Sports

Geography with Goudge

NFL Player Origins, 2024 The National Football League (NFL) season is now underway for 2024.  Which region of the country produces the highest quality football players? The ‘Southern Slant’ is very evident in this week’s professional football players map.  This per capita map is based on where the current active roster players went to high

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Spoofhound girls golf tee off their season

The Maryville Spoofhound Girls Golf team has had a busy start to their season, opening with a dual at Cameron on September 4 and then playing in the Central Tournament at Moila CC in St. Joseph on September 5. They also hosted their annual Spoofhound Best Ball Tournament on September 9. Results can be found

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Maryville shuts out Pleasant Hill in home opener

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Football team got their first win of the season, beating Pleasant Hill 35-0 at the Hound Pound on September 6. Coming off their week one loss against Blair Oaks, the Spoofhounds came out ready to kick start their season. Early in the first quarter, Junior Zac Voss recovered a

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Bearcat football hosts Fort Hays State, searching for first win

The Northwest Missouri State Football team returns home to face off against No. 25 ranked Fort Hays State at 6 pm on September 14. The Bearcats fell to Nebraska Kearney 14-21 on September 7, falling to 0-2 on the season, the first time since the 1994 winless season. Northwest hasn’t lost three consecutive games since

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Geography with Goudge

FBS College Football Player Origins, 2024 The FBS or Football Bowl Subdivision consists of 134 teams that have been known as ‘Major College’ through the years.  This player production map, based on where the 15,820 FBS players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in the ‘Deep South’.  This area, known as the ‘Pigskin

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Spoofhound tennis opens the season

The Maryville Spoofhound Girls Team opened the season with two team victories at home, beating Richmond 9-0 on September 2 and East High School, Kansas City, 9-0 on September 3.

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Platte Valley closes out Worth County

By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley met the Worth County Tigers in Barnard on August 30 to open the season, and it ended in dramatic fashion, with Platte Valley winning 12-6. It was a defensive battle for the majority of the game, as both offenses were held to under 200 yards. Each team also had three

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Bearcats fall in season opener

The NWMSU Bearcat Football Team opened the season at home against Minnesota State on August 29, losing 36-22 The No. 22 ranked Bearcats started slow against the No. 13 ranked Mavericks, falling behind 22-0 at halftime. Minnesota State then came out of the break and marched down the field to make it a 29-0 ballgame.

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This week’s map: U.S. Open Tennis, 2024

The 144th edition of the United States Open Tennis Championships is currently being played in Queens, New York. 38 American players started the two-week Grand Slam tournament in singles competition. This map displays the hometowns of the tennis players from the United States (17 Men and 21 Women) who participated.  Three states produced over half

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