May 17, 2008

Cougars softball team opens with two losses at NAIA tournament

By Missourian staff

Tigers baseball team breaks through in eighth

By RACHEL CRADER Missouri ace Aaron Crow earned his school record 12th victory of the season in the Tigers' 8-1 win over No. 5 Nebraska on Friday night in front of a record crowd at Taylor Stadium.

May 16, 2008

Missouri softball nabs dramatic win

By MISSOURIAN STAFF

May 15, 2008

USTA league lets women keep on serving and volleying

By Adam Burris Kathie Lutz came to Columbia from Virginia and was disappointed to find her options limited when it came to playing her sport of choice. She decided to change that. Lutz started playing tennis when she enrolled her son in kindergarten in 1996 and has played ever since

Parity at NCAA regional poses both opportunity and risk for Missouri Softball

By Rachel Crader Placed in a NCAA regional with neither a clear-cut favorite nor an overmatched hopeful, the Missouri softball team realizes the opportunity it will have when play begins today in Iowa City, Iowa.

May 13, 2008

Determination not in question in upset of Rock Bridge baseball team

By ANDREW DeWITT No. 3 seed Rock Bridge lost 19-7 to No. 6 seed Jefferson City in a run-rule shortened six-innings in the first round of Class 4, District 10 baseball tournament Monday in Jefferson City.

Rock Bridge tennis team advances players to state meet

By DAN SANTAROMITA The Rock Bridge tennis team advanced one singles player and two doubles teams to the state tournament

Hickman tennis team goes out in style

By MATTHEW CAVANAH Hickman’s Alex Turner cut his hair into a Mohawk to help inspire the Kewpies tennis team for its district tournament.

May 11, 2008

Missouri softball team gets at-large bid to NCAA tournament

By RACHEL CRADER The Tigers will travel to Iowa City to face host Iowa, Creighton and Long Beach State in the double-elimination regional tournament.

Hickman baseball coach makes tough choice

By WILLIAM MANSELL Hickman baseball coach Dave Wilson will be leaving Columbia and moving to north Kansas City after the season in order to be closer to his family.

Rutter leads confident Bruins into districts

By ADAM STILLMAN Rock Bridge junior Rachel Rutter plays a physical style of soccer and it’s paying off, leading the streaking Bruins into the playoffs.

May 10, 2008

Columbia College wins NAIA Region V Softball Tournament

By Missourian staff

Missouri softball eliminated in first round of Big 12 tournament

By Rachel Crader The Missouri softball team was supposed to get an easy victory against Texas Tech. Instead, it got a hard lesson. “It’s unfortunate because the way it usually works out for all of us in life is that we have to learn lessons the hard way,” said MU coach Ehren Earleywine. “I tell them a thousand times in practice these same things, and I think sometimes it takes getting burned and being embarrassed in a venue like this before you really learn your lesson.”

Crossett nets free agent deal with Colts

By JEREMY ANDERS Former Missouri walk-on Adam Crossett will try to earn a kicking spot in the NFL with the Colts.

Missouri thrower looks to represent Barbados at Olympics

By William Powell After sprinting didn't work out for Shernelle Nichols, she took up throws and has been successful ever since.

Hickman's top singles player knocked out in quaterfinal round of districts

By Matthew Cavanah After winning a strong first set 6-2, Hickman’s top singles player, senior Brandon Paige, lost the next two sets, 2-6 and 1-6, to Jefferson City’s Andrew Scheperle.

Rock Bridge boys tennis wraps up district title

By Dan Santaromita Rain cut the Class 2, District 5 tournament short for the day, but Rock Bridge coach Ben Loeb says his team has mathematically won the title.

May 09, 2008

Nine MU softball players honored by Big 12

By Rachel Crader Rhea Taylor was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year on Friday, and eight other Tigers were named to all-conference teams.

MU baseball holds off Kansas

By MISSOURIAN STAFF The Missouri baseball team beat Kansas 5-3 in the first game of the weekend series against their rival.

Hickman lacrosse team loses to Lafayette

By MISSOURIAN STAFF Kewpies lose a close game to a 4A opponent in a possible playoff match-up.