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CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction won its first round of football districts 49-14 against Marshfield Friday and advances to play Bolivar at home in the district semifinals at 7 p.m. next Friday. Carl Junction quarterback Burke Diskin had three rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns on the night. “It feels real great, we’re keeping the season alive," Diskin said. Marshfield received the ...

This edition of Who Won the Week features a historic season by one team, a gritty district finals performance by another, a rising force in area football and stellar performances by a pair of local quarterbacks. TJ Tennis I’ll start with the Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School’s girls’ tennis team, which finished the best in school history with a second-place Thursday at the Class 2 ...

Missouri Southern State University Director of Athletics Rob Mallory has been appointed to the NCAA Division II Management Council, Southern announced Friday. He will represent the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at the national level. Mallory's four-year term will begin Jan. 15 following the adjournment of the Division II Business Session at the 2027 NCAA Convention, ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — The last time the Webb City Cardinals and Carthage Tigers faced off, the Tigers walked away with a 36-14 win. Friday's Class 5 District 6 quarterfinal was more of a defensive battle and Carthage outlasted the Cardinals for a 10-7 win. The fourth-seeded Tigers got on the board first when Malachi Dougless drilled a 23-yard field goal at the 11:58 mark of the second quarter. ...

PIERCE CITY, Mo. — In the Class 1 District 3 opener at Don Keebaugh Stadium in Pierce City, the Diamond Wildcats saw their season come to a close on Friday night. The fourth-seeded Eagles got off to a quick start scoring on each of their first five drives on the way to a 34-0 lead. The No. 5-seed Wildcats’ two fourth-quarter scores wouldn’t be enough as they dropped to 0-9 on the season in a ...

Brackets are set and teams are ready to compete for the ultimate prize — a state championship in football. It’s called the second season by many. Nothing a team has done up to this point really matters, it’s all about surviving and advancing in the postseason. Class 6 District 5 The third-seeded Joplin Eagles (3-6) and the second-seeded Ozark Tigers (4-5) will have a week off to prepare for ...

Four local tennis players — two from Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School and two from New Heights Christian Academy — earned medals at the MSHSAA Girls Tennis Championships last weekend during the Class 1 and 2 singles and doubles state tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Thomas Jefferson TJ Cavaliers’ sophomore Sara Maksoud earned sixth-place honors at the Class 2 ...

Brackets are set in all four classes of boys' soccer as area teams prepare for postseason action beginning Saturday. Class 4 District 6 The Class 4 District 6 tourney gets underway Saturday at Lee's Summit West High School with three local teams looking to extend their seasons. The Joplin Eagles (11-9) enter the tourney as the number-seven seed. They have one regular season match left, on ...

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 ...