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The Nodaway Valley Thunder Volleyball Team defeated Mound City 3-0 in Mound City on September 7.

By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley Softball took down the Maryville Spoofhounds 7-2 in Conception Jct. on September 11. Platte Valley senior Maggie Collins has started the season as the team’s lead-off hitter, a choice that has already paid off early in the year. On Monday, Collins took the first pitch she saw in the bottom

By Morgan Guyer The Nodaway Valley Thunder remained undefeated on the season after a 44-22 win over East Atchison in Burlington Jct. on September 8. There was a hope that the Thunder would be an improved football team this fall, and it seems that is the case just three games into the season. The team

FBS College Football Player Origins, 2023 The FBS or Football Bowl Subdivision consists of 133 teams that have been known as ‘Major College’ through the years.  This player production map, based on where the 13,364 FBS players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in the ‘Deep South’.  This area, known as the ‘Pigskin

The Maryville Spoofhound Volleyball Team played in the Clarinda Tournament on September 2, ending the day with a 1-4 record.

By Morgan Guyer The Platte Valley Softball Team took down Northeast Nodaway 11-0 in Ravenwood on September 5. Platte Valley moved to 2-0 after the dominant five inning victory, as senior Delaney Wolf pitched the whole game and earned a shut-out. The bats were working all night for Platte Valley, as senior Maggie Collins got

By Morgan Guyer The Nodaway Valley Thunder Football Team defeated King City 26-16 in Graham on September 1 to start the season 2-0. The Thunder began the official year with a big upset, taking down the defending 8-man runner up in North Andrew, 32-8 on August 25. The win sent a message to the rest

  Maryville Spoofhound Girls Golf Senior Cailyn Auffert broke the individual 9-hole school record of 36 set by Emily Long in 2018, with a score of 34 against Cameron on August 30 at Mozingo.

The First Christian Church in Maryville hosted around 160 members of the Northwest Bearcat Football Team for a lunch before their green-white scrimmage on August 24.

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Softball Team won in a close battle against North Andrew, 8-7, in Maryville on August 28. The Spoofhounds went back and forth with the Cardinals through four innings, before Maryville opened up a five run lead in the 6th inning. North Andrew attempted a late game rally with four