JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In entering his second season at Capital City, Joe Collier says he is working to build a “blue family” culture amongst his team. Last year, the Cavaliers only won one game and Collier says this offseason has come with a different mindset. “We’re been going through the process of learning plays
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Jays hit the field Monday looking for who will step up and be the team’s voice in the 2022 season. As head coach Damon Wells enters his second season at JC, he says the group seems to be looking for it’s identity after losing a big senior class
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WHITESTOWN, Ind. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Stars defeated Floyds Knobs, Indiana Friday afternoon in the Central Regional Championship to advance to the Little League World Series. Despite giving up three runs in the first inning, Missouri battled back to defeat Indiana 4-3. Some key hits came from Ealynne Bostick in the fourth to
Continue Reading WHITESTOWN, Ind. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Stars defeated Boardman, Ohio on Thursday afternoon to advance to the championship of the Central Regional. In the two games before this, Daniel Boone has outscored opponents 27-0. This game got interesting as was interesting Ohio brought the tying run to the plate in the sixth but
Continue Reading WHITESTOWN, Ind. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Stars run ruled Polk City, Iowa on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the semifinals of the Central Regional. The big 17-0 victory came credit to a good performance in the circle from Keelee Hagler giving up just five hits in the six inning shutout. The bats were
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders will lean on the veterans heading into the 2022 season, as the team will return five starters on offense and four on defense. “We feel like this could be a team, as we develop this season, it could be a very good football team,” head coach Chris Hentges
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WHITESTOWN, Ind. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Stars run ruled Clare, Michigan on Monday afternoon to advance into the winner’s bracket of the Central Regional. The 10-0 win came behind a huge day at the plate for Elaynne Bostick and five shutout innings in the circle for Rylee Ellsworth. The All-Stars are looking for
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new era has begun at Rock Bridge after head football coach Matt Perkins took over the Bruins in February. Perkins has spent the past three seasons at West Plains where he led the Zizzers to a 29-6 record during his time. He joins the Bruins who were just 4-6 this past season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to Mizzou’s baseball team, former Nebraska outfielder and Columbia-native Cam Chick, 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) 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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As he enters his second season as Battle’s head football coach, former Missouri offensive lineman Jonah Dubinski says he needs more consistency from his players in order to succeed. “It’s just about building the culture. Consistent in the weight room, consistent in the classroom and consistent practice. We do that, that was our
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville football is coming off of their best record in Coach Greg Hough’s era last season at 8-3, but with some recent talent graduating they’re entering July working to find the best 11 to put on the field. Coach Hough said as they transition from the weight room to the football field,
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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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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) There are some big shoes to fill on the Hallsville football team, as the Indians graduated a standout group of seniors following the end of the 2021-22 school year. As summer workouts continued on Monday, head coach Justin Conyers said he is going to put the pressure on his new group of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team started sixteen sophomores last season and as the team works through summer workouts, head coach Cedric Alvis says they are working as a more cohesive unit. “It’s just a close group, a more cohesive unit. The accountability is up and there’s a lot more commitment so hopefully that
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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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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Eagles baseball team had a historic 2022 season with an 8-3 win over Logan-Rogersville in the Class 4 State Championship game. This is the first time in program history that the baseball title has been in Ashland and breaks the 20 year brought for state titles at the school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Southern Boone’s new football coach Mark Ross 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) Helias names Molly Maassen as the new girls tennis coach for the 2022–23 school year. Athletic Director for Helias Catholic, Dwayne Clingman, says Maassen brings years of tennis experience and a love for the game that will serve the student-athletes well. Maassen is a 1992 graduate of Helias Catholic and has
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