By Calvin Silvers As temperatures continue to drop, indoor sports are heating up, and this weekend, all eyes will be on the city of St. Joseph, where the Civic Arena will host the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Central Region Showcase. The two-day event will feature eight teams battling it out, with four games per
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Chiefs continue their quest to remain undefeated on the season, with Week 10 bringing a divisional showdown against the Denver Broncos, a team that handed the Chiefs a 24-9 loss last year, snapping a 16-game losing streak in the rivalry that dated back to 2015. On Wednesday, the Chiefs
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By Jacob Meikel 2024 had been a year of firsts for this experienced group of runners from Benton boys cross country, and they may not be done just yet. Over the weekend, the group captured its first district championship. Now, they earn themselves a trip to the Class 3 State Meet this weekend to add
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Central defeats Winnetonka 35-27 East Buchanan defeats Trenton 40-18 Savannah defeats Southeast 77-0 Benton falls to Cameron 48-12 Lafayette defeats Maryville 48-13 DeKalb defeats Northland Christian 52-20 Riverside defeats Jefferson County North 42-22
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By Kirsten Stokes As local football teams head to district matchups, News-Press NOW is taking a look back at the cheerleading teams highlighted in this season’s “Sideline Spirit.” Over the past nine weeks, we visited Central, Lafayette, Benton, LeBlond, St. Joseph Christian, Riverside, Savannah, East Buchanan and Mid Buchanan high schools. While half the squads
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By Kyle Schmidt St. Joseph residents have plenty of events at the Civic Arena to look forward to as the year closes out. Brett Esely, director of development at the St. Joseph Sports Commission said the the stage is set for an event at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. “If you are a junkie and like
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By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph community has always supported local teams, whether they are high schools, Division II colleges or professional franchises nearby. The city also backs teams like the St. Joseph Mustangs, setting national attendance records in summer baseball leagues. With this strong track record, it’s an exciting opportunity to build something new
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By Calvin Silvers In sports, there are well-known instances where teams have been stripped of the opportunity to claim a championship, despite consistent postseason appearances. Take the Buffalo Bills, for example. They made a record four consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 1991 to 1994, yet they remain one of only two teams to reach the
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By Jacob Meikel The Class 3 District 16 girls volleyball championship will once again head back to Savannah, as the Savages defeat Chillicothe 3-0 Monday night. Monday night’s matchup in Cameron between the two programs would be just the second time Savannah and Chillicothe have met, with the result being the same. Savannah came out
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By Calvin Silvers On a brisk Saturday afternoon at Missouri Western, the fall season was winding down, setting the stage for the Class 3 State Quarterfinals. The Savannah Savages had the advantage of a home-field feel against the Oak Grove Panthers, but they quickly lost control of the game. A struggle in the first inning
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. East Buchanan falls to Mid-Buchanan 7-3 in News-Press NOW’s Game of the Week. The battle of the Buchanan’s was as defensive of a battle as it gets. The first half only saw once touchdown hit the scoreboard, when Dragon quarterback
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By Josh Hartwig Missouri Department of Conservation WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Before heading out to fish or hunt for deer, turkey, waterfowl, furbearers, or small game, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding you to purchase the required permits. Permits can be purchased online, over the phone, at any MDC office, or from more
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By Jill Pritchard Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Due to a recent finding of Sandy Flesh disease in walleye taken from Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists are asking Missouri anglers to watch for this uncommon fish disease. The most recent discovery of Sandy Flesh disease occurred
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By Calvin Silvers It’s the final week of the regular season for high school football, and the area is primed for a high-stakes showdown as the Mid-Buchanan Dragons travel to take on their bitter rivals, the East Buchanan Bulldogs. The bulldogs are not only aiming to play spoiler to the Dragons’ perfect season, but also
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By Calvin Silvers As the high school football season reaches its ninth week, the regular season wraps up and the district tournament looms just around the corner. Before turning the page, Week 9 features one of the most anticipated matchups in the area, the Mid-Buchanan Dragons aim to preserve their perfect record against longtime rival
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By NewsPress Now The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly finalizing a trade with the Tennessee Titans to acquire All-Pro Wide Receiver DeAndre Hopkins, according to ESPN’S Adam Schefter. Kansas City will reportedly send a conditional fourth round pick to the Titans in return. Â
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By Calvin Silvers As fall sports begin to slow down, excitement is still in the air in Plattsburg, Missouri, where the Class 2 District 7 Softball Championship unfolded between the Mid-Buchanan Dragons and the West Platte Blue Jays. With aspirations of capturing their fourth consecutive district title, the Dragons captured that goal in a decisive
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By Jacob Meikel Mid-Buchanan softball punched its ticket to the Class 2 District 7 championship game with a 17-2 semifinal win over Plattsburg on Monday night. The Dragons wasted no time asserting themselves, dominating the first inning as only they could. Starting pitcher Kaylea Myers started off by striking out the side in the top
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By NewsPress Now Central defeats Excelsior Springs 55-6 in News-Press Now’s Game of the Week. It had been a rough last month of games for Central heading into Friday night, but on a night when the Indians had a chance to get back to .500, they took advantage. Senior running back Gabe Fields had himself
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By Jill Pritchard Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces its online hunter education program is now offered in Spanish, ensuring hunter safety information is accessible to all Missourians. Missouri’s online hunter education provider, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, has recently made a Spanish version of the course available,
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By Joe Jerek Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters harvested 5,741 deer during the state’s firearms early antlerless portion of deer season, Oct. 11-13. The top-three harvest counties were Franklin with 156 deer harvested, Howell with 140, and Bollinger with 135.
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By Erin Woodiel Missouri Department of Conservation KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Utility vehicles lined a street in Swope Park on Tuesday, Oct. 1, as neighborhood and municipal organizations around the Kansas City metro area loaded their truck beds with seedlings. Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), delivered 600
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By Calvin Silvers News-Press NOW’s Game of the Week, spotlights the Week 8’s matchup of the visiting Excelsior Springs Tigers as they try to rain on Central’s homecoming parade. Both teams enter this contest with losing records, falling short of the winning streaks they had hoped for. However, with just two weeks until district play
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By Kirsten Stokes This week’s Sideline Spirit features the 5A state champions, the Central High School cheerleaders. “They know how to do a lot of things really well and so a lot of times that’s where we put the emphasis on … throw it and do what you know how to do and the rest
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Chiefs are emerging from their bye week with eyes firmly set on their NFC rival, the San Francisco 49ers. Since 2010, the Chiefs have notched five wins, including two Super Bowl victories, against the 49ers, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of San Francisco fans. The Chiefs are
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By Calvin Silvers The Missouri Western Griffons volleyball team is riding high after a weekend of celebration, securing two impressive victories, including a standout four-set win against the 11th-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos. This victory handed UCO their first loss of the season and propelled the Griffons to a 14-4 overall record. With their recent success,
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By Jacob Meikel With district tournaments starting next week, Bishop LeBlond girls volleyball will aim to sustain success as the number one seed in Class 2 District 16. In a field where three teams have registered 20-plus wins this regular season, the tournament the Golden Eagles find themselves in will be no gimme. “I think
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By Calvin Silvers It was a full day of college football on Saturday, as the Missouri Western Griffons snapped a three-game losing streak with a second-half resurgence to claim a 38-28 victory over Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, while the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats fell to undefeated and No.13-ranked Central Oklahoma 48-20 on the road.
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By Kyle Schmidt St. Joseph is going to get a little more colorful as it settles into fall, and residents can expect the season to be in full force in the coming weeks. Forester with the Missouri Department of Conservation Timothy Wolfe spoke about the conditions needed in order to achieve sharp fall color. “We
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Riverside defeats Troy 14-12. A rivalry battle between two 4-1 teams in Riverside and Troy results in the Cyclones getting over the hump for the first time in two years. Troy opened up the scoring with a 13-yard touchdown that
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