The FBS, Football Bowl Subdivision, is now if full swing. It consists of 129 teams that have been known as Major College through the years. This player production map, based on where the 14,394 FBS players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in the deep south. This area forms the core or footprint
After losing a heartbreaker in the season opener to Blair Oaks, the Maryville Spoofhounds football team made the necessary adjustments to get back to their winning ways in time for their August 31 home opener. The Spoofhounds scored early and often in their 36-0 routing of the Harrisonville Wildcats, despite the fact their opponents were
The Maryville Spoofhounds football team was unable to amass enough momentum to overturn the first quarter 19-0 Blair Oaks lead in their 35-38 loss to the Falcons August 24 at William Jewell College. Between missed tackles and offensive blunders, the Spoofhounds looked a little too fresh to the field. Meanwhile, the Falcons came in ready
The Bearcats open their season at home August 30 with arch-rival Missouri Western. Last year, they ranked ninth nationally out of 168 Division II teams with an average attendance of 7,884 per home game. This map of 2017 average home attendance indicates the midwest states of Missouri and Kansas represented by the MIAA Conference had
The USA Today High School All-USA Preseason Boys Soccer Team was announced on August 17. Twenty-two players were selected from ten states. Illinois and Connecticut lead with five and four players respectively, followed by Kentucky with three, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Ohio with two each. The Northern and Eastern dominance is a much different pattern
Major college football, the FBS, will soon get underway. This week’s proportional symbol map displays the coaches preseason top-ranked team, Alabama, with the largest football and #25, Oklahoma State, with the smallest football. The pattern of southern dominance picks up where last year’s map left off, with 13 of the Top 25 teams from the
The Platte Valley football team started-up practice August 6 as it prepares for the grind of the upcoming season.
Maryville High School Softball Coach Chandra DeMott treated her team to a special preseason event to kick off their 2018 season. The squad met up with former Spoofhound softballer Taylor Gadbois, whose post-high school career included stints with Division I Mizzou and professional fastpitch team Dallas Charge. Gadbois announced her retirement from the game of
With the Bearcats starting practice this week for the much anticipated 2018 season, it’s time to turn our attention to Division II college football. This proportional symbol map is based on team success over the past decade. One point is awarded for each round a team makes during the postseason playoffs. Six points are possible
This week’s NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies (August 4) marks the unofficial beginning of the 2018 football season. Since its charter class was enshrined in 1963, there have been 317 members. This per capita map, based on where the Hall of Famers went to high school, indicates two regions of dominance. These areas are
