By Jacki Wood The Northeast Nodaway softball team lost most of its infield to graduation including Dallis Coffelt, Talina Nelson, Allie Runde and Jill Spire. But the Bluejays will look to younger players this year to build upon last year’s turnaround season. “We are very young,” Head Coach Danny Smith said, “but we have several
By Jacki Wood The Maryville High cross country team will see an increase in numbers this year with high expectations for success. “Last year, the kids showed that when they were focused and believed in each other, they can race well,” Head Coach Rodney Bade said. “I expect to see that again this year.” Bade
By Jacki Wood With 10 seniors graduating from last year’s Maryville volleyball team, the Spoofhounds expect new talent to step up in 2016. “Our team will look a lot different this year in almost every position,” Head Coach Connor Kellerstrass said, “with younger girls stepping up.” In his fifth year of coaching at MHS, third
By Jacki Wood Last year, the Maryville girls tennis team went 10-0 during the regular season, won the Midland Empire Conference for the first time since 1986-87 and placed 2nd at districts. This year, even with three varsity players lost to graduation, the Spoofhounds are hungry for more. “I am excited for the season,” Head
By Jacki Wood After finding some success in developing a stronger defensive game last year, the Maryville Spoofhounds softball team is working to get more aggressive offensively this year. “The girls really put in a lot of time and hard work to come together and become solid defensively (last year),” Head Coach Chandra DeMott said,
By Jacki Wood Although the Maryville boys soccer team lost nine seniors to graduation last year, Head Coach Stuart Collins expects the Spoofhounds to reload and be back for more postseason play. “All of (the seniors) were a key component to last year’s success,” Collins said, who has been coaching at MHS since 2001. The
By Jacki Wood After winning districts last year, the Maryville girls golf team is poised to have another successful season and continue on into postseason play. They’ll be doing it, though, without the Holtman sisters. Mollie, who won the sectional tournament and was a state qualifier in 2015, graduated. Younger sister Maddie had knee surgery
By Jacki Wood Same story. New group. That’s how Maryville head football coach, Matt Webb, described the Spoofhounds and improving from last year’s 12-1 team who also went 8-0 in the MEC. “Tradition never graduates,” Webb said. “Expectations are always high at MHS. (We’re) excited to make another run.” Tradition runs deep, but since Webb
SSM Health St. Francis Hospital announced recently it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Laboratory Services Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. St. Francis underwent a
Recently there has been an increase in the number of children needing foster care and a decrease in families willing to help. Northwest Missouri’s five-county region has between 80 ad 85 children in the foster care system and 10 licensed foster homes. There are about 30 homes in which family members have taken in children
