COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team lost its SEC home opener to Tennessee, 69-59, on Tuesday night. Former MU basketball star Kim English got a warm welcome from fans in his return to Mizzou Arena. He’s now an assistant coach for Tennessee. #Mizzou recognizes former basketball star Kim English before the game. English
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school highlights and scores from Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (59) Smith-Cotton (23) FINAL North Callaway (32) South Callaway (67) FINAL Hickman (32) Owensville (23) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Battle (54) Rock Bridge (59) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball highlights and scores from Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Tuscumbia (34) St. Elizabeth (33) FINAL Camdenton (59) Helias (53) FINAL Tipton (78) Concordia (34) FINAL Fayette (62) Prairie Home (46) FINAL Van-Far (49) North
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KTGR’s Matt Michaels joins ABC 17’s Tyler Murry to talk Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball.
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The Mizzou women’s basketball team defeated LSU, 69-65, to end a five-game losing streak. With the win, Mizzou improves to 4-11 (1-1 SEC). The victory ends the longest losing streak in program history since the 2012-13 season. Aijha Blackwell was Mizzou’s best player in the game finishing with her first career double-double. Blackwell scored 15
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The Mizzou basketball team began its SEC schedule with a 71-59 loss to the (17) Kentucky Wildcats. The loss ends a four-game winning streak for Mizzou. The Tigers are 8-5 (0-1 SEC). Dru Smith led the Tigers in scoring with 11 points while Kobe Brown had nine points. Immanuel Quickley had 23 points for the
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. The Columbia College basketball teams earned two wins. The 12th ranked women’s team defeated Lindenwood-Belleville, 62-48. The men’s team beat Lindenwood-Belleville, 83-38. South Callaway girls basketball beat Chamois, 54-19. Boonville girls basketball, 81-30.
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Tolton boys basketball team beat Southern Boone, 56-33. The Rock Bridge boys basketball team beat Monroe City, 46-29. The Blair Oaks girls basketball team beat Fatima, 48-37. Harrisburg girls basketball beat Sturgeon, 45-19. Mexico girls basketball beat Fulton, 43-33.
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More than 500 girls from nearly 70 high schools competed in the Wonder Woman Tournament this weekend. It is the second year Battle put on the event, and the number of girls competing increased from about 200 last year. Battle wrestler Amara Reichert said, “It’s amazing, because last year was the first year, and I
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You can watch Cuonzo Martin’s full press conference heading into Mizzou’s first SEC game of the season against (17) Kentucky in the media player below.
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Here is your first edition of local highlights and scores for 2020. The Capital City boys basketball team made history by playing its first home game in its new gym. The Cavaliers lost to Iberia, 59-55. Columbia College men’s basketball defeated Central Christian, 96-61.
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The Mizzou women’s basketball team has now lost five straight games after a road loss to (22) Tennessee to kick off SEC action. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 3-11 (0-1 SEC). The Tigers are in the middle of their worst losing streak since the 2012-13 season. Despite the loss, Mizzou lead much of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team dominated Chicago State 91-33 on Monday night. Mizzou guard Torrence Watson set a new Mizzou Arena record with eight three-pointers. He finished with a season-high 24 points in 19 minutes. (8-13 from three-point range). “Oh man – it does a lot of things for me. It makes me
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The ABC 17 Sports Department came up with a list of the top ten most important sports stories of the decade. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. TOP TEN STORIES 10. Porter family returns to Columbia 9. Michael Sam becomes first openly gay player drafted in the NFL 8. Karissa
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school scores from Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (51) Blue Springs South (29) FINAL – Championship Blair Oaks (46) Deer Creek OK (82) FINAL Helias (50) Eureka (53) FINAL Benton (42) Hickman (28)
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DENVER (KMIZ) Two former Mizzou standouts played well for their respective professional teams in Denver on Sunday. Former MU quarterback Drew Lock led the Broncos to a 16-15 win over the Raiders. The Lee’s Summit native is now 4-1 as a starter. The last @Broncos rookie QB with four wins? John Elway. The difference? #MizzouMade
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 31-21, on Sunday afternoon. The Chiefs will be the No. 2 seed in the playoffs thanks to a Miami win over New England. The Dolphins upset the Patriots, 27-24. in Foxborough, Mass. How bout them Dolphins?Coach Flores breaks it down after the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Saturday Dec. 28, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (55) Deer Creek OK (44) FINAL Blair Oaks (28) Blue Springs South (54) FINAL Hickman (35) Eureka (54) FINAL Helias (36) Benton (27) FINAL
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three local high school athletes came away with hardware on Saturday at Fleming Fieldhouse. Blair Oaks standout Eric Northweather won the 2019 Capital City Hoops Showcase slam dunk competition. Watch: @WeAreBlairOaks standout Eric Northweather is the 2019 Great 8 Slam Dunk Champ! Here's his winning dunk! pic.twitter.com/yxzXaaGWC5— Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) December
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman (27) Jefferson City (62) FINAL Blue Springs South (48) Helias (35) FINAL Benton (43) Blair Oaks (48) FINAL Deer Creek OK (71) Eureka (35) FINAL
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