The oldest continually operating marathon is the Boston Marathon. The 123rd running of the Boston Marathon took place this on Monday, April 15. This map indicates cooler climates host more marathons than warmer climates on a per-capita basis. The number of marathon race finishers across the nation has steadily grown over the past 40 years. Since
Maryville’s Ethan Stone uses his quick reaction to get the edge in the duos match as he and Cade Gustafson won 8-3. The Spoofhounds defeated SW Valley 7-2 on April 15 at Northwest Missouri State University. See more of Dustin’s photos in the 4/18 printed edition.
This weekend is the Final of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Div. I Ice Hockey ‘Frozen Four’ being held in Buffalo, NY. This proportional symbol map displays the team champions over the last 30 years. Boston College leads with four, followed by Denver and North Dakota with three each. Denver, Massachusetts, Providence and Minnesota-Duluth are the
The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team will host a national championship celebration from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday, April 14 at Bearcat Arena. This free event will give fans the opportunity to interact with members of the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship team and coaching staff. The team will be available
March Madness culminates with the Final Four this weekend. Four teams (Duke-5, Connecticut & North Carolina-4 each, and Kentucky-3) have won a total of 16 titles in the past 30 years. Once again, as in other basketball maps, the eastern half of the country is dominating the sport. Virginia will be facing newcomer Auburn and
By Dustin Henggeler Starting off the season with two shutout losses wasn’t easy, but Maryville Baseball Coach Carson Riedel knew his team was capable of more. That was proven April 1 when Maryville went four innings against East Buchanan, winning 18-3 and putting the mercy rule into motion. “I knew once we got the bats
By Dustin Henggeler It wasn’t the style of win Maryville Soccer Coach Dale Reuter wanted for his girls, but the 2-1 win was a victory nonetheless on March 26 in the home match over Lafayette. “I expected more from us in our win against Savannah and I expected more from the girls tonight,” he said,
The 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball March Madness is now down to the Sweet Sixteen. This proportional symbol map displays the teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Poll finishes over the past five years. The largest symbols include Connecticut, Notre Dame, Baylor, South Carolina and Louisville. All teams that are still
March Madness is upon us. This proportional symbol map displays the NCAA Div. I basketball teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 rankings over the past five years. The largest symbols include, Villanova, Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Duke. These programs tend to lie within the basketball heartland or core area. Successful teams
The eastern half of the country dominates per capita production of men’s major college basketball players. A line from Louisiana through Illinois and onto Maryland in the east includes states that are well above the national average (norm) in production. A little less than 13 percent of the players are foreign. Canada, Australia, Nigeria and
