Schuckman: Game-used football celebrates faith and family as much as it does King’s first TD

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | November 1, 2024
University of Central Missouri defensive tackle Weston King reacts after scoring a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter last Saturday against Washburn at Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Mo. | Photo courtesy Andrew Mather, UCM Photographer

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Weston King wasn’t giving up the football, even if it was the referee who asked it. Last Saturday, with the University of Central Missouri football team trailing Washburn 28-24 at the start of the fourth quarter, King found himself in a surprising position. The senior defensive tackle and team co-captain lined up…

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College notebook: King, McDowell, Quintero produce winning efforts; C-SC, QU athletes pick up weekly honors

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 9, 2024
University of Central Missouri defensive lineman West King, a Palmyra, Mo., product, had four tackles in the No. 2-ranked Mules' season-opening victory. | Photo courtesy UCM Athletics

King picks up ‘Mule of the Week’ honor WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The offense stole the show in the second-ranked Central Missouri football’s season opener, but the defense was equally stout in last Saturday’s 63-21 victory over Northeastern State. Palmyra product Weston King was at the heart of the defensive effort. The senior defensive lineman had…

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College notebook: King receives All-MIAA honors, Anderson picks up A-10 all-rookie team plaudits

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | November 17, 2023
Central Missouri junior defensive tackle Weston King, a Palmyra, Mo., product, received All-MIAA second-team honors. | Photo courtesy UCM Athletics/Andrew Mather Photography

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — A former Clarence Cannon Conference Defensive Player of the Year is now an All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association wrecking ball. Weston King is doing so for one of the hottest teams in the country. The Palmyra, Mo., product was named to the All-MIAA second team this week, one of 16 players on the…

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College notebook: Anderson nets first goal, McCulla makes charge, King playing big for Mules’ defense

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 3, 2023
Former Quincy Notre Dame all-stater Tanner Anderson scored his first collegiate goal in Saint Louis University's 2-0 victory over Rhode Island last Saturday night. | Photo courtesy SLU athletics

ST. LOUIS — The most prolific goal scorer in the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer program’s history is on the board in college now. Tanner Anderson, the two-time QND all-stater and freshman at Saint Louis University, scored his first career goal for the Billikens last Saturday night in a 2-0 victory over Rhode Island in…

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College football tracker: Former area prep gridiron standouts ready for season openers

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 1, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame graduate Jonny Bottorff, left, will be the starting center when the Northern Arizona football team opens its season Saturday at Arizona. | Photo courtesy Northern Arizona athletics

QUINCY — The first weekend of the college football season puts familiar faces in new places, new roles and new positions. Here is a look at some area football products as their seasons get underway:  • A pair of Clarence Cannon Conference products are expected to play a role in the Truman State football team’s…

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