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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Below are the final scores for Week 7 of high school football around our area. Here is the list rearranged in alphabetical order:

SPRINGFIELD–History finally repeated itself, Sunday, as the United Springfield Academy 2008 Girls Club soccer team became the first local girls club team to win the Missouri Youth Soccer Association State Cup, in roughly 20 years. Head Coaches Alex Stein and Anthony Grant guided the team of 16 girls to the 17U championship, just a year […]

The Missouri State Bears football program will commence its 2025 campaign at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for an Aug. 30 matchup against the University of Southern California Trojans. The teams made the announcement on Oct. 2 to complete their respective non-conference schedules for 2025. For Missouri State, adding the Trojans...

After losing to Greenwood the last time they met, Ozark decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Ozark Tigers walked away with a 2-0 win over the Greenwood Bulldogs on Saturday. Ozark never let Greenwood on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jacob Clark threw three touchdown passes, including a 62-yard connection with DVontae Key on Missouri State’s opening drive as the Bears rolled to a 41-7 Missouri Valley Conference win over Illinois State on Saturday afternoon. Michael Teason scooped up an Illinois State fumble and...

Lighthouse Christian head volleyball coach Brian Brown saw some glimpses over the summer that better days were coming for his program. The Lions got a big boost when Brown, who also doubles as head girls basketball coach, had convinced former Bloomington South head coach and former North standout player Melissa Smith, to join his staff. Her expertise and way of coaching have been a "blessing," Brown and his players say. ...

I am grateful to have a vote in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 media poll for the 2024 season. I’ll publish my ballot every week and provide some reasoning for my order. Delaware and Missouri State, FCS-to-FBS transitioning teams, are not eligible to be voted on in the Media Poll.

Every Monday morning, I'll start the week with my Ten Thoughts. The idea here is simple: I write what's on my mind. The vast majority of it is going to be Mizzou-related. During football season, that will dominate, in basketball season it will be more of a hoops flavor, but we'll try to cover everything in this space every week. Now and then you'll get some personal news or non-Mizzou sports related stuff. On to this week's thoughts.

The second largest soccer crowd in Mississippi State history, 2,073, saw the Bulldogs earn another victory in Southeastern Conference play on Sunday night. With the 5-0 win over Missouri, State remains the lone undefeated league team in SEC play. From the opening kick, it felt like Missouri might be playing...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks opened SEC action at home, hosting Missouri on Saturday. The Hogs dropped a well-fought meet to Missouri by a score of 125-174. Bella Cothern picked up wins in the 50 and 100 Freestyle, posting a 22.56 finish (NCAA B Cut) in the 50 and a 49.42 finish in the 100. Freshman Holly Robinson swam a stellar 400 IM and posted a winning 4:18.02 finish. Reka Rohacs won the 500 Freestyle, posting a 4:51.26 finish. Bradi Jones put up a 1:01.05 finish, an NCAA B Cut time in the 100 Breaststroke for a second-place finish.

Mississippi State travels to Athens, GA Saturday to take on the #5 Bulldogs. The initial MSU vs. Georgia Availability Report was released Wednesday and updated Thursday night. The outcome shows State a little healthier than they were in its matchup with Texas. It didn’t hurt that they had a bye week as well. Georgia is only missing five of their players.

SPRINGFIELD–While Major League Baseball’s postseason battles continue to heat up, an annual Springfield rivalry rekindled at Hammons Field tonight. With the real winner not appearing on the scoreboard. The Drury Panthers and Missouri State Bears took the diamond this evening. Squaring off in the 8th edition of the “Battle For Bell.” With proceeds from the […]

Beware all future Carthage opponents: The Tigers from Jasper County may have just discovered a new weapon. Using the usual two-headed monster of quarterback Brady Carlton and running back Landyn Collins, Carthage dominated time of possession with its running game against Republic Friday night. But it was the passing game...