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Patrick Mahomes clears concussion protocol; set to play on Sunday

January 22, 2021 2:39 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Patrick Mahomes cleared stage five of the NFL’s concussion protocol, which clears him to play in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. The quarterback took a hit to the back of the head against the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 17, which took him out for the remainder of the game. On

Battle standout shaped by experiences on and off the court

January 17, 2021 7:50 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Every team, whether it be high school or college, needs a difference maker, one person that bands the group together. For the Battle girls basketball team, that difference maker is one player: Anna Sisson. The senior’s journey to her final season as a Spartan was by no means an easy one. Sisson

Chiefs survive without Mahomes to advance to AFC Championship

January 17, 2021 5:09 PM Andrew Kauffman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs survived a late comeback attempt by Cleveland to advance to their third straight AFC Championship game. Kansas City won the game 22-17. Patrick Mahomes left the game in the third quarter after an apparent head injury. He would not return after being diagnosed with a concussion. On 4th and

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 16, 2021

January 16, 2021 10:14 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS HOOPS Vienna (55) Hermann (63) FINAL St. Elizabeth (81) Moberly (58) FINAL Southern Boone (70) Capital City (54) FINAL Fulton (72) Warrrensburg (58) FINAL HS GIRLS HOOPS Boonville (72) Helias Catholic (68) FINAL/OT

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 15, 2021

January 15, 2021 10:46 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS HOOPS Trinity Catholic (61) Father Tolton (69) FINAL

Mizzou gymnastics narrowly misses out on the upset

January 15, 2021 9:42 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 14 Mizzou gymnastics team almost upset the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday night, but just narrowly missed out. Alabama took down Mizzou 195.775 to 195.750. It was a close matchup, as the two squads were almost never separated by more than a point throughout the entire meet. Mizzou’s

Local highlights and scores: Jan 14, 2021

January 14, 2021 10:15 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local high school basketball scores from Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS HOOPS Marshall (37) Battle 75) FINAL Fulton (50) Southern Boone (34) FINAL HS GIRLS HOOPS Helias (49) Hickman (33) FINAL Capital City (21) Rock Bridge (60) FINAL Versailles (12) Boonville

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 9, 2021

January 10, 2021 11:00 AM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Smith-Cotton (57) Hickman (76) FINAL Rock Bridge (50) Truman (68) FINAL Battle (66) Harrisburg (63) FINAL Father Tolton (36) Vashon (72) FINAL Helias (68) Notre Dame (52) FINAL Sweet Springs with Malta

Columbia College hoops gets the Saturday sweep

January 9, 2021 6:06 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Both Columbia College basketball teams claimed wins over the St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Saturday afternoon. The double-header started with women’s action. The Cougars and the Eutectics kept it close until the very end, however, the home team prevailed in a 63-59 victory. Freshman forward Mallory Shetley led the team with

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 8, 2021

January 8, 2021 10:12 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Friday, Jan. 8, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Boonville (59) Blair Oaks (74) FINAL Father Tolton (53) Cardinal Ritter (70) FINAL Capital City (62) Centralia (55) FINAL Vienna (55) St. Elizabeth (65) FINAL Ozark (79) Hickman (72) FINAL Pacific (49)

Mizzou prevails in battle of top-25 squads

January 8, 2021 9:36 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou wrestling team dominated No. 21 Central Michigan in dual one of a round-robin bout at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers didn’t start off as they would have liked, with Central Michigan’s Drew Hildebrandt taking down Connor Brown in the first match of the day, however, the team bounced

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 7, 2021

January 7, 2021 10:46 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Thursday, Jan. 7, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton (61) Southern Boone (66) FINAL/OT Mexico (57) Bowling Green (43) FINAL Battle (49) Capital City (70) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Battle (58) Capital City (22) FINAL Fulton (30) Southern Boone (41)

Chiefs fall in season finale after resting starters

January 3, 2021 6:39 PM Andrew Kauffman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs backups lost to the Chargers, 38-21, in the regular season finale on Sunday. Kansas City had already clinched the one-seed in the AFC, so its final matchup of the season was meaningless for playoff positioning. KC finished the year 14-2. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Frank Clark and many other

Top 10 Mid-Missouri sports moments of 2020

December 27, 2020 11:01 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) ABC17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC17’s Nathalie Jones recap the top Mid-Missouri sports moments of 2020.

Kansas City clinches first-round bye

December 27, 2020 3:14 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs claimed the one-seed in the AFC for the second time in three seasons, with a 17-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons kept it close throughout, however, the duo of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce took over to seal the deal for KC. Mahomes

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 18, 2020

December 18, 2020 10:44 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL St. Francis Borgia (49) Father Tolton (52) FINAL Blair Oaks (78) Rock Bridge (52) FINAL California (42) Southern Boone (55) FINAL Ozark (75) Jefferson City (64) FINAL Louisiana (55) North Callaway (44)

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 17, 2020

December 18, 2020 11:08 AM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Battle (65) Helias (69) FINAL Monroe City (52) Tolton (56) FINAL Russellville (34) Linn (73) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Mexico (51) Hannibal (15) FINAL Blair Oaks (37) Jefferson City (57) FINAL North

Chiefs claim AFC West Championship

December 13, 2020 3:51 PM Nathalie Jones

MIAMI, Fl (KMIZ) For the fifth year straight, the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West championship in a 33-27 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. By the end of the third quarter, the Chiefs raked in a 20 point lead, however, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa orchestrated two touchdowns to make it a six

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 11, 2020

December 11, 2020 10:03 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local high school basketball scores from Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Holt (57) Rock Bridge (64) FINAL Fort Zumwalt South (55) Jefferson City (42) FINAL Southern Boone (34) Fatima (56) FINAL Linn (77) Owensville (72) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Salisbury

Local highlights and scores: Dec. 10, 2020

December 10, 2020 10:45 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local high school basketball scores from Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Mexico (52) Battle (51) FINAL Southern Boone (34) Fatima (45) FINAL Linn (46) Belle (43) FINAL Eldon (54) Lebanon (67) FINAL Hickman (39) Waynesville (53) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL