The annual Sporting Clays Classic presented by Killian Construction and sponsored by Bass Pro Shops is coming up Friday, September 8 at the Ozarks Shooters Complex in Walnut Shade. And we are giving away a big item you’ll want to have: A Savage Axis XP Camo in 308 Win. Details: Factory new in box. 22″… Read more »
BRANSON – BPJ Insurance carded the high score, a 55, winning the A Flight trophies on a scorecard tiebreaker on Thursday in the 30-team Ozarks Water Watch Golf Classic presented by Country Mart, held at Buffalo Ridge Golf Course. BPJ featured Jerod Hicks, Caleb Wehrman, Nathan Stokes and Josh Ford. Placing second in A Flight… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating Father’s Day Weekend with free admission for all dads and grandpas. The Hall of Fame will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. We’re located at 3861 E. Stan Musial Dr. in southeast Springfield, or about a mile… Read more »
For area golfers, it’s a chance to play at Buffalo Ridge Golf Course just south of Branson. However, playing there on Thursday, June 22 could have a far greater impact than golf. After all, the eighth annual Ozarks Water Watch Golf Classic presented by Country Mart is a way to promote and support water quality… Read more »
Teams sponsored by White River Valley Electric Foundation, Jack Henry & Associates and the News-Leader all took top honors in their respective rounds of the Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, held Sunday and Monday at the Highland Springs Country Club. The White River Valley team of Chris Hamon, P.D. Kircher, Adam… Read more »
Join us for our big two-day event — first the Beach Party Bingo & Auction presented by Med-Pay, Inc., on Sunday, June 4 and then the annual Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Sunday morning, June 4 and Monday, June 5. Check out our flyer with more details For the Beach… Read more »
All military veterans will be admitted free during Memorial Day weekend, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced. We are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and moon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The museum, however, will be closed Monday, May 29.
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame enjoyed a tremendous Thursday, unveiling a larger-than-life bronze statue commemorating longtime Springfield resident Bill Virdon’s game-saving catch in the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hours later, a crowd of almost 800 turned out in downtown Springfield as the Hall of Fame honored 15 individuals, including five new… Read more »
If you were an opposing pitcher, it wasn’t exactly a welcome sight whenever Kyle Rapinchuk stepped in the batter’s box. He was a pure hitter at Branson High School and later carried on his talents to the College of the Ozarks. Now the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon recognize Rapinchuk with a Diamond… Read more »
For former Carl Junction High School and University of Central Missouri baseball standout Danny Powers, there are a handful of reasons why he found so much success, especially in NCAA Division II, where he was a multiple Pitcher of the Year, College World Series champion and authored a no-hitter. Among the biggest influences were his… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is all set for a big baseball celebration Thursday featuring the unveiling of a larger-than-life bronze statue of former Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bill Virdon as well as the Baseball Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company, where six will be honored – including five new inductees.… Read more »
Mark Speight grew up in Branson when it was, as he put it, “a little country town,” where if a family owned a TV, it got only two channels. So, yes, he spent most of his days out of the house, playing sports. Even better, the lessons he learned from sports endured. “No question,” Speight… Read more »
For 1980 Hollister High School graduate Michael Vincent, what a run it’s been in baseball. He can say he won a Double-A league championships with future Hall of Famer Barry Larkin and future big-leaguers Rob Dibble and Chris Sabo, plus won an American Legion triple crown here in the Ozarks and played for two elite… Read more »
None other than future Baltimore Orioles skipper Earl Weaver was his manager in two of his first three seasons, and the experience set him for a memorable career that reached Triple-A. But, for longtime Bolivar resident Dan Bishop, he would never have gotten there without mentors and teammates here in the Ozarks. “Ed Brammer, my… Read more »
One of Springfield’s top pitchers in the late 1980s, a guy who pitched in the College World Series and for Team USA, Doug Bennett counts three tremendous influences in his baseball career: the late Dick Birmingham, Dave Davis and Norm DeBriyn. In order, Birmingham (MSHOF 2002) was Hillcrest High School’s much-respected baseball coach for 25… Read more »
He climbed out of the quaint, central Missouri River town of Glasgow and chased his baseball dreams – and perhaps would have become a household name across America had he come of age in a different era. And yet John Donaldson soldiered on. Despite Major League Baseball refusing to employ black ballplayers. Despite the little… Read more »
