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1 week ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
The first of two weekends in the Walkoff Wood Bat Tournament saw two local schools go the distance in their respective brackets. On Saturday, both St. Joseph Christian and Bishop LeBlond were able to punch their tickets to championship matchups, only for both teams to come up just short. In the semifinals of the blue division, St. Joseph Christian was able to easily coast past Sioux Falls Christian, a team from South Dakota, by a score of 10-0.
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2 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
For a program that took several years to get back on the course, St. Joseph Christian boys golf has seen real individual and team success that spans from last year to this year. For a short stretch leading up to the 2024 season, the Christian boys golf team was unable to compile the numbers necessary to compete as a team. The 2024 season saw Christian send three individuals to the Class 1 state tournament.
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2 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Just as Missouri Western baseball was about to dig themselves out of a rut, Missouri Southern extends Western’s losing streak to three in what’s been a rough season for the Griffons. On Monday, the two teams met once again to finish out a three-game conference series. Missouri Western had lost the first two games to Southern, offering no resistance in either game to one of the top teams in the MIAA. The Griffons lost the first two games of the series by scores of 12-4 and 6-0.
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2 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Missouri Western senior football player Jonas Bennett will attempt to make an impression at 1 Arrowhead Drive after receiving an invite to the Kansas City Chiefs local pro day. An annual event, the former Odessa High School standout will be among several local prospects who will take to Kansas City on April 7 and take part in organized workouts in order to show off their skills to members of the Chiefs coaching staff ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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3 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Mid-Buchanan baseball's second straight game against an undefeated team fared better for the Dragons on Tuesday as they shut out Polo 5-0. Led by senior pitcher Will Archer, the Dragons only gave up one hit the entire contest. Archer set the tone for the Dragons on the defensive side, putting together a nice outing overall, and in the second inning in particular. Archer would strike out the side in the top of the inning, two of them went down swinging while the other went down looking.
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3 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Jacob Meikel
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press Now) -- A week after Ashton Feldhaus’s resignation, Missouri Western has announced Luke Scheidecker as the next women’s basketball head coach. Scheidecker last coached at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and accumulated over 200 wins and had a win percentage of 91.3%. The Smithville, Missouri, native was named the 11th coach in Missouri Western women’s basketball history, and will be the third different coach for the Griffons in three years.
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3 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press Now) -- A week after Ashton Feldhaus’s resignation, Missouri Western has announced Luke Scheidecker as the next women’s basketball head coach. Scheidecker last coached at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and accumulated over 200 wins and had a win percentage of 91.3%. The Smithville, Missouri, native was named the 11th coach in Missouri Western women’s basketball history, and will be the third different coach for the Griffons in three years.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Missouri Western women's basketball head coach Ashton Feldhaus is resigning from the program after one season, the school announced Monday. Feldhaus, a native of Richmond, Kentucky, is set to become the next head coach for the women's basketball program at Division I Morehead State. In her only season as head coach at Missouri Western, Feldhaus led the paltry roster of less than a dozen players to a 20-10 record and an NCAA Division II Tournament appearance.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
A historic season for the southside of St. Joseph saw both the Benton girls and boys basketball teams capture runner-up finishes in Class 4. Following a 34-point performance by Lincoln Goodwin in the semifinals on Friday against Logan-Rogersville, the Benton boys found themselves in a disadvantageous situation, as they had less than 24 hours to prepare for a Missouri high school basketball dynasty in Vashon for the Class 4 championship.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
The Benton boys basketball team is headed to the Class 4 state championship game on Saturday following a 61-53 win over Logan-Rogersville in the semifinals. Junior Lincoln Goodwin led the Cardinals with 34 points on 10-18 shooting, including 13-15 from the free throw line. Fellow junior Mach Mayon notched a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Cardinals will move on to play Vashon on Saturday in the state championship game.
