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Ravenwood advances to Science Olympiad National Tournament
Ravenwood High School finished in first place at the Tennessee State Science Olympiad, which took place at the University of Tennessee on April 6. The win, which is the second in a row for RHS, earns the school a chance to compete at the Science Olympiad National Tournament, which will take place at Michigan State University on May 24-25.
Evergy reports breaker failure caused early morning widespread power outage
St. Joseph residents experience a near city wide power outage early this morning, which was mostly resolved within a couple hours. Evergy Spokesperson Courtney Lewis says just before 4'o clock this morning a breaker failed at one of the substations in St. Joseph. "That caused a pretty big outage, 29,000...
College Softball (4/26): Bearcats take sweep, Bulldogs also a winner
(KMAland) -- Northwest Missouri State took a sweep while Drake was another winner in regional college softball on Friday. Check out the scoreboard and linked boxscores below. Drake 8 Illinois-Chicago 1 https://uicflames.com/sports/softball/stats/2024/drake/boxscore/20341. Northwestern 6 Nebraska 5 https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=512890. Northwest Missouri State 9 Lincoln 2 https://bearcatsports.com/sports/softball/stats/2024/lincoln/boxscore/7959. Northwest Missouri State 10 Lincoln 0...
King City High School awarded Buckle Up Phones Down award
(KING CITY, Mo.) King City High School was awarded the Missouri Class 1 Phones Down Buckle Up award. The award was presented earlier this month in Jefferson City and includes a $1,000 check to educate students on safe driving practices. The student council and FCCLA worked together to collect signatures...
Regional College Sports News (4/25): Big East/Big 12 Battle matchups announced
(KMAland) -- The Big East/Big 12 Battle matchups were announced, Ines Stephani & Calvin Mueller earned all-conference honors, Centaine Noom-Duckworth & Axelina Johansson picked up weekly honors, Nebraska football grabbed two commits & Mizzou’s Darius Robinson was picked in the NFL Draft on Thursday. Check out the regional college...
#18 Women pick up another big Regional Win; #13 Ichabods up next
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney tennis teams split with Northwest Missouri on Wednesday in Maryville, the 17th-ranked women winning 5-2 and the men falling to the 45th-ranked Bearcats, 6-1.These duals were moved up a full day to beat the weather. Earlier on Wednesday, the second Central Region rankings were released, and the 18th-ranked Bearcat women (second) and Lopers (fourth) were both in the top four. UNK (17-4, 5-2) could jump Northwest (20-3, 5--2) in the next rankings after today's win. While the Lopers dropped all three doubles matches for the first time this year, they won four of six singles matches. Three of the wins came in three sets with this effort helping the Blue & Gold end a seven-match losing streak to the 'Cats. The last Loper win in the series came back in April 2017 in Lincoln. At two singles, Colombian senior Melisa Becerra got past 73rd-ranked Tessa Kwakernaak (4-6, 1-6, 6-4) thanks to scoring the final two points in the third set. Earlier, 28th-ranked Jazmin Zamorano was winning at one (6-4, 3-2) before her opponent retired.
Savannah Teen Injured in Andrew County Crash
A Savannah teen suffered serious injuries in an early Saturday crash in Andrew County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the accident occurred during the 3 o’clock hour Saturday morning, about a mile east of Rosendale, as 19-year-old Blaydan R. Basler drove a 2014 GMC Sierra eastbound. Troopers...
Holtman, Meyer, Spiers fare well at Drake Relays
(KMAland) -- Athletes from Maryville, Syracuse and Worth County fared well while a former Treynor star returned to her home state to headline former KMAlander activity at the 114th Drake Relays. Five former KMAlanders recorded top-five finishes in the College or University Divisions. Maryville alum Brooklynn Holtman claimed the best...
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