Newly renovated Chuck Barnes field waits for first game
Webb City's Chuck Barnes Field was newly renovated just in time for the new spring season, but because of COVID-19 concerns the Cardinals have yet to play any baseball games on the new turf.
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Plans change for Paralympic hopeful
The 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo were postponed one year due to COVID-19 concerns. Now Carthage's Haven Shepherd will have another year to train and try to represent Team USA.
Carthage football team receives state championship rings
The Tigers won their first ever state title back in December.
Local student-athletes on cancellation of NCAA winter championships
The NCAA made the decision to cancel winter championships on March 12th.
Missouri Southern's Cam Martin named NABC All-American
Martin is the only MIAA player on the NABC All-American list.
Beshore to take over as Lamar head football coach
Jared Beshore is a former Tiger who finished his playing career with Missouri State in 2018.
Three from MSSU named USTFCCCA national award finalists
Emily Presley is a finalist for the women's field national athlete of the year.
It's official: Brady to Buccaneers on two-year deal
Brady's deal is worth $30 million per season.
Junior college athletes face tough choices after canceled spring season
The NJCAA is not taking a year of eligibility away after canceling the 2020 spring season.
One-on-one: Fort Scott's DeLaTorre on stepping away from coaching
Jeff DeLaTorre, who won two state championships at Fort Scott High School, is stepping away from coaching after 25 years.
Carl Junction's Scott named COC Player of the Year; Winder earns 1st team All-COC
Katie Scott is the COC girls basketball Player of the Year.
Five local players named finalists for "Sports in Kansas" Player of the Year
Pittburg's Gavyn Elkamil is a finalist in Class 5A.
Frontenac's Fields (3A), Chanute's Babcock (4A) named finalists for "Sports in Kansas" Player of the Year
Karma Fields and Kori Babcock are finalists for Player of the Year in their respective classes.
Webb City's Kabala named COC Player of the Year; Four from Joplin earn All-League honors
Kabala posted 14.9 points per game this season for the Cardinals.
Philip Rivers agrees to 1-year deal with Colts
Rivers is an 8X NFL Pro-Bowler.
Nets say four players test positive for new coronavirus
The team announced Tuesday that one player is exhibiting symptoms, while the other three are asymptomatic.
Independence softball picked to win SEK
Independence received four of five possible first-place votes.
Fort Scott picked #1 in SEK preseason coaches poll
The Tigers had four of the possible six first-place votes.
Brady leaving Patriots, says "football journey" is elsewhere
Tom Brady has won 6 Super Bowl titles in 20 years in New England.
MIAA cancels all spring 2020 competition and championships
The MIAA CEO Council voted unanimously to cancel the remaining spring 2020 conference regular-season competition schedule and the 2020 MIAA conference championships due to concerns regarding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Heartland's Carriker fights to draw, Cooper suffers first loss Saturday night at Buffalo Run Casino
Heartland Boxing's Joe Carriker fought to a draw in the main event Saturday.
Four years since winning the Central Region title
We caught up with former PSU women's assistant coach and now head coach Amanda Davied and three-time All-America honoree Mikaela Burgess on what it meant to win the title at home in 2016.
MSSU's Martin makes top-25 for Bevo Francis Award
Cam Martin has already earned All-MIAA and All-Region honors.
NFL players approve labor deal, including 17-game season
The 17-game season is expected to begin in 2021.
