Local Sports Stories
Something worth shouting about
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
Last year, the Missouri women’s basketball team didn’t survive the first day of the Big 12 Tournament. This year, the Tigers won’t even have to lace up their sneakers until the second day of the event.
Erratic Bruins
eliminate Hickman
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
SEDALIA - Lori Scanlon ducked through a crowd outside the Rock Bridge locker room last night, turned to an acquaintance and whispered, "He is not happy."
Sutherland leaves Kewps
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
SEDALIA - Two years ago, Hickman basketball Coach Jim Sutherland made Taylor Florence a promise. He pledged to stay at Hickman through Florence’s high school career.
Two weeks of turmoil
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
It’s been two weeks since the private conversation between a basketball coach and a broadcaster mushroomed into a miniature civil war at the University of Missouri. They have been the two worst weeks of Athletic Director Mike Alden’s eight-year tenure at MU.
Athletic director discusses role in resignation
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
Soon, independent investigators Jean Paul Bradshaw and Dalton Wright will try to determine who among Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden, former basketball Coach Quin Snyder and broadcaster Gary Link is telling the truth about the events Feb. 9 that led to Snyder’s resignation.
Big 12 meet
makes splash
By ANGELA BUSCH
of the Tribune’s staff
Fans crowded the stands last night at the Mizzou Aquatics Center, some donning orange Longhorn T-shirts and others holding signs spelling out "Aggies." Missouri fans were in attendance too, most wearing bright gold T-shirts to support the hometown team.
MU diver reaches new heights in big meets
By ANGELA BUSCH
of the Tribune’s staff
It’s 5:15 p.m. at the Mizzou Aquatics Center, and the Missouri diving team is just finishing its practice. Senior Evan Watters lifts off the board and dives into the chilly water. The splash is prolific as Watters’ body slightly over-rotates. A tangle of limbs destroys the placid water.
Fulton plays patient game to perfection against Kirksville
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
MOBERLY - Clinging to a three-point lead after three quarters of last night’s Class 4 District 9 semifinal with top-seeded and ninth-ranked Kirksville, the fourth-seeded Fulton boys basketball team made only 1 of 2 field goals over the final eight minutes … and won by 11.
KU finds Wright combo
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
No team in the Big 12 Conference has played better in the past month than Kansas.
MU runners,
throwers will vie for titles
By the Tribune’s staff
The Missouri track team begins competition at the Big 12 Indoor Championships tomorrow in Lincoln, Neb.
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