Jun. 4—Mankato West is the top seed, and Mankato East is No. 2. To no one's surprise, they will meet in the winners' bracket final Saturday. But to get to that game, both teams had to win a pair of games Thursday…
Jun. 4—The spring playoffs have just begun, and as we celebrate a somewhat normal schedule, we're already seeing some exciting results. Just in the last couple of days, the Mankato West golf team advanced to the final round of the very tough…
Jun. 4—It was Steve Lomasney's first summer, 14 years ago, with his Lawrence-based youth baseball program, "The Show Baseball Academy." He took his best team to a tournament in Georgia to compete against the best. "It was eye-opening," said the Peabody native…
Jun. 4—One year ago, with her junior lacrosse season erased by the COVID-19 pandemic, Methuen's Mir Morales found focus in the sport that she loves. If she couldn't take the field with her teammates, she would center her energy and frustrations on…
In this week’s 3-2-1 column, we talk a lot about Pitt football recruiting, and maybe a little baseball, too. THREE THINGS WE KNOW Tuesday was a big success Before we touch on what is happening this weekend with the Pitt football program,…
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka was upset in the French Open third round, leaving seventh seed Serena Williams as the only top-14 seed left in the bottom half of the draw. Sabalenka, the power player from Belarus, was bounced by Russian veteran…
Jun. 4—Tongula Givens Steddum, the first track and field national champion in Missouri Southern history, and Robert Corn, the winningest men's basketball coach for the Lions, will be inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame on Monday night at the Kansas City…
Jun. 4—A public tribute for former Carthage High School basketball coach Dan Armstrong is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. "Open Gym: Dan Armstrong Legacy Tribute" will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium at old Carthage High School, 714 S.…
Jun. 4—Have you checked your favorite high school's trophy case lately? Chances are, there's something shiny and new in it. Whether it's blue or red, it shows that a year of prep sports prevailed over a pandemic and turned out special. Coverage-area…
Jun. 4—Missouri Southern's student-athletes have extended their streak in the classroom. The Lions have posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.08 for the spring semester, marking the sixth consecutive semester the athletes have had a GPA above 3.0. "It is encouraging…