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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Had a couple of announcements today regarding coaching vacancies. Joplin has hired Ben Glasgow as it’s new head womens basketball coach to replace Erin Jones. Glasgow was most recently an assistant at Northern Oklahoma College and his past experience includes 6 years at Rogersville.
Staying in Joplin, Chuck WIlliams, who recently was hired as an [...]
More coaching openings
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Reports are tonight that 2 prominent coaching positions have come open. Don Knock of Kickapoo told his players that he is resigning & returning to Iowa after only 1 year. And at Republic, head boys basketball coach Denny McHenry is resigning to take anassistant boys basketball and softball coaching position at Rogersville. Another full basketball [...]
Lions Club All-Star Classic rosters
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008First, for anyone who may be confused, this is the Springfield Lions Club game that pits the Springfield players against the area players. Not the Joplin Lions Club District 26-E game. Understand? Good. Let’s move on.
For those of you who have been waiting for Casey Garrison to appear on an all-star roster, wait no more. [...]
Heman stepping down
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Just found out last night that Stephanie Heman, Joplin Globe girls basketball coach of the year, is stepping down from her coaching position at Aurora and is leaving for an administrative position at Webb City. I’m sure that the largest factor was her children, who are at or approaching high school age, and her desire [...]
Lions Club All-Star game rosters
Sunday, April 27th, 2008The rosters for the Lions Club District 26-E All-Star Basketball Twin Classic were announced yesterday. The game will be played at the Leggett & Platt Center at Missouri Southern June 7th at 6 PM.
Lions Club District 26-E All-Stars
Girls
North
Mannie DeCastro, Carl Junction, 5-6
Nikki Friar, El Dorado Springs, 5-7
Loganne Grider, Greenfield, 5-10
Kelsey Kirby, Liberal, 5-10
Carly Luebber, [...]
Basketball coaching vacancies
Friday, April 25th, 2008With Jim Middleton’s hiring as Nixa girls basketball coach this week, I thought it would be a good time to review the status of openings in the Ozarks. If you know of one I don’t have listed, let me know & I’ll add it. Or if you see something incorrect, drop a comment.
BOYS BASKETBALL COACHING [...]
MBCA Missouri Basketball All-Star Game rosters
Thursday, April 24th, 2008The rosters for the Missouri Basketball All-Star Games were announced yesterday at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Bible Baptist College will host the games Friday, May 30 with the MBCA/Richard Fairchild state coaches of the year leading the teams. Both Mr. and Miss Show-Me Basketball, Scott Suggs of Washington and Yvonne Anderson [...]
Middleton to be new Nixa coach
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Jim Middleton has announced his resignation from his position as head womens basketball coach at SBU and told his players that he will be taking the empty Nixa girls basketball coaching position. The move had been rumored but was just to unbelievable. To think that Middldeton would step away from a successful program [...]
Joplin Globe all-area boys basketball team
Monday, April 21st, 2008Following up yesterday’s announcement of the girls team, the Joplin Globe today released their all-area boys basketball team. Co-MVPs were named as Webb City’s Landon Zerkel and Carl Junction’s Joe Fauvergue were tabbed for the honor. Tough to pick between those two as they were about as evenly matched as could be in [...]
Joplin Globe all-area girls basketball team
Sunday, April 20th, 2008The Joplin Globe announced their all-area girls basketball team today. Stephanie Heman of Aurora was named the coach of the year after taking the Lady Houns to the state quarterfinals for the first time. Full team is listed below. Area players are bolded.
Joplin Globe all-area girls basketball team 2008
Melea Cook, Seneca, Sr.
Whitney [...]