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Geography with Goudge

US Players Competing in Wimbledon, 2025 “The fortnight of Wimbledon is upon us (June 30 – July 13) and nearing completion. The oldest tennis tournament in the world was first played in 1877. This map displays the hometowns of the 42 tennis players from the United States (27 Women and 15 Men) who are competing

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Northwest Missouri Rugby continues to grow

By Morgan Guyer After a successful first season, the Northwest Missouri Rugby Bulls have continued that momentum into 2025. The Bulls are led by Head Coach Trey Gaudet, Burlington Jct., and in the program’s first year in 2024, they took home the NYRA State Championship. The Bulls play Rugby 7s, where each team is made

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Geography with Goudge

Top 50 Hot Dog Eaters, 2025 What better activity for the dog days of summer than a hot dog eating contest. It is now considered a professional sport. Major League Eating (MLE) is the world body that oversees all professional eating contests. MLE holds approximately 70 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July

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Sharks host final home meet of the season

The Maryville Sharks Swim Team hosted Savannah on June 25 for their final home meet of the season. The team came away with the victory, scoring 716.5 points. Additional photos are available on Page 12 of this week’s NNL.

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Bearcat 2025 football shares season ticket information

A new era of Northwest Missouri State University football begins this fall, and fans began tracking down season tickets July 1. Head coach John McMenamin will begin his first season as the Bearcat head coach and the home slate will include five games. The home opener is set for September 13 in a non-conference matchup

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Geography with Goudge

College World Series Players, 2025 The College World Series was held in Omaha recently. The map displays the rosters of the eight teams that made the CWS this year. A total of 315 players. A small sample for a map of this type. However, it does resemble the players map for college baseball as well

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Northwest football hosts individual camp

Members of the Northwest Missouri State Football coaching staff and players put on an individual camp on June 22 at Bearcat Stadium. Campers received testing, individual instruction for all positions, including specialists and competed for all positions. Another individual camp will take place on July 27.

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Sharks heading towards end of season

The Maryville Sharks Swim Team held their second to last home meet of the season on June 18 against Clarinda, Shenandoah and Hamburg. Maryville came away with the team victory, scoring 826 points. The team will have their last home meet on June 25 against Savannah.

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