Local Sports Stories
Missouri finds right combination
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri basketball fans have been for wondering what would happen if Jimmy McKinney and Thomas Gardner played well at the same time.
K-State is latest to get rolled
By ANGELA BUSCH
of the Tribune’s staff
The good times are rolling on for the Missouri women’s basketball team.
Better Bond brings out best in Tigers
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
The Missouri women’s basketball team had suffered nine straight beatings at the hands of Kansas State. And make no mistake, most of them were beatings. The average margin of defeat was 21 points.
Tigers: Nowhere to go but up
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri Coach Quin Snyder doesn’t have a target victory total for his team in the Big 12 Conference.
A comeback to remember
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
Gary Pinkel wasn’t sure what the biggest comeback in the history of the Independence Bowl was, but with nothing to lose and his Missouri football team trailing South Carolina 28-14 at halftime on Dec. 30, he sent them out for the second half with these parting words.
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Tigers take it easy
By TROY SCHULTE
of the Tribune’s staff
The Missouri wrestling team arrived home last week after competing in one of the toughest individual tournaments of the season. And next weekend, the ninth-ranked Tigers will travel to one of the toughest dual tournaments of the season.
Columbia men cross over into the zone
By PHILIP BATSON
of the Tribune’s staff
A zone defense was the last thing Columbia College men’s basketball Coach Bob Burchard thought his team would need heading into their matchup with Lyon College.
Kewpies’ rally
still falls short
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
A few weeks before the start of his first season as Hickman’s girls basketball coach, Curt Riley looked over his upcoming schedule, a calendar stocked with demanding games from November until March. After more than a decade at Kirksville, Riley was thrilled to be at an independent program and free to play a more rigorous schedule.
State champs remain a challenge
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
In the brief existence of Mizzou Arena, a few stars have taken center stage: Cher, Kenny Chesney, Sting, Kanye West … and Tyler
Hansbrough.
Rock Bridge relay team sets school record at invite
By the Tribune’s staff
The Rock Bridge boys swim team broke another school record and finished second at the 17-team Blue Springs Invitational yesterday.
Master bass await Missouri anglers
By SPENCER E. TURNER Special to the Tribune
Spring seems far away, but I’m beginning to plan for my 2006 bass fishing excursions. The question is where to fish.
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