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Dillon wins NASCAR race in Nashville >> Sports jkendall
LEBANON, TN - Driving for Richard Childress Racing, 21-year old Austin Dillon of Lexington, NC, in the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado, raced to victory around the 1.33-mile “D” shaped ...more

Football legend Marcus Dupree becomes a recruiter >> Sports staff
Marcus Dupree, one of the most highly recruited high school football stars, has now signed on to do the recruiting. The organization Top Scout Football Recruiting made the announcement today (May 20, ...more

Blaukat takes 4th in Beaver Lake bass evemt >> Sports cgay
Chevy pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, NC, caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 15 ounces MARCH 6, 2011, to win $125,000 at the Walmart FLW Tour presented by Straight Talk on Beaver Lake with a ...more

New JHS football coach is named >> Sports c_owens
Christopher Shields, pictured, has unanimously been approved as head football coach of Joplin High School, according to an announcement by the R-8 Board of Education. Starting with the 2011-12 ...more

Stewart and Woods help break school records >> Sports kcanevit
Two Webb City natives helped their school in football end the year on a positive note. Brett Stewart, a senior offensive lineman for William Penn University (Oskaloosa, IA) and Mason Woods, a ...more

Robbye Poole wins Men's Futures Tournament >> Sports mariwinn
Robbye Poole, pictured at right, an All American from Ole Miss, on Sunday won the 2010 USTA Freeman $10,000 Futures Men's Tournament at the Millennium Tennis & Fitness Club. He said it was his ...more

Broadcaster Bill Grigsby is honored >> Sports s-smith
(Photo by Andrew Pavlovic) JOPLIN - Longtime Kansas City Chiefs broadcaster Bill Grigsby of Parkville, MO, pictured, has added another honor to his long list of accomplishments. Yesterday (April ...more

Jamie McMurray thrills fans with Daytona win >> Sports jkendall
Local racing phenom Jamie McMurray stands beside the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet that he drove into Victory Lane at the Daytona 500 yesterday. (Photo thanks to Bass Pro Shops). Daytona Beach, ...more

Yasso and Reinertsen on the run >> Sports mariwinn
At left, Kirstie Smith, communication manager for the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, chats with Sarah Reinertsen and Bart Yasso at a luncheon held in their honor. Two well-known personalities ...more

Midget racing has new team-up >> Sports tim.mcc
Hatfield Racing Engines of Joplin has announced that it has joined forces with Andrew Felker Racing to compete in midget races throughout the Midwest. Hatfield Racing Engines has many years of ...more

Big Brown's new shoes >> Sports ngarrett
"On Saturday, May 3, 2008, a beautiful bay horse named Big Brown shattered a barrier that will mean better health and longer life for horses everywhere," said Joe Camp, noted producer/director and ...more

Scottish Rite Masons announce newest NASCAR team >> Sports sdodd
The #34 Chevrolet Monte Carlo fielded by the team of Frank Cicci Racing, based in Mooresville, NC, will be competing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series on behalf of the Scottish Rite Masons. Veteran ...more

Stuntman Trigger Gumm falls short of new record >> Sports mariwinn
With his handler watching, Trigger Gumm slammed into the dirt ramp set up at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK yesterday. Gumm, riding a custom Honda CR500, was attempting to break his record he ...more

Neosho skate park has grand opening >> Sports mariwinn
Andrew Cocchiaro showed his enthusiasm for skateboarding as he competed in the beginner's division during ceremonies at Neosho's new skateboard park. A grand opening for the City of Neosho's ...more

Bagged bear wins trophy at taxidermy competition >> Sports mariwinn
American Woodworking of Hannibal, MO and Pearse Taxidermy of Kane, IL, utilizing their combined professional talents, recently placed third out of 800 entries in the Masters Collective Division of ...more

 

 

 

 

 

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