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South Callaway will have a chance to end the 2023 season like it did six years ago — as the MSHSAA Class 3 champion. The Bulldogs sent 13 batters to the plate and scored all nine of their runs in the top of the fifth inning in a 9-4 win over Portageville in the Class 3 semifinals Wednesday at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark.

South Callaway to play for Class 3 title; Fulton falls in Class 4 semifinals

Aanya Shetty was feeling confident as she waited for her turn on the second day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. She knew the majority of the words posed to the other contestants, but when her chance came, it was an unfamiliar Persian word: B-A-R-S-O-M, defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a bundle of sacred twigs or metal rods used by priests in Zoroastrian ceremonies.”

Columbia spelling champion finishes second run at the national bee

Aanya Shetty, mid-Missouri’s contestant in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, cleared the competition’s first three rounds Tuesday with the word H-E-X-A-P-O-D. She’ll compete in the spelling bee’s quarterfinals Wednesday, which start at 7 a.m. She’s one of 121 contestants left from an initial pool of 231.

Columbia middle schooler advances from first day of national spelling bee

Missouri State

Mizzou football revealed two additional game times for the upcoming season Wednesday, setting in stone what the early portion of the Tigers’ schedule will look like. Missouri’s second game of the season, against Middle Tennessee, will kick off at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 in Columbia. The following week, the Tigers will host Kansas State, but it’s set for the morning slot at 11 a.m. Sept. 16.

Kickoff times set for Tigers' home games against Middle Tennessee, K-State

Michigan State

Missouri volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan announced the signing of Eastern Tennessee State right side/middle hitter Kimani Johnson on Wednesday. Johnson, a 6-foot-3 rising sophomore from Southfield, Michigan, appeared in 26 matches and made eight career starts in her lone season with the Buccaneers. She also earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors during the 2022 season.

Mizzou volleyball adds 7th portal commit of offseason

Missouri baseball infielder and Helias alum Trevor Austin reportedly will enter the transfer portal, according to a report from Power Mizzou. The junior started every game for the Tigers during the 2023 season and led the team with a .312 batting average. The Jefferson City native also recorded eight home runs and 36 RBI.

Mizzou baseball's Austin reportedly entering transfer portal

Missouri men’s basketball appears to be looking at the Summit League to address its veteran height issue. The Tigers hosted Oral Roberts transfer Connor Vanover on Wednesday, according to a tweet from CBB Content. Vanover is listed at 7-foot-5 on the Golden Eagles’ athletics website, making him one of the tallest players in the sport.

Tigers’ pursuit for a big man continues as ORU forward Vanover visits Columbia

Florida State

Three straight bogeys in his final three holes at the NCAA Championship cost former Rock Bridge and Missouri standout Ross Steelman the top prize in college golf. The Columbia product shot 3-over 73 in the final round Monday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, unable to cap a wire-to-wire win after opening the week with rounds of 64, 69 and 68. He finished the stroke play portion of the event 6 under and tied for second, one stroke behind Florida’s Fred Biondi, who shot 67 in the final round to secure the title.

Former Mizzou, Rock Bridge standout Steelman falls just short of national title

Missouri softball outfielder Alex Honnold was named to the 2023 NFCA All-American second team Wednesday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced. Honnold led the Tigers at the plate this past season with a .396 batting average and 14 home runs. She drove in 49 runs and drew 44 walks in 57 games.

Nightly lane closures scheduled on I-70 through Columbia

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