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FBS All-Conference Football Players, 2024. “As the 2024 college football season is winding down, we now have the All-Conference Players per capita map.  Just under seven percent, or 1,085 of the  14,898 FBS players made an All-Conference team.  The top category or region extending from Texas to Virginia, known as the ‘Pigskin Cult’, contains 48%

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Maryville’s Mosaic Medical Center partners with Northwest to provide athletic training services

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville and Northwest Missouri State University announces a new partnership that will provide certified athletic trainers to support Bearcat athletics. All athletic trainers for the school’s teams are being provided by Mosaic, increasing the number from two Mosaic-provided athletic trainers to all seven being provided by Mosaic. Previously, Northwest was using

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Nodaway Valley sweeps Northeast Nodaway 

The Nodaway Valley Thunder Boys and Girls Basketball Teams continue to roll on January 7 in Ravenwood against the Bluejays, with the girls winning 64-32, and the boys 81-32. The girls are currently 12-1 on the season, while the boys are 10-3.

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Geography with Goudge

Bearcat Men’s Basketball Hometowns, 2024-25. Now that the college football season is winding down, we can devote more attention to college basketball. Northwest Missouri Men’s Basketball is currently fieldling a 3-8 record. This map displays the hometowns of the fifteen players on the Bearcat men’s basketball roster.  This team has four from Kansas, three from

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Geography with Goudge

Women’s Volleyball Champions, NCAA Div. I (1981-2023). The 2024 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship will be held this weekend in Louisville, KY. Among the final four teams are Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State and Pittsburgh.  Over the course of 43 years (1981-2023) only twelve different teams have been crowned champions.  During the first 20 years (1981-2000)

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McMenamin announces coaching additions, retentions

The Northwest Missouri State Football Coaching Staff will have some additional new faces on the sideline come next fall, alongside some staff members returning from last season. Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Collin Prosser is a new addition to John McMenamin’s staff, having served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Wayne State College.

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Bluejays take down DeKalb

The Northeast Nodaway Boys and Girls Basketball teams both got wins against DeKalb on December 20 in Ravenwood. The girls won 49-12, while the boys captured their first win of the season 37-25. Additional photos can be found on Page 12 of this week’s NNL.

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Geography with Goudge

AP Football All-Americans, FBS 2024. 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 and 2nd Team All-Americans by their hometowns. Texas (10), Florida (7), Georgia (7), and California

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Spoofhounds travel to 12 Courts of Christmas 

The Maryville Boys and Girls Basketball Teams participated in the 4th Annual 12 Courts of Christmas at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City on December 17. Over 200 teams from across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado and Florida are expected to play. Maryville faced off against Odessa, with the boys winning 64-50, and

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Elks Hoop Shoot names local winners

The annual Elks Hoop Shoot was held November 24 at Maryville Middle School. Those in the photo are front: second place winners, Brynn Sturdivan, St. Gregory’s, 8-9 years old; Chase Murphy, Nodaway-Holt,  8-9 years old; Charley Parsons, King City, 10-11 years old; William Curran, South Nodaway, 10-11 years old; Lexi Wray, South Nodaway, 12-13 years old

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