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.
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.
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
:
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:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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
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
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.
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.
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:
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.
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:
Former
#Mizzou
star Karissa Schweizer (
@KarissaSchweiz4
) is headed back to the Olympics after finishing third in the women's 5,000-meter run (season-best 14:45.12). She'll look to make it two events at the Olympics when she runs in the 10K at 8:09 p.m. Saturday.
#USOlympicTrials
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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:
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.
Rock Bridge wrestler Carter McCallister earned the 2023 Dave Schultz Excellence Award for the state of Missouri.
@AdamRyerson_
has more on the Mizzou commit.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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:
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.
#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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
#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.
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:
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.
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.
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:
New Southern Boone QB Tyson Smith was poised in his first start and helped keep the Mexico defense on the field for a lot of the game, in the Eagles 20-0 victory at Mexico.
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.
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.
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.