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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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 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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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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WASHINGTON D.C. (KMIZ) Former Helias football star Hale Hentges scored his first career NFL touchdown on Sunday. Watch: Former @heliascatholic star Hale Hentges catches his first career TD in the NFL! pic.twitter.com/VuNTQQYvpu— Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) December 22, 2019 Hentges plays for the Washington Redskins. He had two catches for 28 yards and a score in
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. The Rock Bridge boys basketball team beat Lafayette, 60-47. The win marks Jim Scanlon’s 800th career coaching win. Jackson boys basketball defeated Hickman, 77-63.
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. The Tolton boys basketball team won its home opener over St. Dominic, 67-60. Southern Boone boys basketball beat California, 72-55. Centralia boys basketball beat Hallsville, 70-35. Hallsville girls basketball beat Centralia, 58-55, in overtime. Blair Oaks boys basketball defeated Springfield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has announced several signees on Wednesday. We will continue to update this story as MU makes things official. DB Jaylon (JC) Carlies: 6’2″, 193 lbs from Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)K Harrison Mevis: 6’0″, 200 lbs from Warsaw, Ind. (Warsaw Community HS)OL Drake Heismeyer: 6’3″, 283 lbs
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. BOYS HOOPS Tolton (64) Blair Oaks (66) FINAL/OT GIRLS HOOPS Salisbury (66) Knox County (36) FINAL Moberly (47) Hannibal (45) FINAL
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The Boonville boys basketball team won the Centralia Tournament over Centralia, 57-48. Tipton girls basketball beat Capital City, 53-20. California girls basketball beat South Callaway, 49-40. St. Elizabeth girls basketball beat California, 76-46. Hermann girls basketball beat Blair Oaks, 41-39.
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Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The Blair Oaks boys basketball team beat Hickman, 69-64. Southern Boone boys basketball beat Fatima, 57-51. Southern Boone girls basketball beat Fatima, 45-29. Jefferson City girls basketball beat Rogers Heritage, 49-11. South Callaway boys basketball beat New Bloomfield, 67-33.
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After 22 years with athletics at Columbia Public Schools, CPS Director of Athletics Bruce Whitesides tells ABC 17 he will retire. Whitesides said, “I couldn’t be more happy. Who else gets to watch games and get paid for it you know?” Rock Bridge Athletic Director David Egan is set to take over the position following
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Here are your local highlights and scores from the night as the Rock Bridge girls basketball team dominated, 81-21, over Battle. Centralia boys basketball beat Harrisburg, 60-27, in the Centralia Tournament. Salisbury beat North Callaway, 43-42, in the Centralia Tournament. Jefferson City girls basketball beat Licking, 52-36, and Jefferson City boys basketball lost to Blue
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An investigation into student conduct at a high school football game found no sign of misconduct, according to Columbia Public Schools.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2019 Norm Stewart Classic has come to a close after 48 straight hours of high school hoops. Check out the highlights and scores from our local schools on Day 3 at Mizzou Arena. GIRLS Battle (25) Vashon (59) FINAL Hickman (54) Osage (56) FINAL/OT BOYS Rock Bridge (52) Webster Groves (70)
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The Norm Stewart Classic continued on as teams battled in the 48-hour event. The Tolton boys basketball team defeated Mehlville in a thriller as Coban Porter scored a buzzer beater to lift the Trailblazers to a, 69-67, win. Hickman boys basketball lost in a back-and-forth game to Clarksville Academy, 48-45. Rock Bridge girls basketball defeated
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The (1) Central Methodist soccer team will play for its second straight national title. The Eagles defeated (6) Lindsey Wilson College, 2-0. The defending champions will play (15) Hastings for the title after the Broncos upset (2) Columbia College, 2-1. The Norm Stewart Classic began tonight as well. Jefferson City girls basketball beat Hazelwood Central,
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