COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle football team started summer workouts with a clean slate, which included a slew of new coaches and players. Head coach Atiyyah Ellison said it is good to hit the reset button at the end of each season. “You don’t want the kids to focus on their past accomplishments and think
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders started up summer workouts as the reigning class four state champions, however, if you ask the team, that win means nothing for this season. “As I told them, that’s not going to bring us one win this year,” Helias head coach Chris Hentges said. Hentges added that the
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) It is Dana Chambers Jr.’s first summer as Fulton’s head football coach, however, the territory itself is pretty familiar. Chambers Jr. graduated from Fulton High School in 2003 and, back then, he played both linebacker and tight end for the school. Fast forwarding to 2021, Chambers is back where it all started.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton with the No. 58 overall pick in the NFL draft. You can watch the full press conference with Bolton and head coach Andy Reid in the video players below. https://youtu.be/7GrMHUkPZnE https://youtu.be/biiO3yjZndg They added Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey five selections later. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson has committed to play football for Mizzou. He will sign as a preferred walk-on at a ceremony on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bryce thanked his family, coaches and teammates in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Jackson will be one of four Rock Bridge standouts signing
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ABc17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Capital City’s new football coach in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Jefferson City Schools named former Rock Bridge defensive coordinator Joe Collier as Capital City’s new head football coach on Wednesday. Collier spent 16 seasons with the Bruins, coaching linebackers and the defense as a whole. In his time with Rock Bridge, the team won four district championships and played in one
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital City High School is in need of a new football coach after Shannon Jolley accepted the same role at Osage High School. Click here to read the full news release from Osage High School. Jolley is very familiar with the Indians program as he coached at Osage from 2000-2005. Capital
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns signed to play football at Mizzou on Wednesday as a preferred walk-on. The 6’4″ tight end said he had other scholarship offers, but it’s always been his dream to go to Mizzou. You can hear more from Damon Johanns in the video player below. Fellow Helias senior
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns committed to play for Mizzou football on Tuesday afternoon. He announced his decision on social media. I am excited to announce I am committing to the University of Missouri to further my academic and football career
Go Tigers!#NewZou pic.twitter.com/oPAwFeEUlA— Damon Johanns (@damon_johanns) February 2, 2021 The 6’4″
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Jefferson City High School’s new football coach Damon Wells in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City High School has hired Damon Wells as its new head football coach. He will also be the activities director for the Jays. Wells comes to the Capital City from Rifle High School in Colorado. He led his football team to a 118-35 record, including seven conference championships. Wells took
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) ABC17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC17’s Nathalie Jones recap the top Mid-Missouri sports moments of 2020.
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo (KMIZ) Osage offensive tackle Brody Wisecarver made it official with the Fighting Illini on Wednesday, as he signed his national letter of intent. The four-star recruit originally played for Desmet High School in St. Louis, but transferred to Osage in the fall of 2020. St. Louis delayed the started of high school
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons are state champions once again, after a 62-40 win over Maryville on Saturday. While it’s the program’s fourth state title, it is Blair Oaks’ first trophy at the Class 3 level. The Spoofhounds took an early lead, but the Falcon offense ignited heading into the second half.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias football team won its first state championship since 1998 on Friday night at Adkins Stadium. The Crusaders beat MICDS 35-30. You can watch the full highlights in the video player below. Helias capped off its first ever perfect seasons. The Crusaders went 14-0. “They love each other, they play
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders are just one win away from bringing a state championship trophy back to Jefferson City. The last time the Crusaders won a title was back in 1998. Head coach Chris Hentges said he is ready to bring that winning tradition back to his school. “It means a lot
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WARDSVILLE, Mo (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks football team is fighting to win its fourth state championship in the last 20 years. Ted Lepage’s Falcons squad has just one loss throughout the 2020 season, but the most important win is still to come. “We do things the way that we do them, don’t try to be
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ST. LOUIS, Mo (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons are making, yet another, trip to the state championship after a 55-46 win over Cardinal Ritter, on Saturday. The Lions kept it close the majority of the game, even scoring on their final drive, however, the Blair Oaks offense was too much to handle. Ted Lepage’s team
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