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On issue of trans athletes, lawmakers swing a dull meat ax
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On issue of trans athletes, lawmakers swing a dull meat ax

  • Gordon Bess
  • May 5, 2022

It’s hard to see through the heat and smoke of the controversy over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. Emotions and gut feeling…

THE COUNTY LINE: National group issues guidelines on restarting prep sports
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THE COUNTY LINE: National group issues guidelines on restarting prep sports

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jun 16, 2020

The problem of how to open high school sports in the fall is as difficult to solve as the coronavirus that forced schools to close and all ath…

THE COUNTY LINE: MSHSAA members jettison multiplier
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THE COUNTY LINE: MSHSAA members jettison multiplier

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jul 5, 2019

Private and public school administrators across the state in May overwhelmingly voted to subtract the enrollment multiplier for classifying pr…

Tornado damages site of track and field championships
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Tornado damages site of track and field championships

  • By Russell Korando
  • May 23, 2019

Extensive damage to Pete Adkins Stadium at Jefferson City High School from a tornado on Wednesday night has forced state officials to split up…

THE COUNTY LINE: State is grappling with how to handle girls wrestling
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THE COUNTY LINE: State is grappling with how to handle girls wrestling

  • By Russell Korando
  • Feb 14, 2019

Any time during the next three days, there could be 1,000 wrestlers inside the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

THE COUNTY LINE: Girls wrestling: An idea whose time has come
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THE COUNTY LINE: Girls wrestling: An idea whose time has come

  • By Russell Korando
  • Feb 8, 2018

There are enough girls who are on high school wrestling teams in Missouri that state officials will examine whether to hold separate seasons a…

State cross country moving from Jefferson City to Columbia in 2019
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State cross country moving from Jefferson City to Columbia in 2019

  • By Russell Korando
  • Dec 7, 2017

Wrestling and track and field state championships are staying put, but cross country is on the move for the first time since 1976.

THE COUNTY LINE: Prep state meets could be on move
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THE COUNTY LINE: Prep state meets could be on move

  • By Russell Korando
  • Sep 14, 2017

Imagine a day when the state cross country meet isn’t held at the Oak Hills Golf Course in Jefferson City.

THE COUNTY LINE: Softball pitchers face up to new mask requirement
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THE COUNTY LINE: Softball pitchers face up to new mask requirement

  • By Russell Korando
  • Aug 29, 2017

Hillsboro junior pitcher Emma Nichols was fidgeting with her face mask during a hot preseason practice.

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