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Republic Schools will play for the Class 5 State Championships in football for the first time on Friday. Only about 12 miles away from Republic, Marionville Schools will compete in the Class 1 State Championships.

PITTSBURGH – Pitt basketball fell flat Tuesday night hosting Missouri in the ACC/SEC Challenge at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers dropped to 5-2 overall following a 71-64 loss to the Tigers as Pitt never found a rhythm offensively. Pitt missed six free throws, including two front ends of...

Tip-off for the 2023-24 high school basketball season across the Ozarks has already taken place for some teams but it really gets going this week with different early-season tournaments across the area. While some teams will take home titles from these tournaments, southwest Missouri should have a handful of teams...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean East II scored 21 points to lead four in double-figure scoring as Missouri beat Pittsburgh 71-64 on Tuesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Noah Carter added 13 points and eight rebounds for Missouri (6-2). Tamar Bates scored 12 points and Caleb Grill chipped in 10. East made three shots and Bates and Grill hit two apiece from long range.

Here are the final area leaders in blocks for the 2023 volleyball season. NOTE: ALL NUMBERS WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM MAXPREPS. IF STATS WERE NOT REPORTED TO MAXPREPS THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ON THIS LIST. 1 Anna Brunner Spokane 132. 2 Claire Doennig Kickapoo 125. 3 Maribelle Martin Ganela...

There are early season basketball tournaments taking place all over the area this week. Click the links below for brackets and schedules for the area’s tournaments.

Here’s the latest on Kansas, K-State and Missouri in this week’s AP Top 25 college football rankings.

ST. LOUIS, Mo–Another Missouri State Bear has entered the transfer portal. Linebacker Stephen Ward says he wants to play his next two seasons elsewhere. The Nixa product has 26 total tackles in his Bears career. Receiver Raylen Sharpe entered the portal Monday. Meanwhile the Missouri Valley Football Conference honored two more Bears. Quarterback Jordan Pachot […]

Find odds, trends and more for the college hoops matchup between Missouri State and Evansville on November 29.

The first big week of high school basketball in the area is here with several great early-season tournaments taking place across the region. A few got going on Monday and Tuesday while others will begin on Wednesday or Thursday. Here's what you should know about each of the bigger events. The listed schedules are for winner's brackets. If you want the full brackets with consolation games, visit this story on News-Leader.com.

Missouri State Bears head coach Bobby Petrino during the bears win on the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Plaster Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Tmsu00310

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The Drury Lady Panthers jumped 11 spots this week’s NCAA-II coaches’ poll to a number six national ranking. Drury is 6-0 and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after an 81-56 win at Quincy on Monday night. Drury was 17th in the national poll last week but moved up to number six in this week’s poll.

Congratulations to Senior Lexi Eggemeyer. She will be signing with Missouri State-West Plains to play softball. Anyone is welcome to come and show their support to Lexi on Tuesday, Nov 28th, at 3:15 in the cafeteria. Lexi has been playing softball since the age of 6. She has played on...

Basketball season is underway in Missouri. Below are some of the area’s boys basketball players who could have breakout seasons this year. He burst onto the scene as a freshman, averaging six points and 5.1 rebounds. Like many bigs in the area, he has some versatility to his game. The 6-foot-6 forward can step out and shoot it as well as attack off the bounce. With Joseph Horinek gone, Abraham will now be the guy in Buffalo.

LISTEN-what Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said about the start of the season including the matchup Tuesday night against Missouri in ACC-SEC Challenge

See odds, stats and predictions for all of the day’s MVC men’s college basketball games.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Several schools in the Ozarks will compete on Saturday in the semifinals for a shot at a state high school football championship next week. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com.

Everyone makes fun of Oklahoma, Texas A&M makes quick adjustment on coaching search in this 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' parody

Cody Schrader has been named a finalist for a prestigious award. The Missouri running back is a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation’s best running back. The other finalists are Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II and North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton. Schrader...

Mark your calendars and get your cheering voices ready, because the 9th annual 2023 Arvest Classic is back! Taking place from Thu, Nov 30 at 6pm to Sat, Dec 02 at 6pm, this event is a must-attend for basketball enthusiasts.