THE BELL LAP: District dispatches from Mound City
May 13, 2009 | by Andy Meyer
For as long as they’ve competed against each other, you’d think that Cole Rosier and Kyler Hiatt would have developed a full-blown rivalry by now. The two seniors played vital ... GAME BLOG: Lee’s Summit baseball 5, Central 2
May 6, 2009 | by Ross Martin
In an otherwise non-descript game, I witnessed my first ever crime-related delay during a high school event.
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Western softball plans even-keel approach
May 4, 2009 | by Scott Pummell
Missouri Western might have dropped two straight on Saturday to bow out of the MIAA tournament ahead of its hopes, but the team remains upbeat and confident. Their national tournament ... Northwest's invisible asset
April 29, 2009 | by Rick Dunaway
On a campus with All-Americans and All-Region performers, conference championships and national championship contenders, one player has stood out in my mind over the past two years. He doesn't wear ...
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Conservation department accepting applications for managed deer hunts
Saturday, July 4, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
Between the hot summer days and the fireworks exploding all around it seems odd to be thinking about deer hunting. But if you’re one of the state’s many hunters who enjoy participating in the managed hunts offered by the Missouri ... Read More
Read claims local bass club's tournament
Saturday, July 4, 2009 | by St. Joseph News-Press
St. Joseph angler Steve Read caught six keepers weighing 19.86 pounds to win the Pony Express Bass Club’s third club tournament of the season, held ...
Customs proposal proves sticky issue for knife owners
Saturday, July 4, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
It may not be the National Rifle Association, but the American Knife and Tool Institute has been thrust into a similar role as the veteran ...
Wednesday's Local Sports
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Local
Know your enemy: Battling a blood-sucking foe
Friday, June 19, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
As darkness settles over the woods, the large female Hematophagous set its wings and prepared to swoop down on her unsuspecting prey. The warm evening ...
Local birder spots, photographs pair of scissortailed flycatchers
Friday, June 19, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
They’ve been spotted fairly regularly since the birds first starting circulating around the area in 2008, but an image on the back of an Oklahoma ...
Purple martins subject of open house
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Those hoping to learn more about purple martins and how to attract them can attend an open house hosted by Ivan Ray Miller from 8 ...
Missouri offers free weekend to potential anglers
Saturday, May 30, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
You’ve been wanting to head out for a day on the lake or river, but you just haven’t found the time. Your kids are getting ...
Dogs show nose for trophies
Saturday, May 30, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
Lyle Steinman of Castille Creek Kennels embraces this quote, which came from Daniel Schnitka, a breeder who provided Steinman with national champion lab River.
Big buck found dead in Kansas was a whopper
Friday, May 22, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
The Show Me State has been the home of the “Missouri Monarch”, the current non-typical world record whitetail mount since the early 1980s, but if ...
Pony Express Crappie festival draws large crowd
Friday, May 22, 2009 | by Jeff Leonard
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) hosted its Annual Crappie Festival at Pony Express Lake last Saturday, and despite some less-than-favorable weather conditions the event ...
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