The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon induct longtime Winona High School volleyball coach Francie McBride, the Winona High School Volleyball Program as well as the Santa Fe High School Volleyball and Girls Track & Field Programs. Additionally, six individuals will be recognized with Wynn Awards, while longtime KOLR 10 TV General Manager Leo… Read more »
For anyone entering the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, masks are now required to be worn properly on site. President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced the requirement Wednesday in light of the City of Springfield recently passing an ordinance requiring masks to be worn indoors. Note for volunteers of the PGA Korn Ferry Tour’s… Read more »
A Hiland Dairy-sponsored team won top honors of the 11th annual Ozarks Water Watch Golf Classic presented by Country Mart, held Thursday at Buffalo Ridge Golf Course in Branson. The event was a fundraiser for the OWW, which oversees water quality in the Upper White River Basin which includes 15 counties in southwest Missouri. Hiland… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which recently rescheduled the Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation, now has a new venue for the event. It is still scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 12 but at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield. The Hall of Fame is inducting Springfield golfer… Read more »
A Killian Construction-sponsored team won the A Flight of the annual Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Dr Pepper. Held Monday at Highland Springs Country Club and featuring 45 teams, the event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Killian Construction fired a 55 behind the strength of Matt Pennington, Tyler Pierce,… Read more »
A Hiland Dairy-sponsored team won Sunday’s round of the Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Dr Pepper, as Rob Ballowe, Craig Golmen, Rick Beaman and Nate Algus fired a 58 to win A Flight. The B Flight winning team was Price Cutter Supermarkets, as Sean Turner, Kyle Piepmeier, Curt Bell and Billy Pendergrass carded… Read more »
The Sports Commission Awards sponsored by Elliott Lodging and presented by Blevins Asphalt has been rescheduled for Monday, August 10, it was announced Wednesday. The SCAs will recognize more than 140 student-athletes and 28 teams representing southwest Missouri high schools during a ceremony at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center. Doors open at 6 p.m.,… Read more »
In a far corner of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, surrounded by college football lettermen’s jackets and memorabilia from autumns past, a passerby might walk by something that seems out of place. It’s the uniform of a West Point Military Academy cadet, and at the base of the display sits a story of the… Read more »
Thanks to Tim Blasi’s double eagle on No. 18, Advertising Plus won A Flight of the Lake of the Ozarks Golf Classic presented by Missouri Eagle, held Monday at Old Kinderhook west of Camdenton. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and featured 31 teams. Advertising Plus carded a 55… Read more »
For Mother’s Day Weekend, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is offering free admission for all mothers, grandmothers and aunts who are accompanied by a paid child admission. The Hall of Fame is located at 3861 E. Stan Musial Dr in southeast Springfield and weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is rescheduling the Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation. It is now set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 12 at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield. President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced the new date on Monday. The Hall of Fame is… Read more »
So, is he going to Disneyland? Maybe doing a dogpile on the mound at, say, Busch Stadium? Nope. Tom Henke has a better idea after he secured another special victory to go along with his 1992 World Series ring. This time, he didn’t even have to fire in a fastball for strike three. “Maybe a… Read more »
More than 140 student-athletes and 28 teams representing southwest Missouri high schools will be honored during the Sports Commission Awards sponsored by Elliott Lodging and presented by Blevins Asphalt on Monday, June 15. The Springfield Sports Commission and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame have been working atogether for months to bring the ceremony together.… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame joins with the family and friends of Charlie Campbell in mourning one of the state’s great ambassadors for the sport of fishing. A 1951 graduate and multi-sport athlete of Forsyth High School, Campbell was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and has been a good… Read more »
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 »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s museum will be closed until May 3, President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced. The decision comes after the Springfield-Greene County Health Department requested the Hall of Fame close in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Missouri governor’s office has extended a stay-at-home order until May 3. The… Read more »
