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For love of mom and basketball

Oceonna Weston knew she had to be ready for a basketball awards banquet, but that didn’t matter. ... Read more

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Lafayette girls bring back entire roster

On the surface, Lafayette struggled through another tough season last year. ... Read more

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Irish look to continue winning ways

Lafayette has been no stranger to success under coach Chris Neff in his four-year tenure. ... Read more

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Hook enters final season with focus on players, winning games

Central coach Neal Hook doesn’t want to put focus on his final year coaching the Indians, but it does matter to the players. ... Read more

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Central girls ready to run with guards

Central expects to run this season. The Indians have a group of guards that forecast a fast tempo after losing a large contingent of post players from last year. ... Read more

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Benton girls return with depth

Benton lost only one senior from last year’s 16-11 team. Sydney Wilkinson represents the lone fourth-year player on this year’s squad. ... Read more

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Ross takes over, changes team's culture

Only three minutes into basketball practice at Springer Gymnaisum, Benton’s boys have already sweated through their practice jerseys, huffing and puffing. ... Read more

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Interim coach Kastner plans to keep Vertin's seat warm

Don’t expect big changes for Bishop LeBlond, even with coach Steve Vertin out for an indefinite portion of the season. ... Read more

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Completely new cast in place for LeBlond girls

Bishop LeBlond coach Wayne Miller said his team must revamp itself entirely. Losing all five starters will make a team do that. ... Read more

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Playoff shortfall leaves Lions hungry to achieve

St. Joseph Christian coach David Johnson stepped into a golden situation in his first season with the Lions in 2010. ... Read more

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Christian boys return 10 players from last year's playoff team

St. Joseph Christian’s basketball team went from the bottom to the top in a hurry. ... Read more

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St. Joseph serves as endpoint for Smith's journey

Anthony Tyler hadn’t set foot on the MWSU Fieldhouse court in nearly 10 years. ... Read more

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Western men overhaul roster again

For the second straight year, a roster overhaul will turn into pretty good program sales at Missouri Western games. ... Read more

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Bell leads Griffons group needing to support Koch

The distractions surrounding Alicia Bell’s career are in the past. ... Read more

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New faces abound for Bearcat men

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State looks to return to the postseason for the first time since 2008, and that doesn’t mean the NCAA Tournament like the Bearcats did three years ago. ... Read more

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