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Western’s Shoemaker finishes third at MIAA Cross Country Championships

Posted on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Kaitlyn Shoemaker led the Griffon women’s cross country team to a ninth place finish, with the junior finishing third at the MIAA championships Saturday in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Shoemaker’s personal record, 22:25 in the 6k event on the Pertle Springs Golf Course. Christian Arburthnot posted a season personal record with a 27:50 in the men’s 8k race. The Griffon men finished 11th as a team.

The women’s team scored 204 total points, just three behind eighth place Central Missouri. Megan Gillen finished with a 24:29; Kelsey Cox a 24:54; Claire Reedy a 25:20 and Mariah Smith with a personal record 25:40 to round out the scoring Griffons in the women’s race.

With top runner Noah Rasmussen out with an injury the men’s team scored 329 points, getting scores from Abuthnot, Alex Bautista (28:59), Jackson Rush (29:01), Ross Baumer (29:25) and Dax Driskill (31:02).

Both teams will next compete at the NCAA Division II Central Regional in Kearney, Nebraska on Nov. 4.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State volleyball sweeps Emporia State Saturday

Posted on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team defeated Emporia State, 3-0, on Saturday at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.
– Northwest moves to 13-10 on the year and 7-4 in MIAA play with the win. The Hornets fall to 13-11 overall and 5-6 in conference action.
– The Bearcats hit .279 for the match and committed just 13 attacking errors.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest won all three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-23 and 25-23.
– The Bearcats had eight blocks and six total service aces.
– Maddy Bruder had 13 kills, five digs and three blocks, hitting .265 for the match.
– Sofia Schleppenbach had eight kills and zero errors, hitting .615 with two blocks and a service ace.
– Morgan Lewis committed just one attacking error, hitting .538 with eight kills and six blocks.
– Darcy Sunderman had eight kills with eight digs, four service aces and three blocks.
– Olivia Nowakowski had nine digs and a service ace.
– Maddy Ahrens and Sarah Dannettell each had 18 assists. Ahrens had seven digs and Dannettel had two with two blocks.

Key Northwest Sequences
– The Bearcats closed out the first set in convincing fashion by scoring the final seven points. Hallie Sidney had three kills in the sequence while Sunderman and Lewis each contributed a pair of blocks. The set ended with a Schleppenbach service ace.

– Emporia State threatened to take the match to a fourth set after a late rally in the third. Trailing 20-14, the Hornets went on a 6-0 run to pull even at 20-20. After the teams traded points in the next six sequences, the match stood tied at 23-23. But Bruder put away a kill on an assist from Ahrens. On the final play, Sunderman and Schleppenbach came up with a block to end the match, giving the Bearcats a 3-0 sweep.

Up Next
– The Northwest homestand continues on Tuesday, Oct. 24, with a 7 p.m. match against Missouri Western.

— Northwest Athletics —

Area District High School Football Scores – Friday, October 20

Posted on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 8
5 Oak Park 32 (2-8)
@ 4 Central 48 (4-6, 2-3 Suburban Red)

1 Staley (9-0) BYE
2 Liberty (7-2) BYE
3 Liberty North (4-5) BYE

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 8
8 Winnetonka 6 (1-8)
@ 1 Kearney 47 (7-2)

5 Excelsior Springs 34 (7-3)
@ 4 Lafayette 35 (8-2, 5-2 MEC)

7 Benton 21 (2-8, 2-5 MEC)
@ 2 Platte County 50 (8-2)

6 Savannah 17 (3-7, 3-4 MEC)
@ 3 Smithville 42 (9-1, 6-1 MEC)

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 8
8 Cameron 8 (0-10, 0-7 MEC)
@ 1 Chillicothe 49 (9-1, 6-1 MEC)

5 Central Academy 28 (3-7)
@ 4 Pembroke Hill 36 (8-2)

7 Lincoln Prep 26 (3-7)
@ 2 Maryville 69 (8-2, 5-2 MEC)

6 Richmond 22 (4-6)
@ 3 St. Pius X 31 (5-5)

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 8
8 Brookfield 13 (2-8)
@ 1 Lafayette County 30 (10-0)

5 Lawson 36 (6-4, 5-2 KCI)
@ 4 Bishop LeBlond 6 (2-8, 1-6 MEC)

7 Carrollton 21 (3-7)
@ 2 Lexington 49 (9-1)

6 Trenton 15 (4-6)
@ 3 Lathrop 41 (8-2, 5-2 KCI)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 8
8 Maysville 8 (1-9, 0-6 GRC)
@ 1 Princeton 55 (10-0, 6-0 GRC)

5 South Harrison 38 (5-5, 3-3 GRC)
@ 4 Polo 20 (5-5, 3-3 GRC)

7 Milan 0 (2-8, 2-4 GRC)
@ 2 Hamilton 35 (9-1, 6-1 KCI)

6 Putnam County 32 (4-6, 3-3 GRC)
@ 3 Gallatin 22 (6-4, 5-2 GRC)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 7
8 Mid-Buchanan 20 (1-9, 1-6 KCI)
@ 1 East Buchanan 34 (8-2, 6-1 KCI)

5 Orrick 12 (3-7)
@ 4 West Platte 57 (2-8, 0-7 KCI)

7 Concordia 12 (2-8)
@ 2 Wellington-Napoleon 36 (8-2)

6 North Platte 22 (2-8, 2-5 KCI)
@ 3 Plattsburg 54 (6-4, 3-4 KCI)

8-MAN DISTRICT 1
6 Albany 26 (1-9, 1-6 GRC)
@ 3 Stanberry 78 (9-1, 6-1 GRC)

5 North-West Nodaway 20 (2-8, 2-6 275)
@ 4 East Atchison 78 (7-3, 6-2 275)

1 Worth County (9-0, 7-0 GRC) BYE
2 Rock Port (9-0, 8-0 275) BYE

8-MAN DISTRICT 2
6 Platte Valley 6 (0-10, 0-8 275)
@ 3 South Holt / Nodaway Holt 52 (5-5, 4-4 275)

5 DeKalb 6 (1-9, 1-7 275)
@ 4 St. Joseph Christian 60 (4-5, 2-5 GRC)

1 Mound City (8-1, 7-1 275) BYE
2 North Andrew (5-3, 4-2 GRC) BYE

8-MAN DISTRICT 3
6 North Shelby 30 (3-7)
@ 3 Pattonsburg 70 (5-5, 3-4 GRC)

5 Braymer 80 (2-8, 0-7 GRC)
@ 4 Stewartsville 42 (4-5, 4-4 275)

1 King City (6-2, 4-2 GRC) BYE
2 Southwest Livingston (5-4, 4-4 275) BYE

Missouri Western soccer shuts out Washburn 1-0 Friday night

Posted on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Missouri Western soccer team won its program-record seventh MIAA game of the 2017 season with its 10th shutout of the year Friday night at Washburn 1-0.

All it took for Missouri Western to get to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the MIAA was a Bridget Blessie goal in the 13th minute off a Madeline Cowell corner kick. Playing without Sarah Lyle, the Griffons limited Washburn (8-6-1, 4-4) to just two shots on goal and Lexie Martin saved them both.

The Griffons out-shot Washburn 8-6 with the two more shots coming in the first half. The two teams were even at six on corner kicks and the Griffons had three more fouls than the Ichabods. Cassidy Menke had five of the team’s shots with one on goal. Blessie, Sarah Blakley and Megan Maenner had the other three shots for the team.

UP NEXT
The fourth of five-straight road games for the Griffons, who have yet to lose a road conference game, comes Sunday at Emporia State (6-7-2, 2-5-1).

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffon volleyball defeats Emporia State in five sets

Posted on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western volleyball (14-9) defeated Emporia State (13-10) in five sets at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons won their third consecutive match and have also won seven out of the last eight matches.

BEND BUT DON’T BREAK
MWSU moved to 2-0 in five set matches this season. The Griffons dominated in the winner take all fifth set by hitting .545 for the match, .345 better than the Hornets. Emporia State gave away nine points in the set with seven attack errors and two service errors.

FEARSOME FOURSOME
Missouri Western had a balance attack as four hitters ended with 13 kills or more. Shellby Taylor led the Griffons with 18 kills and hit .483 for the match. Ali Tauchen and Mikayla Sellers-Wiebe each had 14 kills in the five set victory. Rachel Losch added 13 kills and hit .524 for the match.

DEFENSE DOES IT
Defensive was the name of the game for MWSU in the win as it finished with 70 digs and 10 total blocks. Kayla Ruff led the team with 19 digs; it is her 22nd consecutive game this season of double-digit digs. Amanda Dalbey added 16 digs and Lauren Murphy ended with 10 digs. Ali Tauchen led the defense at the net with seven block assists. Mikayla Sellers-Wiebe had five block assists and seven digs.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western host Washburn on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —

Western men picked 14th in preseason MIAA men’s basketball poll; Northwest is the favorite

Posted on October 20, 2017October 21, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending national champion Northwest Missouri has been picked to finish first in men’s basketball in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. They received 169 points and captured all 13 first place votes for which they were eligible (coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team). The Bearcats are led by senior Justin Pitts, who received several national player of the year recognitions last season including the NABC D2 Player of the Year and the Bevo Francis Award.

Central Missouri was picked second receiving 145 points just one point ahead of Washburn who received the other first place vote. Nebraska Kearney (124 points) and Central Oklahoma (115 points) rounded out the top five.

The season gets underway next week with several MIAA teams playing exhibition games against Division I opponents including Northwest Missouri at Duke University on October 27.

All MIAA regular season conference contests and the conference tournament will be broadcast live on The MIAA Network.

The 2018 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship is slated to get underway on February 27 with first round on-campus contests. The final eight will advance to historic Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City March 1-4 as the teams compete for the championship and the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

2017-18 MIAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Northwest Missouri (13)* 169
2. Central Missouri 145
3. Washburn (1) 144
4. Nebraska Kearney 124
5. Central Oklahoma 115
6. Missouri Southern 112
7. Fort Hays State 100
8. Pittsburg State 87
9. Lindenwood 86
10. Emporia State 48
11. Lincoln 45
12. Northeastern State 41
13. Southwest Baptist 40
14. Missouri Western 18

*( ) indicates number of first place votes

— MIAA Press Release —

Area District High School Football Schedule – Friday, October 20

Posted on October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 8
1 Staley (9-0) BYE
2 Liberty (7-2) BYE
3 Liberty North (4-5) BYE

5 Oak Park (2-7)
@ 4 Central (3-6, 2-3 Suburban Red)

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 8
8 Winnetonka (1-8)
@ 1 Kearney (7-2)

5 Excelsior Springs (7-2)
@ 4 Lafayette (7-2, 5-2 MEC)
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7 Benton (2-7, 2-5 MEC)
@ 2 Platte County (7-2)

6 Savannah (3-6, 3-4 MEC)
@ 3 Smithville (8-1, 6-1 MEC)

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 8
8 Cameron (0-9, 0-7 MEC)
@ 1 Chillicothe (8-1, 6-1 MEC)

5 Central Academy (3-6)
@ 4 Pembroke Hill (7-2)

7 Lincoln Prep (3-6)
@ 2 Maryville (7-2, 5-2 MEC)

6 Richmond (4-5)
@ 3 St. Pius X (4-5)

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 8
8 Brookfield (2-7)
@ 1 Lafayette County (9-0)

5 Lawson (5-4, 5-2 KCI)
@ 4 Bishop LeBlond (2-7, 1-6 MEC)

7 Carrollton (3-6)
@ 2 Lexington (8-1)

6 Trenton (4-5)
@ 3 Lathrop (7-2, 5-2 KCI)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 8
8 Maysville (1-8, 0-6 GRC)
@ 1 Princeton (9-0, 6-0 GRC)

5 South Harrison (4-5, 3-3 GRC)
@ 4 Polo (5-4, 3-3 GRC)

7 Milan (2-7, 2-4 GRC)
@ 2 Hamilton (8-1, 6-1 KCI)

6 Putnam County (3-6, 3-3 GRC)
@ 3 Gallatin (6-3, 5-2 GRC)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 7
8 Mid-Buchanan (1-8, 1-6 KCI)
@ 1 East Buchanan (7-2, 6-1 KCI)

5 Orrick (3-6)
@ 4 West Platte (1-8, 0-7 KCI)

7 Concordia (2-7)
@ 2 Wellington-Napoleon (7-2)

6 North Platte (2-7, 2-5 KCI)
@ 3 Plattsburg (5-4, 3-4 KCI)

8-MAN DISTRICT 1
1 Worth County (9-0, 7-0 GRC) BYE
2 Rock Port (9-0, 8-0 275) BYE

6 Albany (1-8, 1-6 GRC)
@ 3 Stanberry (8-1, 6-1 GRC)

5 North-West Nodaway (2-7, 2-6 275)
@ 4 East Atchison (6-3, 6-2 275)

8-MAN DISTRICT 2
1 Mound City (8-1, 7-1 275) BYE
2 North Andrew (5-3, 4-2 GRC) BYE

6 Platte Valley (0-9, 0-8 275)
@ 3 South Holt / Nodaway Holt (4-5, 4-4 275)

5 DeKalb (1-8, 1-7 275)
@ 4 St. Joseph Christian (3-5, 2-5 GRC)

8-MAN DISTRICT 3
1 King City (6-2, 4-2 GRC) BYE
2 Southwest Livingston (5-4, 4-4 275) BYE

6 North Shelby (3-6)
@ 3 Pattonsburg (4-5, 3-4 GRC)

5 Braymer (1-8, 0-7 GRC)
@ 4 Stewartsville (4-4, 4-4 275)

Chiefs lose on final play at Oakland 31-30

Posted on October 19, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree on the final play after the game was extended by two straight defensive holding calls and the Oakland Raiders snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-30 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

With their season on the line following the recent slump, Carr led an 85-yard touchdown drive in the final 2:25 to give the Raiders (3-4) the thrilling comeback win in a game they trailed by nine points heading into the fourth quarter.

Carr finished 29 for 52 for 417 yards and three touchdowns, with Amari Cooper catching 11 passes for 210 yards and two of the scores.

Alex Smith threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns but it wasn’t enough for the Chiefs (5-2). They lost consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 11-18, 2015, and had their 12-game winning streak in the AFC West snapped in a thrilling finish.

The Raiders had an apparent go-ahead touchdown pass to Jared Cook with 18 seconds left overturned when replay ruled he was down at the 1. An offensive pass interference on Michael Crabtree wiped another touchdown on the next play.

But holding calls on Ron Parker and Eric Murray set the stage for the final play. Carr hit Crabtree in the front corner of the end zone to tie it at 30. Giorgio Tavecchio won it with the extra point, setting off a celebration on a wild night that included Oakland running back Marshawn Lynch getting ejected in the second quarter for shoving an official.

HOT TEMPERS: The game took an odd turn midway through the second quarter after Kansas City’s Marcus Peters hit Carr late, angering the Raiders. Offensive linemen Kelechi Osemele and Donald Penn confronted Peters and Lynch sprinted off the Oakland sideline to join the fray. Lynch, a close friend of Peters, ended up shoving line judge Julian Mapp and getting ejected . Peters also was called for a personal foul on the play.

LONG DRIVE: After Marquette King pinned the Chiefs at their own 1 with a perfect punt early in the second quarter, Kansas City needed little time to turn the momentum. Smith hit Demarcus Robinson on a 33-yard pass on the first play of the drive. After a short run, Tyreek Hill beat David Amerson for a 64-yard touchdown pass that gave the Chiefs their first 99-yard drive since doing it Dec. 3, 2006, against Cleveland.

DEEP CONNECTION: Carr had not connected on a single deep ball to Amari Cooper all season before the two teamed twice for long TDs in the opening quarter. On the first, Cooper appeared to push Terrance Mitchell but the officials picked up the flag and gave Cooper the 38-yard TD . Later in the quarter Carr and Cooper connected on a 45-yard score, making Cooper the first Raiders receiver with two TD catches in the first quarter since Mervyn Fernandez in 1989.

KICKING WOES: The Raiders were hurt last week when a bad snap by Jon Condo led to a missed extra point by Giorgio Tavecchio in a 17-16 loss to the Chargers. That was Tavecchio’s first missed kick of any kind this season but he then had a 53-yarder blocked and missed a 45-yarder wide left in the second quarter. Tavecchio also had a false start on an extra point in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

Chiefs: Host Denver on Oct. 30.

Raiders: Visit Buffalo on Oct. 29.

— Associated Press —

Griffon women picked sixth in preseason MIAA coaches poll

Posted on October 19, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons, the Missouri Western women’s basketball team was picked sixth in the MIAA Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

The Griffons received 106 total points, just four behind Fort Hays State for fifth in the poll. Central Missouri was picked first with 158 points and seven first place votes. 2016-17 MIAA regular season champions Pittsburg State was just behind the Jennies with 157 points and four first place votes. Emporia State was picked third and Central Oklahoma fourth with one first place vote.

MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Central Missouri (7) – 158 points
2. Pittsburg State (4) – 157 points
3. Emporia State (2) – 150 points
4. Central Oklahoma (1) – 138 points
5. Fort Hays State – 110 points
6. Missouri Western – 106 points
7. Lindenwood – 96 point
8. Washburn – 88 points
9. Southwest Baptist – 78 points
10. Nebraska Kearney – 62 points
11. Missouri Southern – 49 points
12. Northwest Missouri – 43 points
13. Northeastern State – 21 points
14. Lincoln – 18 points

Missouri Western finished in a tie for fourth in the final regular season standings a year ago, going 21-8 overall and 13-6 in MIAA play. The 2017-18 Griffons will feature a host of new faces. Three letter winners from last year’s team return with nine newcomers to Rob Edmisson’s sixth MWSU team.

Erin Anderson is the team’s top returning point scorer, averaging 6.5 points per game last season. Savannah Lentz averaged 6.1 points per game last year and Melia Richardson returns after averaging 5.8 points per game in 2016-17.

The season begins Friday, Nov. 10 when the team travels to Fayette, Iowa to take on Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa in the MIAA/NSIC Tournament hosted by Upper Iowa. The first home game this season is Wednesday, Nov. 15 against William Jewell.

— MWSU Athletics —

Jayhawks the favorite again in the preseason Big 12 men’s basketball poll

Posted on October 19, 2017

IRVING, Texas – For the 16th time in the 22-year history of the Big 12, Kansas men’s basketball has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference regular-season championship as the league released its coaches’ preseason poll Thursday.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams in the poll and KU received a unanimous nine first-place votes and a total of 81 points. West Virginia was second in the poll receiving 71 points, followed by TCU (64). Three teams – Texas (49), Baylor (47) and Oklahoma (43) were clumped in spots 4-6, followed by Texas Tech (36), Kansas State (27), Iowa State (22) and Oklahoma State (10).

Kansas has won, or tied for, 17 of the 21 Big 12 regular-season titles, including the last 13 consecutive, a streak which ranks tied for first all-time in NCAA Division I history with UCLA (1967-79).

Preseason top-5 in most publications, Kansas returns two starters and six letterwinners from last season’s 31-5 team, which won the Big 12 race with a 16-2 conference record. Senior guards Devonte’ Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk return as regular starters, while junior guard Lagerald Vick was also in the rotation with six starts. Sophomore center Udoka Azubuike had six starts in his 11 games played in 2016-17 before an injury ended his 2016-17 season.

Expect to see returning sophomore forward Mitch Lightfoot’s minutes increase. Redshirt sophomore guard Malik Newman, who sat out last year after transferring from Mississippi State, will play a significant role as will guards Marcus Garrett and Sam Cunliffe and forward Billy Preston. Garrett and Preston are freshmen, while Cunliffe is a sophomore who will sit out the fall semester after transferring from Arizona State last December. Last season, Garrett was the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, while Preston became KU’s 42nd McDonald’s All-American.

Graham is the 2017-18 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, as selected by the league coaches, while Newman is the league’s preseason newcomer of the year. Graham was a preseason all-conference first-team selection while Newman and Mykhailiuk were on the preseason league honorable mention team. Additionally, Graham is one of 20 listed on the preseason Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, an award won by KU’s Frank Mason III in 2016-17. Newman is one of 20 listed on the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List entering 2017-18.

Historically, the preseason favorite has gone on to finish first in the regular season 14 times, which does not include 1996-9,7 as a coaches’ poll was not conducted. Kansas has been the preseason favorite in 13 of its 17 Big 12 regular-season titles, missing 1996-97 (no poll), 2005-06 (third) and 2010-11 (second).

2017-18 Big 12 Coaches’ Preseason Poll
Place. School (first-place votes) – total points
1. Kansas (9) – 81
2. West Virginia (1) – 71
3. TCU – 64
4. Texas – 49
5. Baylor – 47
6. Oklahoma – 43
7. Texas Tech – 36
8. Kansas State – 27
9. Iowa State – 22
10. Oklahoma State – 10

— KU Athletics —