Local Sports Stories
MU’s Maclin hopes for many happy returns
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
Just when Nebraska needed a spark against Virginia Tech on Saturday night, Nate Swift pumped life back into the Sea of Red with an 88-yard punt return to the end zone, pulling the Cornhuskers to within five of their visitors.

Cyclones get spun by Tigers
By MATT NESTOR of the Tribune’s staff
Ultimately, it was up to the players. Missouri volleyball Coach Wayne Kreklow said he tried to warn his team that Iowa State would not go home without a fight.

Janicek’s goal is golden
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
Colin Janicek laughed right along with his Hickman soccer teammates as they ribbed him last night after their thrilling victory over crosstown rival Rock Bridge.

TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
There has never been a movie so bad that a publicist couldn’t find a blurb from a critic somewhere praising its merits. And if the occasional bit of editing is required to turn a sour review into a rave, well, that’s why the ellipsis was invented.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREP EXTRA
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By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
For the third week in a row, the Hickman football team will face an opponent that features one of the top college recruits in the state when second-ranked Rockhurst (4-1) - led by Illinois quarterback commitment Nathan Scheelhaase - comes to Columbia tomorrow to face the Kewpies (2-3) on LeMone Field.

Rock Bridge, Helias reeling
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
If fans of the Rock Bridge football team thought last week’s 41-7 loss to Hickman was bad, imagine what the Helias faithful were thinking after watching their state-ranked Crusaders get dissected 48-3 by visiting Union.

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