HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) There are some big shoes to fill on the Hallsville football team, as the Indians graduated a standout group of seniors following the end of the 2021-22 school year. As summer workouts continued on Monday, head coach Justin Conyers said he is going to put the pressure on his new group of
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FIFA officials announced Thursday afternoon that Kansas City will be one of the 2026 World Cup host cities.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill returned to Columbia on Sunday to host his annual youth football camp. You can watch the full interview with Hill and extended highlights from the event in the video players below. https://youtu.be/P3G7gok2his https://youtu.be/8U1eAY6YZSg “Just seeing like all of the kid’s reactions when I show
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on legendary Rock Bridge tennis coach Ben Loeb in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Special Olympics Missouri hosted a send-off party for the athletes of Jefferson City Team Missouri before they make the trip to Orlando for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. There were send-off parties for athletes in St. Louis and Kansas City on Friday night, as well. Missouri is sending 127 athletes
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FENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge girls soccer team fell to Nerinx Hall 1-0 in the class four state semifinal on Friday evening. The Markers will head to the program’s third-consecutive championship game. It was a defensive battle through-and-through, as Rock Bridge held off Nerinx Hall’s attack in the second half. Haylee Braun broke through
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OZARK, Mo, (KMIZ) The Southern Boone baseball team took down Marshall 6-5 in 11 innings on Wednesday afternoon to punch the program’s first ticket to a state championship game. The Eagles trailed the Owls 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, but with two outs on the board Bradley Smith drove in two runners
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes three, four, and five finished up competition in the second and final weekend of MSHSAA State Championship Track and Field on Saturday. You can find a full list of local results below. CLASS THREE Girls’ Shot Put: Centralia’s Baylee Beard in first place, Eldon’s Patricia Patton in fourth placeGirls’ Pole
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 28, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Orchard Farm (3) Southern Boone (0) FINAL Kickapoo (1) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Smithville (4) Smith-Cotton (1) FINAL
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes one and two both wrapped up competition at MSHSAA State Track and Field on Saturday. Multiple local athletes came away with state titles. You can find a full list of Saturday’s local results below. CLASS TWO Girls’ high jump – Marceline’s Ramzee Bruner in first place, Harrisburg’s Carli Ellis in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Class one and two track and field teams competed in the first day of the MSHSAA State Championships on Friday. Several local athletes came away with top finishes. You can find the full list of local finishes below. CLASS ONE Girls’ high jump – seventh place St. Elizabeth’s Sarah Backes Girls’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2022 Special Olympics Missouri State Summer games will be held in Columbia, once again, on Friday. The games will be hosted at both the University of Missouri and Rock Bridge High School May 20-22. It is the first time since 2018 that the event will run over the course of three
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in school history, a girls soccer team will take to the fields in Wardsville, as Blair Oaks’ inaugural season will be in 2023. On Thursday, Athletic Director Clay Crouch announced that Joren Trimble will serve as the school’s first-ever girls soccer coach. Trimble has head coaching experience at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 7, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Elsberry (4) Tolton (5) FINAL Capital City (1) Tolton (2) FINAL Capital City (7) Elsberry (4) FINAL Battle (0) Camdenton (2) FINAL Hickman (10) Rolla (4) FINAL Liberty (11) Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, May 6, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Cor Jesu Academy (3) Rock Bridge (0) FINAL Wright City (0) Battle (3) FINAL Lindbergh (2) Helias Catholic (1) FINAL Capital City (2) Ozark (1) FINAL HS BASEBALL Odessa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that women’s golf coach Stephanie Priesmeyer will be stepping into a new role within the athletic department. She will now work in a development role. https://youtu.be/FyA1MWe2eRA “This University has been a part of my heart and sole for more than 30 years,” Priesmeyer said in a press release on
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Kansas City started the night by trading up for its first pick in the NFL Draft. The Chiefs gave up three picks, including one in the first round, to select Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie with the 21st overall pick. McDuffie started in 11 games for the Huskies and picked up 35
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou athletic community is mourning the loss of former wrestling coach and Hall of Famer Vernon Hap Whitney, who passed away on Wednesday. “This morning, we lost a great man in Hap Whitney,” current head coach Brian Smith said in a press release. “Hap brought Mizzou Wrestling into the modern era and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down with co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show’ and Cardinals beat writer Brenden Schaeffer in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their conversation about St. Louis Cardinals in the video player above.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals failed to complete the sweep over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon, falling 4-1 in the series finale. Adam Wainwright continued a history of tough outings at Great American Ball Park, throwing just three strikeouts and allowing four earned runs over five innings. On the flip side, Cincinnati’s
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