Ryan Collingwood
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Springfield, MO, United States
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Class 3 girls: How Fair Grove advanced to its first state title game
Fair Grove will face defending state champion El Dorado Springs on Saturday in an all-Southwest Missouri finale. → Read More
Team of the Ozarks: NCAA II power Drury continues to win with local talent
Drury, which brings a No. 2 ranking into the national tournament, likes to win with local talent. → Read More
West Plains showed resolve in C5D6 girls championship win over Rolla
The Zizzers didn't let an 18-point deficit stop them from winning a fourth straight district title. → Read More
'That's where we belong': Hillcrest comes from behind to beat Parkview for district crown
The Hillcrest boys are a win away from reaching the Show-Me Showdown. → Read More
Former Kickapoo teammates Molly Miller and Heather Ezell are succeeding as Division I head coaches
Twenty years ago, they won a state basketball title at Kickapoo. Now they're each Division I head coaches. → Read More
State wrestling: Nixa's Zan Fugitt, Lebanon girls among Ozarks winners
Several Ozarks boys and girls wrestlers took home state championship medals. → Read More
Making the most of a second chance: Former Parkview star Autry Acord rebounds at Evangel
The 26-year-old guard's comeback story includes leading the NAIA in steals (84). → Read More
Students are cheating with AI, so this Missouri State professor put it to the test
Plus, we asked ChatGPT some questions about Springfield. Here's what it had to say. → Read More
TOC: Staley lived up to its first Tournament of Champions invite
The Kansas City public school won two of its three games in a stacked Tournament of Champions field. → Read More
Second-year Link Academy beats history-rich Christ the King to advance to Tournament of Champions final
The Branson school beat one of New York City's top-flight programs Friday. → Read More
Here were the top performers from opening night at the 2023 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions
Here were the players who shined the brightest during the first night of the 2023 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. → Read More
Sunrise Christian appeared unstoppable in Tournament of Champions win over Kickapoo
Kickapoo was no match for one of the top high school teams in the country. → Read More
How Baptist Bible College basketball saved its dying athletic department
BBC's athletics department was on life support. Now it's thriving with local talent. → Read More
Jeweler, ex-pro wrestler 'The Flying Greek' remembered as trailblazer
Springfield jeweler Manoli Savvenas battled cancer with the same determination he once showed in the ring. → Read More
Arkansas power Greenwood too much for Nixa in Pink Division championship
One of the premiere girls basketball programs in Arkansas looked the part Friday at the O'Reilly Event Center. → Read More
This Kickapoo alum will be suited up for TCU in the College Football Playoff
The Springfield native took a walk-on spot at TCU rather than playing for a small school. → Read More
Pink Division semifinals: High-energy Nixa rides wave into title game
Nixa handled West Plains to advance to Friday's Pink Division championship round. → Read More
West Plains girls basketball remains a model of consistency
A collective effort helped longtime West Plains coach Scott Womack earn his 600th career win on Wednesday. → Read More
A legend retires: How Paula Wiedemann kept MSU-West Plains a national volleyball power
Wiedemann helped the Grizzlies to a combined 835-286 mark during her 26 years on the bench. → Read More
From Springfield to 'Babylon': Missouri State grad Troy Metcalf appears in Brad Pitt film
Metcalf's past roles have included stints on The Middle, Dexter and Strangers with Candy. → Read More