She was basically raised around bats, gloves and base lines before emerging as a standout softball player – first at Glendale High School and then at William Jewell College, where her name is splashed all over the Top 10 of many offensive categories. Now Kristen Marshall is being remembered by the Missouri Sports Hall of… Read more »
Nixa native Christian Overstreet is one of the few southwest Missouri multi-sport athletes who can say he was a preseason Louisville Slugger All-American, played four seasons of NCAA Division I baseball and that every one of his high school and college coaches were inducted into various halls of fame. Now his career will soon be… Read more »
With former Missouri Tigers football coach Gary Pinkel lined up for a special appearance – and a goal of generating more scholarship dollars for Mizzou-bound students – the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association has lined up a two-day event in May in Springfield. The association’s annual Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction presented by… 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 »
Six former high school baseball standouts, including two who signed pro contracts, and a trio of former outstanding high school-college softball players will soon be recognized as the third annual Diamond 9 award recipients of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews announced the Diamond 9 on Tuesday. The Hall… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will be closed on Easter Sunday (March 27). The Hall will reopen on Monday, with the museum open from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. daily.
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame joins with the family of Betty Jo Killian in mourning her recent passing. Killian, the wife of the late Robert “Bob” Killian of Killian Construction, passed away on March 17. Among survivors are sons Joseph P. Killian and William F. Killian. The Killian family, through Killian Construction, has been a… Read more »
A pioneer in women’s athletics at College of the Ozarks, a longtime senior women’s administrator from Drury University, as well as two volleyball coaches and Missouri’s first state championship volleyball team are now enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Dora Quinn Arney Meikle of College of the Ozarks, Barbara (Lawson) Cowherd of Drury… Read more »
He was among baseball’s best speed demons, leading the National League in stolen bases for six consecutive seasons and is one of only four big-leaguers ever to steal 100 bases in a season. Next year, he will be running to our house. In an announcement unprecedented for its timing, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame… Read more »
A pioneer in women’s athletics at College of the Ozarks, a longtime senior women’s administrator from Drury University, as well as two volleyball coaches and Missouri’s first state championship volleyball team will soon be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall is hosting the third annual Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the… Read more »
Rogersville High School golfer Keaton Clark will gladly accept any advice that helps him gain an edge. Which is why he appreciated Monday, when the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame hosted the annual Hole in One Golf Clinic presented by the Ozarks/Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Company. (A photo gallery can be found on the Hall’s… Read more »
As a farm kid and St. Louis Cardinals fan, he cherished those summer Saturdays when his dad would drive the family to Bolivar’s quaint, downtown square and, while Mom shopped, father and son would listen to Harry Carey and Jack Buck call the Redbirds through the crackle of an AM car radio. Years later, as… Read more »
When she was a freshman in high school, Marjorie (DeMarino) Bankovich kicked the tires on switching sports from field hockey to soccer. However, the field hockey coach at her high school intercepted her in the hallway and talked her out of it. Bankovich is glad she did, for she went on to enjoy great success… Read more »
Years ago, Susan Bouldin would ride her bike 45 minutes from her family’s Webster County dairy farm into Marshfield to play volleyball, back at a time when the sport’s future was uncertain. And yet she kept churning, turning her passion into a coaching career, and eventually collided with her future husband, Wayne, a volleyball aficionado… Read more »
Longtime Missouri State University athletic director Bill Rowe will be honored as a Missouri Sports Legend, while three individuals will soon be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame: the St. Louis Cardinals’ all-time saves leader, closer Jason Isringhausen; Kansas City Royals and nationally known groundskeeper George Toma; and Mansfield High School baseball coach… Read more »
Her name is still among the leaders in Missouri high school soccer history, and soon former Camdenton Lakers goalkeeper Monique (Willcut) Begley will be recognized by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. A 2002 graduate, Begley is among seven former high school and college athletes to be recognized with the inaugural Wynn Awards at the… Read more »
