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“Since the modern Olympic era began in 1896, through the 2016 Olympics, the USA has collected 1,022 gold medals. Those gold medals are represented by 2,805 unique athletes.  Team sports (basketball, water polo, relay events, etc.) have more than one person represented by the gold medal.  This per capita map, based on the state where

“The MLB Draft concluded this past week after picking 612 players over 20 rounds. The Draft in a ‘normal’ year includes 40 rounds with over a thousand players. This per capita map represents 45 states.  There were 21 foreign players, primarily from Canada. The map displays the, ‘South’, dominating production of elite baseball prospects along

“The 91st Annual Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star game was held Tuesday, July 13th in Denver, CO. This week’s map of Major League Baseball All-Star Players over the past ten years (total of 329 players) is based upon where the players attended high school.  States in the South and West are the leading per capita producers of

“Soon an NBA Champion will be crowned. The Finals pitted Milwaukee against Phoenix, beginning on July 6th.  This choropleth map is based on where the current 478 NBA roster players attended high school.  Two areas in the eastern half of the U.S. (Mid-Atlantic urban core and rural south central states) standout as leading per capita

“The fortnight of Wimbledon is upon us (June 28 – July 11).  The oldest tennis tournament in the world was first played in 1877.  This map displays the hometowns of the 20 tennis players from the United States (14 Women and 6 Men) who are competing in this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Singles Championships.  The East

The Maryville Sharks hosted a home meet, June 26, and competed against teams from Red Oak, IA, and Clarinda, IA.    

“The U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer team roster was just announced.  This map displays the hometowns of the players that will represent the United States Women’s National Soccer Team in Olympic play starting July 21st.  The team consists of 18 players and four alternates, dominated by east and west coast states. Team USA, the most successful

“Since 1950, The College World Series (CWS) has been held in Omaha with the exception of last year’s cancellation due to Covid. This year’s CWS is scheduled to run from June 19-30th. Mapping the Champions from the past 40 years indicates, the further south a team is located, the greater their chances of winning the

Soccer District games May 18 Maryville 8 Excelsior Springs 0 Spoofhounds: Arianne Skidmore, 4 goals; Halle Buck, 2 goals; Cleo Johnson, 1 goal; Tori Allen, 1 goal. May 20 District Championship Maryville 2 Chillicothe 1 Spoofhounds: Kennedy Kurz, 1 goal; Arianne Skidmore, 1 goal. May 29 State Quarterfinals Maryville 0 Pleasant Hill 2 Track May 29 MSHSAA