Mizzou Football Finding New Tigers In Lee’s Summit

Mizzou Football Finding New Tigers In Lee’s Summit

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August 7, 2021 By Fred Liggett Mizzou football fans are eagerly counting down the days till the Tigers take the field for the first time in 2021. That day will be Saturday, Sept. 4 when the Tigers kick off the new season…

MIAA Football Returns To The Field For The 2021 Season

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July 31, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net A number of NCAA Division 1 conferences decided to go ahead and have a fall football season in 2020 but not many on the Division II level took the field due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…

MDC Offers Free Crossbow Class July 31 In The Kansas City Area

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July 24, 2021 The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free Crossbow Shooting 101 class in two sessions on Saturday, July 31, at the Lake City Shooting Range near Buckner. One class will be from 9 to 11 a.m. and…

The Delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics Begins

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July 24, 2021 By Fred Liggett The moment has finally arrived for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to begin and its 16 day run officially kicks off with the opening ceremony on Jul. 23. The Summer Olympics was originally set for Jul. 24…

Lee’s Summit-Based Missouri Hawks Basketball Finish 5th In National Tournament

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July 17, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net “The guys played well” is how Coach Mike Lawson summed up the Missouri Hawks experience in a national basketball tournament. The Hawks went 5-1 in a 17u Tournament held in Atlanta, Georgia. After starting out 1-0…

Joe Oswald Will Keep His Job

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—UPDATED— July 16, 2021 11:31 a.m. On the motion to uphold the recommendation of termination, the board voted 5 to 2 to oppose the recommendation. Board members Ryan Murdock, Kim Fritchie, Judy Hedrick, Mike Allen and Kathy Campbell voted against termination. The…

Former LS West Soccer Standout Named NCAA D-II Academic All-American

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July 10, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net Jillian Leetch, a senior midfielder and team captain for Rockhurst University Women’s Soccer has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II First team. Leetch, a LS West grad, was selected for the honor by…

Lee’s Summit Blood Drive July 19 & 20 to Help with Shortage

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July 10, 2021 The City of Lee’s Summit, in partnership with the Community Blood Center, will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 19 and July 20 at the City’s Maintenance Facility, 1971 SE Hamblen Rd. All…

Lee’s Summit Native Becoming An MMA Success Story

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July 3, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net Thanks to her dad and a popular gym here in Lee’s Summit a former LS West Titan is now enjoying a career as a professional fighter. Josee Storts, a 2016 LS West grad, is currently 2-0…

KC NWSL Brings Women’s Pro Soccer Back To KC Region

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July 3, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net Making their home at the newly renamed Legends Field Kansas City NWSL has brought back Women’s Pro Soccer to the Kansas City metro area. From 2013 to 2017 FC-Kansas City entertained local soccer fans and was…