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Dec 8, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Lauren Spakowski |Adam Feiner |Patrick Hatzis |Quentin Corpuel
Facing fourth-and-2 with a little more than a minute remaining in regulation of the MSHSAA Class 6 championship, De Smet had to stand tall defensively. Nixa had the ball at the De Smet 17-yard line, threatening to trim an eight-point deficit. Nixa sophomore quarterback Adam McKnight was sacked, sending the De Smet crowd into a flaming-hot frenzy that pierced the cold air in mid-Missouri on Friday night at Memorial Stadium.
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May 23, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
The Moberly baseball team is a win away from punching its ticket to the state semifinals for the first time in program history. The Spartans scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Tolton 5-4 in a MSHSAA Class 4 sectional thriller Wednesday at Atkins Park in Columbia.
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May 22, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
The Moberly baseball team is a win away from punching its ticket to the state semifinals for the first time in program history. The Spartans scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Tolton 5-4 in a MSHSAA Class 4 sectional thriller Wednesday at Atkins Park in Columbia.
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May 18, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Ezra Bitterman |Pete Bland |Adam Feiner
Mizzou ace Laurin Krings walked off the mound to a standing ovation. She kept seventh-seeded MU's hopes alive, dominating Indiana in 6⅓ innings of one-run ball as the Tigers beat Indiana 5-1 on Saturday at Mizzou Softball Stadium.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
Former Missouri defensive lineman Darius Robinson was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine announced Tuesday. The Southfield, Michigan, product has been as charitable off the field as he has been dominant on it. He was named to the Southeastern Conference Football Community Service Team in November and honored by the Columbia chapter of the NAACP with its Appreciation Award for Community Service in January.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
Pepperdine power forward Jevon Porter is planning to enter the transfer portal, On3 and 247Sports reported Friday. The former Tolton star averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game this season for the Waves, who lost to San Diego 57-52 in the second round of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Friday night. Porter's plans to transfer were reported three days after Pepperdine informed Lorenzo Romar he was going to be relieved of his duties as coach once the season ended.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
By Adam Feiner The boys and girls wrestling teams from Hickman traveled to Blue Springs on Wednesday, and each picked up a pair of dual victories over host Blue Springs South and Blue Springs. The Hickman boys defeated Blue Springs 60-9 and Blue Springs South 57-18, while the Hickman girls routed Blue Springs 48-18 and Blue Springs South 51-12.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
By Adam Feiner Columbia College women's basketball dealt intracity rival Stephens its first American Midwest Conference loss as the host Cougars defeated the Stars 71-60 on Tuesday at Southwell Complex. Columbia trailed 16-10 after the first quarter and 26-25 at halftime, but the Cougars outscored Stephens 29-14 in the third quarter and held on in the fourth.
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
By Adam Feiner Missouri gymnastics officially started its season on a high note Saturday, racking up 197.150 points to win the Mizzou Invitational at the Hearnes Center. The 12th-ranked Tigers eclipsed the 197-point mark for the first time in a season opener. Lindenwood finished second (194), and Northern Illinois and Southeast Missouri tied for third (192.775).
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Adam Feiner
Athan Briggs, Chris Ankenman, Grant Anderson and Brody Narron won individual titles, helping at the Butler Invitational, which helped the Tolton wrestling team capture the team title Saturday in Butler. The Trailblazers racked up 564 points, well clear of second-place Sherwood (400).
