Hayden Ferry, a South Nodaway senior and Platte Valley football player, signed his national letter of intent to play football at Baker University in Baldwin City, KS. At the ceremony were: front, his mother, Shawna Davis, Hayden, Platte Valley Head Football Coach Johnnie Silkett, and his father, Eric Ferry; back, brother, Dylan Carden. Hayden plans
Winter Olympic Medals by State, 1924-2022. Just like the northern countries are dominating the 2022 Winter Olympic medal tally, northern states dominate this per capita map. It is based on the state where the Olympic medalists were born. To date (2/15/2022), Team USA has collected a total of 322 gold, silver and bronze medals since
Super Bowl Champions, 1967-2021. This weekend’s Super Bowl marks the 56th game since starting in 1967. 20 different teams have at least one Super Bowl victory. Pittsburgh and New England, with six trophies each, lead all teams, followed by Dallas and San Francisco with five each, Green Bay & New York Giants each have four. This
AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball. February is here, and it’s time to turn our attention to college basketball and March Madness around the corner. This week’s AP Top 25 Poll is mapped by proportional symbols. Auburn leads the way, followed by Gonzaga, UCLA, Purdue, and Kentucky. Gonzaga and UCLA, in the west, are exceptions
The Spoofhound Dazzlers dance team performed January 22 at the Lee’s Summit North Dance Invitational at Lee’s Summit North High School. Second in lyrical, third in game day and fourth in pom were the team’s trophy winnings. The Dazzlers are front: Kensley Wood, Maggie Webb, Maggie Farnan and Lonia Bowen; back: Anna Adwell, Claire Nickerson,
The Maryville High School Spoofhound girls basketball team won the Cameron Tournament championship with a 41-34 defeat of the Chillicothe Hornets on January 29. The team is, front: Ryesen Stiens, Addison Weldon, Alyssa Cunningham, Jalea Price; back: Coach Chase Tolson, Coach Kelly Obley, Ava Dumke, Rylee Vierthaler, Anastyn Pettlon, Rylee Hornbuckle, Makayla Yaple and Coach
The Platte Valley girls defeated North Platte, 56-25, to win the North Platte Invitational on January 29. Team members include: front, Stephanie Turpin, Jaclyn Pappert and Samantha Terry; middle, Kayley Hauber, Madelyn Swinford, Tejay Freemyer, Andrea Riley and Maleeah Bliley; back, Kali Redden, Brylie Angle, Maggie Collins, Aubrey Mattson, Sarah Langford, Mackenzie Swinford and Christina
On January 20, Northeast Nodaway crowned its Courtwarming royalty in a special ceremony on the night before the Courtwarming game. The royalty are, front: crown bearers Ross Doty and Allison Beatty; back: King Ben Boswell, Queen Torri Kephart, Prince Lance Runde and Princess Gracie Kohlleppel. Boswell is the son of Mary and Corey Boswell, Parnell;
