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By Harry Katz  ¦   Missouri senior golfer Jace Long played nine holes with Missourian sports reporter Andrew Wagaman on April 29 at A.L. Gustin Golf Course.

By Jessica Salmond  ¦   Rock Bridge tennis players competed at a Class 2, Sectional 5 tournament Monday at Cosmo-Bethel Park. Rohit Rao and his partner Jacob Winton defeated Glendale in a doubles tournament 6-1, 6-0; Alex Jones and his partner Billy Swift defeated Glendale in a doubles tournament 6-2, 6-1; and Raymond Majors lost in a singles tournament to Glendale 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

By Sarah Ng  ¦   The Rock Bridge baseball team played Hickman on Monday at the Ernie Vivion Field in Jefferson City. Rock Bridge won 7-3 against Hickman.

By Photo courtesy of Joyce Anne Walker  ¦   Joyce Anne Walker, Nov. 6, 1931 — May 11, 2013, of Columbia

By Sarah Ng  ¦   In the overall team standings at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Missouri women finished sixth with 49 points, while the Missouri men scored 37 points to finish ninth.

By Missourian readers   ¦   What's the one word that best describes your mom? We asked readers and some of them shared just the one word, and some chose to tell us about a moment or situation that explains why they chose it. Several readers also included photos with their submissions, shown in this gallery.

By Amy Stroth  ¦   The Missouri softball team lost 10-4 to Florida on Saturday night in the championship game of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

By Breanne Bradley  ¦   Missouri hosted the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

By Amy Stroth  ¦   The Missouri softball team beat Tennessee 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday. The team plays Florida at 7 p.m.

By Breanne Bradley  ¦   Columbia College students attended their commencement ceremony Saturday at the Southwell Complex. Graduates from all of the Columbia College campuses and online programs were invited to walk in the ceremony.

By Sarah Ng  ¦   Rock Bridge students danced during their prom Friday in the Kimball Ballroom at Stephens College.

By Whitney Hayward  ¦   Missouri athletes competed in the Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday at Walton Stadium in Columbia. The championship is set to conclude on Sunday.

By Roxana Pop  ¦   MU students celebrated Senior Sendoff, including the traditional walk through the Columns on Francis Quadrangle, on Friday afternoon.

By Peter Marek  ¦   Centralia Intermediate School students participated in a Civil War re-enactment Friday at Centralia Battlefield in celebration of Civil War day. Students participated in a mock battle and wrote letters to one another as if they were writing home from war.

By Harry Katz  ¦   Circus Pages, which originated in Cuba in the 1960s, performed at the Boone County fairgrounds Friday. The show, which focuses on animals among other attractions, includes African elephants and white lions.

By Elizabeth Cardwell  ¦   Athletes from SEC schools adjusted to the wet conditions Thursday at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The competition will continue through Sunday.

By Roxana Pop  ¦   Three gamers in Columbia created their own company to sell original games and spread their enthusiasm for gaming. They meet at The Heidelberg every few weeks to discuss and develop new games, as well as to have fun playing them.

By Hany Hawasly  ¦   Eight emergency vehicles responded to a 911 call about a hydraulic fluid leak in MU's Middlebush Hall on Wednesday. Middlebush Hall was evacuated and no one was harmed.

By Amy Stroth  ¦   Rock Bridge tennis defeated Jefferson City in the Class 2 District 9 tournament final on Wednesday. The tournament was held at Cosmo-Bethel Park. Even though Rock Bridge clinched the match after winning singles 6-0, the two teams played one-set doubles to 8 for fun.

By Greg Kendall-Ball  ¦   The Central Missouri Honor Flight welcome home party took place at the Courtyard Marriott hotel early Wednesday morning. About 70 World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans took part in the flight to Washington to visit the nation's war memorials.