Within the next two weeks an NBA champion will be crowned. This choropleth map is based on where the current 450 NBA roster players attended high school. Two areas in the eastern half of the US, the Mid-Atlantic urban core and rural south central states, standout as leading per capita producers of players. Professional basketball
The Maryville High School boys track team placed third overall at the Class 3 Missouri State High School Athletic Association track meet held May 26-27. Individual results included: • Spencer Morrison, eighth place, 100m hurdles; fourth place, 300m hurdles • Reece Bickford, third place, 100m; fourth place, 200m • Josh Sanders, third place, 400m; fifth
The Northeast Nodaway baseball team beat St. Joseph Christian, 10-9, during a sectional game May 23 on the Northwest campus. Spencer Weir dives after a ball in an attempt to catch it. For more photos and information see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
2017 NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals, called the Sweet Sixteen, will be played this weekend, May 27-28. The SEC accounts for seven of the teams. This proportional-symbol map displays the teams that have amassed the highest rankings over the past five years. The largest symbols include Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, Oregon, Michigan and Tennessee. All
Ashley Riley of Platte Valley keeps close to the front of the pack all eight laps in the 3200-meter run, taking second in the event at the state track meet May 19-20 in Jefferson City. Northeast Nodaway and the South Holt/Nodaway-Holt teams were also represented at the state meet. For more photos and information, see
Mozingo Lake Recreation Park Head Golf Professional Kyle Easter partnered with St. Joseph County Club and Moila County Club in St. Joseph to offer a PGA youth golf league. The two courses in St. Joseph filled one team, while youth from Mozingo filled the remaining three teams. Members of the PGA league include, front: Ethan
This proportional-symbol map displays Collegiate Baseball Division I final polls from 2012 to 2016. LSU, Virginia, TCU, Florida State, Louisville and Vanderbilt lead the list that includes 72 teams during this five-year period. Southeastern dominance along with PAC-12 teams correlate with traditional baseball hotbeds. This pattern is similar to the baseball player origins map, leaving
Maryville Tomas Coalson makes his way around third for a score in the fourth off a two-run single by Tyler Houchin. Maryville would go on to defeat Cameron 13-3 on May 13 in the district opener. A few days later, Maryville earned a trip to the district championship versus Lafayette winning 8-5 over Savannah May
Addison Hull shoots to score her first goal of the 7-0 win over Lafayette High School in the first round of district tournament play. She was assisted by Lydia Mitchell. Hull and Mitchell both scored two goals for the Spoofhounds. For more photos and information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader. Save
The Maryville Spoofhounds golf team placed second at the Class 2 Sectional 4 on May 8 at Shirkey Golf Course in Richmond to qualify for state as a team. The Hounds had a team score of 330 behind LeBlond’s 326 and ahead of Summit Christian Academy with 363, O’Hara with 368, Penney with 372 and
