COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) AFC Columbia brought semipro soccer to Mid-Missouri for the first time last year with a mens team and now this year with the addition of a women’s team. The group is compiled with athletes who all have ties to the area, including players originally from Columbia who played at Rock Bridge, Hickman
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Angels stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout proved too much for Royals pitcher Zack Greinke in the series rubber match on Sunday afternoon. Home runs from the L.A. duo pushed the club past Kansas City, 5-2. Greinke fell to 1-7 in 2023 with the loss. He threw for five innings, allowing
Continue Reading
QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals registered the club’s first series win since May 18-21 with a win against the New York Mets on Sunday. In an offensive showdown, STL just edged out New York, 8-7. Sunday’s win marked two-straight for the red birds. On Saturday, St. Louis won 5-3 to even up the
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals announced that the hero of the club’s 2011 World Series win, David Freese, withdrew his candidacy for induction into the team’s Hall of Fame, which will happen August 20. The organization added that Freese will still be an active member of alumni and fan activities. “This is
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team hosted three other teams for a round-robin style scrimmage on Friday evening at Robert M. LeMone Field. Capital City, Battle and Festus all came to Hickman. The four teams each got to face each other for 40 minutes with a running clock. During that time, each team got
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle football team is returning nine starters on defense and majority of the offense, but they’re working to fill the voids this summer of quarterback Justin Goolsby and running back Ricky Dunn. Head coach and former Mizzou football player Jonah Dubinski said he has already seen guys on his team step
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades squeezed out a 4-3 home victory over the Nevada Griffons Thursday night. With a 9-8 record on the season, JC stays in first place of the MINK league. The Renegades got off to a hot start with two runs drove in during the first inning by Camdenton’s
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz wasting no time filling the open quarterback role for the Class of 2024. After QB Daniel Kaelin de-committed from MU a few weeks ago, Drinkwitz added QB Aidan Glover to next year’s class on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound, Tennessee native chose Mizzou over Oklahoma State,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team will lean on its large group of returning juniors and seniors, as work has already begun ahead of the 2023 season. Head coach Cedric Alvis said that the Kewpies are actually returning their largest group since about 2007. “Hopefully that can bring some success,” he said. “Ultimately, just
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team now knows its home and away match ups for the 2024 season, as the Southeastern Conference announced the full conference slate on Wednesday evening. The 2024 season will be the first year that the SEC does away with divisions. There will no longer be an East and a
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals announced that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will likely miss the remainder of the 2023 season, as he will need surgery on his right shoulder. The news comes after the 25-year-old’s MRI on Monday. The infielder will get surgery to repair a torn labrum in the coming days.
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos was one strike away from snapping the Cardinals’ four-game skid in the ninth inning. Instead, with two outs and a 2-2 count, San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski lifted up a game-tying home run to send the game to extra innings. San Francisco would eventually secure the series
Continue Reading
DENVER, Colo. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops alum Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets secured the team’s first-ever NBA Finals win in a 94-89 win against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Denver took the championship series 4-1. Porter Jr. registered his second double-double of the series. He finished the game with 16 points and 13
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Chanel Porter brought on Missouri State Representative and former Mizzou offensive lineman, Kurtis Gregory in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two discussed the hot topic in college athletics right now, NIL (name, image and likeness) and how it is changing the world of college sports as we know
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) After winning the series opener, the St. Louis Cardinals fell in back-to-back games to rival Cincinnati to lose the series. The two were all tied up in Sunday’s finale, but a run in the eighth inning provided the difference for the Reds. The Cardinals three runs on the day were drove
Continue Reading
BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continue to get behind in the AL central division after being swept in Baltimore. The Orioles finished the clean sweep of the three-game series on Sunday with an 11-3 victory. In Sunday’s finale, KC got on the board first win a run in the top of the first,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s the first year for the AFC Columbia women’s soccer team in Columbia. The team is still in search of its first win of the season after a 4-0 loss Saturday against the Kansas City Courage. Three first-half goals provided the difference for KC to beat AFC for the second time this
Continue Reading
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) High school baseball seniors from around the state came to Southern Boone Saturday for one last chance at representing their high schools in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game. The local talent in Class 2 included: Charlie Miller, RussellvilleChristopher Seaver, RussellvilleJake Schulte, Russellville Alex Oligschlaeger, Russellville Brayden Ott, Harrisburg
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades came away from a Friday night doubleheader with one win and one loss against the Des Moines Prospects. JC took game one 2-0, but fell in game two 21-1. In game one, Jeff City’s two runs came in the third off of a sacrifice fly from Andrew
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades couldn’t get things done at home against the Sedalia Bombers Thursday falling 11-6. Sedalia has won three of the four matchups so far this season. Sedalia got off to a big start with a grand slam in the second inning from Nic Beech. JC responded in the
Continue Reading