By Calvin Silvers Missouri Western athletics has been a pioneer in the MIAA when it comes to athletes, teams and coaches, and it’s once again paved a road of opportunity for student athletes in the conference. Griffon Lacrosse is the first of its kind, but with the sport gaining popularity in not only the Midwest
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By Calvin Silvers On Sunday, Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball was awarded an automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division II Tournament. The Bearcats, at 27-4 overall, earned the No. 2 seed in the Central Region. Since Minnesota State University gained the top seed in the region, Northwest will travel to Mankato, Minnesota, for the
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By Jacob Meikel Former Missouri Western Griffon and current NFL safety Jonathan Owens is staying in the NFC North by agreeing to a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears. Owens spent last season as a member of the Green Bay Packers. Owens’s snap count with Green Bay gradually increased over the course of the first
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western women’s basketball returns to the Big Dance as the No. 2 seed in the Central Region and will play Minnesota State this Friday in Bethany, Oklahoma. The Griffs learned of their seeding on Sunday night and erupted in cheers inside the Hall of Fame Room at Western during the NCAA
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By Riley Funk A former Missouri Western State University Griffon won for the first time on the PGA Tour in six years on Sunday. Brice Garnett took home the hardware on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff at the Puerto Rico Open against Erik Barnes. Garnett and Barnes sat at 19 under par at
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By Riley Funk Safety netting will be replaced and expanded at Phil Welch Stadium, with the hope of it being ready just in time for the summer baseball season. The project to replace the protective netting will cost approximately $115,000, according to city documents, and will be funded by the parks sales tax. The funding
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By Calvin Silvers It was semifinals’ play on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, for the MIAA Basketball Tournament, with eight teams fighting to land a spot in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. The first team to take the floor was the overall one seed on the women’s side, the Missouri Western Griffons. For the
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western men’s basketball’s run in the MIAA Tournament came to an end in the quarterfinal round at the hands of its upstate rival on Thursday. The third meeting of the season between the two rival programs concludes the season series with the largest margin of victory for Northwest over Western since
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By Calvin Silvers The MIAA Tournament quarterfinals began on Thursday, with the first contest of the day featuring the overall one seed, the Missouri Western Griffons and the ninth-seeded Emporia State Hornets. The first half both teams traded blows, but Western was able to create separation in the second half to pave way for a
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western men’s basketball lives to fight another day after defeating Missouri Southern 62-56 in the first round of the MIAA Tournament on Wednesday. The second matchup between the Griffons and Lions turned out to be more lopsided than the first contest when only one point decided a winner in early Dec.
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Chiefs continue to work through their rosters as free agency and the NFL Draft are the upcoming events that could greatly shape the future of the franchise. Two major names that the Chiefs are working with are on the defensive side, as the defense is coming off their best
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By Calvin Silvers Winter sports are nearing a close at both the high school and college levels, paving the way for athletes to begin their transition back outside for the spring season. In Missouri, this time of the year rolls into baseball season, and in a community where many love and support the game, it’s
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By Jacob Meikel It’s been a rough five and a half weeks for Missouri Western men’s basketball, but the Griffons are looking to put those woes behind them entering the MIAA Tournament. From Jan. 24 to the end of the regular season on March 2, it’s been quite the skid for the Western men as
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By Jacob Meikel The Lafayette boys basketball team’s season came to an end on Saturday at the hands of Maryville 63-51 in the Class 4 District 16 championship. Some late heroics against Benton in the semifinals got the Fighting Irish into the district championship game on their home floor, but a talented Maryville team would
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By Calvin Silvers It was a beautiful day in Gower, Missouri, on Saturday, but the true place to be in the town of 1,500+ individuals was East Buchanan High School, as the Class 3 quarterfinals were being played between the East Buchanan Bulldogs and the Summit Christian Eagles. The contest began with an Eagles basket,
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By Calvin Silvers The state of Missouri is still in the thick of the high school basketball postseason as teams continue to keep their seasons alive in win or go home games, and that rings true for the city of St. Joseph. On Thursday, the town was gifted an all-time classic between Benton and Lafayette
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By Calvin Silvers The journey for a state championship continues in basketball, and this week it’s been classes 4-6 thinning out the pool of teams that can go onto sectionals and beyond. The Class 4 District 16 Tournament had two city schools still alive, and those two programs battled it out at Lafayette High School.
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By Calvin Silvers Classes 4-6 continue their journeys to try and punch their tickets to the state tournament, and on Wednesday the Lafayette and Benton girls faced each other for the second time this season, as Lafayette was able to defeat the Lady Cardinals on Feb. 6 with a 48-43 victory. It was the semifinals
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By Calvin Silvers It may be the off-season for the NFL, but the Kansas City Chiefs are staying active, especially on Wednesday as many different types of news came from the team throughout the day. Starting with the offense, the Chiefs are releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. MVS was headed for the final season of
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By Calvin Silvers Classes 1-3 competed in their district tournaments last week, paving the way for Classes 4-6 to get their opportunity this week to punch their tickets to the state tournament. It was the opening round for Class 4 District 16 out at Lafayette High School, and the four-seeded Fighting Irish were able to
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By Jacob Meikel East Buchanan senior Gage Busby had his choice of where he wanted to go to college for athletics, and ultimately decided to join a thriving Western baseball program. Busby kept himself busy in high school, participating in four different sports throughout his four years, which includes baseball, football, track and basketball. As
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By Jacob Meikel Last year’s girls Class 4 runner-up, the Benton Cardinals, will get at least one more game this season after defeating Cameron 59-44 on Monday in the district tournament. The first and only time the Cardinals and Dragons met this season saw Benton wallop Cameron on its home floor by 51 points. On
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By Jacob Meikel With a little help, No. 21 Missouri Western women’s basketball claimed its first MIAA regular season title since 2016 on Saturday. Step one in securing at least a share of the conference crown was taking care of business against Northwest Missouri State, a team Western had already defeated in mid-January. The Griffon
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By Calvin Silvers Classes 1-3 continued their district basketball tournaments, and on Thursday it was back to the boys side, as they had semifinal play. The hot competition continued out in Gower, Missouri, where two Class 3 District 15 matchups took place. The first semifinal contest was between four-seeded Bishop LeBlond and one-seeded KIPP KC
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By Calvin Silvers District tournaments for high school basketball continued on Wednesday, as classes 1-3 are competing. The girls’ teams kicked things off on Monday in the state of Missouri, meaning Wednesday was the semifinal rounds. Class 3 District 15 Girls Tournament continued out in Gower, Missouri, with the three-seeded South Harrison Bulldogs taking on
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By Calvin Silvers On Tuesday, it was the boys’ turn in classes 1-3, as Missouri High School District Basketball Tournaments got underway. The first contest of the night featured the fifth-seeded Mid-Buchanan Dragons and the four-seeded Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. The first quarter was slow paced, as the Eagles got a handful of points from
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By Jacob Meikel The practice mat gets slightly emptier this time of year, and what that’s meant for three Central girls wrestlers, is a chance to prove themselves on the big stage. Juniors Ashley Slade and Hailie Wagner will get another crack at the state tournament bracket. Both finished in the top four of Class
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western women’s basketball swept the season series against Rogers State, winning 57-43 against the Hillcats on Saturday to round out the home schedule. Saturday made for a good send off for Western seniors Connie Clarke and Jordan Cunningham. Clarke notched another double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Cunningham finished second
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By Calvin Silvers It was a special afternoon for Northwest Missouri State Basketball, as the Bearcats recognized the achievements of their seniors on Senior Night ahead of the contests between the Northeastern State RiverHawks. The Northwest women tipped off first, and senior Jayna Green celebrated her night with a double-double to help propel the Bearcats
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By Jacob Meikel St. Joseph Christian has handed the keys over to Dr. James Schoonover to lead the school’s football program next season. Schoonover takes over for Troy Schenk, who helped lead the Lions to a 7-4 record this past season, as well as their first district win that didn’t come from forfeit since 2017.
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