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Finalists announced for Sports Commission Awards

More than 170 student-athletes and 10 teams from southwest Missouri high schools will be honored this summer during the 10th annual Sports Commission Awards. Sponsored by Elliott Lodging and presented by Harry Cooper Supply, the ceremony is set for Tuesday, June 21 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield. Doors open at 6 p.m., with… Read more »

Cardinals’ Danny Cox to headline Baseball & Softball Luncheon

Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox, an 18-game winner on the 1985 National League pennant-winning club, will be inducted soon into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame along with an intriguing Class of 2022 honorees. CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Tuesday announced the Hall of Fame’s annual Baseball & Softball Luncheon presented… Read more »

Branson grad, Iraq War veteran to receive Wynn Award

Amanda Hoenes, a 1999 Branson High School graduate who served three tours in the Iraq War, will be honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at the upcoming Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation. Hoenes paddled 3,300 miles on a “start to sea” expedition on the Missouri River to the Gulf… Read more »

17th Anniversary: Unveiling of The Boy & The Man Statue

It has long served as a reminder of what sports can and should be. Of the star athlete never forgetting the fans. Of a child’s love for the game and his hero only growing. “The Boy and The Man” life-size bronze statue – which depicts former St. Louis Cardinals great Stan “The Man” Musial signing… Read more »

Hall of Fame’s High School Golf Clinic draws 100 golfers

For a pair of high school seniors – Marshfield’s Luke Gardner and Parkview’s Logan Rathman – their second year of playing golf is off to a pretty cool start. In fact, those were their exact words as they took part in the 24th annual High School Hole-in-One Golf Clinic presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper… Read more »

Honorees set for Women’s Sports Luncheon on April 20

Judy Rankin, who at age 14 won the Missouri Women’s Amateur before going on to a successful career on the LPGA Tour, will headline the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s upcoming Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation. CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Monday announced the ceremony, which is set for… Read more »

Hall of Fame honors 10 at Outdoor Sports Luncheon

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame celebrated its third annual Outdoor Sports Luncheon presented by Reliable Toyota on Tuesday, welcoming a Class of 2022 highlighted by the first ever induction of an American quarter horse. CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews presided over the ceremony, which drew a crowd of more than 700 to the… Read more »

MSHOF: VIP Reception for ‘The Jackie Stiles Story’ set for March 1

A chance to meet legendary basketball star Jackie Stiles and watch the movie about her amazing career is set for Tuesday, March 1 at the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield. Missouri Sports Hall of Fame President Byron Shive on Monday announced a special VIP Reception presented by Reliable Chevrolet/Elite Mercedes-Benz/Infiniti of Springfield. It will be held… Read more »

Hall of Fame to recognize Special Achievement Awards

Nearly 100 Missouri amateur athletes will be recognized during the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s upcoming Enshrinement presented by Killian Construction. The ceremony is at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, and tickets remmain available. Call 417-889-3100. High school and college — and other athletes — will be recognized for earning… Read more »

All set for Sunday: Enshrinement presented by Killian Construction

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will honor its Class of 2022 on Sunday during the Enshrinement presented by Killian Construction. The Class of 2022 features Kansas City Chiefs lineman Willie Roaf, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday, Lucas Oil founder Forrest Lucas and Miracle on Ice’s Ken Morrow. It’s all set for Sunday, February… Read more »

Inductees announced for 2022 Enshrinement presented by Killian Construction

Kansas City Chiefs lineman Willie Roaf, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday, Lucas Oil founder Forrest Lucas and Miracle on Ice’s Ken Morrow will headline the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s upcoming Enshrinement presented Killian Construction. CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Wednesday unveiled the Class of 2022, which will be honored on Sunday,… Read more »

Hall of Fame Basketball Luncheon draws crowd of nearly 800

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame welcomed its Class of 2021 during the annual Basketball Luncheon, and it was quite the lineup for a ceremony presented by USA Mortgage-Kitrel Region. With nearly 800 in attendance on Tuesday at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, the Hall of Fame enshrined the following: William Fontleroy, a standout… Read more »