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@rbhsbruinbear
's Cunningham becomes first female to score for varsity football team.
#MOpreps
http://t.co/4QeFtCfJMt
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Luther Burden Jr. discusses how Columbia has treated his son well in the star wide receiver's first season at Missouri.
@jacksoble56
has the scoop.
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Today is National Coming Out Day. Eight months & 2 days ago,
#MichaelSam
came out publicly:
http://t.co/uirah8k2fO
http://t.co/pJgWIFhvz8
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For 33 years, former Glasgow, Mo. native John Donaldson dominated Negro League baseball with pitching likened to Satchel Paige. Friday, that legacy was immortalized with a $1 million stadium and statue unveiled in his honor.
@christinalong00
has the story.
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Missouri's new cross country course at the Gans Creek Recreation Area will be the site of the 2021 SEC Championships.
@kenzym13
talked to the Tigers about the advantage their new practice and competition course will give them.
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For Missouri star recruit Ennis Rakestraw, choosing the Tigers was about choosing who was always there for him, just like his mother is.
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Karissa Schwezier became the first female athlete at Missouri to win three national titles yesterday:
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The Phoenix Mercury have released their opening night roster. It includes Sophie Cunningham. The 'Mayor' officially is in the WNBA.
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Addison Potts committed to
#Mizzou
women's basketball when she was still in middle school. Now a high school junior, she has already scored 2,000 points and has her sights set on Columbia. From
@ShannonBelt3
:
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#Mizzou
Twitter comes alive Saturdays for Tigers football games.
@jacksoble56
has the story on the people behind six dedicated accounts.
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Jaevon McQuitty is good, but Battle head coach Justin Conyers says Xavier Johnson is the Spartans' unsung hero:
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With Molly Klein's final Columbia College soccer game quickly approaching, a stellar career with her coach and father, John, ends. But the special bond they share won't.
@BriarNapier
writes:
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Hickman freshman basketball coach Misty Ransdell led the Kewpies to a 13-7 record this season. Her early success is helping pave the way for women to coach boys in Columbia.
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The pride of Columbia wrestling, J’den Cox, is a world champion once again as the Missouri wrestling star won his second consecutive World Wrestling Championship on Saturday in Kazakhstan.
@DavidDeornellis
writes:
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Battle's Tre Morris overcomes early season injury to become the heartbeat of the defense.
@RickMorgan6282
reports:
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ESPN says that people inside Campus Bar and Grill "casually erupted in cheers" when they saw Michael Sam's announcement on TV.
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Missouri football becomes bowl eligible for the first time since 2014 with a win over Vanderbilt.
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Cedric Alvis and Ryan Nesbitt were on the Kewpies' team that won the state championship in 2004. 15 years later and they're coaching against each other in the first round of the Class 4 District 8 playoffs.
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Longtime
#Mizzou
broadcaster and Columbia Public Schools administrator Rod Kelly left his legacy as a mentor and community pillar.
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After a collegiate journey of ups and downs,
#Mizzou
baseball's Austin Cheeley finally secured his dream.
@tannludwig
with the story.
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Michael Porter Jr. has not signed a national letter of intent to attend Washington, meaning he could still consider Missouri. Story to come.
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#CoMo
high schools dominate Class 5 All-District 9 baseball team. Local selections: Tre Morris, C, Battle; Coulton Doyle, C, Hickman; Cameron Chick, IF, Hickman; Conner Ashton, IF, Hickman; Spencer Nivens, IF, Rock Bridge; Will Norris, IF, RB; Jarel Hyler, IF, Battle; ...
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Missouri defensive backs Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Stacy Brown were teammates long before coming to Columbia. Now on the Tigers, the two continue to learn from each other.
@wilsmoore_
reports.
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Battle football finds success in its first senior class to play entire careers as Spartans:
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Baseball returned to Boise State after 40 years, only to be shut down after just 14 games. The sudden closure didn't allow Torin Montgomery and his fellow Broncos to even take a team photo.
@Red__Glenn
writes about Montgomery's journey to be a Tiger.
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Might not be a better sportsmanship moment this year than the one Hickman displayed last Friday on PJ Allred's touchdown for Smith-Cotton. And ESPN noticed. Here's Joseph Hernandez's story:
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Former Hickman (
@KewpiesT_F
) and current Kansas runner Chandler Gibbens grabs the final spot in the 5K and is headed to Austin for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
No surprise here: back-to-back Big 12 Champion Chandler Gibbens is headed to
@NCAATrackField
Nationals ⚡️
The junior ran 13:40.31 to clinch 12th place and move on in a star-studded men’s 5k field
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Michael Porter Jr. of
#Mizzou
and
#Tolton
is an NBA champion after his Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 to win the
#NBAFinals
4-1.
#MPJ
finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and three assists in the Game 5 victory.
#NBAChampion
#CoMo
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Senior Payton McCallister reached 1,000 career points in Rock Bridge's victory over Miller Career Academy:
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Addie Morris lost her mother to cancer, and her father was recently diagnosed with the disease. However, the Bruins' standout is continuing to produce at a record pace.
@reecec1102
has more about Morris on and off the field.
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Robert Hunter, a four-sport athlete at Tolton, is leaving behind a legacy of hard work and dedication to his craft.
@DJ_McGuire1
writes:
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Per his Twitter account, former
#Mizzou
basketball player Laurence Bowers (
@LBowers_21
) was named Rookie of the Year in an Israeli league.
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MU J-School students
@christinalong00
and
@BennettDurando
attended the Women's World Cup match between the U.S. and France on Friday, and they wrote about the atmosphere soccer fans brought to the stands.
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Congrats to our
@APSE_sportmedia
Top 10 finishers:
@jenna_kieser
, action photo
@anto_tavitian
, feature photo
@KoutelasReed
and
@DavidBSack
, breaking news
@hannah_hoff26
and
@ByEliLederman
, explanatory
@brendan_lavell
, gamer
@willyfrederick
+
@alec_lewis
, multimedia
(1/2)
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Hickman's Jeremiah Kent decided to follow
@SuperstarW14T
and continue his wrestling career at Missouri:
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She's been raising eyebrows on Columbia's baseball (note: not softball) diamonds for years. This weekend, Abby Hay, a Rock Bridge freshman-to-be, will show Major League Baseball what she can do.
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Hannah Larson has made a seamless transition from kicking soccer balls to footballs and has played a pivotal role for the Kewpies since her arrival.
@josephh816
writes:
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Tolton boys basketball senior Evens Appolon is 1,800 miles from home and has worked tirelessly to achieve in the classroom and on the court.
@BrandonHaynes_
has his story.
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After Tuesday's win over crosstown foe Battle, Tolton girls basketball coach Curt Riley posed this question: Is there a better point guard in Columbia than Haleigh Berrey? Her 18 points, along with five 3s from Emily Gall, led the Trailblazers to victory:
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"She steps back with her left foot, then her right, then her left again. She sidesteps with her left foot twice, takes a pause and then kicks." As the lone female football player for Battle (
@BattleAthletics
), K Sam Schupp (
@SamSchupp1
) has hit her stride.
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As
#Mizzou
athletes try to cash in on the NCAA's new NIL rules, merchandise sales have been a big step for some Missouri football stars.
@jacksoble56
has more.
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Noah Carter became the first
#Mizzou
men's basketball senior to announce his return to the program when he did Wednesday night.
@Jaden_Lewis29
has the story.
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Brothers Carson and Collin Parker grew up on the court together, now they're continuing their passion for basketball at Columbia College.
@s_schwartzberg0
has the brothers' full story.
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Johnny Klein, a former Rock Bridge boys soccer standout and son of Columbia College men's and women's soccer head coach John Klein, selected by St. Lous City SC with the first pick in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft. He just finished his senior season at SLU.
With the 30th overall pick in the 2023
@MLS
#SuperDraft
by
@adidasfootball
, we have selected midfielder Johnny Klein from
@SLUMensSoccer
.
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In the second installment of our series Breaking the Boys Club,
@christinalong00
talked to Columbia College interim athletic director Cindy Potter about her role, women's growing visibility in sports and her life as a working mother.
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As Sophie Cunningham starts her last NCAA Tournament run, those closest to her discuss how she's grown over her career, and her fiery on-court attitude.
@Noser_MU
writes:
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#TBT
Battle football standout Jaevon McQuitty announced his commitment to play at Nebraska on this week last year.
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Rock Bridge wrestler Carter McCallister earned the 2023 Dave Schultz Excellence Award for the state of Missouri.
@AdamRyerson_
has more on the Mizzou commit.
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Hickman boys basketball wins 85-46 over Northeast
#mopreps
http://t.co/NVXRx7s9MQ
http://t.co/EEGsW9EaSo
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Missouri received a massive boost to its 2023 secondary Wednesday when third-team All-SEC cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine announced he will return for his senior season.
@jacksoble56
has the details.
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Missouri offensive linemen dedicate season to Boneyard the Betta fish,
@bquist13
has the story:
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Gary Pinkel, the winningest coach in
#Mizzou
football history, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The awards dinner will stream on ESPN3 starting at 9 p.m.
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The MU football season will come to an end this month. “I feel 161 when I get out of bed,” Brian Garner, the ultimate MU fan, said. “But I feel like I’m 12 years old when I’m at Mizzou. Nobody at Saturdays at the Zou has more fun than I do.”
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The Kewpies' senior night ended in celebration as they defeated the Northmen 40-18 behind a stellar showing of their offensive and defensive units.
@josephh816
writes:
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Jimmy Whitt (
@JimmyWhitt33
) scored 42 points for Hickman, which beat Arkansas Baptist 67-42.
Yup, that's Whitt 42 — Arkansas Baptist 42
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.
@cdotharrison
found a way to be one of the local icons he grew up listening to and he seized it:
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BREAKING: Rock Bridge boys basketball has won its first-ever state title with a 63-59 victory over CBC in Springfield.
@A_Weber14
will have more soon.
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#Mizzou
defensive end Darius Robinson believes the bye week and the promotion of Al Davis to defensive line coach sparked a turnaround in the season;
@C_McAndrew95
writes.
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From
@christinalong00
: A thriving community of soccer fans in Columbia has paved the way for the formation of a brand new mid-Missouri soccer club.
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Tolton Catholic softball pitcher Paige Bedsworth and catcher Ali Widmer form a dynamic duo that has propelled the Trailblazers to an 18-3 record. A third straight district title is in sight.
@MattBrolley1
has more on the pitcher-catcher partnership.
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Today's front:
@sophaller
and
@Lbreezzyy
's (and their mom's) tattoos;
@ColumbiaCougars
make history;
@MizzouHoops
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Here's what Missouri's Schweizer had to say after competing with Olympic idols:
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Hickman's head football coach Cedric Alvis is taking his experience as a father and bringing it to the football field to build a tightknit family among the Kewpies.
@josephh816
writes:
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Junior
@KarissaSchweiz4
is the first woman to win a cross country national championship while running for Missouri:
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Tomorrow's sports front. We went in a bit of a different direction than usual for our coverage of a local player.
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Hannah Larson of Hickman girls soccer was named to the Class 4 All-State first team. Teammate Bri Heath earned an honorable mention. Rock Bridge had three players — Caroline Cole, Payton McCallister and Allison Floyd — make the All-State second team.
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Sophie Cunningham (
@sophaller
): All-American and (almost) American Idol star
http://t.co/Pw4a5x3le4
by
@aaronjreiss
http://t.co/bGLXU918h1
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Sophie Cunningham hits a game-winner for the Phoenix Mercury in a preseason game against the Seattle Storm in Everett, Washington.
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Jontay Porter wants there to be a Porter family legacy at Missouri:
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Columbia College women's basketball won its third straight American Midwest Conference Tournament championship game Monday.
@jack_wardynski
recapped the Cougars' victory over Williams Baptist.
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Missouri men's basketball guard Nick Honor is building the foundation to become a successful basketball coach after his playing days are over.
@jaden_lewis28
has the story.
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Rock Bridge freshman Abby Hay's transition from baseball wasn't always east, but with the help of her coaches and teammates, Abby now feels confident playing both softball and baseball.
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The Trailblazers are led by coach Jeremy Osborne, who is comfortably and confidently entering into his sixth year as the head of the team,
@EmmaHayesM
writes:
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Columbia fans rejoice as
#Royals
head to World Series.
http://t.co/G1WT8hmxn9
http://t.co/xsWzGMQugj
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Columbia College women's basketball coach Taylor Possail reflects on his tenure after stepping away from coaching.
@PaytonisMedia
with the story.
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.
@jacksoble56
reviews 'The Thiccer Kicker Burger,' an NIL product for
#Mizzou
football kicker Harrison Mevis.
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Brothers Matthew and Andrew Hauser got to experience a season as teammates for Rock Bridge track and cross country.
@j_boenitz2
on how running brings the Hauser family together:
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NEW BREAKING THE BOYS CLUB: After college, Rock Bridge's Jill Nagel thought she'd be able to walk away from the game. Instead, she discovered the strength of her passion for coaching.
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Missouri cross country had the first official practice at the Gans Creek Cross Country course on Friday.
@byAndyKimball
writes:
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Freshman Kaylee Cox brings high IQ, competitiveness to MU volleyball team;
@emma_eaton6
has the story.
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Former MU tennis players say team trainers mishandled injuries and coaches held practices that violated NCAA rules and created a culture that fostered a lack of trust.
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#Mizzou
basketball hosts Morehead State on Saturday, and Morehead State assistant coach Scott Combs, who played for Missouri from 1994-96, talked with the Missourian and
@KoutelasReed
about the matchup.
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For more than 20 years, Missouri football players have worked and played on Brian Neuner's land just outside of town. It has provided new experiences for players foreign to farm work and an oasis for those who grew up with it.
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Battle, Hickman and Rock Bridge track and field performed well at sectionals Saturday:
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.
@MizzouWrestling
embracing pressure of its No. 1 ranking
#Mizzou
http://t.co/MHlNdUw6F8
http://t.co/BYkDgBEud5
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There's a first time for everything. Behind a season-best overall score and a late push from Aspen Tucker, Mary Nicholson and Kennedi Harris in the floor routine, No. 20
@MizzouGym
defeated Florida for the first time in program history Friday:
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Columbia College softball's Davis shines for Cougars in new position
http://t.co/sY21Sb8yJi
http://t.co/gXNYXND0I5
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Tolton quarterback Jake Ryan has played a crucial role in building Trailblazers football over the past four years.
@Davis_Wilson41
has more on Ryan's efforts.
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Former
#Mizzou
star Karissa Schweizer (
@KarissaSchweiz4
) finishes second in the 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
WOW, that last lap of the women's 5000m.
Congratulations to
@elisecranny13
(15:27.81),
@KarissaSchweiz4
(15:28.11) and
@rachschneid18
(15:29.56)!
#TrackFieldTrials21
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Tolton girls basketball teammates Sophie Angel and Ellie Reynolds have grown together both on and off the court, writes
@ArnesonMason
. It's what has made them such adept leaders this season.
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Linebacker Gerald Nathan Jr.'s decision to play football at MU led to the Nathans moving to Columbia and opening a barbecue restaurant. Read all about the family business from
@byAndyKimball
here:
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The marquee regular-season matchup is here and it looks to be a good one at American Legion Park.
“We are probably having two of the top 10 teams in the state play, regardless of class,” Tolton coach Taylor Bartlett said.
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Today's sports front: The story of
@Bryce_Banks2
, a
@rbhsbruinbear
defensive back.
#MOpreps
#NCState
#Wolfpack
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