Sports

The West Nodaway Rockets youth flag football team wrapped up their season on October 2, playing the Bedford, IA Bulldogs.  

By Morgan Guyer The Spoofhound Football Team handled Homecoming in style, beating the Benton Cardinals 55-13 in Maryville September 30. It was a fast start to the game for the Cardinals, scoring on a 52 yard touchdown pass just minutes into the game. Maryville would answer right away however, as junior Derek Quinlin found junior

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Softball Team beat Bishop LeBlond 7-4 September 27 in Maryville to move to 6-10 on the season. It’s been an up-and-down season for the Spoofhounds, now with a couple weeks left in the season, it feels like it’s all coming together for first year coach Sammey Bunch. After going

The Platte Valley Girls Cross Country team finished in first place out of five teams at Rock Port on September 26.

The Nodaway Valley Thunder came away with the 46-12 victory at Mound City September 23.

The Maryville girls golf team were crowned MEC champions with a total team score of 365 on September 26 in Cameron.

By Morgan Guyer The Nodaway Valley Thunder got a 3-0 win over North Nodaway in Hopkins September 20. The Thunder jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the first set thanks to some clever serving from Savanna Marriott, sophomore. They kept up that momentum, taking the first set 25-7. The second saw a much

Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Soccer Team routed Savannah 8-0 at Bearcat Pitch September 19. The Spoofhounds have dominated past times against Savannah in boys soccer, and that trend continued on Monday as Maryville took care of business, forcing a mercy rule just four minutes into the second half. It was the perfect start for

High School Football Participation, 2022. “There are nearly one million high school football players and over 15,000 programs spread throughout the United States.  This makes for the average squad size to be close to 66 players.  This ranges from a high of 114 in Texas to a low of 15 in DC.  Missouri averages 54

NFL Player Origins Per Capita, 2022. The much anticipated NFL season is now underway for 2022.  Which region of the country produces the highest quality football players? The ‘Southern Slant’ is very evident in this week’s professional football players map.  This per capita map is based on where the current active roster players went to