FIRST TEAM P – John Chambers, sr., Blue Springs South — 8-2 (school-record 8 wins), 3 saves, 2.03 ERA, 55 strikeouts, 29 walks, 55 innings; MHSBCA Class 6 All-State honorable mention; all-district; All-Suburban Big Eight; signed with Johnson County Community College. P – Joel Palecek, sr., Grain Valley — 6-2, 1.48 ERA, 29 strikeouts, 18 walks, 1.125 WHIP, 61 1/3 innings; all-district; All-Suburban Middle Six.
The 50th anniversary of Title IX was celebrated last week. The passing of the bill on June 23, 1972, opened a whole new world for female athletes in the United States.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri has landed its first basketball commitment for 2023 from a familiar place for the Tigers’ new coaches.
At the end of the 2021- 22 season – in which the Kansas City Comets missed going to the Major Arena Soccer League championship series following a minigame loss to the Florida Tropics – team owner Brian Budzinski and player/coach Leo Gibson promised the team would do all it could in the offseason to make that championship goal a reality.
Trenton Roehler is a high-energy guy who makes running out of the dugout to collect a teammate’s bat or grab a foul ball as exciting as a close play at the plate. And when the junior takes the mound, he expects perfection – and he usually delivers.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A local government in Kansas has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a man and his mother after he spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit.
The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Travelers seemed to be experiencing fewer delays and canceled flights early Friday than they did earlier this week.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others.
Borne out of frustrations over healthcare facilities’ visitor restrictions during the pandemic, a pair of bills signed by Gov. Mike Parson Thursday will give patients’ caregivers and family clearer means to access their loved ones.
• 2/3 cup Bisquick mix* • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (optional) • 2 eggs • 2 cups grated zucchini • 1 small onion, chopped fine • ½ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon black pepper Instructions 1. Mix all together.