“Beach volleyball is the 90th and newest NCAA sport. The 5th National Championship was played last weekend in Gulf Shores, AL. The USC Trojans won their third title. The per capita production of Div. I beach volleyball players is greatest in coastal states with the exception of Nebraska. Hawaii leads followed by Nebraska, California, Arizona and Alabama.
The Spoofhounds held an invitational track April 29 meet with several schools from the surrounding areas and still managed to win big. Maryville won the boy’s title with 183 points while the girls team placed third.
“The NFL Draft concluded this past weekend after picking 259 players over 7 rounds, representing 39 states 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 (19%), accounted for 44% of the players drafted. The
“The 2020 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship was held this past weekend in Omaha, NE. Kentucky won for the first time and became the first SEC school to win a title. Over the course of 40 years (1981-2020) only eleven different teams have been crowned champions. During the first 19 years (1981-1999) schools with a
Several schools sent their track teams to the annual Indian Relays, Tarkio, April 21. Platte Valley’s Nicco LaBryer pushes through the finish line in the 100 meter dash.
The Maryville Spoofhounds fell to the Benton Cardinals 6-4 after fighting through 10 innings. Sophomore Cooper Loe pitched just over eight innings with three unearned hits and one walk. The Spoofhounds are playing in the Chillicothe Tournament this weekend.
“When mapped, the AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, is dominated by the Midwest. The Bearcat Volleyball team (ranked #15) finished second in the MIAA Conference Tournament in Topeka, KS. They defeated Washburn, (ranked #14) 3-2 in the quarterfinal match and Central Missouri, 3-0 in the semi-finals. The Bearcats fell to Nebraska-Kearney, (ranked #11) by a
“The per capita production of women collegiate bowlers by hometown is a good example of a regional sport. In this case, it’s the northeast that dominates. There are 87 NCAA Bowling programs and 745 bowlers. The National Championship (which includes Div. I, II & III teams) was played this past weekend at the AMF Pro
County teams represented at the Stanberry Invite, April 9, held in Stanberry and King City were Northeast Nodaway, North Nodaway, West Nodaway, Platte Valley and Nodaway-Holt.
