COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team ended a week which included a lot of lows, in winning fashion on Thursday night. The Tigers won two-straight over the Arkansas Razorbacks following a tough series with the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats. However, between those two matches, head coach Josh Taylor said a lot happened. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics said it is partnering with an agency to grow a name, image, likeness program for athletes to develop their own, personal brands. MU said it will partner with Opendorse in it’s brand cultivation program, TradeMark. The company works with more than 26,000 athletes around the world, including Patrick Mahomes, Tiger
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) After knocking on wood, Eli Drinkwitz said he does not have any concerns regarding COVID-19 within his football team after a road trip to Florida. “But it is 14-day latency period, if you know anything about COVID,” he said. “You don’t count your chickens before they hatch, but, no, I’m more worried
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KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs said one staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning. The club said the person is self-quarantining, but the team is now under the NFL’s COVID protocols. “The Chiefs will hold practice this morning and then out of precaution, the facilities will be closed this
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone boys soccer team beat Tolton 4-0 on Wednesday to capture its 11th straight district championship. The Eagles are now 17-0 on the season. You can watch the highlights and hear from head coach Wade Vandelicht in the video player above. Also on Wednesday – Hickman lost to Blue Springs
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City soccer team beat Smith-Cotton 3-0 on Tuesday to win the district championship. You can watch the full highlights and hear from the Jays after the big win in the video player below. Before the game – Brady McGrail surprised his younger brother Breck, a senior on the Jays
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou student-athletes had the day off on Tuesday in order to vote in the 2020 election. “So much bigger than basketball,” Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton said. “This is an opportunity that we’ve really embraced as a program.” A Mizzou spokesman could not confirm the total number of student-athletes that voted
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Here are the local high school scores from Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. BOYS SOCCER Hickman (2) Blue Springs South (1) FINAL Rock Bridge (1) Blue Springs (2) FINAL MMA (0) Tolton (5) FINAL Southern Boone (7) Canton (0) FINAL Battle (0) Holt (6) FINAL
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BIRMINGHAM, Al. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will be without three players for part of its next game following the SEC’s ruling on the Mizzou and Florida brawl before halftime on Saturday. The SEC has handed out a half-game suspension for fighting to LB Chad Bailey, OL Dylan Spencer and DL Markell Utsey for their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team beat Kentucky 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. It was Bryan Blitz’s 250th win as the Tigers head coach. You can watch the highlights and hear from Coach Blitz in the video player above.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo (KMIZ) Two Columbia high schools made the most of the strangest season to hit softball by becoming state champions over Halloween weekend. Rock Bridge and Tolton are the first two Columbia high schools to win a state championship in softball. On Friday, the Bruins got it done over Lee’s Summit North, 1-0, to
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) Mizzou and Florida issued a joint statement on Sunday in response to Saturday night’s brawl just before halftime. “The actions at the end of the first half of last night’s game do not reflect the values of our football program or University. We are committed to healthy competition and good sportsmanship. The clean
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KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs took down the New York Jets, 35-9, in a standout performance from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes passed for 416 yards and five touchdowns with 73 percent accuracy, making this his 10th outing with more than four touchdowns. Kansas City, once again, proved that it can beat teams
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team did not have a happy Halloween at the Swamp. No. 10 Florida dominated the Tigers, 41-17. Florida QB Kyle Trask ran for as many yards on the ground as the entire Mizzou rushing attack, 47 yards. Mizzou QB Connor Bazelak struggled to move the offense. He was 26/40
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo (KMIZ) The Tolton Trailblazers became the second Columbia high school to win a state championship in softball on Saturday. Tolton took down the Penney Hornets, 4-1. Trailblazer standout Paige Bedsworth struck out 16 batters in the championship win. Tolton is the third Mid-Missouri school to win a state championship this year. Vienna won
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will take on No. 10 Florida on Saturday night in the swamp. The Tigers are 2-2 on the season after two straight wins over LSU and Kentucky. Meanwhile – Florida is 2-1 this year, but the Gators have not played in three weeks. They missed two games due
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SCORES CAMDENTON (43) AT JEFFERSON CITY (36) FFULTON (42) AT MEXICO (59) FHERMANN (44) AT MMA (14) FBOONVILLE (34) AT CALIFORNIA (21) FRUSSELLVILLE (18) AT TIPTON (56) FTOLTON (6) AT PARIS (24) FCAPITAL CITY (7) AT ROLLA (35) FSMITH-COTTON (0) AT RAYTOWN (36) FHICKMAN (7) AT LIBERTY NORTH (49) FROCK BRIDGE (31) AT TROY BUCHANAN
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge softball team beat Lee’s Summit North, 1-0, on Friday to capture its first ever state championship. It’s also the first time a Columbia high school has ever won a state softball title. The Bruins finished the season a perfect 29-0. Rock Bridge pitcher Ella Schouten pitched a complete game
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL Troy Buchanan (0) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Helias (3) Jefferson City (0) FINAL Eldon (3) Osage (0) FINAL HS DISTRICT BOYS SOCCER Fulton (9) Canton (1) FINAL Ozark (1) Smith-Cotton (4) FINAL
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