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Geography with Goudge

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).  This map displays the 1st Team All-Americans by their hometowns. Texas (5), California (4) and Michigan (3) account for 12 of the 27

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Geography with Goudge

CFP Player Origins, 2021 The CFP or College Football Playoff teams for the 2021 season have now been determined. They are Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia and Michigan. This player production map is based on where the 522 CFP players attended high school.  There is no surprise that the map indicates a strong regional affiliation with the

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Geography with Goudge

The central part of the country dominates per capita production of women’s major college basketball players.  The South Central region along with Maryland, Iowa, and Minnesota include states that are well above the national average (norm) in production. There are 5,005 players on over 350 Div. I teams.  A little more than 14% of the

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Spoofhound soccer takes 3rd at state

The Maryville High School Spoofhound soccer team beat Fair Grove 5-0 to place third at the Class 1 MSHSAA Soccer Championships on November 20 in Fenton. It was the team’s highest finish in school history. The Hounds lost 1-0 in the semifinals the day before to the eventual state champions, Lutheran St. Charles.

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Northwest football notches 17th straight NCAA Division II playoff bid

For the 17th straight season, the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football program has secured an NCAA Division II playoff bid. Northwest ranks No. 1 all-time in Division II playoff appearances with 25. Northwest, 9-1 overall, was pegged as the No. 3 seed in Super Region Three and earned a home playoff game. Northwest will

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Geography with Goudge

“The major college football (FBS) season is winding down and the FBS Playoff picture is coming into focus.  This week’s proportional symbol map displays the AP top-ranked team (Georgia) with the largest football and #25 North Carolina State with the smallest football.  The pattern displays many of the same teams that ended up on top

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MHS Hounds soccer advances to state

The Maryville High School Spoofhound boys soccer team advanced to state after its win over previously undefeated Smithton, 1-0, on November 13. Jacob Ferris scored the winning goal with an assist from James DiStefano with five minutes left in the game. Members of the team are, front: Coach Chase Tolson, Will Thornsberry, Gabe Baldwin, Tucker

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Geography with Goudge

The per capita production of the most recent world rankings of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, by hometown, is a pretty good representation of ‘Cowboy Country’.  There were 655 total riders.  629 were from the U.S., 26 from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan).  Texas leads the U.S. with 141 riders, followed by Montana (45),

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Coach K receives tributes

Coach Mike Kuwitzky was honored at the Maryville High School football game on November 5. Kuwitzky had retired in 2020 after teaching social studies at MHS and coaching basketball for over 30 years. The first honor was the senior football players selecting him as their choice for teacher recognition week. A collection was taken up

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