "Saturdays as a kid was something I'll never forget," Cook said.
Missouri women's basketball looks to shine above preseason rankings
COLUMBIA − Missouri women's basketball was picked to finish 11th out of 14 SEC teams last week in the official preseason coaches poll. The full rankings looked like this: LSU South Carolina Tennessee Ole Miss Mississippi State Texas A&M Arkansas Alabama Georgia Florida Missouri Auburn Vanderbilt Kentucky Hayley Frank was the lone player picked to finish first team all-SEC. No other Missouri players were selected for the second team.
No. 20 Missouri takes care of South Carolina 34-12 in the 112th year of homecoming
COLUMBIA - For the fifth straight year, Missouri defeated South Carolina to maintain control of the Mayor's Cup. It also marks the first winning season in the Eliah Drinkwitz era at 7 wins, but they are not done yet.
Mizzou Madness wows fans with developing tradition
COLUMBIA − Around 4,000 fans showed up in early October for the second edition of Mizzou Madness, which is becoming quite the unique tradition on campus. Not only is the event important for the fanbase, but it is a major welcoming process for Tiger newcomers on both the men and women's teams. "Our newcomers are in an assimilation stage where they're getting to know the culture, but the culture is also getting to know them," Missouri men's head basketball coach Dennis Gates said.
No. 20 Missouri football welcomes South Carolina for homecoming
COLUMBIA - Another edition of the Mayor's Cup comes to Faurot Field this weekend for homecoming. Missouri football has captured the last four matchups versus South Carolina, and leads the all-time series 8-5. The last matchup was a 23-10 win with Brady Cook running for 55 yards and a touchdown, and Cody Schrader scoring the only other touchdown.
Missouri makes 38-21 statement win at No. 24 Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. - It's been a decade since Missouri went into Lexington and beat Kentucky. Saturday night that changed. Down by 14 points and facing a fourth and 10, the Tigers decided to run a fake punt. The result was punter Luke Bauer heaving a 39-yard touchdown pass to Marquis Johnson to pull the Tigers within a touchdown at 14-7. The play changed more than just the score.
Missouri football looks to bounce back at No. 24 Kentucky
COLUMBIA - It's been 10 years since Missouri football traveled to Kentucky and won. That was back in 2013, when a ninth-ranked Missouri team won 48-17 after a five-touchdown day from Maty Mauk. Fast forward to 2023, and Missouri is 2-7 against Kentucky since then. Both teams are 5-1 coming off tough losses. The Wildcats lost 51-13 at Georgia, and of course Missouri lost 49-39 to LSU at home.
Missouri football faces toughest test yet in LSU
COLUMBIA − Missouri football is still unbeaten but will now have their toughest test yet in No. 23 LSU Saturday. Even though LSU has opened the season with a record of 3-2, there's no arguing that they are a very talented group. They've brought in a top 15 recruiting class for the last 5 years, including a No. 3 class in 2021 and a No. 4 class in 2020. LSU is led by former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly.
Missouri remains unbeaten after 38-21 win against Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE - History repeats itself, or that it is the saying at least. The last time the Missouri Tigers took to First Bank Stadium as a ranked team (19) they lost to Vanderbilt 21 to 14. This time things were different. The Tigers beat Vanderbilt 38-21 as quarterback Brady Cook threw for 395 yards and four touchdowns; Setting an SEC record for passes without an interception at 326.
Missouri reamins unbeaten against Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE - History repeats itself, or that it the saying at least. The last time the Missouri Tigers took to first bank stadium as a ranked team (19) they lost to Vanderbilt 21 to 14. This time things were different. The Tigers beat Vanderbilt 38-21 as quarterback Brady Cook threw for 395 yards and four touchdowns; Setting an SEC record for passes without an interception at 326.
Missouri football takes unbeaten record into first road game
COLUMBIA − The Missouri Tigers are officially ranked for the first time since 2019 at No. 23 in the latest Associated Press poll. Now their eyes are set on their first away game, and the first SEC game this year, against Vanderbilt. In 2019, the Tigers were ranked No. 22 heading into Vanderbilt at 5-1, but lost 21-14 in Nashville. The Vanderbilt Commodores are led by Clark Lea with a current record of 2-3.
Missouri football looks to ride momentum in best start since 2018 Original
COLUMBIA - After a stunning last-second win from Harrison Mevis against Kansas State on Saturday, Missouri football has their best start ever in the Eliah Drinkwitz era, and the best start since 2018, at 3-0. "We're going to stay away from the 50s and focus on the 60s now."Drinkwitz with the funny comment recapping @kickerhmevis6 game-winning field goal on Saturday.
Missouri football looks for revenge against Kansas State in week three
COLUMBIA −After a 40-12 loss to Kansas State in Manhattan last year, Missouri football will get an opportunity to avenge that loss in front of a sold-out crowd at Faurot Field Saturday. "It's a really good team coming to Faurot Field. The Big 12 champions," Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said Tuesday afternoon. Drinkwitz says the Wildcats offense keeps defenses off balance by running an even-balanced approach.
Brady Cook named starter; Missouri football looks ahead to Middle Tennessee
COLUMBIA − Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz named Brady Cook the official starting quarterback for the Tigers during Tuesday's presser. "After watching the tape I thought Brady was efficient. I thought he had good command, was especially good in the two-minute drill," Drinkwitz said.
Hallsville's Mike Morris: Faith, family and character
HALLSVILLE − Assistant Hallsville football coach Mike Morris was diagnosed with stage 1-2 squamous cell carcinoma in June. It's an oral cancer that affects his everyday abilities. Since then, he's endured seven weeks of chemotherapy and 35 radiation treatments. He's doing all of that, while still trying to show up for as many football practices as he can. Morris is a former all-Big 12 offensive lineman at MU from 1994 to 1997 and had an estimated 48 consecutive starts.
Smith-Cotton, goalkeeper Davilia shine in 1-0 win versus Helias
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreen shift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% X Color Settings Aa Aa Aa Aa Text Background Opacity Settings Text Background Reset JEFFERSON CITY - Smith-Cotton boys soccer moved to 3-0 on the young season after an amazing performance from goalkeeper Alex Davilia versus Helias Tuesday night.
Smith-Cotton, Goalkeeper Davilia shines in 1-0 win versus Helias
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreen shift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% X Color Settings Aa Aa Aa Aa Text Background Opacity Settings Text Background Reset JEFFERSON CITY - Smith-Cotton boys soccer moved to 3-0 on the young season after an amazing performance from goalkeeper Alex Davilia versus Helias Tuesday night.
Fayette softball beats Battle in extras
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreen shift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% X Color Settings Aa Aa Aa Aa Text Background Opacity Settings Text Background Reset COLUMBIA - The Fayette Falcons softball team moved to 3-1 on the year after an eight inning seven to five win Tuesday night. @BattleSoftball and Fayette went to extra innings tonight. Skylar Sunderland pitched all eight innings for Fayette recording 11 strikeouts.
City of Hermann lights town blue to honor officers involved in fatal shooting
HERMANN - Hermann residents began their week of commemoration Wednesday by lighting the town blue in honor of two police officers who were shot while on-duty in March. Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was shot and killed after police were called to investigate an "irate person." Responding officer Adam Sullentrup was also wounded in the shooting. He's currently recovering in a Colorado rehab hospital. Griffith wore badge number 503, while Sullentrup wore 508.
Missouri River Regional Library shares expansion plans during National Library Week
JEFFERSON CITY — A new chapter may be in the works for the Missouri River Regional Library (MRRL) as library staff share expansion plans to kick off National Library Week. Proposition L, otherwise known as "Proposition Library," is on the Aug. 8 ballot. The proposition introduces a change to its operating levy. An average increase of 2.5% can be expected for most households.
Homeless encampment safety concerns rise due to nearby shooting
COLUMBIA − A homeless encampment near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector is facing safety concerns prior to its removal Monday. Early Wednesday morning, a shooting occurred near the site. The Columbia Police Department investigated the area, however it is unclear if a homeless individual was involved. One male victim was found with non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The encampment was already set to be cleaned out Monday after complaints from residents and the Department of Natural Resources.
Changing of guard around Mid-Missouri political positions
JEFFERSON CITY - After eight years as the mayor of Jefferson City, the city held a reception Friday for Carrie Tergin in honor of her service. Meanwhile in Columbia, the city council held a special meeting to swear in new council members, Nick Knoth and Donald Waterman. Tergin will step down from her role during her final city council meeting April 17. Ron Fitzwater will be sworn in as the new mayor of Jefferson City during that meeting.
Cole County needed EMS upgrade is on the way
JEFFERSON CITY - After problems with unreliable GPS services within the Cole County emergency medical service, help is on the way. The department uses automatic vehicle location, which accesses wireless routers through cell phone signals to pass GPS coordinates back to its dispatch system. Their current Sierra Wireless system is around 5 years old and is unreliable, according to Cole County EMS Chief Eric Hoy. Hoy says this especially affects rural areas.
CPS faces concerns with increased school food prices
COLUMBIA − Primary and secondary schools around the country are facing food prices that have increased more than 300% from the year before, according to the consumer price index. That's a number that translates to what a majority of school districts are seeing. A recent survey from the School Nutrition Association found that 60.5% of school meal program directors said they had increased prices this year.
Vet recommends prepping pets for rampant flea and tick season
COLUMBIA - Missouri experienced the third warmest winter of all time 2022-23 season, according to KOMU 8's Chief Meteorologist Matt Beckwith. Only the 1931-32 and 1889-1890 winter seasons were warmer. That means typical bugs that would perish due to the cold weather, may have had a higher survival rate for the upcoming flea and tick season. It's something Peng Tian, a representative of MU's plant diagnostic clinic, says could happen.
Missouri Soybean Association's field day highlights benefits of cover crops
COLUMBIA - Farmers and researchers from around mid-Missouri gathered Friday to discuss the latest research and innovation in cover crop management and technology. "There's a lot of great work that's been done," Ryan Britt, a farmer at Britt Farms Inc. in Clifton Hill, said.
Jefferson City printing company makes its mark on March Madness
JEFFERSON CITY - Modern Litho printing services in Jefferson City distributed programs all across the country for the NCAA March Madness tournament. In a partnership with Learfield, the company was given the task of quickly printing media pamphlets that will be at various stadiums across the country. The NCAA bracket was released Sunday evening, and the pamphlets were distributed as quick as Monday night.
Columbia College women's basketball primed for national tournament run
COLUMBIA - After winning the regular season title, the AMC conference championship, and riding a 14-game winning streak, the Columbia Cougars women's basketball team is ready to make a national tournament run. Before their first round match against Concordia University on Tuesday, let's rewind it back to the beginning of the season. The Cougars had recently won the AMC championship under coach Taylor Possail to secure a spot in the NAIA tournament.
Food Bank, Compass Health Network partner to offer services at new Central Pantry location
COLUMBIA — The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri and Compass Health Network announced a new partnership Thursday. The partnership will allow Compass Health to begin operating preventive and primary health care services out of the new Central Pantry location on the Business Loop, in the building Moser's Foods previously occupied. The Regional Vice President of Corporate Service at Compass Health, Karen Cade, said the health benefits of the partnership will be substantial.
Medicaid redeterminations set to boot thousands off coverage around Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is preparing to help residents find alternative options if they lose Medicaid coverage. Annual renewals are set to start April 1. Medicaid.gov states that roughly 84 million people are currently enrolled in Medicaid. Now, post-pandemic effects are happening. According to The Associated Press, states will begin checking Medicaid eligibility for the first time in three years, and nearly 14 million people could lose coverage.
Lake Ozark Fire Protection District receives oxygen masks for pets
LAKE OZARK - After a residential fire that killed all the pets within a home last fall, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District medical units will now carry pet oxygen masks. A firefighter in the district contacted local area resident, Kristine McMahon, to figure out a solution. Her work led to the donation of masks from the organization Wag'N O2 Fur Life. The group is based in Vancouver, Washington.
Lincoln University honors long-time agriculture member with posthumous plaque
JEFFERSON CITY − Just over a year after his death, Felix Wulff is now memorialized at George Washington Carver Farm forever. Wulff spent 35 years contributing toward Lincoln University's agriculture department. He worked as the manager of Carver farm, as well as teaching as an assistant professor at the university. He started LU's aquaculture program, which is still running today and is the largest aquaculture program in the state.
JCSD and Lincoln University cybersecurity partnership taking shape
JEFFERSON CITY − After receiving their first direct cybersecurity lesson from Cyber.ORG's Project REACH last Thursday, Jefferson City high schools are ready to partake in a difference making future. Last October, Lincoln University reached a partnership with the Jefferson City School District to bring Project REACH to its schools. The program is funded by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in conjunction with CYBER.ORG.
Jefferson City transit committee addresses driver shortage, combined routes
JEFFERSON CITY − Within one week, the JEFFTRAN lost three of its drivers, prompting immediate route changes. The Jefferson City Public Transit Advisory Committee met Friday to discuss ways to combat the shortage. Currently there are nine staff vacancies. That includes four full-time drivers, with another on medical leave for potentially three months. Two part-time positions are vacant, as well as one service worker and one administrative position.
Columbia resident goes above and beyond for Chiefs Super Bowl
COLUMBIA - Long-time Chiefs fan Cody Samuelson is more than prepared for the Kansas City Chiefs to appear in the Super Bowl. Hence why he has a special light display for the occasion. "Wasn't born here, but moved here when I was five. Been locally raised and been here since," Samuelson said.
Missouri women's basketball falls to Alabama 76-69
COLUMBIA - The Tigers fought hard at Mizzou Arena, looking for a season-sweep against Alabama. They carried a three-point advantage into the half, but lost it early, never gaining it back. "Backs are against the wall. There's no other way you can put it. You want to go to the NCAA tournament it's definitely one game at a time, but the reality of it is, the big picture is, if you want to go to the NCAA tournament you probably got to win out," head coach Robin Pingeton said about the loss.
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