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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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- It’s back to school for former Bearcat
- Saturday, July 26, 2008
- Mike Peterson, fresh out of Northwest Missouri State University, is going back to dormitory life.
But Peterson, now a rookie free agent for the Green Bay Packers, will do little but sleep at that dormitory at St. Norbert College in Des Pere, Wis., site of the team’s training camp, which opens Monday. - Omon adjusting to big-city life as Bills open training camp
- Thursday, July 24, 2008
- Forgive Xavier Omon if he appears just a bit like the country hick who’s awed by the big city.
The change of scenery is drastic for Omon, the Beatrice, Neb., athlete who set numerous records as a running back at Northwest Missouri State and now finds himself on the eve of training camp with the Buffalo Bills. - Campers need not stray far from home
- Monday, July 21, 2008
- You have the weekend free, just one tank of $4-per-gallon gasoline to burn and a desire to camp that burns even hotter. Take heart, because there are a number of places to camp within an hour or so of your own back yard.
- Go figure: Gas prices, flooding affect camping numbers
- Sunday, July 20, 2008
- The June numbers were down, but whether it’s the high gas prices or flooding creating lower attendance at Missouri’s state parks is not yet clear.
- Baugher takes aim at race title
- Friday, July 18, 2008
- Matt Baugher is going to the state capital in search of another title.
Baugher, a St. Joseph cyclist, will try to lengthen a string of victories on Sunday in the Missouri State Championship Time Trials in Jefferson City. - Hopkins trail can’t dissuade 11-year-old
- Sunday, July 13, 2008
- An unlikely cycling hero emerged on Saturday in Hopkins, Mo.
He didn’t make it to the medals stand. Heck, he didn’t even compete against the clock. But I gained a lot of respect for the little guy I gathered up and brought home with me at the end of the 102 Valley Bicycle Race and Tour in Hopkins, Mo. - Trickery earns Aparicia 102 Valley Bicycle Race title
- Saturday, July 12, 2008
- HOPKINS, Mo. — Javier Aparicio of St. Joseph did a little bit of acting to outwit a stranger. It also worked on his friend, landing him the overall championship Saturday in the 102 Valley Bicycle Race.
Aparicio, who brought along Rusty Parkhurst and Steve Hall to help him with drafting, shed his initial nerves about riding in the rain that began falling just before the start of the race. He and his teammates — including 2007 champion David Neidinger — were in a small group that had dropped the rest of the pack by the time they had abandoned the rolling hills for a section of flats. - City to add nearly 4 miles of hiking, biking trails
- Friday, July 11, 2008
- With three more sections of St. Joseph’s hiking and biking trail system set to open later this summer, things are looking up for recreational bicyclists and those trying to save money.
- Long-running 102 Valley cycling event set for Saturday
- Wednesday, July 9, 2008
- HOPKINS, Mo. — While the professionals pass vineyards and scale mountains on the Tour de France, an estimated 50 amateur cyclists will pass farm fields and ride rolling hills Saturday during the 102 Valley Bicycle Race and Tour, the area’s longest running cycling event.
- Dorrel spreads gridiron gospel
- Tuesday, June 24, 2008
- One country at a time, Northwest Missouri State University offensive coordinator Adam Dorrel is helping to bring American football around the world.
Dorrel is among six American football coaches — three each from the collegiate and high school ranks — to lead clinics through July 11 to further strengthen the sport beyond the United States.
