By Jacki Wood If you’re looking for exciting, fast, high-energy basketball, you’ll want to watch the Maryville boys this year. That’s what Head Coach Matt Stoecklein is expecting from his players, many of whom went directly from the state championship football game to basketball practice the next day. Stoecklein has several top-returning players this year

By Jacki Wood The Maryville girls basketball team hopes to build on last year’s season under Head Coach Quentin Albrecht, now in his second year at MHS. “Last year was a year of growth, learning a new system and learning to work together for a common goal,” Albrecht said. “We plan on continuing to improve

By Jacki Wood Senior state qualifier Matt Twaddle will lead the Maryville wrestling team this year as the Spoofhounds make the move to Class 2. Twaddle has qualified for state the past three seasons and looks to compete once again alongside other returning lettermen Treyton Paris, Brenden Ware, Jarrett Partridge, Jackson Sanders, Jacob Search and

By Jacki Wood After going 3-21 in 2015-16, the Northeast Nodaway boys basketball team hopes to build on what Head Coach Vance Proffitt began implementing in his first year with the team last season. “I am excited to see this team build off of the chemistry we started last year and see these guys get

By Jacki Wood With the loss of four strong seniors from last year’s 16-9 Northeast Nodaway girls basketball team, the Bluejays are approaching this season much differently. “We will need to approach this season in a whole new way,” Joyce Stiens said, now in her second year as head coach. The four graduates were Dallis

By Jacki Wood The Nodaway-Holt boys team returns the majority of its players from last year’s rotation and second-year Head Coach Kevin Dodson said he hopes they won’t miss a beat. “The success we had last year was capitalizing on our athletic ability as a team. We will continue to build on this and make

By Jacki Wood With just six girls playing this year, Nodaway-Holt Head Coach Josh Petersen said all of them will have to be impact players. “It’s kind of a unique situation that we are in,” Petersen said. “But these are the girls that want to play and I appreciate everything they are doing.” Scrimmaging has

By Jacki Wood Two senior guards will lead the North Nodaway boys basketball team and help the Mustangs continue the success they saw in last year’s 17-10 team. “I expect our guard play will continue to be our strength,” Head Coach Jake Shipman said, now in his third year at North Nodaway. Senior shooting guard

By Jacki Wood The North Nodaway girls basketball team has grown alongside its head coach, Sami Jackson, and her assistant and twin, Lindsi, over the last couple of years. And now the Mustangs look to continue that growth and find even more success. “This group has been with me since I started and they are

By Jacki Wood Some roles will change, but the South Nodaway boys basketball team should remain very competitive following last year’s 16-9 season. Sixth-year Head Coach Dustin Skoglund said the team returns the core of the varsity rotation. “(I’m excited) to see the players step into some new roles and pick up where we left