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Jon Dykstra
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Sports Editor at the Maryville Forum and Grant City Times-Tribune.

Covering Northwest Missouri State as well as Nodaway County and Worth County High Schools.
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“Heck yeah. Outside of basketball, it is not like I get to play with confetti. This is a little child part of me that has been needing to be appeased. I’ll take it when I have it. I enjoy it. I don’t care who is watching.” ~ Drake senior Daniel Abreu
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Drake celebrates MVC title, prepares for Arch Madness
DES MOINES, Iowa — Daniel Abreu has become a veteran of all things confetti and net-cutting over the years with his two national titles at Northwest Missouri State and all
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March 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Standings update as small schools wrap up conference play this Friday and MEC is in stretch run
February 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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"Would have loved for that one to go in for him and for us, but that is how it goes sometimes.” ~ Northwest coach Matt Keeley

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Bearcats lose ninth straight in heartbreaking fashion
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In the last 15 seconds on Thursday night, the Bearcats generated a post move for its top interior scorer in the middle of the lane and Missouri
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February 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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“Well, I didn’t know quite where my girl was. So I just accidentally threw it & somehow it made it through. Praise be, Kelsey goes up there & finishes it, cause I didn’t know what was going on, but at least it looked cool." ~ Northwest'sMolly Hartnett
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Magic Molly: Behind-the-back feed lifts Bearcats past Lions
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest seniors Molly Hartnett and Kelsey Fields have played 112 games together the last four years. In those games, the duo hasn’t had a play quite like
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February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Congrats to Athletes of the Week Claire Walter, Jax Cowden & Riley Witt!

This week’s nominees:
Hounds: Dayn Henderson, Jalea Price, Lucas Ziegler
Area: Hadley DeFreece, Ava Graham, Jackie Wray
Bearcats: Alexis Brown, Caely Kesten, Max Touron

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AOTW: Walter, Cowden, Witt
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February 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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This week’s Reign Physical Therapy Area Leaderboards:
February 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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“I’ve played with them my whole life. This will be really good for the next couple years to have this experience, keep playing together and keep working.” ~ Maryville sophomore Jackson Dredge

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Young Hounds go toe-to-toe for three quarters, fade late against Warriors
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Spoofhounds didn’t go into the season planning on a pair of sophomores being their starting backcourt this season, but with Peyton McCollum going with his dad
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February 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Congrats to Athlete of the Week Arryonna Bartlett, Annalee Livengood & Brooklyn Stanley

This week's nominees
Hounds: Bryce Bennett, Gus McCollough, Claire Walter
Area: Jax Cowden, Rylee Ruckman, Jake Redden
Bearcats: Omara Love, Max Pawela, Riley Witt

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February 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This week’s Reign Physical Therapy leaderboards
February 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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“Rebounding takes heart. You just have to want the ball. I don’t think it matters your size. Whoever wants the ball more is going to get the ball. I think we play with a lot of heart.” ~ Maryville senior Jalea Price

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Scrappy Spoofhound effort falls just short against Smithville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Thursday night in the Hound Pound was a classic clash of styles.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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“We were really just spreading the ball around. Everyone was shooting it. Everyone was cutting into the paint, getting layups. I think we were all just sharing the ball, screening for each other and getting each other open." ~ Maryville senior Alyssa Cunningham
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Cunningham’s career night highlights Spoofhound rout of Dragons
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Alyssa Cunningham does a lot of things for the Spoofhounds. The senior’s toughness, defense and rebounding sets the tone in many of their games as she leads
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January 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM