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 »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is offering free admission to all fathers, grandfathers and uncles who bring a child to the museum during Father’s Day weekend. The Hall of Fame is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday. It is located at 3821 E. Stan Musial… Read more »
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 »
Teams sponsored by Mercy, Jack Henry & Associates and Advertising Plus won the A Flights of their respective rounds Sunday and Monday, respectively, in the Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. The event was a two-day fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, with the golf tournament hosted by Highland Springs… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary celebration revs up this weekend with two major events – including a free-to-attend party featuring sizeable electronic and on-site auctions as well as a blackout bingo game with the winner to receive $1,000. The Shrimp Social presented by Med-Pay, Inc., begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame welcomed its latest inductees, including former St. Louis Cardinals Brian Jordan and the late Joe Medwick, on Wednesday during its Baseball/Softball Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. The event drew a crowd of more than 800 to the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield.… Read more »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Teams sponsored by KOLR 10 and Jack Henry & Associates won their respective rounds in the Lake of the Ozarks Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Missouri Eagle. The event, a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, was Monday at the Club at Porto Cima. In the morning round, the KOLR 10 team of… Read more »
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 »
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 »
