Sports

The Maryville Boys Tennis met St. Pius X at the Frank Grube Courts on April 16 and fell 4-5 to move to 10-2 on the season.

By Morgan Guyer It’s been an up and down season for Platte Valley baseball, but they are back in the win column following wins over DeKalb on April 17 and Stewartsville April 21. They currently sit 4-7 on the season after the 13-1 victory over the Stewartsville WildCards in Guilford. After two scoreless innings to

The Northeast Nodaway Bluejays Baseball team hosted North Nodaway April 14 and came away with a 19-8 win. Photos from the game can be found on Page 12 of the NNL.

North Nodaway, Northeast Nodaway, Nodaway Valley and Platte Valley all sent athletes to compete at the Stanberry Invitational on April 11. See all photos on Page 13 of this week’s NNL.

Marathons by State Per Capita, 2025 “The oldest continually operating marathon is the Boston Marathon. The 129th running of the Boston Marathon will take place on Monday, April 21st. This map of the 1,083 marathons by state, scheduled in the U.S. for 2025, is divided by the population. The resulting distribution indicates climate plays a role.

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Girls Soccer Team took down Chillicothe 8-0 in a mercy rule win on April 15 at the Hound Pound to move to 5-2 on the season. Senior Braelyn Hannigan opened the scoring for the Spoofhounds with a long range effort that found the back of the net with just 10

Men’s College Ice Hockey Champions, 1990-2024 Last weekend was the 2025 NCAA Men’s Div. I Ice Hockey ‘Frozen Four’. It was held in St. Paul, MN. This proportional symbol map displays the team champions over the last 35 years.  Denver leads with five championships, followed by Boston College with four and, Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota

Special Olympian Jon Bliley bought home the gold in bowling at the State Indoor Games. He competed in the Male 51 Division which took place at the Cave Springs Lanes in St. Peters. Although a SO team didn’t go for the state games, Bliley’s family stepped up and took him to the event and cheered

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoof-hound Boys Golf Team has hit the ground running in their spring campaign. They opened the season on March 31 with a match against Savannah, and came away with the team win, shooting 145 to Savannah’s 162. That 145 ties the 9-hole match score record set by the 2000 team.

Men’s Basketball National Champions, 1988 – 2024 March Madness will crown a champion tonight.  Five teams (Connecticut-6, Duke-5, North Carolina-4, Kansas & Kentucky-3) have won a total of 21 titles in the past 37 years.  Once again, as in previous college basketball maps the eastern half of the country is dominating the sport. Connecticut was