FORUM FLASHBACKS: March 7-8

By Phil Cobb | March 7, 2019 |

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The Bearcat women started off a great day for the Northwest Missouri State University basketball program by winning their first-ever MIAA Tournament title with a 76-62 win over Emporia State at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.

25 years ago

It was like a bad dream.
The Maryville High School boys’ basketball team had been chasing Midland Empire Conference rival St. Joseph Benton for the last two seasons. Every time the Spoofhounds got close, the Cardinals would just pull just out of reach.
Like a dream, the same scenario kept playing out over and over, through two losses this season that had put a damper on an otherwise exceptional campaign.
Friday night the nightmare ended, and the ’Hounds finally caught the Cardinals.
The 10th-ranked, second-seeded Spoofhounds — behind peak performances from juniors Matt Redd and Mike Morley — downed the third-ranked, top-seeded Cardinals 68-56 and claimed the Missouri Class 3A District 16 title before a frantic, over-capacity crowd of more than 1,500 fans.
Girl Scout Week is currently underway in Nodaway County with several activities and projects planned.
An ecumenical worship service was held at 3:30 p.m. yesterday to officially open the celebration.
The Girl Scouts have been participating in their annual service project — the assembly of Friendship Kits for Nodaway County children in need.
The kits contain personal care items and will be distributed through Community Services Inc., a local non-profit social services agency.

15 years ago

Few gave them a chance, and even fewer thought the team was for real.
But the Bearcat women’s basketball team should now get some well-earned respect after winning the 2004 MIAA Championship Tournament on Sunday.
Although head coach Gene Steinmeyer never considered his team a Cinderella story, he definitely thought there was a lack of respect.
“We’ve heard a few comments when people didn’t think we were listening,” Steinmeyer said. “And they thought this was a sham, that we didn’t belong here, and this would be someone else’s time where we weren’t going to be sitting here.
“We took that to heart and kind of carried a chip on our shoulder.”
Nobody should overlook this team now, as Northwest Missouri State captured its first-ever MIAA Tournament title by soundly defeating Emporia State 76-62 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
“It’s been a really great day,” said tournament Most Valuable Player Sarah Vollerston. “I don’t think anybody thought we were going to come in here and win …”

Continuing its focus on youth, the Maryville Optimist Club is sponsoring an event to encourage literacy.
“My Bad … No, My Good” will take place beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Maryville Public Library.
The theme for the event is “respect and responsibility.”
Activities will include a puppet show and the reading of a story by Naomi Smeltzer, who will share a tale from “Listening to the Mukies and their Character Building Adventures,” a book by local author and communications professor Bob Bohlken.

5 years ago

“We have a three-year plan to try to get a computer in every kid’s hand,” said Jefferson C-123 Superintendent Rob Dowis.
“We’re talking mostly about a “bring your own device” kind of system, but some kids aren’t going to have them, so we’re trying to supplement.”
The first step in the district’s extended technology blueprint was to budget $20,000 to increase bandwidth in order to support additional internet connectivity on campus.
Jefferson is now set up for both hardwired and wireless access.
“We have fiber optics in our building now,” Dowis said. “Our infrastructure is in really good shape.”