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KANSAS CITY — Liberty North High School quarterback Jake Van Dyne is among the nominees for the Thomas A. Simone Award.
Football
Boys Basketball
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LIBERTY — Cy Musser was a St. Joseph lifer of sorts.
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association preseason polls put both the boys and girls teams at Liberty High School in the top 10.
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KEARNEY — Kearney’s boys basketball team has been dealt the inexperienced card for the 2019-20 season.
Wrestling
The Liberty North girls wrestling team had its season home opener for the official second year of the program Dec. 3. They came out with a victory over the Kearney Bulldogs 33-30. With some returners on the team and many new girls joining the program, head Coach Laurel Shoger looks on the gr…
As her family watches on, Bulldog wrestler Emalie Olson signs her commitment to wrestle for Lindenwood University's Louies. As a Bulldog, Olson made history last season by becoming the first girls wrestling district champion in state history.
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LIBERTY — Vincent Restivo and Andrew Stephenson return as state qualifiers to lead a Liberty North wrestling team under new direction.
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KEARNEY — The Kearney wrestling team has placed first, second and third at Missouri State High School Activities Association’s Wrestling Championships in each of the last three years.
Track and Field
Flanked by her smiling family, Kearney's Quinn Weakley signs a letter of intent Nov. 22, to become a Bearcat for Northwest Missouri State University's track and field team. In addition to track and field, Weakley has been a standout for the Bulldogs in volleyball and basketball. In basketbal…
Girls Basketball
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LIBERTY — The Liberty girls basketball team has achieved four 20-win seasons in the last five years.
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association preseason polls put both the boys and girls teams at Liberty High School in the top 10.
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KEARNEY — The two-time district champion Kearney girls basketball squad is gearing up for another postseason run.
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SMITHVILLE — While the Warriors girls basketball team reached a district championship game in each of the last four seasons, their challenge has been capturing a district crown.
Softball
As her family watches on, Kearney Bulldogs' Sierra Culver, who plays basketball and softball and is on the track and field team for the high school, signs a letter of intent to play softball for Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. The soon-to-be-Griffon was recently named to the…
Girls Swimming and Diving
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SMITHVILLE — Smithville’s girls swimming team is still in the beginning stages of its program.
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KEARNEY — Kearney’s girls have placed within the top-15 in back to back seasons at the state swim meet.
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LIBERTY — Liberty North’s girls swim team accomplished a few goals last season.
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LIBERTY — There may be something in the water with Liberty’s girls swim team. The Blue Jays, who haven’t won a conference title or a state trophy, will look to take a step forward this season with experience and depth at their disposal.
Community Sports
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William Jewell
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LIBERTY — The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced 72 football standouts have earned All-Conference accolades while another 38 were named honorable mentions for the 2019 season. Of those 110 student-athletes, eight are from William Jewell College, the most honors for the Cardinals since t…
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LIBERTY — For the first time in 40 years, Larry Holley had to find a seat in the crowd as the Cardinals took the court.
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LIBERTY — Rockhurst played spoiler Tuesday night, Dec. 3, in Chris McCabe’s first home game as coach of the William Jewell mens basketball team by defeating the Cardinals 79-48.
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LIBERTY — The William Jewell College womens basketball team picked up conference win No. 1 of the 2019-2020 season on Tuesday, Dec. 3, defeating Rockhurst 68-64 at home.
The William Jewell College men's basketball team dropped their final game before conference play, falling 75-67 to Emporia State on Tuesday, Nov. 26, as a part of the MIAA Thanksgiving Classic.
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