In the opening tournament of the season, the Missouri women’s golf team finished first in a 15-team field at the Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla.
The Tigers set a school record with their 54-hole total of 879.
Missouri edged Arkansas (881) and Baylor (892) for the title.
Senior Maria Ohlsson (76-70-72-218) tied for fourth to lead the team to the title. The other four members of the team finished in the top 20: junior Kelli Strubinger (72-76-73-221, ninth), junior Denise Knaebel (73-73-76-222, 12th), sophomore Stephanie Wavro (71-76-75-222, 12th) and Mindy Bullard (76-76-72-224, 16th).
COLUMBIA COLLEGE: The women’s basketball team defeated William Woods 87-49 on the road Tuesday night in an AMC conference game.
The Cougars, who led 37-23 at halftime, went on a tear in the second half, holding the Owls to 30 percent shooting.
“We really clamped down on them in the second half,” Columbia College coach Mike Davis said.
Lisa Kowalewski led the No. 11 Cougars (26-5, 13-0) with 17 points.
INDOOR TRACK NATIONALS: Four former Missouri track and field team members will compete at the 2005 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in Boston this weekend.
Christian Cantwell and Janae Strickland will compete in the shot put, and Derrick Peterson and Timothy Dunne will run in the men’s 800-meter.
Cantwell won the shot put competition last year at this competition. Peterson, who was a 2004 Olympian, finished second in the 800. The event can be seen on ESPN Sunday at 2 p.m.
BOWLING: Four bowlers were inducted into the Columbia Bowling Hall of Fame on Saturday at a banquet held at the Knights of Columbus.
The inductees were Dottie Dierking, Ruth Thayer, Ray Lutz Jr. and David Hood.
A Hall of Fame Benefit Bowling Tournament consisting of a nine-pin, no-tap doubles competition was held Sunday at Town and Country Lanes.
Tyler Mansfield and Matthew Herman won the youth/youth division; Bubba Daly and Keyon Midgyett won the youth/adult division; and Georgia Goins and Deon Baskett claimed the adult/adult division.
NFL: Kicker Adam Vinatieri, the hero of two of New England’s three Super Bowl victories, was protected by the Patriots on Tuesday by being tagged as the team’s franchise player.
Running back Shaun Alexander got the same tag from the Seattle Seahawks, who also re-signed quarterback Matt Hasselbeck as many of the NFL’s prime potential free agents were taken off the market.
Jacksonville franchised safety Donovin Darius for the third straight season, and four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Woodson was made Oakland’s franchise player.
The Raiders also re-signed receiver Jerry Porter, giving him a multiyear deal. Terms of the contract weren’t released for Porter, who led the Raiders with 64 catches for 998 yards and nine touchdowns.
Free agency begins March 2, but much high-priced dealing already has taken place.
Seattle has made the biggest moves, ensuring that three of its top offensive players stayed.
Last week, the Seahawks signed left tackle Walter Jones to a seven-year, $52.5 million deal. Hasselbeck’s deal is for $49.4 over six years, including a $16 million signing bonus.
MORE CANSECO: Jose Canseco says he isn’t selling his 2000 Yankees World Series ring for the money. Canseco, out with a new book that alleges steroid use by a handful of his former teammates, instead claims he wants to cut his ties with Major League Baseball. Canseco offered the ring for $40,000 on his Web site.
“If you look at it in this perspective ... obviously this book is going to make me millions and millions of dollars,” he said Tuesday on the Fox New Channel show “Hannity & Colmes.” “It’s like you’re married to an individual for 17 years and all the sudden it’s over. You don’t want to keep pictures of this individual around, you don’t want to keep clothing. You want to sever completely, and that’s what I’m doing from Major League Baseball ... the love affair is over.”