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Geography with Goudge

This week’s map, Women’s Basketball National Champions, 1982-2022. Women’s March Madness is down to the Final Four. This map of Women’s National Basketball Champions from 1982-2022 indicates a national spread from coast to coast.  Only 15 different teams have won a national title since the NCAA started crowning champions in 1982. Four teams, Connecticut (11),

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Maryville girls soccer opens season with win

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Girls Soccer Team has enjoyed its fair share of success in the past few seasons. Outside of the season being cancelled in 2020, the Spoofhounds have won the last two Class 2 District 8 Titles, and will have their eyes set on another this season. Their road started on March

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Geography with Goudge

Women’s Basketball AP Top 25 Rankings, 2019-2023 The 2023 NCAA Div. I Women’s Basketball March Madness teams were recently announced. They will play their first and second round games this weekend. This proportional symbol map displays the teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Poll finishes over the past five years. The maximum

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Platte Valley boys take third at state

By Morgan Guyer Head Coach Tim Jermain fought back tears as he began to talk about the four seniors on the Platte Valley Boys Basketball Team in an interview room outside of the Hammons Student Center in Springfield on March 10. The team had just defeated Glasgow 81 – 45 to capture the Class 1

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Platte Valley girls bring home another trophy

By Morgan Guyer The last four years of Platte Valley Girls Basketball has been nothing short of dominant. It includes four trips to the final four in Springfield, two state championships, a second place finish and now a third place finish, as well as an overall record of 116 – 9 over that time span.

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Spoofhounds fall in district final thriller

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Boys Basketball team saw their season come to an end at Benton High School in St. Joseph on March 3, losing to Lafayette 46 – 51. The game was everything a spectator would want from a district final that didn’t disappoint. The Spoofhounds started the game well, taking a

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Geography with Goudge

Men’s Basketball AP Top 25 Rankings, 2019-2023. March Madness is upon us. This proportional symbol map displays the NCAA Div. I Basketball teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Rankings over the past five years. The maximum points possible would be a #1 ranking for each of the five years garnering 25 pts

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Platte Valley basketball teams punch tickets to state semifinals

Both the Boys and Girls Platte Valley Basketball Teams will be playing in the Class 1 Show-Me Showdown Championship in Springfield after quarterfinal victories. The boys team faced off against Green City on March 3 at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, in what proved to be a tough test. Platte Valley came away with

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