The 68th NBA All-Star Game was played on February 17. During the past 19 years, 131 different players representing 29 states and 18 countries have made the All-Star roster. This map is based on the players’ high school state indicates the eastern half of the country, particularly the southeastern states, stands out as the leading per
By Dustin Henggeler It’d had been a couple of months since the two teams had faced off, but both Nodaway-Holt and Northeast Nodaway coaches knew it was going to be another close matchup heading in to the opening round of the Class 1 District 16 game in Graham. Seeded fourth and fifth in a bracket,
By Dustin Henggeler Both the Jefferson Eagles and South Nodaway Longhorns have been on the up-and-up since Christmas break, but the Longhorns found themselves struggling against the depth and power that the Eagles brought to the February 18 Class 1 District 16 matchup. A powerful start by Jefferson allowed an early lead that South Nodaway
The Maryville Spoofhounds wrestling team sent six wrestlers to the state tournament held February 14 to 16 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Sophomore Kade Wilmes, 126 pounds, fought back after a first-round loss to win his next three matches before falling in the fourth round of wrestlebacks. He then faced Pleasant Hill’s Zach Redwine and
By Dustin Henggeler Despite earning the second seed in the Class 1 District 16 bracket, South Nodaway Longhorn Coach Dustin Skoglund and his players weren’t going to take things for granted with how closely several of the teams in the bracket have played them this season. That included West Nodaway whose seventh seed landed them
By Dustin Henggeler With two ineligible starters in his lineup for the Class 1 District 16 tournament opener, Northeast Nodaway Coach Rory Jackson had to move two freshmen into the starting lineup against a North Nodaway Mustangs team that had already defeated them twice in the season. Freshmen Ben Boswell and Auston Pride have had
The Maryville High School administration informed the Spoofhounds wrestling team coaches on February 11 they were not going to the state wrestling tournament later in the week. Kody Koster, head coach, and Riley Klein, assistant coach, were notified on February 11 they were not to attend the Missouri State Wrestling Tournament beginning on February 14.
The Maryville Knights of Columbus #1339 hosted its annual youth basketball tournament on January 19 for fifth and sixth grade boys and girls at the Maryville Community Center. Nine girls teams and seven boys teams participated in this year’s event and 95 percent of the officials were all local volunteers. The concession stand was run
The Bearcat men’s basketball team is ranked first in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) rankings. This proportional symbol map indicates that the core or heartland of basketball runs from the Northeast through the Carolinas. The Bearcats are the only undefeated men’s team across all divisions of basketball. They have four remaining conference games
By Dustin Henggeler The North Nodaway Mustangs girls basketball team utilized seven scorers in their 58-32 win over the South Holt Knights. The Mustangs took an early lead and never looked back for a Courtwarming victory on February 8 in Hopkins. The first quarter consisted of back-and-forth scoring between the two teams as they felt
