COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s crosstown showdown time in Columbia. The Hickman girls and boys basketball teams will host the Battle Spartans in CMAC action, on Friday night. The girls will tip off first, at 6 p.m., followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m. Each of the girls team will be looking for their first
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville football team has its new leader. Former Boonville associate head coach Paul Stevens will take the helm of Indian football for the 2024 season, after former head coach Justin Conyers took the open coaching position at Hickman High School. Stevens will come to Hallsville with quite a bit of coaching
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team came in at No. 12 in the latest Road To Nationals standings, on Monday, after winning the squad’s third-straight meet over the weekend. MU’s 6-1 start to the year is the best start to a season since 2010. Head coach Shannon Welker’s group did drop a few spots,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 5 Mizzou wrestling team dropped to 8-2 on the season with a 24-10 loss to No. 3 Oklahoma State, on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers lost five matches out of the gates, including a forfeit at 133, and could never recover from the 18-0 deficit. The reigning national champion at 165
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team held steady at No. 9 in the Road to Nationals rankings, on Monday. The program’s second straight week in the top-10 comes after a historic weekend at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers knocked off No. 3 LSU, on Friday, which is the highest ranked win in program history.
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) No. 12 Mizzou gymnastics got into the SEC win column with a 197.400-197.050 win over No. 20 Georgia in Athens, on Saturday. With the win, MU improved to 4-, overall, in 2024. Two performances stood out among the rest for head coach Shannon Welker’s group. Senior Mara Tirasolej and and graduate Sienna
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team is now the highest ranked SEC team in the land, coming in a No. 3 in the Road To Nationals rankings, on Monday. The Top-3 ranking is the highest in program history. The high placement comes just days after the Tigers recorded the best season opening score in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Mizzou gymnastics team posted a program-best season opening score to win the Mizzou Invitational, on Saturday, with a 197.150. Lindenwood came in second place in the annual invite, followed by Northern Illinois and SEMO. The Tigers dominated from start to finish at the Hearnes Center, as head coach Shannon
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 2 Mizzou wrestling team rallied back from a six-point deficit to defeat No. 11 Virginia Tech, 22-17, and also remain undefeated in the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday night. The Tigers lost four out of the first five matches in the Top-11 dual at the Hearnes Center. That lone win came
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Battlehawks made the cut of eight teams that will be featured in the new United Football League (UFL), which is a merger between the XFL and USFL. The Battlehawks and the seven other teams included will be split into two conferences. You can see the conference split below.
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge volleyball alum Ella Swindle captured a national championship with her No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns in her freshman season. Texas topped No. 1-seeded Nebraska, 3-0, on Sunday. Swindle, one of two true freshmen setters in the title game, finished with 21 assists, two service aces and five kills in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln football team will be in search of new leadership for the 2024 season, as head coach Jermaine Gales turned in his resignation, on Monday. The news came after Gales went 0-22 in his two seasons as the Blue Tigers’ coach, in 2022 and 2023. In the meantime, defensive coordinator
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou gymnastics coach Shannon Welker in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 4 Mizzou wrestling team thoroughly dominated No. 21 Arizona State at the Hearnes Center, on Sunday, 39-6. The win puts head coach Brian Smith and company at 1-0 to start the season. The Tigers won eight of their 10 matches against ASU. Noah Surtin started off the day strong with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou wrestling coach Brian Smith in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to preview the upcoming season. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College volleyball team is headed to the AMC Tournament semifinals, after a quarterfinal win over Harris-Stowe State University, on Tuesday. The No. 15 Cougars swept the Hornets, 3-0. Helias alum Ellie Rockers was second on the team in kills, with 10 on the night. Sophomore Allana Capella had the team-high
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Blue Springs South (0) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL – district championship Fulton (2) Osage (0) FINAL – district championship Tolton (8) Calvary Lutheran (0) FINAL – district semifinal Missouri Military
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Blue Springs (1) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL – district semifinal Blue Springs South (6) Smith-Cotton (2) FINAL – district semifinal
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Southern Boone (3) Fulton (4) FINAL – district semifinal Moberly (0) Osage (3) FINAL – district semifinal Capital City (3) Camdenton (1) FINAL – district semifinal Battle (0) Liberty (6)
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