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MSHOF announces honorees for Football Luncheon

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame soon will induct former Kansas City Chiefs running back Ted McKnight, Adrian High School coach George Bruto, referee Emry Dilday, Missouri Tigers fan Dr. Jerald Chaffin as well Greenfield High School’s 1977 State Championship Team and the entire Aurora High School Football Program. The inductees will highlight the Hall… Read more »

St. Louis Celebrity Golf Classic rescheduled Oct. 17

Due to heavy rains that left the course unplayable, our St. Louis Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Hilliard, Inc. unfortunately has been postponed today. We apologize for any inconvenience. We instead will play on October 17 at The Legends.

Congratulations to winners of Ozarks Water Watch Golf Classic

Teams sponsored by Killian Construction, Connell Insurance and AMEC (Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives) took home the hardware, winning their respective flights Thursday in the 10th annual Ozarks Water Watch Golf Classic presented by Country Mart. The event, played at Buffalo Ridge Golf Course south of Branson, was a fundraiser for Ozarks Water Watch, which… Read more »

Nearly 900 turn out for Sports Commission Awards

Strafford High School senior Hayley Frank and Springfield Catholic senior Tyson Riley were named the 2018-2019 Athletes of the Year, while two state championship basketball teams – the Strafford Lady Indians and Greenwood Blue Jays – were named Teams of the Year on Monday night in the Elliott Lodging Sports Commission Awards presented by Blevins… Read more »

Sports Commission Awards finalists all set for Monday

Nearly 150 athletes from southwest Missouri high schools – along with 26 teams, including in marching band, cheerleading and dance – soon will be honored in the Elliott Lodging Sports Commission Awards presented by Blevins Asphalt. Set for Monday at the University Plaza Convention Center, the event is a celebration of the past school year.… Read more »

Inductee Spotlight: Cindy Henderson Snead

The unfairness of life didn’t derail her even though it could have. You see, public schools didn’t field women’s sports teams during her childhood and teen years, and her only shot to earn a college softball scholarship was, well, old-school. In fact, this was the scene for Cindy Henderson Snead back in 1971: She and… Read more »

Tickets remain available for Baseball & Softball Luncheon on Wednesday

Tickets and tables remain available for our Baseball/Softball Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. It is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday (May 22) at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield. Check out our flyer When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 Where: University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield Inductees:… Read more »

Inductee Spotlight: Webb City High School Softball Program

Just beyond the backstop of the softball field stands a press box with lists of team accomplishments. One sign screams “State Champions 2004 32-0” while others celebrate the 2007 state title and numerous other seasons. And to think that, gulp, it almost never happened at all for the Webb City High School Softball Program. The… Read more »

Inductee spotlight: Glendale High School Baseball Program

The safe assumption would have been a modest start, maybe a few challenging years before building up toward a tradition and earning a huge dot on the state sports map. Obviously, the Glendale High School Baseball Program tossed that script in the trash bin. In 1967, only three seasons after their inaugural 1964 spring, the… Read more »

Skyline HS boys basketball to receive SCA’s Inspiration Award

After a Bolivar second-grader lost his father just before Christmas, the Skyline High School boys basketball team – unprompted – welcomed Jud Blair to its roster this past season, inviting him to sit on the Tigers’ bench during varsity games in a thrilling season that reached the Class 2 state quarterfinals. At one point, they… Read more »