Sports

Maryville Youth Wrestling hosts Joe Drake Invitational 

The Joe Drake Wrestling Invitational on December 30 saw several youth compete at Maryville High School. The event had four weight divisions, Pre-K – K, 1 – 2 grades, 3 – 4 grades and 5 – 6 grades. Gunner Thurman, Asher Peterson and Mason Ritcher pose after the event.

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FBS National Football Champions, 1998-2021 The 2023 CFP (College Football Playoff) championship game to determine the 2022 season champion will be played Monday, January 9th between Georgia and Texas Christian.  This week’s proportional symbol map displays the National Champions since the various poll ranking ‘mythical’ champions were replaced with a Bowl Championship Series from 1998-2013

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Area teams participate in tournaments

Platte Valley, North Nodaway, Nodaway Valley and Northeast Nodaway will be playing in upcoming tournaments. Platte Valley and North Nodaway will both play in the Stanberry Invitational Basketball Tournament from January 9 – 14. The Platte Valley girls will play Albany on January 10, with the chance to play the winner of North Nodaway and

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New Year’s Six Bowl Players, 2022-23 “This week’s major college football map features the 1,505 players by hometowns from the 12 teams that play in the New Year’s Six (NY6) bowl games.  This group includes the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls, representing college teams from 12 different states.  The leading states include

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Platte Valley faces road test

The Platte Valley Boys and Girls Basketball Teams traveled to Mound City on December 20 for road match-ups. The boys won 54 – 36, while the girls came away with a 47 – 20 win.

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“It’s that time of year for college football’s post-season individual honors.  The ‘cream of the crop’ or stars of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams as selected by the Associated Press (AP).  Altogether 17 states were represented by All-Americans. This map displays the 1st Team All-Americans by their hometowns. Florida (5), California (3), and Texas (3)

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NCAA Women’s Volleyball Champions, 1981-2022 The 2022 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship was held last weekend in Omaha, NE.  Louisville, Pittsburgh, San Diego and Texas were among the final four teams with Texas winning the championship.  Over the course of 41 years (1981-2021) only twelve different teams have been crowned champions.  During the first 20

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Maryville, Platte Valley battle in doubleheader

By Morgan Guyer The Spoofhounds got the sweep over Platte Valley in a boys/girls doubleheader in Maryville December 10. The girls game was a nail-biter right to the end, as Maryville ended up winning 36 – 34. Neither team was able to grab a substantial lead throughout, and the game could have gone either way

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Northeast Nodaway teams fall to King City

By Morgan Guyer Both the girls and boys Northeast Nodaway Basketball Teams lost to King City on December 9 in Ravenwood. The girls team ended up losing 37 – 46 during the first game of the night, while the boys fell 46 – 66. It was a close game throughout, as the Bluejay girls team

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