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Norm Stewart Classic to continue throughout Saturday

December 11, 2021 3:35 AM Ben Fein

The Norm Stewart Classic, a high school basketball tournament consisting of 48 hours straight of basketball with over 25 matchups is set to continue throughout Saturday.

Norm Stewart Classic highlights and scores: Dec. 10, 2021

December 10, 2021 6:02 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Day 2 of the Norm Stewart Classic on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. HS GIRLS HOOPS Battle 72 | Tolton 27 FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Capital City 69 | St. Elizabeth 39 FINAL Crane 61 | North Shelby 62 FINAL South Callaway 52 | New Bloomfield 37

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 9, 2021

December 10, 2021 11:13 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKTBALL Jefferson City (59) Warrensburg (29) FINAL Battle (69) Fulton (72) FINAL

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 7, 2021

December 7, 2021 8:47 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Harrisburg 66 | Van-Far 50 FINAL Boonville 61 | Centralia 65 FINAL Salisbury 63 | North Callaway 45 FINAL Macon 55 | Hallsville 36 FINAL Montgomery County 50 | Southern Boone 61 FINAL Mexico 68 | Marshall 37 FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 6, 2021

December 6, 2021 9:36 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Boonville 76 | Van-Far 28 FINAL Centralia 47 | Salisbury 38 FINAL Macon 57 | North Callaway 27 FINAL Hallsville 47 | Harrisburg 33 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Smith-Cotton 53 | Battle 76 FINAL https://youtu.be/VZeihOp2XB8

Sunday Sit-down with Norm Stewart

December 5, 2021 11:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou basketball coach Norm Stewart in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. Stewart will be holding the Norm Stewart Classic starting Thursday night at Mizzou Arena. The three-day event will run continuously until Saturday night. You can check out the full schedule here.

Local football coaches say the game has been made safer over time as MU Health care aims to continue the protocol process

December 5, 2021 7:36 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local football coaches recognize that rules and protocols have progressed over the years to make the game safer, and MU Health Care aims to continue addressing the issue with the opening of a sports concussion clinic. The center, which is now opened in Columbia, is designed to accommodate a patient as early

Marceline football finishes second in class one

December 4, 2021 11:47 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Marceline football team fell to East Buchanan in the state championship game, 21-7, at Faurot Field on Saturday. The Tigers finish the season second in class one action, going 12-2 overall. You can watch the highlights from Saturday’s game in the video player above.

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 4, 2021

December 4, 2021 11:46 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Webster Groves (74) Tolton (76) FINAL/OT Camdenton (46) Belton (63) FINAL Versailles (91) Hallsville (54) FINAL Helias (82) Smithton (88) FINAL Stover (35) St. Elizabeth (70) FINAL NAIA WOMENS

Marceline to play for second-ever state title

December 3, 2021 5:05 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Marceline football team will meet East Buchanan at Faurot Field on Saturday at 3 p.m., as the Tigers look to capture the program’s second-ever state championship. https://youtu.be/2wGNIjEXkQw The only season Marceline won a state championship was back in 1986 under former head coach Bill Dennis. Since then, the team has made

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 2, 2021

December 2, 2021 7:53 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. NAIA MEN’S SOCCER Columbia College 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan 1 FINAL Central Methodist 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene 0 FINAL NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 53 | Columbia College 67 FINAL NAIA MEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 71 | Columbia College 90 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Mexico 57 |

Local highlights and scores: Nov. 29, 2021

November 29, 2021 8:50 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. HS GIRLS HOOPS Versailles 22 | Boonville 98 FINAL Southern Boone 77 | Osage 27 FINAL Blair Oaks 63 | Eldon 53 FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Marshall 23 | Rock Bridge 66 FINAL

Marceline advances to state championship, Mexico falls in semifinals

November 27, 2021 4:44 PM Andrew Kauffman

MARCELINE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Marceline football team is headed to the Class 1 state championship game after beating Hayti 31-30 in the semifinals on Saturday. The Tigers will now play East Buchanan in the Class 1 state championship game at Faurot Field on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Mexico football team’s season

Local high school highlights and scores: Nov. 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 9:17 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores rom Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. HS GIRLS HOOPS William Chrisman 35 | Hickman 66 FINAL Battle 55 | Mexico 47 FINAL Owensville 65 | Capital City 30 FINAL Blair Oaks 40 | Helias 57 FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Smith-Cotton 29 | Jefferson City 69 FINAL NAIA MEN’S HOOPS William Penn

Vanatta out as Rock Bridge football coach

November 23, 2021 12:09 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Van Vanatta is no longer Rock Bridge’s head football coach, athletic director Michael McGinty confirmed to ABC 17 News on Tuesday. The Bruins are coming off a 4-6 season. Rock Bridge lost to 48-0 to Liberty in the first round of the Class 6 playoffs. Rock Bridge hired Vanatta in Jan. of

Prosecutor reaches agreement in Boonville football star Wesolak’s case

November 23, 2021 11:14 AM Matthew Sanders

Wesolak was charged earlier this year, though details of the charges were not reported. According to court records, the incident happened on March 21 and a warrant for Wesolak’s arrest was issued on May 21. The warrant was recalled and a summons was issued on Aug. 18.

Brothers bring an unmatched bond to Columbia College

November 21, 2021 7:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the key ingredients to any successful team is chemistry and Columbia College has that in spades with brothers Collin and Carson Parker on the floor. The brothers grew up in Montgomery County where basketball was a way of life. “Our dad was a high school varsity coach, so we were

Mid-Missouri football teams compete in state quarterfinals

November 20, 2021 9:53 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mid-Missouri teams competed in state quarterfinal action on Saturday afternoon, with two squads moving forward in the state tournament. Marceline will head to its second final four in last three years following a 21-20 win over Fayette. The Falcons and the Tigers first met in week four of the regular season,

Local high school football playoff highlights/scores: Nov. 12, 2021

November 12, 2021 10:57 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local high school football playoff scores from Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Bowling Green (42) Hallsville (30) FINAL Blair Oaks (14) Mexico (49) FINAL Sweet Springs (6) Fayette (46) FINAL Jefferson City (0) Hannibal (47) FINAL Helias Catholic (6) Holt (34) FINAL Macon (6) Maryville (33) FINAL Mark Twain (0) Monroe City (52)

Rock Bridge seniors sign letters of intent

November 11, 2021 10:04 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five Rock Bridge High School seniors signed their national letters of intent on Thursday, including hoops standout Averi Kroenke who will continue her career at Mizzou. The guard has been committed to playing for Robin Pingeton since Nov. of 2019, however, she finally put pen to paper in the Bruins’ official ceremony.