Sports

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame to induct two Maryville honorees 

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon induct Northwest Missouri State University Tennis Coach Mark Rosewell and the Maryville High School 1982 State Football Championship Team in the class of 2025. They will join Kansas City Royals slugger Mike Moustakas, other high school teams and individuals representing other sports, during the enshrinement in Kansas

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Maryville softball falls to Savannah

The Maryville Softball team lost 0-18 to Savannah October 7 at Maryville High School. The team wore special jerseys for pink out in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. See photos on Page 10 of the October 9 edition of the NNL.

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Geography with Goudge

FBS Top 25 AP Poll, October 5, 2025 Major college football (FBS) has completed 7 weeks of the 2025 season.  This week’s proportional symbol map displays the AP top-ranked team (Ohio State) with the largest football and #25 Florida State with the smallest football.  The pattern represents teams from across the country as they vie

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Nodaway-Holt, West Nodaway crown Homecoming royalty

The Homecoming King and Queen from Nodaway-Holt and West Nodaway were crowned before kick-off of the Nodaway Valley and Platte Valley game October 3 in Graham. The West Nodaway King and Queen are Tyler Gray and Emalee Wynn. Gray is the son of Jarrett and Jennifer Gray, and Wynn is the daughter of James Wynn

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Spoofhound soccer wins thriller against Benton

The Maryville Spoofhound Boys Soccer team defeated Benton 2-1 in double overtime October 7 at the Hound Pound. Maryville has now won five straight games against conference foes. They will face off against Savannah at home October 16.

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Thunder rout Platte Valley to remain undefeated

The Nodaway Valley Thunder Football squad moved to 6-0 on the season after a 52-0 Homecoming victory over Platte Valley October 3 in Graham. The Thunder have scored at least 52 points in every game so far, and have scored over 80 in two games. The team will face their two toughest games of the

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Geography with Goudge

WNBA Player Origins, 2025 The 2025 WNBA Finals will mark the first year of the Best of 7 matchup format. It will begin on October 3rd and possibly run through October 17th if necessary. The women’s professional basketball league began playing in 1999. There are 193 roster players making up the thirteen teams in the league.

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