COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first-ever Sophie Cunningham Classic presented by Norm Stewart will kick off on Friday, Dec. 2 and run through Sunday, Dec. 4. On Tuesday, Mizzou women’s basketball alums Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham and legendary coach Norm Stewart met with the media to preview the event. You can watch the full press conference
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Nov. 21 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Blue Springs (48) Battle (44) FINAL Blue Springs South (55) Hickman (71) FINAL Eldon (57) Linn (48) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Camdenton (39) Blair Oaks (46) FINAL Fulton (37)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou women’s basketball alums Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation ahead of the first-ever Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge held a ceremony Thursday to celebrate 10 Bruins that are signing on to take their talent to the next level. Two Bruins, Madison Hendershott (wrestling) and Carter McAllister (wrestling), have decided to become Tigers and stay in Columbia to continue their careers at Mizzou. The Rock Bridge volleyball team had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Father Tolton basketball’s Aaron Rowe announced Thursday that he will be continuing his basketball career at Link Academy in Branson. In his freshman season, Rowe helped lead the Trailblazers all the way to the championship game. In April, he was listed at No. 15 in ESPN’s inaugural list of top-25 players from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School’s Desmond White announced that he’s taking an opportunity to play his senior year at The Skill Factory Prep School in Georgia. As he makes the move, Crusaders head coach Joe Rothweiler says they need to play more as a team with balanced scoring to be successful this
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias hoops standout Desmond White announced that he will play his senior year of high school at The Skill Factory in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday. White is fielding offers from Missouri State, Tulsa, and a couple of other schools. He also had an offer from Mizzou’s previous staff with former head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia will host four upcoming statewide events for multiple years for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA). The city of Columbia will host: MSHSAA State Basketball Championships (2023/24 through 2027/28)MSHSAA State Boys Wrestling Championships (2024/25 through 2028/29)MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships (2024/25 through 2028/29)MSHSAA State Music Festival
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tolton basketball guard Tahki Chievous announced his commitment William Woods University on Thursday, following a standout senior season. Chievous helped lead the Trailblazers to the Class 4 state championship game, where the team finished as the state runner up. Chievous is also the son of Mizzou hoops legend Derrick Chievous.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Father Tolton basketball’s Aaron Rowe came in at No. 15 in ESPN’s inaugural list of top-25 players from the class of 2025. The guard just wrapped up his freshman year with the Trailblazers, making it all the way to the state championship game. Rowe was an integral part of the group that
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local teams competed in state championship games out in Springfield on Saturday. You can see the results of those games below. CLASS FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Helias Catholic 53 | Webster Groves 72 FINAL https://youtu.be/l4GhvhpXSTQ CLASS FOUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Tolton 49 | Vashon 57 CLASS FOUR THIRD PLACE GAME Helias 51 |
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Mid-Missouri high school basketball teams competed in the Final Four on Friday. You can see the results below. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL – CLASS 4 Helias 42 | Benton 47 FINAL St. James 37 | John Burroughs 51 FINAL * Helias will play St. James in the third place game on Saturday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team will look to bring home the program’s first state championship since 2016 in Springfield this weekend. First, the Trailblazers have to get through Pembroke Hill in the semifinal round on Friday. Tolton already beat Raiders once this season, 62-52 in the second game of the year. But,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders sent two teams off to the state tournament in Springfield with a pep on Wednesday afternoon, as both the girls and boys basketball teams will compete for a state title. Both teams will be looking for the first state championship in Crusader basketball history. The boys came close
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Here are your local scores from March 12, 2022 as the MSHSAA basketball tournament continues around the state. You can watch the highlights in the video players below. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Father Tolton (65) Willow Springs (26) FINAL https://youtu.be/5VAgRIwksmo Vashon (69) Mexico (44) FINAL St. Elizabeth (50) Wellsville-Middletown (45) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Helias Catholic
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four local high school basketball teams advanced to the state quarterfinals with playoff wins on Tuesday night. CLASS FOUR GIRLS Helias 70 | California 55 FINAL Hallsville 59 | Orchard Farm 55 FINAL CLASS FOUR BOYS Tolton 76 | Fair Grove 58 FINAL Mexico 61 | St. Charles West 48 FINAL All
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team pulled off a huge comeback over Blair Oaks, 61-58, to capture the team’s straight district championship. You can watch extended highlights of the title win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/JfbI3Kw4uHU
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico boys basketball team captured its second-straight district championship in a 45-39 win over Macon on Saturday afternoon. You can watch extended highlights and celebration from the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/w3gCvp4MRls
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, March 4, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Helias Catholic (51) Southern Boone (49) FINAL Raytown South (62) Jefferson City (59) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Jefferson City (44) Helias Catholic (61) FINAL Versailles (64) Fair Grove (85)
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, March 3, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton (47) Blair Oaks (66) FINAL Fatima (40) Father Tolton (45) FINAL Hickman (40) Blue Springs (71) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Rock Bridge (62) Blue Springs South (65) FINAL
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