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Hallsville wins first game; Homework pays for Indians versus familiar opponent.

HALLSVILLE - Kickoff was no longer measured in years, months, weeks or days away. The first home game in the history of the Hallsville varsity football program was set to start in a matter of hours. And all senior Blake Berkbuegler could think about ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  6 Sep 2008

Living without Mo; Tigers will miss senior midfielder in opener.

When the Missouri soccer team opens the regular season Saturday against 19th-ranked Illinois at Walton Stadium, it will be without senior Mo Redmond, a staple in the Tigers midfield. Missouri forward Alysha Bonnick, left, battles Illinois States ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  18 Aug 2008

Williams stepsiblings make it work

Jonathan Williams talks with his team including stepsister Amaya Williams, standing right after its Show-Me State Games win yesterday. As children, Jonathan Williams and his stepsister, Amaya, were close. They watched Saturday morning cartoons ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  26 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Jonathan Williams

They’re freakishly fast; Blue Thunder runners are national-caliber.

The Columbia Parks & Recreation Departments Blue Thunder Track Club members had reached the pinnacle of their pyramid workout Tuesday night, and now it was time to scale back the sprints 100 meters at a time. Mikayla Logan, 12, and Graham Buresh, 9, ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  12 Jul 2008

Exercise caution when sweating through workouts in heat

In American culture, the athletes who push their bodies to the limit and reach new heights are celebrated. Theyre called heroes. They become memorialized in Disney inspirational sports movies. However, the overzealous - along several other groups of ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  15 Jun 2008

Gayer honors coach with effort

Forty minutes before the inaugural Jon Strodtman Central Missouri All-Star girls soccer game began at Columbia Soccer Clubs Pride Park, the players clustered around picnic tables, sat on the players benches or gathered on the grass incline at the ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  14 Jun 2008

Area athletes finish strong in Class 1, 2 state track

JEFFERSON CITY - Centralia junior Tyler Wright had a decision to make before the spring sports season began. He had played baseball the past few seasons, but he was being urged to resume his track and field career. "I had a lot of pressure from my ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  17 May 2008

Borduin enjoys early challenge

For the past 2˝ seasons, many of Lauren Borduins races have resembled her blowout win in the 1,600-meter run at the Missouri Relays. There are few girls in the state who can keep up with Borduin, a Rock Bridge senior who won the Class 4 titles in the 80 ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  30 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Nike,  National Collegiate Athletic Association

Kewpies whack Spartans in second half

MOBERLY - The Hickman girls soccer team had the better of play during the first half at Moberly last night, but it was far from dominant. The game was scoreless at halftime, and it wasnt hard to understand why. "We felt like in the first half we were ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  29 Mar 2008

Knowing when to say when

In my first season writing about high school basketball for the Columbia Daily Tribune, it has been rare when I’ve covered a close game. The Eskridge boys basketball team led Douglass by 50 points, 78-28, with 7:45 to play in the fourth quarter of ...

From RYAN C. NILSSON, Columbia Tribune,  10 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Chris Wells

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