The Maryville Spoofhounds baseball team defeated the Cameron Dragons 17-3 on April 5 at home. Spoofhound senior Zach Patton rounds second base. He hit a double and two singles and scored three runs. For more photos and information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
The Maryville Spoofhounds tennis team hosted LeBlond on April 4 at Northwest Missouri State University. Senior Patrick Baker anticipates the return at the net as sophomore Jaden Hayes serves in their doubles match. For more photos and information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
Now that college basketball is over, another winter sport, college ice hockey, is having its Frozen Four this weekend. Michigan, Minnesota-Duluth, Ohio State and Notre Dame are in the finals. The per-capita production of hockey players by high school state/country is a good example of a regional sport. Obviously, the availability of ice is important
The Maryville girls soccer team beat Harrisonville 4-0 on March 22 at home. Junior Kate Yocom advances the ball down the field. For more photos and information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
Four teams, Duke, five, Connecticut and North Carolina, four each, and Kentucky, three, have won a total of 16 titles in the past 30 years. Once again as in other basketball maps, the eastern half of the country is dominating the sport. Kansas will be facing Villanova, and Michigan will be facing newcomer Loyola Chicago
March 19 saw the Platte Valley baseball team play the first-ever game at the Guilford Sports Complex. The Longhorns suffered defeat against the North Platte Panthers 0-2. The field has been under construction for over a year and stands on the site of the Guilford school. Head Coach Aaron Murphy gives advice to his team,
2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball March Madness is now down to the Sweet Sixteen. This proportional-symbol map displays the teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Poll finishes over the past five years. The largest symbols include Connecticut, Notre Dame, Baylor, South Carolina, Louisville and Stanford. All of these teams are still
Maryville senior Zach Staples signed a letter of intent on March 15 to attend Northwest Missouri State University, competing in track and field. Those pictured are, front: Zach’s brother, Justin Staples; mother, Jen Staples; Zach; father, Devin Staples; back: Zach’s brother, Jaxon Staples; Distance Coach Rodney Bade; grandparents, Becky and Ron Dew; and Track Coach
The West Nodaway baseball team lost to the Maryville freshmen 18-8 on March 19 at Maryville. West Nodaway first baseman Damon Andrews anticipates the ball as Maryville’s Caleb Kreizinger slides safely back to first base. For more photos and information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
The Northwest Missouri State University mens basketball team fell to Minnesota State 60-50 in the first round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament held in Maryville on March 12. Northwest finished the season with a 27-4 record. Chris-Ebou Ndow shoots from the outside. He scored the most points with 21 and had 13 rebounds. For
