Sports

Men’s College World Series Champions, 1980-2022.

Since 1950, The College World Series (CWS) has been held in Omaha. This year’s CWS is scheduled to run from June 16-26th. Mapping the Champions from the past 4 decades indicates, the further south a team is located, the greater their chances of winning the series. LSU leads the list with 6 titles, followed by

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Maryville golfers compete in Mozingo Lake Invitational

The Maryville Spoofhounds had several golfers compete in the Missouri Golf Association junior event June 5-6 in a 36 hole event at Mozingo Lake Golf Course. In the 12-13 male division, Colin Hoffmann took first place from Maryville, shooting 161. Jacob Scott, coming off a successful season with the Spoofhounds tied for third in the

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Geography with Goudge

Men’s College Golf Team Champions, 1972-2023. This map looks at the NCAA Div. I Men’s college golf team champions, 1972-2023. Oklahoma State leads with ten championships, followed by Florida and Houston with four each.  Stanford, Texas and Wake Forest have won three titles each. The Florida Gators won the 2023 Championship last week. Five of

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Familiar faces will be visible at Lions District Basketball

The annual Lions District 26-M4 All-Star Basketball Tournament for graduating seniors will take place Saturday, June 3 at the Trenton High School, 1415 South Oklahoma Avenue, Trenton. Players from Nodaway County are Aubrey Mattson, Kayley Hauber, Matt Jermain and Memphis Bliley, Jefferson; Sarah Langford, South Nodaway; Jacquelyn Cline, North Nodaway; Blake Bohannon, Nodaway-Holt. The one

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Spoofhounds send 20 athletes to state track

The Maryville Spoofhound Boys and Girls Track Teams capped off impressive seasons at the Class 3 State Championships in Jefferson City on May 26-27. Full coverage and photos can be found on Page 18 of this week’s NNL.

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Platte Valley baseball finished second at state

By Morgan Guyer The Platte Valley Boys Baseball Team competed in the final four in Ozark on May 29-30, claiming a second place finish in Class 1 after falling to St. Elizabeth 3-13 in the title game. In the team’s first game at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark, they came away with an 8-0 victory

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Geography with Goudge

College Softball World Series, 2023 The 2023 NCAA Div. I Women’s Softball College World Series (WCWS) is being played this week (June 1-9) in Oklahoma City.  This proportional symbol map displays the 13 teams that have won championships over the past 41 years.  Four of those teams are in the 2023 WCWS.  UCLA leads with

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Geography with Goudge

College Baseball Top 25 Rankings, May 21, 2023. This week’s map is a proportional symbol map displaying current NCAA Div. I Collegiate Baseball Rankings.  Wake Forest, Florida, Stanford, Arkansas and LSU lead the way.  Eighteen of the twenty-five teams, are located in the Deep South.  Southeastern dominance along with PAC-12 teams correlate with traditional baseball

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Spoofhound tennis duo competes at state

Juniors Kason Teale and Jaxson Staples competed in doubles at the state tennis tournament in Springfield from May 18-20.  Sophomore Kristian Mendez also competed in singles. Teale and Staples pose with their sixth place medals.

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