Sports

Platte Valley takes district title over Northeast Nodaway 

By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley Softball beat Northeast Nodaway 11-1 to claim the Class 1 District 16 title at Jefferson October 15. The game started close, as both teams were able to grab one run through two innings. That’s when Platte Valley flexed their muscles, scoring four in the top of the third inning, two

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Platte Valley rolls into match-up with East Atchison

By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley Football moved to 7-1 on the season after beating Stewartsville 52-24 in Barnard October 14. Now the team looks forward to the regular season finale in Tarkio against the 8-0 East Atchison Wolves October 21. Head Coach Johnnie Silkett is happy with the win. “This was a great game for

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2 long-time football officials start training next generation

By Kathryn Rice With the shortage of officials for high school football games, two long-time football officials, James Pederson and John Clayton, are mentoring their children, Brenden Pedersen and Deanna Clayton, both first year football referees. Claytons continue tradition John Clayton has officiated football games for 25 years. He’s worked four state championships and numerous

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Maryville Volleyball sweeps South Harrison

By Morgan Guyer The Spoofhounds moved to 14-11-2 on the season following a 3-0 win over the South Harrison Bulldogs October 10 in Maryville. The result was never in doubt, as Maryville jumped out early to take the first set in a blowout, 25-4. They would take set two, 25-11, and then set three, 25-15.

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Worth County routs Pattonsburg with help from NEN Bluejays

By Morgan Guyer The Worth County Tigers moved to 6-1 on the season after a 82-12 victory over Pattonsburg in Grant City on October 7. The Tigers took care of business early, jumping out to a 36-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. They continued to dominate, eventually going up 82-12 by half-time,

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Maryville Girls Golf captures district title

For the first time since 2017, the Spoofhound Girls Golf Team won districts. Maryville shot a team score of 377 to take first place, just three shots better than Boonville. The golf team with their coaches poses with their new district title.

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Geography with Goudge

Boys High School Soccer Players There are 436,465 boys high school soccer players and over 12,539 programs spread throughout the United States. California and Texas, the two most populous states account for 99,518 or 23% of all players. When mapped by state, New England and states in the northern Midwest have the highest number of

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Geography with Goudge

MLB Players, 2022 The Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing with the Wild Card Division Series going on. The map displays the West dominating per capita production of elite baseball players along with higher values in Southern states. California alone, accounting for 133 or nearly 16% of all of the 840 players. The

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