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Missouri players crowd around teammate William Moore (1) after the safety returned an interception for a touchdown in the first half of the No. 12 Tigers’ 52-20 victory over Iowa State last night in Ames, Iowa. Combined with Kansas’ loss to Texas earlier in the day, the win clinched the Big 12 North Division title for MU.
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Local Sports Stories
Storm erasers
By DAVE MATTER
of the Tribune’s staff
AMES, Iowa - The epitaph on Missouri’s 2008 football season is nowhere near complete, but when the Tigers trek to Kansas City next month for the Big 12 Conference championship game, they’ll leave behind a trail of roadkill - two year’s worth of trampled division brethren.
Dynamic debut
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
He’s a self-described pass-first point guard, but Miguel Paul came out shooting in his debut in a Missouri basketball uniform.
Helias beats Rams
in Class 4 quarters
By DAVID BRIGGS
of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - The Helias football team was rarely dominant and at times careless in yesterday’s Class 4 quarterfinal against fifth-ranked MICDS.
Sheahen, Hunter fall short of goals, settle for medals
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
ST. PETERS - Hickman’s Michael Sheahen and Rock Bridge’s Grant Hunter both came away with two medals during the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships yesterday at the Rec-Plex, but that didn’t mean they had to be happy about it.
Hickman’s Bonuchi wins second straight state diving title
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
ST. PETERS - As Hickman junior David Bonuchi stepped to the edge of the 1-meter board yesterday for his final dive of the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Rec-Plex, he had already wrapped up his second straight state title.
Jays now look like champs
By RUS BAER
of the Tribune’s staff
My first impression of the Jefferson City football team following the preseason jamboree in August at Hickman Field was that the Jays looked kind of small.
Cougars breeze through AMC
By SAM MILES of the Tribune’s staff
Moments after helping her Columbia College volleyball team secure its 15th American Midwest Conference Tournament championship with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 victory against Missouri Baptist, senior setter Luana Branco tried to choose her words carefully.
TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in
sports
By JOE WALLJASPER
Florida State football Coach Bobby Bowden has learned to take a flexible approach to his game-day football roster. Just yesterday, the Seminoles took the field against Boston College without five wide receivers who were suspended for brawling with FSU fraternity boys in the student union Wednesday.
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MU fifth at region meet; Jeffries awaits NCAA bid
By the Tribune’s staff
Missouri junior Garrett Jeffries placed 17th yesterday at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Okla., and is eligible for an at-large berth in the NCAA Championship meet.
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