Beach volleyball is the 90th and newest NCAA sport. The 6th National Championship was played last weekend in Gulf Shores, AL. The USC Trojans won their fourth title. The per capita production of NCAA women’s beach volleyball players is greatest in some non-coastal states. Arizona leads followed by Nebraska, Hawaii, Alabama and Colorado. There are 91 NCAA
The Class 1 District 5 track meet was held May 7 at King City High School. Photos can be found on page A6 of this week’s NNL
The 275 Conference track meet was held May 3 in Rock Port and saw the Nodaway Valley boys place 2nd behind three conference championships from sophomore Riley Blay. Additionally, the Platte Valley girls placed 3rd and the boys took 4th while the Nodaway Valley girls placed 6th, the Northeast Nodaway boys placed eighth, the
The Maryville Spoofhounds hosted the 2022 MEC track championships May 3. The boys team earned the championship with 209 points while the girls team finished fourth with 117 points.
The NFL Draft concluded this past weekend after picking 262 players over 7 rounds, representing 38 states and Australia, Austria, and Canada. This per capita map, displays The ‘Pigskin Cult’ or Deep South producing the greatest number of elite football players. Two conferences, the SEC (25%) and Big Ten (18%), accounted for 43% of the
By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley moved to 11-1 on the season after beating North Nodaway 11-1 on April 25. The winless North Nodaway Mustangs were holding strong against Platte Valley as the fourth inning rolled around. That’s when Platte Valley flexed its muscles, scoring five runs to take an
By Morgan Guyer Northeast Nodaway moved to 11-0 on the season after defeating East Atchison 5-0 on April 23. The game took place after the commemoration of the school’s new track and baseball field. Junior Dylan McIntyre led the way for the Bluejays, pitching a complete game with nine strikeouts and the shutout. It was
This map displays the 2022 Kansas City Royals current active roster players by birthplace. Six of the players are from Latin America. The Royals are made up of players from Latin America, California, the South & Midwest. Seven players on this year’s active roster were on the 2015 World Series Championship team. The Royals are
The oldest continually operating marathon is the Boston Marathon. The 126th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18th. This map of the 1,037 marathons by state, scheduled in the U.S. for 2022, is divided by the population. The resulting distribution indicates the upper Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states tend to host
By Morgan Guyer Maryville girls soccer grabbed a 4-1 victory over St. Joseph Benton on April 18. The result wasn’t always certain, as Benton grabbed the opening goal with 15 minutes left in the first half. The goal seemed to kick the Spoofhounds in gear, however, as they began to gain more and more possessions
