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Geography with Goudge

This week’s major college football map features the 1,493 players by hometowns from the 12 teams that played in the New Year’s Six (NY6) Bowl games.  This group includes the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls, representing college teams from 11 different states.  The leading states include Mississippi, Utah, Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Oklahoma

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Geography with Goudge

The 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship was held recently in Columbus, OH.  Wisconsin won the national title for the first time, in a very close match with Big Ten rival Nebraska.  Over the course of 41 years (1981-2021) only twelve different teams have been crowned champions.  During the first 20 years (1981-2000) schools with

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Geography with Goudge

It’s that time of year for college football’s post-season individual honors.  The ‘cream of the crop’ or stars of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams as selected by the Associated Press (AP).  This map displays the 1st Team All-Americans by their hometowns. Texas (5), California (4) and Michigan (3) account for 12 of the 27

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Geography with Goudge

CFP Player Origins, 2021 The CFP or College Football Playoff teams for the 2021 season have now been determined. They are Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia and Michigan. This player production map is based on where the 522 CFP players attended high school.  There is no surprise that the map indicates a strong regional affiliation with the

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Geography with Goudge

The central part of the country dominates per capita production of women’s major college basketball players.  The South Central region along with Maryland, Iowa, and Minnesota include states that are well above the national average (norm) in production. There are 5,005 players on over 350 Div. I teams.  A little more than 14% of the

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Spoofhound soccer takes 3rd at state

The Maryville High School Spoofhound soccer team beat Fair Grove 5-0 to place third at the Class 1 MSHSAA Soccer Championships on November 20 in Fenton. It was the team’s highest finish in school history. The Hounds lost 1-0 in the semifinals the day before to the eventual state champions, Lutheran St. Charles.

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