ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone football team has its new leader for the upcoming 2025 campaign. On Monday night, the school district announced that former Westran offensive coordinator Tyler Tanner will take the helm of the Eagles program. The hire comes after former head coach Mark Ross left the program to return to Marceline,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans found their guy. On Monday night, the school announced that former Hannibal coach Shawn Gaines will take the reins of the program, following the departure of former head coach Matthew Herman in Feb. Gaines will come in with experience coaching both football, working under head coach Jeff Gschwender, and
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone High School is in the market for its next head football coach. A school spokesperson has confirmed to ABC 17 Sports that Mark Ross is resigning from his position at Southern Boone to return to Marceline High School as its head football coach for the 2025-26 school year. In a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle High School is searching for its next head football coach. Matthew Herman confirmed to ABC 17 Sports that he is no longer serving as the head coach of Battle’s football program. He informed the team on Thursday. Herman held Battle’s head coaching position for the last two seasons, but the Spartans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge High School’s standout quarterback will kick off the next chapter of his football career to begin the new year. Brady Davidson has announced that he will be enrolling at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in January. The NIU signee’s early enrollment will put him on a path to participate in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias football team was eyeing its first state championship since 2020, on Saturday afternoon. However, the undefeated Platte County Pirates brought too much firepower to Faurot Field in the Class 5 state title game, as the Crusaders fell 49-14. Head coach Chris Hentges and company end the season as the second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the fourth time in seven years, Blair Oaks has been crowned a state champion. The Falcons posted a 38-28 come-from-behind win over Seneca to capture their sixth state title in program history on Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field. Blair Oaks entered the second half with a 14-point deficit but completely erased
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks overcame the elements and a tight battle with Maryville to punch its ticket to the Class 3 State Championship Game. The Falcons (12-1) scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Spoofhounds 28-14 at a snowy Falcon Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon. This game marked the second
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias is returning to the state championship stage. The Crusaders (12-1) are moving on to their first state title game since the 2020 season following a 14-13 comeback win over Lafayette (Wildwood) at Ray Hentges Stadium on Friday. The Lancers held a 13-0 lead halfway through the second quarter, highlighted by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from MSHSAA state quarterfinal action on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS FOOTBALL De Smet (28) Rock Bridge (14) FINAL Blair Oaks (49) Hallsville (0) FINAL Helias (24) Republic (21) FINAL/OT
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores Week 12 of the high school football season. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Rock Bridge (43) Troy Buchanan (19) FINAL Lebanon (18) Helias (30) FINAL Hannibal (28) Warrenton (42) FINAL Tolton (41) Lafayette County (82) FINAL Boonville (6) Blair Oaks
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The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville’s Landon Conz is our Week 10 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Pirates will host Knob Noster in district semifinal action on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
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The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias’ Brock Martin is our Week 9 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Crusaders have earned a bye week in the district quarterfinals, but will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 8 for semifinal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 9 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Helias’ Brock Martin nails a 54-yard field goal to break a Crusader program record. Nominee No. 2: Tolton’s
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The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle has arrived at its final game before the team officially turns the page to the playoffs. For the first time this season, the Spartans will be seeking back-to-back wins when they welcome Troy Buchanan to their home stadium for their regular season finale. The Trojans and Spartans are our SportsZone Football
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks’ Jaxon Engelbrecht is our Week8 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Falcons will travel to face the Southern Boone Eagles on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 8 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Rock Bridge’s Bookee Kritza juggles an interception, wrangles it in and then returns it for a pick-six. Nominee
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