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Max Jaben will be the first Missouri swimmer ever to participate in the Olympics when he competes for Israel this summer. Read the Article

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Chasing the dream
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
Max Jaben began swimming competitively as a 4-year-old, and by elementary school, he already showed signs of his enormous athletic potential.

TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
You know you’ve gotten yourself sideways with the IRS when your last-minute $5 million peace offering doesn’t get you squared away. That was the case with Wesley Snipes, the Take 2 Person of the Week, who was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion on Thursday.

Spark plug Allen gets Tigers’ offense going
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
A jolt of power from an unlikely source turned a sluggish start by the Missouri softball team into its fourth straight victory yesterday on University Field. 

Aggies win big against Missouri
By RICHARD CROOME Special to the Tribune
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Kyle Gibson had given up two home runs all season.

Harlan resigns as Rock Bridge wrestling coach
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
As a culinary arts instructor, Brook Harlan has a pretty good grasp of portions.

Cantwell clinches sixth Drake Relays crown
By the Tribune’s staff
Missouri thrower Jason Morris set a school record in the hammer throw and former Tigers Christian Cantwell and Neville Miller won events yesterday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kewpies prove they’re armed and dangerous
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
If pitching does indeed win championships, the Hickman baseball team appears well armed to make another run at a state title in Dave Wilson’s final year as coach.

Bruins win in spite of late scare
By JOEL A. ERICKSON of the Tribune’s staff
Lonnie Hofmann knew he was going to get a pitch down the middle, but when he hit a fly ball to right field, he knew there was a decent chance that St. Dominic rightfielder Mike Fowler could make the catch.

Tornadoes soccer team wins tourney
By the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia FC Tornadoes 14-and-under boys soccer team won the Columbia Invitational Soccer Tournament last weekend.

Jeff City teams are district favorites
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
It was only two years ago that the race for the Class 4 District 5 golf title came down to a single shot between Columbia’s two high schools.

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