Mothers, grandmothers and aunts will be admitted free into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame if they bring a child to the museum during this Mother’s Day weekend, President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced Wednesday. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. It… Read more »
Teams sponsored by Gene Lafaro and Embark Staffing won their respective rounds in the Mizzou Alumni Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday at Millwood Golf & Racquet Club. The event capped a two-day fundraiser of the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association, with the chapter to gift scholarships to University… Read more »
University of Missouri-bound southwest Missouri high school graduates will be the big winners Thursday and Friday as the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association hosts a two-day scholarship fundraiser in Springfield. The Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction presented by Meyer Farms and Meyer Communications is at 6 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel… Read more »
The Sports Commission Awards presented by Elliot Lodging and Blevins Asphalt – a summer awards show honoring the top high school athletes of southwest Missouri from the 2018-2019 academic year – announced the finalists for fall and winter sports on Thursday, weeks before the ceremony. The awards are hosted by the Springfield Sports Commission, with… Read more »
Teams sponsored by the Kansas City Royals and Missouri Equipment Leasing won their respective rounds in the Kansas City Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Hillyard, Inc., on Tuesday at Tiffany Greens Golf Club. The event, a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, saw the Royals team of Jeff Kinnison, Shane Montgomery, Jon Reed… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame soon will honor a strong lineup of former baseball and softball standouts, headlined by former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Brian Jordan, who along with Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders drew eyes as the only Major League Baseball-National Football League athletes of the late 1980s and early 1990s. President and… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame paid tribute to the late Dr. Mary Jo Wynn and welcomed its newest inductees Wednesday during the sixth annual Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation. President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews presided over the ceremony, which drew a crowd of more than 900 to the University… Read more »
Tickets remain available for the Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation, set for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. Call us at 417-889-3100. Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation When: 11 a.m. March 27 Where: University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in… Read more »
For Lily Allman, a sophomore at McDonald County High School, it’s been a challenge to receive lessons from a PGA teaching professional – mostly because she has had to travel quite a distance, partly because of cost. Which was why Allman had a bounce in her step Monday. “It means a lot,” Allman said of… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon celebrate women’s athletics and their successes at the Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee-Payne Stewart Foundation, set for 11 a.m. March 27 at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield. President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced the luncheon on Friday. The Hall of… Read more »
Former Missouri State University slugger and World Series champion Ryan Howard joined a host of the state’s most influential sports figures inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday night during Enshrinement Ceremonies presented by Killian Construction in Springfield. President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews welcomed the Class of 2019 before a record… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame joins with the family of Dr. Mary Jo Wynn and the Missouri State University community in mourning the passing of Dr. Mary Jo Wynn. Wynn passed away Tuesday in Springfield, it was announced by MSU and The Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Legacy Facebook page. The Missouri Sports Hall of… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame has announced that the Enshrinement Ceremonies presented by Killian Construction, set for Sunday, Jan. 27, is now sold out. However, we are creating a waiting list for those who would like to attend in case seats come open. Just call us at 417-889-3100.
Former University of Missouri standout Anthony Peeler along with two longtime high school coaches – Tony Armstrong and Jacky Payne – as well as the College of the Ozarks Women’s Basketball Program and the Stockton High School Girls Basketball Program are now part of elite company. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inducted the three… Read more »
Former Missouri State University standout and World Series winner Ryan Howard along with a host of the state’s most influential sports figures will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame during its Enshrinement Ceremonies presented by Killian Construction. President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced the Class of 2019 on Wednesday. It also… Read more »
Former University of Missouri standout Anthony Peeler will headline the latest inductees, and new Missouri State University coach Dana Ford will be the keynote speaker for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s annual Basketball Tipoff Luncheon presented by Mercy. It’s set for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12 at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center… Read more »
