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Missouri Southern State University's volleyball team never seemed to get rolling and fell in straight sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-14) to the Pittsburg State University Gorillas on Saturday at Leggett & Platt. Southern (7-15, 2-8) trailed 3-6 early in set one but battled back to take a 7-6 lead off a run that started with a Kaelyn Kendrick kill and ended with a PSU attack error. That was the last ...

A handful of area volleyball teams are still alive in their respective district tournaments and look to advance in postseason play. The second-seeded Carl Junction Bulldogs (20-11-4) advanced to the Class 4 District 6 championship match with a 3-2 win over Willard (17-16-3) on Saturday at Logan-Rogersville High School. The Bulldogs dropped the opening set 19-25, but rallied to win set two ...

Missouri Southern State University's women's soccer team won 2-1 over the Newman University Jets on senior night Sunday. That followed a 4-0 loss to No. 7 Pittsburg State University Friday night as both teams battled for postseason position. As a result of Sunday's game, Newman (2-12-3, 2-8-1 MIAA) is eliminated from the postseason. Southern (4-8-4, 3-5-3 MIAA) needs to win its remaining game ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Neosho trailed 28-14 at halftime of Friday night’s Central Ozark Conference rivalry with major Class 5 District 6 seeding implications on the line at David Hafner Stadium in Carthage. Then the Wildcats used two onside kick recoveries to turn the game on its head. With each onside recovery, the Wildcats turned in a touchdown-scoring drive to even the game at 28. And they needed ...

Webb City quarterback Mason Young ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score to lead the Cardinals (6-3) to a 42-35 come-from-behind win over the Joplin Eagles (3-6) in both teams' regular season finale on Friday night at Junge Field. Eagles return man Brayden Reed energized Joplin fans early when he took the opening kickoff 46 yards to near midfield. Seven plays later, ...

Missouri Southern State University's football team earned its first MIAA win of the season with a 38-14 victory over the Missouri Western State University Griffons on Saturday at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph. The Lions (2-6, 1-5) struck first when Asher Huffman booted a 43-yard field goal with 6:48 left in the opening quarter in a drive that featured a 22-yard completion from quarterback ...