Wyatt Wheeler

1 week ago | dnj.com | Wyatt Wheeler

Missouri State quarterback Jacob Clark will go down as one of the great football players in the school's history, and he will be behind center when the Bears play their first season in Conference USA. The former Minnesota quarterback has demonstrated the ability to be an FBS-caliber starter, one who should help the Bears' offense find success against tougher competition, despite the program's winless record against FBS teams since 1990.

2 weeks ago | news-leader.com | Wyatt Wheeler

During the final weekend of the regular season, Missouri State baseball spent an extended time in Murray, Kentucky, hoping to have a chance at winning the Missouri Valley Conference outright. On May 15, the Bears had been run-ruled by Murray State to force a tie atop the league standings, but were still capable of winning a pair of games against the Racers to sit alone at the top. A tornado outbreak across the region forced a doubleheader to be scheduled for two days later.

2 weeks ago | news-leader.com | Wyatt Wheeler

The 2024-25 Missouri high school athletics season is over, and we're allowing readers to choose who they believe were the top male and female athletes of the season. We've compiled over 60 names from various schools and sports from this year for you to vote on. We limited our list to one male and one female athlete per school. Last year's winners were Republic football standout Wyatt Woods and Fair Grove multi-sport standout Brooke Daniels in a contest that garnered over 30,000 votes.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Wyatt Wheeler

Missouri State football added an in-state quarterback commitment to its 2026 recruiting class. Parkway West (Ballwin) rising senior Brett Ottensmeyer announced his commitment to the Bears on Saturday evening. He is the first publicly known 2026 recruit to commit to Ryan Beard and the Bears, who have been active in offering the class in recent weeks. Ottensmeyer lists himself at 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. He's not ranked by any of the major recruiting outlets.

3 weeks ago | news-leader.com | Wyatt Wheeler

OZARK — When you play in the same district as Willard and Catholic, not many are going to give you a chance to make a deep postseason run. Since 2020, when Marshfield was paired with Willard, Catholic and Glendale before it moved up a class, the Blue Jays hadn't won a district. Willard and Catholic competed for state championships, while Marshfield watched from the stands. But times might be changing.