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
By Brent Johnson For the fifth time in school history, the Jefferson boys took home a state basketball championship. The Eagles, making their first Final Four appearance since 2011, knocked off Dora, 75-65, to claim the 2019 MSHSAA Class 1 Title on March 9 at JQH Arena in Springfield. Strong starts were a recurring theme
Now that March is here (maybe spring will follow) it’s time to turn our attention to college basketball. This week’s AP Top 25 Poll is mapped by proportional symbols. Gonzaga leads the way, followed by Virginia, North Carolina, Duke and Tennessee. Gonzaga, in the west, is the lone exception to the traditional eastern basketball powers
By Dustin Henggeler It’s a tall order to crash the wave of an undefeated team like the Winston Redbirds, but the Jefferson Eagles had a new surge of confidence after taking down Mound City a few days earlier. That confidence showed in the calm, cool and collected play the Eagles brought to the St. Joseph
By Dustin Henggeler From the looks of the first half, the Maryville Spoofhounds boys basketball team was cruising to a Class 3 sectional win over St. Michael the Archangel Guardians. Up 17 points at the half, a complete comeback by the Guardians in the February 27 game handed the Hounds a 59-69 loss to end
The Alliance of American Football began its first season on February 9. The new professional league consists of eight teams, each with a 52-player roster, from cities primarily in the southern portion of the country. This per capita map looks at the 416 players that make up the league, based on where they went to
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
