Anthony Crane

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The 2026 Northwest Missouri Junior Tournament Series came to a conclusion Monday morning at the St. Joseph Country Club. Five local golfers qualified for the championship tournament with Worth County's Georgia Taylor leaving the summer as the girls 16-18 champion.

CLARINDA, Iowa – The Clarinda A's appear to be breaking out of their midseason slump with three-straight wins. The A's are now 23-10, sitting one game behind the league-leading Carroll Merchants.

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series highlighting the M-Club Hall of Fame Class of 2026. On July 9, the Forum featured volleyball's Maddy (Bruder) Dreamer and men's basketball's Justin Pitts was featured on July 16.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Former Maryville Spoofhound infielder Canon Creason made the decision as to where he'll continue his college baseball career. The sophomore will move a little closer to home with his commitment to Southwest Baptist University.

CLARINDA, Iowa – The Chillicothe Mudcats started the week by taking down the team that had won five of the last six MINK League titles in the St. Joseph Mustangs. The Mudcats kept their improbable run to the league championship series going Tuesday night at Eberly Field with a 3-2 win over the Clarinda A's in the semifinals.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Maryville Spoofhound offensive tackle Tyson Atwell took his time warming up to the game of football. A decade and surgically repaired ACL later, Atwell has decided on

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Jalea Price didn't plan on spending her freshman season at William Jewell. After initially signing with North Central Missouri College early last year, Price followed the Pirates' head coach to Liberty where Price led the team in minutes played.

Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series highlighting the M-Club Hall of Fame Class of 2026. On July 9, the Forum featured volleyball's Maddy (Bruder) Dreamer and men's basketball's Justin Pitts was featured on July 16. Football's Trevor Adams was featured on July 23.

Melanie Roland left the Northwest Missouri State track program having done about as much as can. Having conquered the track in the United States, the national champion set her sights on competing in a different part of the world.

It was evident the moment last season's state semifinals ended — there wasn't going to be much imagination required at the top of the preseason 8-man football poll this year.