For the second consecutive season, the Mercer Lady Cardinals met the Community (Laddonia, MO) Lady Trojans in Class 1 sectional play from Kirksville High School. Last year, Mercer advanced with a victory over Community. For 12 minutes of Tuesday night’s game, the story looked like it would repeat itself in 2016. Mercer, with Bailey Owens […]
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Mercer Cardinals coaches shows for Monday, February 29, 2016
Here are the KTTN coaches interviews with Mercer girls basketball coach Dan Owens and boys basketball coach Jeff Wyatt. Both Cardinal teams are District 12 champions, and will play in the sectional round on Tuesday night at Kirksville on Hot Country Z 101.7. The “Dan Owens Show” (Mercer Lady Cardinals) The “Jeff Wyatt Show” (Mercer […]
Kansas back on top of AP men’s Top 25
LAWRENCE, Kansas (AP) — Kansas is back on top of the men’s college basketball poll by The Associated Press. Villanova had been No. 1 the past three weeks. The Jayhawks are 25-4 and were No. 1 for two weeks in January. On Monday, they were a runaway choice, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member […]
Johnson pulls alongside the Intimidator with 76th career win
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Jimmie Johnson reached another milestone in his brilliant NASCAR career. This one was really special. Win No. 76. Right up there with the Intimidator. Johnson’s victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday pushed him into a tie for seventh place on the career list with the late Dale Earnhardt, who was killed […]
Jones leads No. 21 Texas A&M to 84-69 win over Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Jalen Jones did his scoring in bunches, but it was more than enough to help No. 21 Texas A&M defeat Missouri 84-69 on Saturday. Jones scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds in 23 minutes, marking his 11th double-digit scoring performance this season. He scored his final points on a layup with […]
Harper’s 35 sends Hornets to Class 2 sectionals, matchup with Wellington-Napoleon
In the short time that the Penney High School Hornets have been a member of the KCI Conference, a healthy rivalry has developed with Mid-Buchanan High School, with matches between the two, including Saturday’s Class 2, District 16 championship game, bolstered by strong play from both schools. In Saturday’s game at Maysville High School, the […]
South Harrison’s bid for Class 2 playoffs comes up one point short
The KCI champion met the GRC champion in a girls basketball showdown for the championship of Class 2, District 16 on Friday night, with the result, a 53-52 win for North Platte over South Harrison, every bit as suspenseful as the fans at Maysville High School thought coming into the matchup. For South Harrison, in […]
Norborne Lady Pirates upset Southwest Livingston in OT thriller
The CLAA rivals Norborne Lady Pirates and Southwest Lady Wildcats had one more match-up to their outstanding basketball seasons, with Saturday’s game from Norborne High School deciding the champion of Class 1, District 13. The result, a 42-40 win for Norborne, sends the Lady Pirates into the Class 1 sectional round, and a meeting with […]
Linn County’s Megan Schreiner named Tri-County Conference MVP
The Tri-County Conference has announced first, second, and third team All-Conference basketball honorees, in addition to the “Coach of the Year” awards. The MVP’s of the northeast Missouri conference are Linn County High School senior Megan Schriner, while two boys share the award for 2015-2016, in Meadville junior Ryan Young and Novinger senior Collin Roberts. […]
NCMC men lose second half lead, fall in Region 16 semifinals, 96-90 to St. Louis
North Central Missouri College, in Friday night’s Region 16 semifinals in Joplin, was in position to end a long postseason drought, leading #2 seed St. Louis at halftime, 41-35. However, the Archers blitzed the nets at Ozark Christian College in Joplin after the break, scoring 61 points and rallying for a 96-90 win over the […]
NCMC upset bid falls just short in Region 16 semifinals, 77-75
The North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates, seeded #4 coming into Friday afternoon’s Region 16 semifinals in Joplin, had #1 seeded St. Louis Community College on the ropes, with a 28-15 third quarter surge turning a 39-30 halftime lead for the Archers, into a 58-54 lead for the Lady Pirates headed into the final quarter. […]
Mercer Cardinals “double-up”, sweep District 12 title games at Green City
The state-ranked basketball teams from Mercer will travel to Kirksville on Tuesday night, playing in the Class 1 sectional round of 16, looking to advance to Saturday night’s state quarterfinals at Salisbury High School. On Friday night, in doubleheader action heard on KTTN FM 92.3, Mercer won the District 12 championships with a pair of […]
Lady Hornets defense swarms Trenton in District 15 title game win
The Trenton Lady Bulldogs had their best season in a decade, advancing to a district championship appearance for the first time since back-to-back trips in 2005 and 2006. However, THS, when playing members of the Midland Empire Conference, struggled in 2015-2016, going 1-3 in the regular season, with that trend continuing in postseason play, with […]
Daytona 500 win gives Hamlin long awaited time in spotlight
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Denny Hamlin burst onto the scene a decade ago when he showed up at Daytona International Speedway as a rookie and won the first exhibition race of Speedweeks. Hamlin beat Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon that night, and an article the next day from a newspaper […]