Other College Sports

In case anyone forgot, Brad Smith is good.

Smith gave Nebraska a clear reminder Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

Former Missouri coach Warren Powers has some magic left, apparently.

Powers, Missouri’s coach the most recent time it beat Nebraska and the most recent time it beat a Top 10 opponent, was in attendance for Missouri’s 41-24 win against the Cornhuskers on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Jennifer Nobis put Missouri into overtime, but couldn’t get herself there and the Tigers couldn’t get a win.

The Tigers’ soccer team and No. 21 Oklahoma State played to a 1-1 final Friday night at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in a Big 12 Conference game.

The board in the training room made the game sound as simple as Rock Bridge made it look.

Rock Bridge defeated Hannibal 63-14 on Friday night at Rock Bridge Field.

The first inning was all it needed.

At the annual Black and Gold baseball game Friday at Taylor Stadium, the Black team scored all its runs in the first inning of a 5-4 victory against the Gold team.

A big win can do wonders for a team’s confidence.

Hickman snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Parkway South Patriots 37-19 on Friday night at Hickman.

The board in the training room made the game sound as simple as Rock Bridge made it look.

The Kewpies snapped their three-game losing streak Friday night, beating the Parkway South Patriots 37-19 at Hickman High.

Coach Gregg Nesbitt said that he thought his team was fragile coming into the game, but after a quick start the players gained confidence.

The Tigers beat the Cornhuskers 41-24 for the first time since 1978. Brad Smith tied a school record of four touchdowns during the game.

After coming off a fairly good win against Fulton last week, the sights are now set on a step up in competition, Hannibal. Against Fulton we were able to get some good things done on offense through the air and on the ground and had a fairly good showing by the defense.

This week, (Rock Bridge coach A.J.) Ofodile and the rest of the coaching staff made some corrections on both sides of the ball and added a few things to the offense. It seems as though each week a new threat makes himself known.

Rock Bridge has taken advantage of the third quarter.

The Bruins have outscored opponents 75-0 in the third quarter. Ranked fifth, the Bruins will try to have another impressive third quarter against Hannibal at 7 tonight at Rock Bridge.

At the midway point of the season, the Hickman Kewpies have learned the hard way that turnovers lose games.

At 7 tonight, the Kewpies will try to create turnovers against the Parkway South Patriots (3-2) at Hickman High.

Marcus James knows what he wants for his birthday. He wants Missouri to end the Nebraska jinx.

James, a senior wide receiver, gets his last chance at the Cornhuskers on Saturday, the same day he turns 22, and all he wants is a victory.

There is something about Dedrick Harrington. As soon as you see him, you recognize it.

A 6-foot-3, 223-pound outside safety from Mexico, Mo., Harrington has what Missouri coach Gary Pinkel calls “the look.”

It all seemed so innocent and routine.

Since starting tee-ball when she was 5, Denise Buxton has played countless softball games en route to her senior season at Hickman.

Yet on a day in July, her chance for a fourth straight letter was almost ended.

One sentence from the person he looked up to most, and Scott Willingham knew what he wanted to do with his life.

Ryan McReynolds, the leader of the Campus Crusade for Christ student group at New Mexico State told Willingham he was “a disgrace to Christianity.” At that moment, everything in Willingham’s world changed. He realized there was a better path for him than the one he was traveling.

When the ball is hit to Columbia College setter Nikolina Rastovac, opponents had better beware. She can do much more than set up her teammates.

The McKendree Bearcats learned that the hard way Thursday night. Rastovac passed, served and hit the Cougars to a 30-20, 30-22, 30-18 victory at Southwell Arena.

Demorrio Williams hides behind defensive linemen so his talent can’t hide anymore.

Williams, a wiry senior linebacker who leads Nebraska in tackles, sacks and tackles for losses, has blitzed out of several shadows.

Rock Bridge is expected to win Saturday’s District 5 tennis tournament, but Hickman is not far behind.

The Bruins (14-1), the defending state champions, and the Kewpies (8-7) are expected to be serious contenders in the nine-team meet at Bethel Park.

Missouri just scored a touchdown to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. Thousands of MU fans in the stands leap to their feet, clapping and screaming, even though most are hoarse.

But an MU fan standing on the sidelines, a prime football-viewing location, remains motionless, expression serious, posture straight and tall. He is one of nearly 50 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers called to the duty of football detail.