Nixa High School’s John Gholson, Blue Eye’s Riley Arnold, the Springfield Catholic girls golf team and the Glendale boys swimming team walked away with the Athlete and Team of the Year Awards in Elliott Lodging’s Sports Commission Awards presented by Harry Cooper Supply. Held Tuesday night in front of a crowd of nearly 900 at… Read more »
Congratulations to an OakStar Bank-sponsored team on winning the Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Monday at Highland Springs Country Club. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and was a make-up of rained out morning round from June 6. Results are below: A Flight: OakStar… Read more »
Finalists for spring sports, as well as those up for Teams of the Year and Athletes of the Year, have now been announced for Elliott Lodging’s Sports Commission Awards presented by Harry Cooper Supply. The awards honor the top high school athletes and teams from across southwest Missouri, with the ceremony set for 7 p.m.… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame joins with the family of Kelly DeGraffenreid in mourning the recent passing of a former southwest Missouri basketball standout. DeGraffenreid passed away on June 2. He was 77. The Hall of Fame recognized Kelly and his brothers as part of the Filbert Five Awards in 2011. The awards spotlight… Read more »
Teams sponsored by Randy Herrion and Great Southern Bank won their respective rounds in the Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Sunday and Monday, respectively, at Highland Springs Country Club. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit. Both rounds were played under sunny… Read more »
Postponed due to rain: The 730 AM round of our Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank has been postponed today, and will be played on June 13, or your team can receive a voucher to play between Tuesday through Thursday during the remainder of the summer. We are planning to play our… Read more »
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox, an 18-game winner on the 1985 National League pennant-winning club, is now a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. And a number of honorees can now say the same in joining the elite club. A crowd of more than 900 turned out Wednesday for the Hall… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is all set for the Baseball & Softball Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company, set for 11 AM on Wednesday (May 18) at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield. Tickets remain on sale. INDUCTEES: Danny Cox – St. Louis Cardinals, David McQueary – President’s Award, Brad… Read more »
Congratulations to the winning teams of the Mizzou Alumni Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, held on Friday (May 13) at Millwood Golf & Racquet Club. The event was a fundraiser for the Ozark Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association and featured the Tiger Ball auction presented by Rooney, McBride & Smith LLC and… Read more »
An Advertising Plus-sponsored team led by former Drury University golfer Mitchell Kiser took top honors in the Lake of the Ozarks Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Missouri Eagle. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and held Monday at Old Kinderhook Golf Club just west of Camdenton. The results are… Read more »
More than 170 student-athletes and 10 teams from southwest Missouri high schools will be honored this summer during the 10th annual Sports Commission Awards. Sponsored by Elliott Lodging and presented by Harry Cooper Supply, the ceremony is set for Tuesday, June 21 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield. Doors open at 6 p.m., with… Read more »
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox, an 18-game winner on the 1985 National League pennant-winning club, will be inducted soon into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame along with an intriguing Class of 2022 honorees. CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Tuesday announced the Hall of Fame’s annual Baseball & Softball Luncheon presented… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame ushered in quite a Class of 2022 for the Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation on Wednesday at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center. A crowd of more than 600 turned out for a class featuring golf’s Judy Rankin, who at age 14 won the Missouri… Read more »
Teams sponsored by NewStream Enterprises and KOLR 10 TV took home the top hardware in their respective rounds in the St. Louis Celebrity Golf Classic sponsored by Combs Boat & RV Storage and presented by Hillyard, Inc. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and was held Monday at The… Read more »
Amanda Hoenes, a 1999 Branson High School graduate who served three tours in the Iraq War, will be honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at the upcoming Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by the Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation. Hoenes paddled 3,300 miles on a “start to sea” expedition on the Missouri River to the Gulf… 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 »
