He could have left his legacy only on the basketball court as a star guard and gone on his way in life, telling stories years later of leading Sumner High School to a state title and landing in the record books at Missouri Baptist University. Instead, Travis Brown far greater dreams, such as putting school… Read more »
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Barbara Brummet
Sometimes in sports you get called into duty. And usually the folks getting called are much more ready than they even believe. In the winter of 1997, after five years of coaching a local youth wrestling club and having spent the past decade closely following her own son’s career, Barbara Brummet was approached about this… Read more »
Jack Miles
Jack Miles counts himself among the fortunate ones in life. While most others have no choice but to hang up their cleats after playing their final game in high school or college, he spent his adult life working in sports. That’s not to say Miles simply held down the fort, so to speak, in his… Read more »
Becky Oakes
Becky Oakes – Sports Administration A native of Rolla, Missouri, Becky Oakes began a lifelong love and appreciation of sport in elementary school playing softball and making the decision to become a physical education teacher. In high school Becky participated in intramurals and community sports, music and student government. Oakes attended Southwest Missouri State University… Read more »
Jim Raynor
In the late 1980s, while attending college in Springfield, Jim Raynor enrolled in an introductory course about something called sports medicine. This was years before sports medicine would explode across professional, college and then high school athletics. Turned out, in a few short years, Raynor played a major role in fueling its rise. And because… Read more »
David Sturm
In 1976, his dreams of becoming a big-league baseball umpire were pulled away, as a pro umpire evaluator questioned his commitment to the profession. Call it a tough day for David Sturm. After all, years before, his doctor said he would have been legally blind if not for a pair of thick eyeglasses. And, if… Read more »
Kerwin Urhahn
All Dr. Kerwin Urhahn ever wanted to do was his best. Nothing more, nothing less. Whether he was teaching math, coaching, or serving as a principal, Urhahn worked to give everything he had to the job with which he was entrusted. And in his 16 years as Executive Director of the Missouri State High School… Read more »