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Nodaway Valley sophomore Riley Blay reached the pinnacle of the state meet for the third time earning first in 800m, 2:02.01; 1600m, 4:25.06 and 3200m, 9:47.21.

2022 NCAA Div. I Softball Regionals dominated ESPN coverage this past week.  Super Regionals (Sweet Sixteen) will be played this weekend. The Pac-12 accounts for five of the remaining teams, followed by the ACC, Big 12 and SEC with three teams each. This proportional symbol map displays the teams that have the highest ‘Top 25’

This week’s map is a proportional symbol map displaying current NCAA Div. I Collegiate Baseball Rankings.  Tennessee, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Stanford and Texas Tech lead the way.  Seventeen of the twenty-five teams are located in the Deep South.  Southeastern dominance along with PAC-12 teams correlate with traditional baseball hotbeds.  This pattern is very similar

Beach volleyball is the 90th and newest NCAA sport.  The 6th National Championship was played last weekend in Gulf Shores, AL. The USC Trojans won their fourth title. The per capita production of NCAA women’s beach volleyball players is greatest in some non-coastal states. Arizona leads followed by Nebraska, Hawaii, Alabama and Colorado. There are 91 NCAA

The Class 1 District 5 track meet was held May 7 at King City High School. Photos can be found on page A6 of this week’s NNL  

  The 275 Conference track meet was held May 3 in Rock Port and saw the Nodaway Valley boys place 2nd behind three conference championships from sophomore Riley Blay. Additionally, the Platte Valley girls placed 3rd and the boys took 4th while the Nodaway Valley girls placed 6th, the Northeast Nodaway boys placed eighth, the

The Maryville Spoofhounds hosted the 2022 MEC track championships May 3. The boys team earned the championship with 209 points while the girls team finished fourth with 117 points.  

The NFL Draft concluded this past weekend after picking 262 players over 7 rounds, representing 38 states and Australia, Austria, and Canada.  This per capita map, displays The ‘Pigskin Cult’ or Deep South producing the greatest number of elite football players.  Two conferences, the SEC (25%) and Big Ten (18%), accounted for 43% of the

            By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley moved to 11-1 on the season after beating North Nodaway 11-1 on April 25. The winless North Nodaway Mustangs were holding strong against Platte Valley as the fourth inning rolled around. That’s when Platte Valley flexed its muscles, scoring five runs to take an

By Morgan Guyer Northeast Nodaway moved to 11-0 on the season after defeating East Atchison 5-0 on April 23. The game took place after the commemoration of the school’s new track and baseball field. Junior Dylan McIntyre led the way for the Bluejays, pitching a complete game with nine strikeouts and the shutout. It was