Sports

Spoofhound track program continues success

By Morgan Guyer Under Head Coach Rodney Bade, the Maryville Girls and Boys Track Teams have become a force to reckon with in the MEC. The boys won their eighth straight MEC team championship, while the girls won their third in a row before heading to Jefferson City on May 23-24 to compete in the

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NCAA Women’s Softball College World Series, 1982-2025 “The 2025 NCAA Div. I Women’s Softball College World Series (WCWS) was played this past week (May29 – June 6) in Oklahoma City.  This proportional symbol map displays the 14 teams that have won championships over the past 44 years.  The Texas Longhorns won their first title at

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NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Players, 2025 “NCAA Men’s Lacrosse has been crowning a national team championship in the spring since 1970. Cornell won their fourth title on May 26th, defeating Maryland. It was their first title since 1977. There are currently 78 Div. I teams accounting for 3,651 players. The per capita production of NCAA men’s

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Bearcats shine at Mustangs Northwest night

By Morgan Guyer The pitcher/catcher duo of Northwest Missouri State University Graduate Student Jaren Guck and Junior Parker Griffith was on full display during the St. Joseph Mustangs 11-1 win over Nevada on May 31. The Saturday night game was highlighted by being the annual Northwest Night at the Mustangs with lots of audience engagement

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NCAA Women’s Golf Team Champions, 1982-2025 Northwestern University won their first NCAA Women’s Golf Team Championship this past week. This map looks at team champions, 1982-2025. Arizona State leads with eight championships, followed by Duke with seven.  Five teams have won three titles each. Including Stanford, Arizona, San Jose State, USC, and UCLA.  Northwestern’s seven

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Local schools compete at state track

Northeast Nodaway, North Nodaway, Platte Valley and Nodaway Valley all had athletes represent at the Class 1 State Championship in Jefferson City from May 23-24. Maryville competed in the Class 3 Championship during those days as well.

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NCAA Men’s Team Tennis National Champions, 1946-2025 Men’s team tennis is dominated by a few elite teams. This map of Men’s NCAA Team Tennis National Champions from 1946-2025 indicates a national spread from coast to coast.  Only seventeen different teams have won a national title since the NCAA started crowning Men’s champions in 1946. Three

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Thunder take down King City

The Nodaway Valley Thunder Baseball team defeated King City 11-1 on May 20 in the Class 2 District 16 Semi-final. The game was played in Maryville due to poor field conditions in Burlington Jct.  

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