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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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Blue Springs (58) Rock Bridge (65) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Rock Bridge (66) Southeast (52) FINAL Battle (64) Sullivan (55) FINAL Hickman (45) De Smet (50) FINAL North Callaway (65) Silex
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed a commitment from four-star prospect Isaac Thompson on Friday afternoon. Thompson is a 6’2″ safety from SLUH in St. Louis. He picked the Tigers over several schools, including Michigan, Florida and LSU. The four-star commit is the fourth best player in Missouri for the Class of 2022,
Continue Reading The UM Board of Curators will vote whether or not to approve a new indoor practice facility for the Mizzou football team in its meeting on Sunday. According to meeting documents – MU Athletics argues its current indoor facility, Devine Pavilion, provides challenges for the football team. It was built in 1998, and the indoor
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The SEC announced changes to the Mizzou football team’s schedule, following multiple postponements throughout the season. The Tigers will meet Georgia on December 12 at Faurot Field. The conference originally scheduled the game for November 14, but Missouri did not have enough scholarship players available to play. As a result, Mizzou will
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Southern Boone (61) Boonville (62) FINAL Russellville (59) Chamois (41) FINAL Kirksville (48) Centralia (28) FINAL Moberly (60) Macon (68) FINAL/OT Montgomery County (61) Mexico (67) FINAL Rock Bridge (56) Van Horn
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou and Arkansas rivalry has a little bit more spice in the 2020 season, as former head coach Barry Odom will return to Columbia for the first time. Eli Drinkwitz retained a small portion of Odom’s staff when he came on, including defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. Walters and Odom worked together
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OMAHA, Ne (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team upset the No. 21 Oregon Ducks on Wednesday, as Xavier Pinson went off for 22 points. Pinson scored the team-high amount of points, with 19 of them coming in the second half. Jeremiah Tilmon also had a big night for Mizzou, with 11 points and nine rebounds. The
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Arkansas in the annual Battle Line rivalry game on Saturday at 11 a.m. You can watch the full news conference with head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player below. Former Mizzou football player and coach Barry Odom will return to Faurot Field on Saturday. For
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play No. 21 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. Head coach Cuonzo Martin previewed the matchup during his weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. We also spoke with Mizzou’s Kobe Brown and Javon Pickett. You can
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Here are the local scores from Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Boonville (80) Versailles (11) FINAL Hallsville (40) Blair Oaks (58) FINAL Southern Boone (54) Eldon (25) FINAL Capital City (55) New Bloomfield (47) FINAL Harrisburg (57) Moberly (63) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball game against Morehead State scheduled for Wednesday night is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Tigers have also canceled their next two games after that – versus TCU and at Texas Tech. Schedule Update#Mizzou's next 3 games will be canceled📰 https://t.co/D71Pj8aPYT pic.twitter.com/NNSCZjbiEi— Mizzou Basketball (@MizzouWBB) December 1, 2020
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced a new matchup on Monday afternoon. The Tigers will play No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. SCHEDULE UPDATE❕#Mizzou vs. No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday night in Omaha.8 p.m. CT on @FS1 #ToTheFinishLine 🏁🐅 pic.twitter.com/Wu5hQq3Y2o— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) November 30, 2020 Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak is the SEC freshman of the week. It’s the second time he’s earned this weekly honor. Bazelak was 30/37 for 318 yards in the Tigers 41-0 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. MU is now 4-1 with Bazelak as the starting quarterback. The Tigers are 4-3 overall this season.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will not make the trip to St. Louis to meet the SLU Billikens due to COVID-19 related issues. In a tweet, the Billikens said the postponement is due to COVID concerns within Mizzou’s program. Today's women's basketball game between Saint Louis and Missouri at Chaifetz Arena
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NASVHILLE, TN (KMIZ) Vanderbilt Athletics fired football coach Derek Mason on Sunday afternoon, following a 41-point loss and shutout at Faurot Field. The Commodore’s offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. “Derek cares deeply about the student-athletes under his charge. His tenure at Vanderbilt will be remembered
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ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Eric Blum, the Mizzou beat writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune, in this week’s virtual edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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TAMPA BAY, Fl (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs claimed their 10th win of the season, despite late dramatic from Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Brady and Patrick Mahomes combined for more than 800 offensive yards. Kansas City maintained a sufficient lead most of the game, thanks to multiple connections between Tyreek Hill and Mahomes. However,
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