You could call them football’s version of Band of Brothers, constructed much the way a sturdy home is built brick by brick. It wasn’t just one man doing the heavy lifting, either. Head coaches, longtime assistants and teenage players – some who went on to fame, most who were overachievers who sacrificed their bodies for… Read more »
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Anheuser-Busch Post 299
1962 Anheuser-Busch Post 299- American Legion National Champions – Managed by Don Seifert and coached by Charles Muller, this 1962 St. Louis team also traveled to Bismarck, where they defeated Honolulu Post 11 to capture the Howard P. Savage National Champion Trophy. Bill Matan, who would later play for the NFL’s New York Giants, received… Read more »
Aurora High School Football Program
In Aurora, Kelly Stadium is a perfect setting under the Friday night lights of small-town high school football: See the graying grain elevators just down the road? They tower over everything, reminding all that this is a blue-collar community that proudly wears its red. Red, that is, for the Houn’ Dawgs. What a tradition. Grade-schoolers… Read more »
2007 Benton High School Girls Basketball State Championship Team
Finishing a season as undefeated champions isn’t easy. Just ask the 2007 New England Patriots. Or the 2009 Indianapolis Colts, 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2015 Carolina Panthers, 2018 Los Angels Rams and the 2019 San Francisco 49ers. But that’s football. Now let’s try basketball. On the women’s side, only four programs have ever gone an entire… Read more »
Berkeley/McCluer South Berkeley High School Track & Field Program
Stop by sometime and see the trophy case from all the years of the Berkeley/McCluer South Berkeley High School Track & Field Program. It’s a sight to behold. It also supported what coach Rod Staggs (MSHOF 2017) had long insisted: Track was a team sport. “Track is the hardest sport,” Staggs said, emphasizing athletes don’t… Read more »
Bernie High School Volleyball Era 1994-1999
Pure athletic dominance is always amazing to witness. Whether you are a fan of a particular team or athlete, greatness is easy to admire. Perhaps no team or program in the history of Missouri high school volleyball was more dominant than the Bernie High School volleyball program from 1994-99. Under the direction of head coach… Read more »
1990 Billings High School State Championship Baseball Team
It was a memorable spring of 1990 for Billings High School, its baseball team and those who called the Christian County community home. The Wildcats enjoyed an unblemished start to their baseball season and stood on the brink of a historic accomplishment heading into the Class 1 state tournament finale at Simmons Field in Columbia.… Read more »
2006 & 2007 Blair Oaks High School Baseball State Championship Teams
Brian Ash had never heard of Blair Oaks High School prior to becoming baseball head coach in 2005. But it didn’t take long for the rest of the Missouri high school baseball community to become familiar with the Falcons. In 2005, Ash began to lay the foundation for success, leading Blair Oaks to a 15-7… Read more »
1985-1996, 2004-2009 Eras Blue Springs High School Swimming
Dedication. Work ethic. Attention to detail. Those are the words and phrases used by those close to the Blue Springs High School Girls Swimming & Diving program. And it really shouldn’t be a surprise, either. You don’t win seven state titles and post five runner-up finishes during two distinct eras without those traits running rampant… Read more »
1974 Boonville High School State Championship Football Team
In May of 1974, long before two-a-day football practices would get under way, folks in the mid-Missouri town of Boonville couldn’t believe their eyes. There they were – business cards, and not just ordinary ones. Instead, the inscription touted the Pirates football team as the Class 3 1974 State Champs. Yes, for a season that… Read more »
St. Francis Borgia High School Cheerleading Program
At St. Francis Borgia High School in Washington, a quaint town just west of St. Louis, you’ll find something rare but which, before long, will be common. It’s a trophy case for school’s cheerleading program. See the first-place, wooden plaques? And the ribbons? There’s also a framed cover of American Cheerleader magazine, which touted the… Read more »
1967 and 1968 Bradleyville Eagles Basketball
The 1967 & 1968 Bradleyville Eagles basketball teams continue to hold the state record for consecutive wins with 64. Bradleyville won the first three games of the ’67 season before losing to Sparta 68-65. Then, Coach Argil Ellison’s team began their record breaking win streak with an 87-57 win over Gainesville. The Eagles completed the… Read more »
St. Louis Browns Baseball Club
The story goes that, after the inaugural 1901 season of the American League, founder Ban Johnson was convinced the circuit could compete in the same major cities as the National League. However, the AL had one issue: Its last-place Milwaukee club needed to be rescued. Thus was born the St. Louis Browns. Relocated thanks to… Read more »
1965 & 1966 Buffalo High School Boys Basketball State Championship Teams
Dallas County’s Buffalo High School has a strong tradition of success in boys basketball. That tradition goes all the way back to 1949, when the Bison won the final “all class” state championship in Missouri history. The tradition also includes back-to-back Class M state championships in 1964 and 1965. Those teams accomplished something no Buffalo… Read more »
Cabool High School 1968 State Championship Football Team
The Cabool High School Bulldogs didn’t approach the 1968 season knowing greatness awaited. They knew they would compete in a solid South Central Association. They knew they had the experience and the drive to do well. But they also knew there would be obstacles to overcome. The Bulldogs did that and more under coach Art… Read more »
Camdenton Lakers Football Program
When the architect who built Camdenton High School football’s state-wide profile looks back on how it all came to be, coach Bob Shore cannot help but beam. After all, Shore is quick to say that he didn’t go it alone, that it has been a community effort. Just look at the stadium. Yes, the stadium… Read more »