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Geography with Goudge

February 6 was National Signing Day.  No event garners as much media attention in the life of a high school senior than Signing Day. This small sample of the 300 top high school football recruits, according to ESPN, highlights the Pigskin Cult. This region from Texas to Georgia indicates the prominent role the southern states

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Geography with Goudge

This weekend’s Super Bowl marks the 53rd game since starting in 1967. Twenty different teams have at least one Super Bowl victory. Pittsburgh leads all teams with six trophies, followed by Dallas, New England and San Francisco with five each, and Green Bay and New York Giants with four each. Will this year’s game become

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Former Bearcat’s football journey leads to Super Bowl 53

By Trent Spinner, NWMSU Media Relations/Communications Student Assistant To the Northwest Missouri State University football program, former defensive lineman Matt Longacre was a legend in the making. The moment he stepped on campus, coaches and opponents took quick notice of his skill set and championship demeanor. Every time an opposing player lined up against Longacre, the crowd knew

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Hounds claim Cameron Tournament title with win over MEC foe

By Dustin Henggeler The Maryville boys basketball team ran away with the Cameron Tournament championship game on January 26. The Spoofhounds claimed the title with a 64-35 win over the Chillicothe Hornets after a week of crazy weather and game delays. Senior Eli Dowis started the game off with 13 of Maryville’s 17 points as

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Geography with Goudge

The 2018-19 AP (Associated Press) NFL All-Pro Team was recently announced. Twenty-eight players representing 14 states and Australia were named to the 1st Team and are mapped based on where they went to high school. The ‘Best of the Best’ hailed from the ‘rust belt,’ the Deep South and West Coast. The states of California

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Jefferson Eagles squads take second in Stanberry Tournament

The Jefferson boys and girls basketball teams placed second in their respective brackets of the Stanberry Tournament. After a delay in the championship games due to weather, the tournament concluded January 14. The girls fell to Stanberry 22-58 and the boys took second to Mound City after a 53-55 loss.

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Lady Trojans take second in Fairfax Tournament

By Dustin Henggeler The Nodaway-Holt Trojans girls basketball team fell 29-48 to the East Atchison Wolves on January 11 in the Fairfax Tournament Championship for a second place finish in the week-long tournament. In the third showdown between the two teams this season, the Trojans entered the matchup Friday night with an 0-2 record against

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Geography with Goudge

The National Football Foundation announced the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame class on January 7. This week’s map looks at the 200 players who played since 1980 and have been inducted. This per capita map based on where the Hall of Famers went to high school indicates predominately rural states, led by Nebraska and

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