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Youngsters will benefit from playing time
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
A Missouri victory had long been secured Saturday night on Faurot Field when the real value of scheduling Southeast Missouri State began to pay off in the second half. That’s when MU coaches emptied the bench and put their last couple recruiting classes on display.

His time is now
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
Just how the Missouri basketball team makes up for the loss of departed guard Keon Lawrence is sure to be a question that lingers through the early part of Coach Mike Anderson’s third season.

Vande Velde takes the lead after wild ride
By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff
BRANSON - A year ago, Team Columbia’s George Hincapie called the Tour of Missouri’s 18-mile individual time trial here the hardest such course he’d ever ridden.

Bruins blast field at Old Hawthorne
By STEVE WALENTIK of the Tribune’s staff
Maybe the best measure of the progress made by the Rock Bridge girls golf team in the past year was the mood of its members as they walked off the course yesterday at The Club at Old Hawthorne.

Kewps capitalize on errors
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
Through its first 10 games, the Boonville softball team was perfect.

Eagles top four-team golf match
By the Tribune’s staff
Naomi Starr’s nine-hole score of 39 led the Southern Boone girls golf team to a victory over three other teams in Centralia yesterday.

TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
Three words for poor, aching Vince Young: Get over it! What? You mean you didn’t expect to have to work at it if you wanted to play in the NFL? 

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A simple plan
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
As Matt Herman and Crandon Cook battled for Hickman’s starting quarterback position in the preseason, Kewpies Coach Jason Wright always had a backup plan in mind for Cook.

Cooper ready to carry load
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
After a 35-7 loss at Hazelwood Central on Saturday, Rock Bridge football Coach A.J. Ofodile made a plea to his players to provide more big plays.

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