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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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Chiefs are now officially considered a dynasty by most NFL fans and reporters after their 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII this past Sunday. The Chiefs enter the immortal state of back-to-back champions previously occupied by the 1960s Green Bay Packers, 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers,
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By Riley Funk The Kansas City Chiefs made their return to the area on Monday night after their rousing victory in Super Bowl 58. The United flight from Las Vegas arrived during golden hour, a little later than originally scheduled. But all was well from the flight, and the pilot waved a Chiefs flag from
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By Cameron Montemayor In the eyes of many Kansas City Chiefs fans in St. Joseph, last night’s dramatic comeback victory in Super Bowl 58 reaffirmed one important thing: Don’t ever count out Patrick Mahomes. “We didn’t play our best football the first half … but we always got the wild card Patrick Mahomes. And you
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By Cameron Montemayor In the eyes of many Kansas City Chiefs fans in St. Joseph, last night’s dramatic comeback victory in Super Bowl 58 reaffirmed one important thing: Don’t ever count out Patrick Mahomes. “We didn’t play our best football the first half … but we always got the wild card Patrick Mahomes. And you
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By NewsPress Now Now that the Chiefs are officially champs, it’s time for the city to celebrate! We’ve got the details on the parade — are you going? The KC Sports Commission announced that the parade will kick off at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Sixth Street and Grand Boulevard and will head
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By NewsPress Now Celebrate the Chiefs championship with your own special hardware St. Joseph! Special commemorative editions and posters will be ready for purchase from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the News-Press NOW building at 825 Edmond St. Commemorative newspapers and posters will be $5 each and will be available in the office.Â
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By NewsPress Now Missouri Western State University students can enjoy a day off on Wednesday, Feb. 14., after the school announced Sunday night that its campus will be closed due to the Chiefs victory parade. “In recognition of the difficulties this will present to our students, faculty and staff who commute from Kansas City, and
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By NewsPress Now The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions, once again. News-Press NOW will have local fan reactions tonight. Check out all of our features and Chiefs content from the past few weeks on the News-Press NOW Chiefs page. And we’ll have commemorative newspapers and posters from the game starting at 9 a.m.
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By Harry Loomis For Father Richard Rocha, the Catholic chaplain for the Kansas City Chiefs and a St. Joseph native, football was actually his first love. “I played for Coach Dan Tabor, longtime football coach at Christian Brothers and then Bishop LeBlond High School,” Rocha said. “And then it was during that time that I
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By Chris Fortune Chiefs Training Camp is an exciting summer event for the St. Joseph community, but it can also help propel the careers of the workers who facilitate the practices. A couple of Missouri Western State University athletic alumni are examples of how opportunity and work ethic create results. Greg Carbin, Kansas City Chiefs
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By Kendra Simpson One St. Joseph second grader was lucky enough to form a special connection with a player during Chiefs Training Camp, and his kindness and advice have stuck with the boy months later. After practice, backup tight end Noah Gray was out greeting fans when Noah Lambright caught his attention. “We were just
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By Kendra Simpson One St. Joseph second grader was lucky enough to form a special connection with a player during Chiefs Training Camp, and his kindness and advice have stuck with the boy months later. After practice, backup tight end Noah Gray was out greeting fans when Noah Lambright caught his attention. “We were just
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