COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the annual COMO Shootout is a familiar event for high school basketball programs across the state of Missouri, this year’s experience for those athletes looked a little different. Not only did 23 Varsity and JV teams get the opportunity to compete on the court, they also got the chance to learn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on WIN for Columbia’s Mitzi Clayton to chat about the second-annual WIN Every Day seminar on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can learn more about the seminar on WIN for Columbia’s website. You can also watch their full conversation in the video player
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle Girls Basketball has found a leader for a new era of its program. The school announced on Monday that Chaun Davis is taking over as the team’s next head coach. “I am honored to accept the position of head girls basketball coach at Battle High School,” Davis said in the school’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms brought on Jefferson City High School’s new head football coach, Eric Thomas, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri’s Tri-County Conference is adding another member. Fulton Public Schools announced on Thursday it will be joining the local athletics conference, starting in the 2026-27 school year. Fulton will be leaving the North Central Missouri Conference (NCMC) to become the eighth school in the Tri-County Conference, joining Southern Boone, Hallsville, Blair Oaks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Methodist University announced the new leader of its women’s basketball program on Monday afternoon and it might be a name Mid-Missourians recognize. Battle girls basketball coach Dustyn Yung is set to take over the Eagles women’s basketball program, beginning in the 2024-25 season. He will be the 10th head coach in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, June 1, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER HELIAS (1) NOTRE DAME DE SION (3) FINAL MIDWEST PREMIER LEAGUE SANTA FE (3) AFC COLUMBIA (1) FINAL WOMEN’S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE SIDE FC 92 (0) MISSOURI REIGN (1)
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FENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Girls Soccer might have fell just one win short of clinching its first state championship in program history, but the Crusaders did match the program’s best finish in the MSHSAA State Tournament on Saturday. Jon DeSha’s team lost 3-1 to Notre Dame de Sion in the Class 2 State Title Game
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FENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Girls Soccer has earned the opportunity to play for its first state championship trophy in program history. The Crusaders shut out Logan-Rogersville 1-0 in the MSHSAA Class 2 State Semifinals on Friday at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, sending Helias to its second-ever state championship game. Madeline Larkin scored the game’s
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OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks has completed its mission. The Falcons finished off its MSHSAA Class 4 State Championship run by defeating Benton 7-2 on Thursday afternoon at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex. Mike DeMilia’s team knocked three of the MHSBCA’s top five ranked teams out of the playoffs during its run, including Thursday’s win over
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OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) For the third time in five seasons, Blair Oaks is returning to the state championship stage. The Falcons defeated Lutheran St. Charles 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex, behind a tremendous performance from Jacob Tellman on the mound. The senior tossed 6.2 innings in the final pitching appearance of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple mid-Missouri high schools are adding some hardware to their trophy cases after Saturday’s MSHSAA Track and Field Championships at Adkins Stadium. Tolton and Jefferson City finished the state meet in second and fourth place respectively among the Class 4 Girls teams, the Rock Bridge Boys program earned third place in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five mid-Missouri track and field talents walked away from Adkins Stadium as state champions at Friday’s MSHSAA State Championships. Tolton’s Elyse Wilmes won two state titles on Friday in the Class 4 Girls 1600m and 800m dash events, Battle’s Anna Ferguson captured a state crown in the Class 5 Girls Pole
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 23, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL NEVADA (5) BLAIR OAKS (7) FINAL LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES (6) MOBERLY (1) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (1) DUCHESNE (14) FINAL
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Helias athletics programs will be under new leadership next school year. The school has announced head coaching changes for its high school baseball, boys soccer and boys tennis teams for the 2024-25 athletics season. Kelly Fick will be taking over Helias’ high school baseball program for Chris Wyrick, who is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 22, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL MOBERLY (5) TOLTON (4) FINAL SACRED HEART (4) KINGSVILLE (1) FINAL SCHUYLER COUNTY (2) TIPTON (7) FINAL
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes one through three wrapped up the first weekend of action at the MSHSAA Track and Field Championships at Adkins Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Three Mid-Missouri athletes captured state championships in the final day of weekend one. As teams, the Eldon Mustangs’ boys and girls squads both finished as the second
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Day one of action at the MSHSAA Track and Field Championships featured six mid-Missouri athletes winning individual state championships. Eldon’s Zoe Martonfi was crowned a state title winner twice on Friday, taking the top step of the podium in both the Class 3 Girls 1600m and 800m dash events. Harrisburg’s Emma
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 16, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL TOLTON (7) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL/10 NEW FRANKLIN (3) SACRED HEART (6) FINAL COLE CAMP (0) WARSAW (2) FINAL BELLE (0) LICKING (10) FINAL HANNIBAL (7) WARRENTON (9) FINAL HS
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 15, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL CENTRAL (SPRINGFIELD) (0) ROCK BRIDGE (15) FINAL/4 HICKMAN (0) BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH (2) FINAL BATTLE (0) BLUE SPRINGS (2) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (1) GRAIN VALLEY (8) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (0) ST.
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