http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/section/SPORTS maryvilledailyforum.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:15:50 +0000 http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130618/SPORTS/130618890/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:00 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130618/SPORTS/130618890/1020/SPORTS The Kansas City Royals are blowing my mind right now.
Winners of 11 of their last 13 games entering play in Cleveland Tuesday night, the Royals qualify as the hottest team in baseball.
And that's just hard to believe considering where this team was just two weeks before.
After a 17-10 start, the Royals fell apart during the month of May and early June, losing 22 of their next [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619054/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:53:38 By Staff Report http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619054/1020/SPORTS There are no more TBA's listed on Northwest Missouri State's 2013 football schedule.
All of the start times have been finalized for next year's 11-game regular season slate which begins Sept. 5 with a 6:30 p.m. opener against Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) at Bearcat Stadium.
The Bearcats have eight different kick-off times in 2013, including five in a row to begin the year. By comparison, Missouri Western has [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619055/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:38:21 By Lions Club http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619055/1020/SPORTS The Maryville Host Lions held its annual Orval Heywood Golf Tournament on Friday, June 14, at the Mozingo Recreation Area Golf course. Threatening clouds gave way to a sunny, but breezy, afternoon of golfing for 24 4-person teams playing a 'scramble' format.
The first place team in the championship flight was B. Long, S. Dowden, J. Thompson and L. Puett. Second place went to K. Posten, W. Woolsey, T. Milner and L. Marcrane. In third place was C. [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619056/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:52 By St. Joseph Mustangs http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619056/1020/SPORTS Still holding second place in the current M.I.N.K. league North division standings, the Mustangs have just finished their third week of action.
Last Monday, the Mustangs faced the Joplin Outlaws on the road in double-header action. Although they lost game No. 1 by the score 13-3, the Mustangs rallied back in game No. 2, winning 10-7.
Michael Schulze was the hero in game No. 2 when he hit a grand slam in the seventh inning with the Mustangs [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619397/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:28:41 By Staff Report http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619397/1020/SPORTS Northwest Missouri State's soccer team will get its share of northern exposure in the early stages of the 2013 season.
The Bearcats' first four matches of 2013 are all against teams from the Northern Sun Conference, a fellow occupant of the Central Region.
Northwest plays a total of 18 regular season matches. Eight are at home and 12 count toward the MIAA standings.
Northwest [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130612/SPORTS/130619558/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:15:08 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130612/SPORTS/130619558/1020/SPORTS Three-plus months removed from a season that yielded a district title and a Class 3 playoff appearance, the returning members of Maryville's boys basketball team are back on the hardwood this week for their annual summer camp.
Held at Maryville Middle School due to the installation of a new gym floor at MHS, the camp consists of four, two-hour practice sessions, the last of which is today. Middle School and elementary campers practice for an hour [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306129995/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:07:31 The Associated Press http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306129995/1020/SPORTS http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619697/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:56:45 By Staff Report http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619697/1020/SPORTS Northwest Missouri State's 2013 volleyball schedule is set.
The Bearcats play a total of 28 regular season matches, 17 of which are against MIAA opponents. Only 16 of those count toward the league standings.
Northwest will appear at home eight times throughout the season and only once before mid-October.
Northwest begins its 2013 season up north with four in-region matches [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619698/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:56:35 By NW Sports Information http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619698/1020/SPORTS One hundred and ninety-nine Northwest Missouri State student-athletes were honored by the MIAA for hard work in the classroom as a part of the league's 2012-13 academic awards announced by the league office.
The total number of student-athletes honored nearly doubled last year's total of 110. The Bearcats saw 14 student-athletes earn MIAA Scholar Athlete Award honors finishing the academic year with at least a 3.50 GPA and received All-MIAA honors [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130610/SPORTS/130619880/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:56:20 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130610/SPORTS/130619880/1020/SPORTS Northwest Missouri State was a hub of football activity over the weekend.
The Bearcats hosted their annual Big School Camp Friday through Sunday, an event that brought 16 teams and over 700 high school football players onto the school's campus.
This was the largest of three camps the Bearcats hold during the month of June.
"When you have that many kids, you have to be [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609088/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:56:09 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609088/1020/SPORTS Justin Gillette was on his game Saturday at the 11th Annual Maryville Marathon/Half Marathon/10K/5K.
And he needed to be in order to extend his streak of Maryville Marathon victories.
Facing stiffer competition than in year's past, Gillette ran his fastest ever Maryville Marathon time of 2:35:09.56 to win the 26.2 mile race for the fourth consecutive year.
He finished exactly [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609089/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:55:58 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609089/1020/SPORTS Clarence Ebrecht's run of bad luck in Big Fish competitions finally ended Saturday.
The winner of the Senior Citizens division at KNIM's Big Fish 33, Ebrecht was selected from a group of eight finalists as the grand prize recipient of a new fishing boat.
His reaction upon hearing his name called by KNIM's Audra Bradley was one of genuine surprise and relief.
An annual [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609335/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 17:17:04 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609335/1020/SPORTS In its second decade of existence, the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Marathon/Half Marathon/10K/5K races have seen another surge in popularity.
Last year's event attracted a record 240 runners and Maryville Chamber of Commerce Director Luke Reven is anticipating even more to show up for Saturday's 11th annual running.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Reven had received 309 registration forms and there are two [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609337/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:57:14 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609337/1020/SPORTS Dispersed since the end of the 2012 season, Maryville's volleyball team reconvened this week in the middle school gymnasium for their four-day camp which concluded Thursday.
The Lady Hounds practiced for two hours in the afternoon each day and were able to knock off a lot of the rust that had built up over a seven-month period in which most of the girls were involved in other sports.
"We're just getting back [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/SPORTS/130609479/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 5 Jun 2013 18:46:58 By Bayo Oludaja MHS girls soccer coach http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/SPORTS/130609479/1020/SPORTS Someone has said that the rearview mirror can either be used as a guidepost or a hitching post.
In this piece, I intend to use it as a guidepost.
It is always useful to reflect on each season and see how far the MHS girls' soccer team has come. After all, one way to view success is to assess how far one has gone in the right direction from where one started. Using that yardstick, the girls' soccer team has had a remarkable and successful [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/SPORTS/130609480/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 5 Jun 2013 18:34:21 By Staff Report http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/SPORTS/130609480/1020/SPORTS The roster balance that made the Lady Hound soccer team so hard to deal with in 2013 was reflected on various post-season awards lists.
Ten of the 11 starters on the most successful Maryville team in school history earned some form of post-season recognition and a record four were named to the Class 1 All-State team.
Junior midfielder Cassie Holtman was a first team all-state selection. She also made first team [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/NEWS/306059997/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 5 Jun 2013 7:02:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130605/NEWS/306059997/1020/SPORTS http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130604/SPORTS/130609636/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:11:31 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130604/SPORTS/130609636/1020/SPORTS Exclusively an assistant coach since joining Maryville High School's staff in January of 2012, Jason Kurz has been given an opportunity to run a program of his own.
It's one that he intends to resurrect in the very near future.
A 2012 Northwest Missouri State graduate, Kurz was hired as Maryville's head cross country coach in late April, replacing Phil Stone.
Kurz has [...]]]> http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130603/SPORTS/130609814/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:02:40 By Staff Report http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130603/SPORTS/130609814/1020/SPORTS A collection of 2013 senior basketball players from Nodaway County schools finished out their high school careers in the 5th Annual District 26-M4 Lions All-Star Basketball Games at the Ketcham Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton Saturday.
There were eight games, starting 9 a.m., and the winning boys team contained a trio of Spoofhounds—Jonathan Baker, Treyton Burch and Tyler Kenkel.
http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130602/SPORTS/130609941/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 2 Jun 2013 18:38:22 By Joey Falkoff sports@maryvilledailyforum.com http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130602/SPORTS/130609941/1020/SPORTS Another edition of the Maryville girls basketball summer team camp reached its conclusion Friday afternoon.
The Lady Hounds held four two-hour practices inside the Maryville Middle School gymnasium last week, marking their first on-court activities since the conclusion of the 2012-2013 season in February.
The practices served as both a refresher course and a chance to introduce new concepts to the players.