Maryville Spoofhound senior wrestler Drew Spire, competing in the 170-pound weight class, returned to the MSHSAA Class 2 State Wrestling Championship held February 17 to 19 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. In his first wrestleback match, Spire pinned the wrestler from St. James in 43 seconds. Watkins tries to gain the advantage against his
The Maryville Spoofhounds will take part in the Class 4 District 16 basketball tournament from February 26 to March 4. The Hounds host their opening round games with the semifinals and finals being played at Benton. The No. 4 seed Maryville girls beat No. 5 seed Cameron Saturday, February 26. The Spoofhounds will play No.
The North Nodaway girls defeated Worth County 44-9 in the first round of the Class 1 District 16 tournament February 21 at Mound City.
Blake Casteel, Maryville High School senior, signed his National Letter of Intent on February 11 to play football and attend Benedictine College, Atchison, KS. Surrounding him are: front, his mother, Cortney Casteel, and his father, Travis Casteel; back, grandparents, LuAnne McDonald and Don McDonald from Grand Island, NE. Blake plans to major in kinesiology and
Maryville High School senior Cleo Johnson signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer and attend Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, on February 11. She is surrounded, in front, by her sisters, Lacy Gallagher and Sam Johnson, her mother, Alex Gallagher, and her father, Jared Gallagher; in the back are her friends, Athena
Hayden Ferry, a South Nodaway senior and Platte Valley football player, signed his national letter of intent to play football at Baker University in Baldwin City, KS. At the ceremony were: front, his mother, Shawna Davis, Hayden, Platte Valley Head Football Coach Johnnie Silkett, and his father, Eric Ferry; back, brother, Dylan Carden. Hayden plans
Winter Olympic Medals by State, 1924-2022. Just like the northern countries are dominating the 2022 Winter Olympic medal tally, northern states dominate this per capita map. It is based on the state where the Olympic medalists were born. To date (2/15/2022), Team USA has collected a total of 322 gold, silver and bronze medals since
Super Bowl Champions, 1967-2021. This weekend’s Super Bowl marks the 56th game since starting in 1967. 20 different teams have at least one Super Bowl victory. Pittsburgh and New England, with six trophies each, lead all teams, followed by Dallas and San Francisco with five each, Green Bay & New York Giants each have four. This
AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball. February is here, and it’s time to turn our attention to college basketball and March Madness around the corner. This week’s AP Top 25 Poll is mapped by proportional symbols. Auburn leads the way, followed by Gonzaga, UCLA, Purdue, and Kentucky. Gonzaga and UCLA, in the west, are exceptions
The Spoofhound Dazzlers dance team performed January 22 at the Lee’s Summit North Dance Invitational at Lee’s Summit North High School. Second in lyrical, third in game day and fourth in pom were the team’s trophy winnings. The Dazzlers are front: Kensley Wood, Maggie Webb, Maggie Farnan and Lonia Bowen; back: Anna Adwell, Claire Nickerson,
