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SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 1

August 27, 2021 7:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

Here are the scores from Week 1 of area high school football.

MSHSAA talks COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Friday Night Football

August 27, 2021 4:51 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri State High School Activities Association released guidance ahead of fall sports and activities beginning for high schools across the state.

SportsZone Football Friday preview: week one

August 26, 2021 11:15 AM Nathalie Jones

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2020 high school football season brought Mid-Missouri two state champions in the Blair Oaks Falcons and the Helias Crusaders. However, now it’s time to hit the reset button. Week one of the high school football season will kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday night and Helias will look to

High school teams prepare for week one; participate in jamborees

August 20, 2021 10:12 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The high school football season will kick off on August 27 in Missouri, however, teams got to go through one more dress rehearsal. High schools across Mid-Missouri hosted their annual jamborees with multiple other schools in attendance. The Hickman Kewpies hosted both the Rock Bridge and Battle football programs on Friday night.

Boonville leans on returning starters heading into week one

August 18, 2021 5:18 PM Nathalie Jones

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boonville football team will lean on its veteran starters as the group will kick off the 2021 season on August 27 against the Pleasant Hill Roosters. Boonville is coming off of a 6-4 campaign in the 2020 season, under the leadership of head coach Greg Hough. The Pirates did return the

Sunday Sit-down with Ehren Earleywine

August 16, 2021 12:09 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Jefferson City school district athletic director Ehren Earleywine in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.

Hallsville sets sights on another district championship

August 13, 2021 10:03 PM Nathalie Jones

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville football team has already captured back-to-back district titles, but now the Indians want to take it a step further. Head coach Justin Conyers said that he feels, if his group continues to click, that this could be the roster that brings Hallsville back to a district title game and beyond.

Blair Oaks prepares for a state championship rematch

August 13, 2021 11:23 AM Nathalie Jones

WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The last time Blair Oaks and Maryville met on the football field, the Falcons walked away with the Class 3 state championship. For the fourth-straight season the Falcons and the Spoofhounds will open up play against each other. Head coach Ted Lepage has captured three titles as Blair Oaks’ head coach, in

Battle football begins preseason practices under new leadership

August 10, 2021 8:58 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jonah Dubinski era is underway at Battle High School. The former Rock Bridge and Mizzou standout took over the program in late July after Atiyyah Ellison accepted a job on the MU football staff. Dubinski inherited a strong team from a season ago. The Spartans went 8-2 overall, including a district

HS football preseason practices begin in Mid-Missouri

August 9, 2021 5:03 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The high school football season is officially underway as teams across Mid-Missouri held their first official practices on Monday. We spent the morning at Rock Bridge High School. Van Vanatta is entering year five as the Bruins head coach. We have a full recap in the video player above. Meanwhile – Hickman

Sunday Sit-down with Battle football coach Jonah Dubinski

August 8, 2021 7:46 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Battle’s new football coach Jonah Dubinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

Family, friends see Daniel Boone softball team off to World Series

August 7, 2021 8:38 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Family and friends celebrated the Daniel Boone 12U softball team on Saturday evening, as the team left for its first-ever Little League World Series. Players, coaches, and fans all gathered at Daniel Boone’s fields in Columbia before boarding the bus to Greenville, South Carolina. The team won the regional championship after going

Sunday Sit-down with David Egan

August 1, 2021 10:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Public Schools Athletics Director David Egan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.

Daniel Boone Little League preps for regional action

July 29, 2021 12:17 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League 12U baseball team is headed to regional action for the first time since 2010. The group will play its first game in Indiana on August 8 and coach Chris Kespohl said it is a great feeling to finally get to the next stage. “I grew up here

Battle names former Mizzou lineman as head coach

July 27, 2021 4:49 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive lineman Jonah Dubinski will take the helm of the Spartan program, just weeks after former head coach Atiyyah Ellison announced his departure. Dubinski is a Columbia-native who played at Mizzou for four years, before medically retiring from football. The former OL already has quite a bit of coaching expereince, including working

Atiyyah Ellison returns to Mizzou

July 16, 2021 11:58 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after stepping down from his head coaching position at Battle High School, Atiyyah Ellison announced he will be the Director of Player Development for the Mizzou football team. The MU and NFL alum will be working with student-athletes to cultivate life skills, as they focus on their football career and

Battle football coach steps down

July 15, 2021 9:37 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans will be looking for a new head football coach just about 40 days away from the start of the 2021-2022 season, after Atiyyah Ellison resigned on Monday. Battle Athletics confirmed to ABC17 that Ellison is moving on from the program to pursue another opportunity. He took the helm of

Jefferson City Jays start fresh through summer workouts

July 15, 2021 5:12 PM Nathalie Jones

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Jays are adjusting to a new face at the helm of the football program, as summer workouts continue at Adkins Stadium. Back in January, the school district named Damon Wells as its new head football coach and athletic director. He comes to Mid-Missouri from Rifle, Colorado, where he

Battle names third-ever boys basketball coach

July 15, 2021 5:26 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans announced that Central Methodist alum Ben Pallardy will be the new head of the boys basketball program, on Thursday afternoon. The hire comes after long-time head coach Brian Meny announced his retirement in June. Pallardy will be entering his 13th season coaching hoops, after most recently working as an

Capital City football team under new leadership this summer

June 29, 2021 6:52 PM Andrew Kauffman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s a hint of Rock Bridge on the Capital City football field this summer. Former Bruins defensive coordinator Joe Collier is the new head coach of the Cavaliers. He brought four assistant coaches with him to Jefferson City, including Jonah Dubinski. The former Mizzou offensive lineman is the Cavs new offensive