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Missouri Valley College

Vikings improve depth and height (11/06/09)
Basketball is one endeavor where size does matter, both in the number of quality players available and in their physical packages. "Our depth was a big issue, and size," in the Missouri Valley College men's team's 11-17 showing in 2009, according to head coach Chad Lance. "Most important was consistent perimeter shooting, which I think our depth and size this year will improve."...
Lady Vikings sought talent upgrade (11/06/09)
Now Jolene Christensen believes she has time to do it her way. When Christensen was hired last year as Missouri Valley College head women's basketball coach, there was only time to grab whatever players she could find. However, with one season in the bag, she's had more of an opportunity to find talent...
Top 10 teams square off at Valley (11/06/09)
Consider the hype coming to Marshall this weekend ESPN Lite. If Saturday's Heart of America Conference clash between the ninth-ranked Missouri Valley College and No. 10 MidAmerica Nazarene football teams isn't enough, some additional national attention is being thrown in...
MVC Round-up: Vikings finish second in HAAC men's soccer (11/06/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's soccer team will ride a three-match win streak into the Heart of America Conference Post-season Tournament. By defeating Central Methodist, 2-0, Saturday in Fayette and Lindenwood, 2-1, at home Monday, the Vikings rose to second place in the league's final regular season standings...
MVC basketball: Lady Vikings drop debut (11/04/09)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team stayed even with perennial NAIA Division II power College of the Ozarks for the first 14 minutes Tuesday, but couldn't keep up with the visitors all the way during a 68-55 non-conference loss to open the 2009-10 season...
MVC Round-up: Beltz wins Pan-Am gold (10/30/09)
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Freshman Randi Beltz of St. Clair made an impressive introduction to the Missouri Valley College women's wrestling program Friday. Beltz won three of four matches to take first place in the 63-kilogram weight class in the FILA Pan American Junior Championships at Guadalajara, Mexico. Beltz was one of three members of Team USA to claim gold medals as it finished first among eight national entries...
Vikings win third straight rodeo (10/30/09)
LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- If a simple explanation is needed for why the Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team is pulling away from the rest of the NIRA Ozark Region, then its in consistent multiple-event performances by individuals. With only six cowboys eligible to score team points, those who can do so in more than one category have a big impact. ...
No. 9 Vikings bang out win at CMU (10/26/09)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College football team never trailed Saturday, but neither could it shake off pesky Central Methodist during a 24-10 Heart of America Conference road victory. "We had chances to put the game out of reach, but didn't do it," remarked head coach Paul Troth after the Vikings committed four turnovers, three in the first half in the opponent's end of the field. "You can't turn the ball over like we did."...
MVC football: No. 10 Vikings crush Evangel (10/19/09)
Down through the years, the Missouri Valley College and Evangel football teams have waged some epic battles. Saturday's wasn't one of them. The 10th-ranked Vikings jumped all over their Homecoming guests in rechristened Volney C. Ashford Stadium with four first-quarter touchdowns en route to a 38-6 Heart of America Conference victory. After building a 35-0 lead during the game's opening 20 minutes, Valley coasted the rest of the way...
No. 10 Vikings look for fourth straight win (10/16/09)
Despite three wins in a row and a climb to No. 10 in the NAIA rankings, the Missouri Valley College football team has yet to peak. The Vikings' offense has shown a propensity at times to make mistakes which give opponents good field position. That was the case last week at William Jewell, which turned miscues on three straight MVC possessions late in the first half into a one-point lead at the break...
MVC Round-up: Middleton honored after Lady Vikings shutout win (10/16/09)
Junior Jessica Yach had a goal and two assists Saturday as the Missouri Valley College women's soccer team blanked Heart of America Conference rival MidAmerica Nazarene for a 3-0 home win. Yach set up sophomore Amanda Rainer and junior Megan Abramczyk for scores during the first half and then connected on an unassisted shot in the second...
Valley defense again dominates (10/12/09)
LIBERTY -- If not for its own offense, one wonders how many opponents could score on the suffocating defense of the Missouri Valley College football team. For the third time this season, the Vikings' defense held a foe to under 100 yards in total offense Saturday during a 44-11 Heart of America Conference victory at William Jewell...
Vikings head to winless Jewell (10/09/09)
Those concerned about the direction the Missouri Valley College football team would take after eking out a one-point win at Benedictine the previous game were heartened Saturday. "We had better intensity and focus," head coach Paul Troth said about the Vikings' 36-12 win over Graceland. "We wanted to see an improvement in that."...
MVC Round-up: Vikings win SAU Rodeo (10/09/09)
MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- After finishing second in the season-opening Viking Stampede, the two-time defending NIRA Ozark Region-champion Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team won the Southern Arkansas Rodeo last weekend. The Vikings had two cowboys who successfully defended their titles in the meet, senior Jake Shaw in steer wrestling and junior Will Smith in saddle bronc riding. ...
No. 12 Vikings throttle Graceland (10/05/09)
There was no repeat performance for NFL running back prospect Jerome Messam. Two years after tallying over 300 all-purpose yards at Gregg-Mitchell Field, the Graceland senior was held in check by the Missouri Valley College defense Saturday during a 36-12 Heart of America Conference loss...
Messam & Co. visit No. 12 Vikings (10/02/09)
What does Jerome Messam plan for an encore? The Graceland senior returns to the scene where he more than anyone else handed the third-ranked Missouri Valley College football team its first loss of the 2007 season, a 28-23 decision in which he accounted for 309 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns and ended the defending champion's 11-game Heart of America Conference win streak...
MVC Round-up: Griffin wins ITA regional tourney (10/02/09)
KANSAS CITY -- Missouri Valley College's Elanqua Griffin won the women's division of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Central Regional Tournament last weekend at Kansas City. The sophomore from Nassau, The Bahamas, won three matches in straight sets before meeting William Jewell senior Nikki Chambers for the title. ...
Valley men second in Viking Stampede | Lady Vikes not a factor in 2009 debut (10/01/09)
After playing second fiddle to the Missouri Valley men's rodeo team the last two years, Tennessee-Martin appears loaded for bear. The Skyhawks won three events last week to claim the title at the Viking Stampede, the opener to the NIRA Ozark Region campaign. While Tennessee-Martin scored 925 points, defending champion MVC had 815...
MVC football: Vikings pull out 22-19 decision on HAAC road (09/28/09)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- Benedictine proved it could play defense Saturday. A week after Central Methodist set a school record with 640 total yards during a 45-26 upset, the Ravens held the Missouri Valley College football team to under 300 yards for the first time this season...
Valley football: No. 15 Valley, BC look to put last week behind them (09/25/09)
"The difference between winning and losing is pretty small," observed Missouri Valley College football coach Paul Troth. He should know. Last Saturday, his Vikings were on the verge of upsetting third-ranked Lindenwood, leading by a point in the final minute. Yet, the Lions scored twice in 20 seconds -- the second on a bad snap recovered in the end zone -- to pull out a 45-37 victory...
MVC Round-up: Lady Vikings have 1-4 week (09/25/09)
Senior Brittni Jessen buried 19 shots Tuesday during the Evangel volleyball team's 23-25, 25-15, 25-11, 25-17 Heart of America Conference win at Missouri Valley. While the Lady Crusaders (14-3, 2-0 HAAC) enjoyed a .304 attack percentage, Valley's efficiency was .071. Senior Tricia Mowatt led the Lady Vikings with 13 kills...
Vikings' upset bid ruined by Lindenwood (09/21/09)
It's rare that a September football game has that special playoff feeling, but the exuberant packed house Saturday at Gregg-Mitchell Field testified to its import. Until there were 20 seconds remaining, it seemed likely the post-game celebration by the purple-clad would continue long into the night...
MVC football: Vikings smash Culver, 53-0 (09/14/09)
CANTON -- So much for the 16th-ranked Missouri Valley College football team overlooking a weak opponent. The visiting Vikings methodically dismantled Heart of America Conference foe Culver-Stockton, building a 32-0 halftime lead en route to a 53-0 victory Saturday. It was the Wildcats 15th straight league loss...
MVC Round-up: Lady Vikes pick up HAAC win (09/11/09)
Senior Tricia Mowatt had 13 kills Wednesday as the Missouri Valley College women's volleyball team won a Heart of America Conference match at Avila. The Lady Vikings had to come back from a 2-0 deficit in games for a 19-25, 13-25, 27-25, 25-21, 15-5 victory. While Valley only had a .082 attack percentage, it attempted 35 more shots than the Lady Eagles. The Lady Vikings had a 104-65 advantage in digs, with 23 by senior Lindsey Tworek -- who also had three of the team's eight aces...
Vikings look to Culver-ize (09/11/09)
It was three years ago in a stunning upset at Evangel that the Missouri College football season began its ascent into national prominence. After unexpectedly missing the playoffs last year, the 16th-ranked Vikings entered this season nearly as mildly as had the 2006 squad, but crushing No. 12 Baker by a 34-14 in last Saturday's opener has left some observers whomper-jawed...
Vikings smash Baker, 34-14 (09/08/09)
While many of the names and even more of the numbers have changed, the "Orange Crunch" defense remains the same: dominating. The Missouri Valley College football team waylaid 12th-ranked Baker 34-0 through three quarters Saturday before easing off the gas for a 34-14 Heart of America Conference victory at newly-remodeled Gregg-Mitchell Field...
MVC Round-up: Lady Vikings win two of three to open soccer campaign (09/03/09)
After dropping two matches at the Martin Methodist Tournament in Pulaski, Tenn., during the weekend, the Missouri Valley College women's soccer team responded with a 10-0 non-conference rout at Harris-Stowe State on Monday. Freshman Margaret Albertsdottir's tiebreaking goal with 16 minutes remaining gave Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) a 3-2 victory Friday...
Valley picked second in HAAC poll (08/11/09)
KANSAS CITY -- Heart of America Conference coaches expect the Missouri Valley College football team to be in the thick of the title race this season. That's according to the pre-season poll of league coaches released Monday during the annual media luncheon at Kansas City...
Valley ranked 18th in preseason grid poll (07/30/09)
The Missouri Valley College football team is ranked 18th in the College Fanz Sports Network NAIA preseason poll released Wednesday. That corresponds roughly to the No. 16 prediction made in April in the NAIA coaches survey, putting the Vikings fourth in the Heart of America Conference. Lindenwood, which reached the NAIA semifinals before dropping a 38-37 decision to Carroll (Mont.), is ranked third in both polls. College Fanz also has Baker ninth and MidAmerica Nazarene at No. 10...
MVC coach Volney Ashford posthumously inducted into College Football Hall of Fame (07/21/09)
Volney C. Ashford, legendary Missouri Valley College football coach and MVC alumnus, was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame Saturday, July 18. Ashford was perhaps best known for MVC's 41-game winning streak while he coached from 1941 through 1947...
Two Vikings make CNFR finals (06/23/09)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Two Missouri Valley College cowboys reached the championship round of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. However, neither junior Jake Shaw nor sophomore Will Smith were able to finish in the top eight in Saturday's short "go," the Vikings placing 30th out of 57 teams with 157.5 points...
Shaw reaches championship round (06/19/09)
CASPER, Wyo. -- One is in, while other Missouri Valley College cowboys are waiting to see if they'll be around for Saturday's championship round of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. Junior Jake Shaw of Cocoa, Fla., became the first Viking to nail down a spot in the finals Thursday by tying for seventh place in steer wrestling. The winner of the first "go" in the event, Shaw bounced back from a sub-par second round to post a time of 5.3 seconds during his third attempt...
Vikings slip back at CNFR (06/18/09)
CASPER, Wyo. -- A day of relative inactivity for the Missouri Valley College men's team found it losing ground at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. The only Vikings to compete were juniors Chance Weldon and Brady Wilson in team roping, and they suffered their third and final no-score in the event...
Vikings make few gains at CNFR (06/17/09)
CASPER, Wyo. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team didn't gain any ground on the leaders Tuesday during the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. The Vikings picked up 80 points, but only on an interim basis, due to junior Kyle Brennecke's 72.0-point ride in the bareback competition. ...
Valley's Shaw takes lead at CNFR (06/16/09)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Missouri Valley College cowboy Jake Shaw emerged from the first "go" of the College National Finals Rodeo with the lead in steer wrestling. The junior from Cocoa, Fla., took the bovine down in 3.9 seconds Monday, one-tenth of a second faster than Northwest Oklahoma State's Kody Woodward. Shaw came into the event at Casper, Wyo., ranked second in the NIRA in total points to Nick Gutzwiler of Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College...
All-HAAC team includes four Lady Vikings (06/11/09)
The Heart of American Conference Tournament-champion Missouri Valley College softball team had four players honored by the league. The junior battery of Tatum Hathcock and Janae Borrego were chosen for the all-HAAC first team, while senior Kimberly Fuller and junior Wendy Garcia were second team selections...
Three Vikings are all-HAAC (06/10/09)
Three members of the Missouri Valley College baseball team received all-Heart of America Conference honors for the 2009 season. Senior right-hander Joaquin Lopez of Eugene, Ore., was the only pitcher selected, placed on the second team. He was 5-6 with a 4.55 earned-run average, throwing two shutouts, and led the Vikings with 65.1 innings pitched and 47 strikeouts...
Two Owls sign with Valley (06/04/09)
Missouri Valley College has signed recent Marshall High School graduates Cody Hodges and Cory McComas to a NAIA football letters-of-intent. Despite missing one game due to injury, Hodges -- a 5-foot-10, 185-pound linebacker -- led the Owls with 67 total tackles last season to earn all-NCMC second team honors. He also was tops on the team with 13 tackles for losses, four forced fumbles and seven stops on third- and fourth-down plays...
Ex-Valley coach to be inducted into CFHOF (05/28/09)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Legendary Missouri Valley College head football coach Volney Ashford will be among six inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame during the Enshrinement Festival, July 17-18 at South Bend, Ind. Ashford, who died in 1973, will be inducted posthumously in recognition of his 34-year term as Vikings' coach -- including a 41-game win streak between 1941 and '47, the fifth-longest of all time at all levels of college football. ...
MVC's Gibson medals at nationals (05/27/09)
SILVIS, Ill. -- After the first round of the 58th NAIA Championships, Missouri Valley College golfer Craig Gibson seemed headed for oblivion. The freshman from Brooks, Alberta, was mired near the rear of the pack after shooting an 80 on the par-71 TPC at Deere Run near Moline, Ill. However, Gibson improved each round thereafter, with a 75 and 73 during the middle days moving him into a tie for 37th place and a three-under 69 in the final round bringing him an all-tournament medal...
Lady Vikings split at NAIA (05/18/09)
DECATUR, Ala. -- The Missouri Valley College softball team didn't make it to the final-eight bracket in the NAIA Championships at Decatur, Ala., but ended its season on a winning note. Since losing back-to-back games to the Lady Vikings and then-third-ranked California Baptist at the Tucson Invitational in March, current No. 3 Dickinson State (N.D.) had reeled off 25 straight wins...
Valley blanked at nationals (05/15/09)
DECATUR, Ala. -- A pitcher's duel came down, as it does so often, to who bat last. So it was that in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday, Concordia (Calif.) scored the lone run of the game to give the Missouri Valley College softball team a 1-0 loss in the first pool contest of the NAIA Championships at Decatur, Ala...
Lady Vikings eliminated from NAIA meet in debut (05/13/09)
MOBILE, Ala. -- The first-ever appearance by the Missouri Valley College women's tennis team in the NAIA Championships at Mobile, Ala., was a brief one. The Lady Vikings were eliminated in the first round in convincing fashion by Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 8-1...
Lady Vikings win HAAC title (05/04/09)
FAYETTE -- Faith in one's self and one's teammates can be a powerful force in sports. Throughout the season, the Missouri Valley College softball team has been inspired by the mantra it shouts from the dugout, "I believe, you believe, we all believe in you."...
Valley's Howe medals at UNC (05/01/09)
AKRON, Ohio -- Missouri Valley College wrestler Karen Howe took fifth place in the women's freestyle competition at the ASICS University National Championships, Sunday at Akron, Ohio. The senior from The Woodlands, Texas, was stopped in her opening match by the U.S. Olympic Education Center's Melissa Apodaca, but then split her next two bouts -- beating Chaelynn Tan of the White Buffalo Club in the medal round, 2-0, 3-0 -- to finish in fifth place in the 63-kilogram division...
Lady Vikings finish fourth in HAAC meet (05/01/09)
Junior Meghan Gauthier medaled for the Missouri Valley College women's golf team Tuesday during the Heart of America Conference Championship at Indian Foothills Golf Course. The Elmsville, Ont., native shot an 87 during the rain-shortened, one-round meet to tie for eighth place. That helped the Lady Vikings finish fourth in the team standings with 377 points...
Former Valley pitcher beats Royals (04/29/09)
KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Scott Richmond called it his best outing in the majors. Aaron Hill agreed. Richmond pitched seven sharp innings, Vernon Wells drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 Tuesday night. Hill had three more hits to increase his major-leading total to 36 and raise his average to .371. Hill, who had two RBIs, has a hit in all but one game this season...
Lady Vikings upset No. 20 EU (04/29/09)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College softball team is getting strong pitching and timely hitting at exactly the right time. The Lady Vikings' hurlers limited one of the NAIA's top offenses Tuesday during a 2-1, 4-2 doubleheader sweep at 20th-ranked Evangel in the semifinal round of the Heart of America Conference Tournament...
Lady Vikes advance in HAAC tourney (04/27/09)
The Missouri Valley College softball team's sticks finally supported its arms. The Lady Vikings' hurlers, it can be fairly said, have William Jewell's number. They only allowed the Lady Cardinals six runs in four games last week, including Saturday's 7-1, 8-1 doubleheader sweep at Marshall in the first round of the Heart of America Conference Tournament...
Valley women headed to net nationals (04/27/09)
Call it the improbable dream. Missouri Valley College tennis coach Ryan Carney admits that when the fall season began, suggesting to outsiders that the women's team could win the Heart of America Conference title would have had people thinking he was "crazy."...
Jungerman tosses no-hitter for Lady Vikes (04/24/09)
Freshman Janie Jungerman fired the first no-hitter of her college softball career Wednesday to lead Missouri Valley to a 6-1 victory in the second game of a home doubleheader against Heart of America Conference rival William Jewell. Three first-inning errors cost the St. Dominic of O'Fallon product a shutout, which would have been fatal in the early game -- when junior teammate Tatum Hathcock blanked the Lady Cardinals for 10 innings before dropping a 3-1 decision in the 12th...
Lady Vikings split two HAAC matches (04/23/09)
The Missouri Valley College women's tennis team closed out the regular season by splitting a pair of Heart of America Conference home matches. After seeing their six-match win streak snapped the previous day by Quincy, Ill. (2-9), 5-4, the Lady Vikings dropped another 5-4 contest to William Jewell on Wednesday, April 15...
Vikings win regional championship (04/23/09)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team didn't win the final battle, but won the war. The Vikings came in second, for only the second time in 10 events, Saturday at the Tennessee-Martin Rodeo -- trailing Southern Arkansas, 625 to 620 points. However, Valley easily defended its NIRA Ozark Region championship, winning eight of 10 meets...
Valley ends season strong (04/23/09)
The final day of the baseball season was a good one for Missouri Valley College's Jay Walkup. The junior from Tacoma, Wash., had four hits and drove in six runs, while also picking up a win on the mound, during the Vikings' Heart of America Conference doubleheader sweep of visiting MidAmerica Nazarene...
Lady Vikings win three of four on HAAC road (04/17/09)
The Missouri Valley College softball team has earned a couple of days of rest after playing four Heart of America Conference doubleheaders in four days this week, the last three on the road. From Kansas City on Tuesday, across the state to St. Charles, and then heading a different direction to Lamoni, Iowa, the Lady Vikings became Queens of the Road -- winning four games, the last three in a row...
MVC Round-up: Lady Vikes pick up two net wins (04/16/09)
The Missouri Valley College women's tennis team extended its win streak to five matches by taking a pair of matches last week. The Lady Vikings rolled over Lindenwood, 8-1, for their second Heart of America Conference victory Tuesday, April 7. They swept singles behind freshman Elanqua Griffin; senior Nicki Erickson of Marshall; freshmen Tershelle Burrows, Juliana Doyle and Davina Holtfreter; and junior Lindsay Tworek...
Vikings salvage win at Jewell (04/15/09)
LIBERTY -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team got a couple of key hits at the right time Tuesday to prevent being swept in its Heart of America Conference twinbill at William Jewell. The Vikings trailed 2-1 heading into the seventh inning of the getaway game, but senior Nate Combs doubled and scored for the second time in the game on sophomore Ian Gray's pinch single...
Lady Vikings split at Avila (04/15/09)
KANSAS CITY -- Avila scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to prevent a Heart of America Conference sweep by the Missouri Valley College softball team. The Lady Vikings put up four runs during the top of the frame in the 11-10 nightcap to erase a two-run deficit after surrendering four runs in the sixth...
Lady Vikings drop two to BU (04/14/09)
Baker lost its field, but was the home team anyway when its Heart of America Conference doubleheader against the Missouri Valley College softball team was moved to the Lyon Bowl due to excessively wet grounds in Baldwin City, Kan. The home-field advantage didn't come into play during the first game, won 5-2 by the Wildcats, but it may have effected the outcome of the nightcap -- which went nine innings before Baker pulled out a 6-5 decision...
Valley drops three of four on road (04/13/09)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team got another solid performance from pitcher Joaquin Lopez during the opener of a four-game Heart of America Conference road series Friday, but the rest of the weekend belonged to title contender Culver-Stockton...
Lady Vikings sweep MNU (04/13/09)
The Missouri Valley College softball team used power and pitching to claim its third Heart of America Conference doubleheader sweep in five outings Saturday. The Lady Vikings got a two-run homer from senior Heather Sliger to claim a 3-2 victory in the first of two games against visiting MidAmerica Nazarene, then senior Alana Bentz posted her second shutout of the season for a 5-0 win in the nightcap...
EU takes two from Lady Vikes (04/10/09)
SPRINGFIELD -- Evangel's pitching proved up to the task Wednesday in a meeting between two of the Heart of America Conference's top three softball teams. The 18th-ranked Crusaders handed visiting Missouri Valley College their first doubleheader sweep in league play, 6-3 and 6-1...
Vikings get road split at Benedictine (04/10/09)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team avoided a sweep of its season series with Heart of America Conference rival Benedictine by winning the first game of a Wednesday doubleheader at Atchison, Kan. The Vikings led wire-to-wire during their 11-4 victory, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by sophomore George Ban and sophomore Damon Owen's two-run single...
Vikings get road split at Benedictine (04/09/09)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team avoided a sweep of its season series with Heart of America Conference rival Benedictine by winning the first game of a Wednesday doubleheader at Atchison, Kan. The Vikings led wire-to-wire during their 11-4 victory, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by sophomore George Ban and sophomore Damon Owen's two-run single...
MVC Round-up: Vikings on way to regional rodeo title (04/08/09)
SENATOBIA, Miss. -- With its eighth championship in nine meets, the Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team has essentially nailed down defense of its NIRA Ozark Region title. Sophomore Will Smith of Luyoff, S.C., won saddle bronc riding to pace the Vikings' victory with 640 points last week at the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rodeo. ...
Lady Vikings open HAAC with two wins (04/08/09)
The Missouri Valley College women's tennis team began its Heart of America Conference campaign last weekend with a pair of home wins. Following a 9-0 loss at NCAA Division II member Truman State (5-1) on Wednesday, April 1, the Lady Vikings blanked Evangel, 9-0, Friday, and smacked Baker, 8-1, in the first of two Saturday matches...
Evangel takes three from Vikings (04/07/09)
The home field was not necessarily to the advantage of the Missouri Valley College baseball team during its weekend series against Evangel. The Vikings lost three of four games, two in extra innings, to their Heart of America Conference rival. Friday's opener was ominous, a 4-3 Crusader victory in nine innings...
Lady Vikings sweep Culver (04/06/09)
The Missouri Valley College softball team won for the eighth time in 10 games Saturday with a Heart of America Conference doubleheader sweep of visiting Culver-Stockton, 2-1 and 3-1. The Lady Vikings trailed only once during the day, when junior Danielle Kaltmeyer singled in a run in the top of the first game in the opener. That was all that junior pitcher Tatum Hathcock would allow, blanking the Lady Wildcats the rest of the way for her sixth win in a row...
MVC Round-up: Vikings win three of four on diamond (04/02/09)
The Heart of America Conference road was unusually kind to the Missouri Valley College baseball team this week, providing wins in three of four games. It didn't start out too well Monday at Central Methodist, where the Vikings dropped a 6-4 contest in the first game of a doubleheader. The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on singles by sophomore Jeremy Middendorf and senior Landry Cobb...
Lady Vikings split HAAC opener (03/31/09)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College softball team followed an active trip to warm Arizona, in which it played 13 games in six days, with enforced idleness during its first week home. The Lady Vikings finally got on the field Monday at Fayette, winning their Heart of America Conference debut, 3-2, over Central Methodist. The Lady Eagles took the nightcap, also 3-2, in eight inning...
Lady Vikings 3-1 on Spring trip (03/27/09)
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Three Missouri Valley College women's tennis players went unbeaten in singles play last week during the Spring Break Tournament at Hilton Head, S.C. Freshman Elanqua Griffin, senior Nicki Erickson and junior Lindsay Tworek won all four of their matches as the Lady Vikings took three out of four contests. Tworek added a perfect 4-0 record in doubles play...
Vikings split with Jewell (03/27/09)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team enjoyed its first three-game win streak of season Wednesday with a 6-2 home decision over Heart of America Conference foe William Jewell. The Cardinals, with juniors Steve Johnson and Jacob Kraft combining for a two-hit shutout, took the nightcap, 5-0...
Vikings come back to split with Graceland (03/23/09)
Things got worse for the struggling Missouri Valley College baseball team before they got better during its weekend home series with Heart of America Conference West Division rival Graceland. The difference between being swept Friday and winning both Sunday games was pitching. ...
Lady Vikings win five of last six in Arizona (03/23/09)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- After splitting games on each of its first three days at the Tucson Invitational, the Missouri Valley College softball team suddenly got hot and closed the trip by winning five of six. The second half of the meet didn't begin well for the Lady Vikings, dropping a 4-3 decision Thursday to Wesleyan (Conn.). Valley had nine hits, but stranded nine runners on base...
Lady Vikings split again at Tucson (03/20/09)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- It was another win-one, lose-one day -- the third in a row -- for the Missouri Valley College softball team Tuesday at the Tucson Invitational. The loss was a hard one to take after the Lady Vikings rallied from a 2-0 deficit on senior Lindsey Stapp's two-run inside-the-park homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Huntington (Ind.) won it in the eighth, 3-2...
BC takes two from Vikings (03/18/09)
It's not difficult to understand why the Missouri Valley College baseball team has struggled in Heart of America Conference play, losing nine of 10 games after dropping a pair Tuesday to visiting Benedictine. It's not just that the pitching has a 6.55 earned-run average, worst in the league, but that there's not enough pop in the bats to compensate. While Valley's team batting average is .267, also eighth in the HAAC, the offense is last in runs scored at 4.2 per game...
Lady Vikings split four in Tucson (03/17/09)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Missouri Valley College softball teams beat the opponents it should and hung tough against more heralded clubs during the first two days of the Tucson Invitational, splitting four games. The Lady Vikings got off to a good start Sunday with a 5-1 victory over Cardinal Strich (Wis.) as freshman Jamie Jungerman fired a three-hitter -- allowing no earned runs and striking out a career-high 11 batters...
Baker takes three of four from Valley (03/17/09)
The Missouri Valley College snapped a five-game Heart of America Conference losing streak, but that was about the only positive during its weekend series with West Division rival Baker -- which won three of four games, including a doubleheader sweep at Osage Field...
MVC Round-up Vikings sweep net opener (03/13/09)
FULTON -- The Missouri Valley College men's and women's tennis teams began the spring campaign Saturday with a pair of 8-1 victories at Westminster. The Lady Vikings (1-0) got an 8-3 win by senior Nicki Erickson of Marshall and freshman Elanqua Griffin -- the No. 1 under-18 player in the Bahamas -- at No. 1 doubles. Freshmen Davina Holtfreter and Tershelle Burrows took an 8-4 decision at No. 2 and juniors Lindsay Tworek and Sydne Parkhurst of Marshall claimed an 8-2 win at No. 3...
Vikings drop opening HAAC series to Avila (03/10/09)
The opening weekend of the Heart of America Conference campaign didn't go well for the Missouri Valley College baseball team, swept in its four-game series with defending West Division champion Avila. Due to the forecast of rain two days later, the doubleheader at Kansas City was pushed up to Friday -- with pitchers in command of the opener. Valley senior Joaquin Lopez blanked the Eagles for six innings, but walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the seventh...
Vikings finish fourth in NAIA, seven medal (03/09/09)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team wound up with seven all-Americans to place fourth Saturday at the NAIA Championships in Oklahoma City. Two Vikings reached the finals, but neither was able to nab a title. Top-ranked senior Joe Cornejo (157 pounds), who had won two of his four previous bouts by fall, was put on his back during the first period and couldn't make up the ground during a 5-2 loss to Lindenwood junior Jeremy Powell...
Lady Vikes drop two to Park (03/09/09)
The Park pitching staff limited the Missouri Valley College softball team's offense to a pair of three-hit games Friday during a non-conference doubleheader sweep in the Lyon Bowl. Freshman Justine Riner tossed a shutout, striking out five batters, as the Lady Pirates took the opener, 7-0. Park scored three runs in the top of the first inning, two on senior Alicia Wedel's single, and four more in the fifth -- a single by sophomore Emily Calder plating two runs, a third coming in on an error...
Chiefs win district, head to playoffs (03/09/09)
ALMA -- There was only one I-70 Conference club which had avoided being blown out by the champion Santa Fe boys' basketball team during the season, and it was awaiting the Chiefs for Friday's Class 2, District 15 Tournament title game Friday. Wellington-Napoleon had lost its two meetings with Santa Fe -- whose average scoring margin this season was exactly plus-30 points per game -- by a combined 19 points, and those only decided during the fourth quarter...
Ferreira all-American for fourth time (03/09/09)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Missouri Valley College senior Thiago Ferreira claimed his fourth all-America honor Friday at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Johnson City, Tenn. Ferreira broke his school record in the 3,000-meter race-walk with a time of 13:13.00 for second place, following Cedarville (Ohio) sophomore Josh Wiseman (12:39.88). ...
Vikings third after first day of national meet (03/06/09)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Five Missouri Valley College men's wrestlers advanced into the quarterfinal round of the 52nd NAIA Championships, Thursday at Oklahoma City. The Vikings tallied 28 points on the first of the meet's three days, putting them in third place -- one point behind Southern Oregon. Lindenwood, seeking its fourth title in five years, leads the field with 37 points and eight entries remaining in the championship bracket...
MVC Round-up Lady Vikings win five straight (03/05/09)
SPRINGFIELD -- First baseman Cassidy Baggett was named Heart of America Conference softball "player of the week" for her performance in three Missouri Valley College wins. The freshman from Santee, Calif., smashed three homers and knocked in eight runs during the week as the Lady Vikings reeled off five straight wins -- the last two Friday at the Evangel Early Bird Classic in Springfield...
Vikings now on tourney bubble (03/02/09)
All the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team needed to do to lock up the eighth and final spot in the Heart of America Conference Post-season Tournament was win Saturday. The Vikings didn't do it, falling to Benedictine, 66-61, and now must await the outcome of today's snow-postponed meeting between Baker and Graceland to find out if they are in the field or out...
Lady Vikes' season limps to end (03/02/09)
Benedictine built a 19-point lead by halftime Saturday and cruised to an 83-57 Heart of America Conference road victory to end the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team's season. The Lady Vikings took control with a 15-4 run early in the first half, getting three-pointers from sophomore Alexa Hollembeak and seniors Lacy Leonard and Sydni Kovac during the stretch...
Vikes split at GU (02/28/09)
LAMONI, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team snapped a nine-game losing streak Thursday with a 67-62 Heart of America Conference victory at Graceland. The Lady Vikings trailed by as many as 11 points during the first half, but took the lead briefly on back-to-back buckets by junior Jordanne Walker...
Lady Vikings sweep home opener (02/26/09)
Pitching and power propelled the Missouri Valley College softball team to a pair of wins Tuesday during its non-conference home opener against Ottawa (Kan.), 9-3 and 4-0. Junior Tatum Hathcock allowed only two hits and no earned runs through six innings of the first game to pick up her third straight victory. She had earlier beaten York (Neb.), 5-3, and Northwood (Texas), 2-0, after a 5-1 loss to Rogers State (Okla.) last weekend at the Cow Town Classic in Fort Worth, Texas...
Vikings win NAIA regional (02/23/09)
YORK, Neb. -- It's hard to imagine how the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team could have done much better than it did Saturday at the NAIA Central Regional at York, Neb. All 12 Vikings medaled, all finishing in third place or better, with five individual champions. Sixth-ranked Valley accumulated 180.5 points, out-distancing Oklahoma City (141 points) to win the eight-team meet...
Vikings get big HAAC road win (02/23/09)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- With a 3-6 home record in Heart of America Conference play, the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team needs road wins in order to reach the league's post-season tournament. The Vikings got that Saturday in convincing style, pounding Baker, 77-63, to sweep the season series...
Vikings get key conference win (02/20/09)
While the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team kept itself in a scramble for a berth in the Heart of America Conference Tournament, the Lady Vikings' hopes went dark Thursday. The Valley women were eliminated from contention with an 85-51 loss to visiting Avila...
MVC Round-up: Vikings win six events at home indoor meet (02/19/09)
The Missouri Valley College track and field team claimed six gold medals Saturday at the MVC Indoor Invitational in the Burns Athletic Center. Freshman Shekeisha Coles won the 55- (7.77 seconds) and 200-meter (28.80) dashes, with junior teammate Colleen Curtis (29.56) second in the latter event. Sophomore Sheena Carter was first in the weight throw (15.08 meters) and third in the shot put (11.60)...
Vikings salvage win on opening weekend (02/18/09)
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team saved the best for last during its opening series, winning the Sunday finale of its four-game non-conference series against Lambuth at Jackson, Tenn. The Vikings dropped the first three games by a total of five runs, including a 3-1 decision in Saturday's opener when junior Derrick Green's two-run single broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning...
Evangel sinks Lady Vikings (02/17/09)
Evangel maintained a one-game lead in the Heart of America Conference women's basketball standings Monday with an easy 81-39 victory at Missouri Valley College. The loss was the seventh in a row for the Lady Vikings, matching the longest losing streak of the season. They have lost 14 of their last 15 games...
Vikings overwhelmed in Olathe (02/16/09)
OLATHE -- On the MidAmerica Nazarene University athletics web site, it's being referred to as the "St. Valentine Day's Massacre." Al Capone's gunmen were hardly harsher in their treatment of Bugs Moran's gang 70 years earlier in Chicago than were the Pioneers to the Missouri Valley College basketball teams during Saturday's Heart of America Conference doubleheader in Olathe, Kan...
Lindenwood wins pair at MVC (02/13/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team was unable to get over the hump Thursday during its 62-57 Heart of America Conference loss to visiting Lindenwood. The Vikings trailed the entire game, but never by more than 12 points. They were down 28-25 at halftime, three-pointers by sophomore Josh Boswell and senior Jelani Hicks helping to slice an 11-point deficit...
Seven Vikings get medals at MVC Open (02/11/09)
Missouri Valley College men's wrestler Joe Cornejo is serving notice that he will be a force with which to reckon next month at the NAIA Championships. The junior transfer from Labette Community College (Kan.) won his third tournament of the season Saturday by sweeping through four rounds of the 157-pound division for the MVC Open title...
MVC Round-up: Valley thinclads compete in UCM Mule Relays (02/11/09)
WARRENSBURG -- The Missouri Valley College throwers led the indoor track and field team last weekend at the University of Central Missouri Mule Relays. Sophomore William Coleman finished ninth in the shot put (14.56 meters) and 12th in the weight throw (14.42). Also on the men's side, sophomore Darrell Madry was ninth in the triple jump (12.94)...
Vikings breeze by William Woods (02/10/09)
After last week's grueling double-overtime win over Culver-Stockton, the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team could use a breather. So the Vikings stepped outside the Heart of America Conference to make up an earlier postponed game against William Woods, coasting to an 82-57 victory Monday in the Burns Athletic Center. It was Valley's most decisive conquest since beating Hannibal-LaGrange by 25 points Nov. 18...
Valley claims double-OT victory (02/06/09)
If the Missouri Valley College men make the eight-team field for the Heart of America Conference Basketball Tournament, they'll probably look back at Thursday's 56-50 double-overtime win over visiting Culver-Stockton as critical to that effort. The Vikings had lost four of five league home games, and were in danger of further damaging their prospects by blowing a 10-point lead over the final six minutes of regulation...
Lady Vikings unable to hang on (02/06/09)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team was looking for a season sweep of Heart of America Conference rival Culver-Stockton, but couldn't hang on to a double-digit second-half league Thursday and lost a 74-59 home decision. The Lady Vikings were up by 11 points early in the period and had a 10-point cushion with 12:33 remaining, but three-pointers by junior Krista Walker and sophomore Breezy Guymon chipped into the margin...
Two Vikings medal at WCWA Nationals (02/04/09)
It wasn't too long ago that the Missouri Valley College and University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) stood atop the U.S. college women's wrestling scene nearly unchallenged. Newcomer Oklahoma City served notice last year that it was going to be force, placing second behind the Lady Patriots at the Women's College Nationals in its home gym by a mere point. ...
Valley drops road games (02/03/09)
There weren't any wins to be found on the road for either the Missouri Valley College men's and women's basketball teams over a three-day stretch. Both lost Saturday at Heart of America Conference rival William Jewell, with the men adding a non-conference defeat Monday at Columbia College...
Methodist shoots down Vikings (01/30/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team had upset on its mind, possibly damaging Central Methodist's goal of a Heart of America Conference title. It almost happened Thursday in the Burns Athletic Center, until sophomore Brock Edris nailed a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left to give the Eagles a 70-68 victory. It was another is a series of close losses for the Vikings, now 1-4 at home in league play...
Lady Eagles dispense with Valley (01/30/09)
Her left knee was in a brace and right shoulder heavily bandaged, but Central Methodist junior Marquita Smith didn't play like a refugee from a hospital ward. The 6-foot-1 forward from Chicago controlled the paint Thursday with 22 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Lady Eagles to a 70-55 Heart of America Conference road win over the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team...
Vikings pin Penn, 50-4 (01/29/09)
The sixth-ranked Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team had little trouble disposing of visiting William Penn (Iowa) during Wednesday's dual match, 50-4. The Vikings won seven of eight bouts, all with bonus points -- including six pins. And that's not counting freshman Paulie Hansen's first-round stoppage of his 133-pound opponent in the lone exhibition match...
Former Valley coach Fox retiring (01/28/09)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Former Missouri Valley College head men's basketball coach Denny Fox has announced he will retire at the end of the current season, his 25th on the sidelines. Fox is in his 18th season at NAIA member Cardinal Strich University (Wis.), where he has compiled a 388-181 record and competed in six national tournaments. He also has claimed seven Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference titles...
MVC's Sequeira honored by conference (01/28/09)
Missouri Valley College senior Ashley Sequeira was named the Heart of America Conference women's "player of the week" for her performances during three games. The 5-foot-11 guard from Springfield, Ore., had her fourth double-double of the season during the Lady Vikings' Jan. 22 league home win over Graceland, 75-69 -- setting career highs with 27 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocked shots and five assists...
Viking spikers drop home opener (01/28/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team had some hitting difficulties Sunday during a 30-22, 30-28, 30-24 non-conference home loss to third-ranked St. Ambrose (Iowa). The Vikings lost 14 points on service errors, although their attack efficiency improved from .083 percent from the season-opening loss at No. 1 Park to .176 against the Bees (3-0)...
Lady Vikings halt HAAC skid (01/23/09)
Senior Ashley Sequeira had a career night Thursday as the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team snapped a seven-game Heart of America Conference losing streak with a 75-69 victory over visiting Graceland. Sequeira posted her fourth double-double of the season for the Lady Vikings, who erased a 12-point deficit over the final six-and-a-half minutes...
No. 1 Park spoils Vikings' debut (01/23/09)
PARKVILLE -- New Missouri Valley College head men's volleyball coach Derick White received a rude introduction to the MAMVIC West. White's Vikings opened the season Wednesday at top-ranked defending NAIA champion Park, dropping a competitive four-set match, 30-21, 22-30, 30-22, 30-16...
Vikings get road win (01/26/09)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- The smallest player on the court packed the biggest wallop Saturday for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team. Sophomore Josh Boswell, a 5-foot-8, 170-pound guard from Cedar Hill, Texas, scored a career-high 26 points as the Vikings claimed an 83-71 Heart of America Conference road win at Benedictine. Boswell, who wasn't available during the first semester, has produced double figures in six straight games...
Vikings beaten in three duals (01/22/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team lost three dual matches last week, two to NCAA Division I opponents. The toughest loss to swallow for the fourth-ranked Vikings was Thursday's 21-16 tilt at No. 14 Missouri Baptist. Valley led early, but the Spartans won the last three bouts to come from behind...
Lady Vikings lose to Park in OT (01/20/09)
PARKVILLE -- Freshman Dela Jones came off the bench to rack up four big points during the final minute of overtime Monday to give Park a 64-59 non-conference decision over the visiting Missouri Valley College women's basketball team. The Lady Pirates already led by a point on senior Meghan Cummings' jumper with 47 seconds remaining in the extra period when Jones came up with a steal and converted it into a transition bucket...
Valley ends HAAC slump (01/19/09)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team took an eight-point lead into halftime and made it hold up the rest of the way Saturday for an 81-67 Heart of America Conference home win over Baker. The victory ended a six-game losing streak in league play for the Vikings, who did a solid job of taking care of the ball with only six turnovers and a 44-27 control of the glass. Valley's 14-4 advantage in offensive rebounds gave it a 19-2 edge in second-chance points...
Vikings drop another road overtime contest (01/13/09)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team had Evangel on the ropes, but couldn't hold on Monday during its second straight overtime loss, 71-66, at Heart of America Conference rival Evangel. The Vikings led by 11 points during the second half, but sophomore Spud Harbour led a Crusader comeback. ...
Vikings edged in overtime (01/09/09)
ST. CHARLES -- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team's return to Heart of America Conference action Thursday produced a heartbreaking road loss. A three-point play by senior Andre' Dickson broke the 13th tie of the game with 37 seconds left in overtime as Lindenwood took a 78-73 decision over the Vikings. Dickson then made two free throws, followed by two more by junior Jason Schneider, to secure the Lions' perfect league record...
Graham brothers take silver at Dana (01/07/09)
BLAIR, Neb. -- All-American brothers Eric and Brian Graham reached the finals of their respective weight classes Saturday for the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team at the Dana Open in Blair, Neb. The redshirt juniors from Platte County were among four medalists for the Vikings in their first outing since the holiday break...
Vikings solid at Reno meet (12/24/08)
RENO, Nev. -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team may be ranked seventh in the latest NAIA poll, but was first among its peers Thursday at the Reno Tournament of Champions. The Vikings didn't earn any medals at the prestigious event, which replaced the Las Vegas Invitational, but was 15th overall with 28 points and third among clubs from schools lower than NCAA Division I...
Vikings split duals in California (12/18/08)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- While the folks back home were slipping and sliding through the snow Tuesday, the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team was basking in the California sun. The sixth-ranked Vikings probably would be in a sunnier frame of mind had they been able to win both of their matches in the California Baptist Duals, but a late rally by No. 8 Menlo (Calif.) gave it an 18-13 upset in the first contest. Valley came back to beat the 12th-rated Lancers, 27-15...
2008 All-Heart of America Conference Football (12/17/08)
Missouri Valley College First Team Offense Defense Special Teams Second Team Offense Defense Special Teams Third Team Offense Defense Honorable Mention...
Valley's Wentzel receives NAIA All-American honor (12/17/08)
WACO, Texas -- Missouri Valley College senior Larry Wentzel has been named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team for the 2008 season. Since the AFCA took over the all-NAIA selection process in 2006, Wentzel is only the second Viking to be so honored. Linebacker Reggie Singletary made the cut last year...
Two Vikings medal at Fort Hays (12/11/08)
HAYS, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team picked up two medals Saturday at the Fort Hays State (Kan.) Open, a meet primarily composed of NCAA Division I and II programs. Red-shirt freshman Jesse Alter, the former Kirksville standout, and sophomore Travis Ewart both finished fourth in their weight classes...
Vikings sweep series with Hannibal-LaGrange (12/10/08)
HANNIBAL -- On nights when shots don't fall, there are other ways for basketball teams to win. The Missouri Valley College men proved that Monday during a 72-62 victory at Hannibal-LaGrange. The Vikings shot a season-low 36.7 percent from the field, yet held their opponent to 35.6 percent, had only seven turnovers and sank 29 of 38 free throws -- including 21 of 26 during the second half while they were protecting a slim lead...
Vikings beaten at buzzer (12/08/08)
What separates the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team with No. 24 William Jewell? One shot. At least that's what it took, in the form of junior Kyle Fisher's short jumper before the horn sounded, for the Cardinals to manage a 61-59 Heart of America Conference win Saturday in the Burns Athletic Center...
Valley men, women fall at Central Methodist (12/05/08)
FAYETTE -- Senior Jeff Blauvelt scored a season-high 29 points Thursday as 19th-ranked Central Methodist remained undefeated by holding off a challenge from the visiting Missouri Valley College men's basketball team for a 73-59 Heart of America Conference victory...
Valley knocks off No. 2 McKendree (12/04/08)
LEBANON, Ill. -- The seventh-ranked Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team pulled off an upset on the road Wednesday during its first dual match of the season. The Vikings won six of 10 bouts to beat No. 2 McKendree, 24-18, ending the Bearcats' eight-match win streak at Lebanon, Ill. -- which dated back to a Jan., 2007, loss to eventual NAIA champion Lindenwood...
Valley's Scheller named all-HAAC (12/04/08)
Missouri Valley College senior Katharina Scheller of Villengen, Germany, was accorded honorable mention status on the all-Heart of America Conference women's volleyball team. Scheller (above), a 5-foot-9 outside hitter, led the Lady Vikings (2-27, 0-10 HAAC) with 173 kills -- 2.3 kills per game -- and 33 aces. She is scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in Mathematics...
Valley gets HAAC sweep at Culver (12/02/08)
CANTON -- The Missouri Valley College basketball teams began Heart of America Conference play Monday with a sweep at Culver-Stockton, the win the first of the season for the Lady Vikings. The Valley men led wire-to-wire, the narrowness of the 70-66 decision reflecting some hot shooting down the stretch by the Wildcats. The Vikings began the contest with a 10-0 run on a three-pointer by senior Jelani Hicks, lay-ups from juniors Roc Rogers and Rouven Haenig, and a Haenig bomb...
Vikings exit first semester with lead in Ozark Region (11/28/08)
MURRAY, Ky. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team saw its win streak end at five meets, but its lead in the NIRA Ozark Region narrowed only slightly. The Vikings entered the twin Murray State (Ky.) Rodeos on Nov. 20-23 with a 1,019-point lead over Tennessee-Martin. Although the Skyhawks won the second of those events, after Valley took the first one, they gained only 25 points and still have 994 points to overcome...
Late surge gives Columbia win over VikingsLate surge gives Columbia win over Vikings (11/26/08)
Columbia staged a 19-6 sprint over the final nine minutes Tuesday to hand the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team a 73-60 non-conference home setback. Until then, the game had been tied eight times, with six lead changes, three in the first half -- with the Vikings ahead by a point at the break...
Vikings earn nine medals at Mizzou (11/26/08)
COLUMBIA -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team gathered nine medals Sunday during the Mizzou Open at Columbia. Three Vikings finished sixth in the Open Division. Junior Joe Cornejo, who won the 157-pound weight class at the Lindenwood Open to begin the season, advanced to the semifinal round before injuring his back and had to take medical forfeits the rest of the way...
Spartans avenge loss to Valley (11/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Junior Brandon Roberson sank 12 of 14 free throws for a game-high 19 points Saturday during Missouri Baptist's 68-61 non-conference win over the visiting Missouri Valley College men's basketball team. The Spartans seemed determine to avenge an 11-point season-opening loss in Marshall, and did so by roaring to a 38-20 halftime lead. The Vikings were unable to make up the deficit, especially with Baptist converting 81.3 percent of its attempts from the charity stripe...
Lady Vikings out-paced by William Woods (11/24/08)
FULTON -- William Woods used a 32-7 run during the middle of the game Friday to pull away from the struggling Missouri Valley College women's basketball team for a 67-46 non-conference home win. Senior Ashley Sequeira scored 32 seconds into the game to give the Lady Vikings their first and only lead of the game. The Lady Owls got three quick goals from freshman Miranda Loesch, a 6-1 post from Russellville, to pull in front...
It's over for Vikings: Lindenwood 21, MVC 18 (11/21/08)
ST. CHARLES -- Greatness eluded a very good Missouri Valley College football team. As the schedule may have aided the Vikings last year during an eight-game win streak which propelled them into the NAIA Championship Series semifinal round, its opposite proved too tough this season: three straight road losses to playoff-bound clubs, including a 21-18 heartbreaker Saturday at Lindenwood...
Lady Vikings drop pair at CMU tourney (11/21/08)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team is still looking for its first win of the season, but got closer to that objective during its second game of the weekend at the Central Methodist Tournament. After losing to Columbia for the second time in five days Friday, 81-42, the Lady Vikings gave Friends (Kan.) a scare Saturday before it pulled out a 62-55 decision...
Lady Vikings 1-2 in home duals (11/21/08)
It's a sign of the changing times in women's college wrestling that Oklahoma City, which did not even have a team two years ago, could smash the established Missouri Valley College program. Such was the case Saturday during the MVC Duals in the Burns Athletic Center, where the Stars -- bringing in 10 grapplers ranked by the Women's College Wrestling Association -- won eight of nine bouts for a 32-8 victory. ...
Vikes hammer H-LC for third straight win (11/19/08)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team used balanced scoring and strong play in the paint Tuesday to post its season-opening third win in a row, a 72-47 non-conference home victory over Hannibal-LaGrange. A week earlier, the Vikings had five players score in double figures during an 85-59 decision at Harris-Stowe State, and this contest was similar -- especially with a dominant second half. ...
Vikings' Ewart medals at UCM (11/18/08)
WARRENSBURG -- Heavyweight Travis Ewart captured the lone medal for the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team Sunday at the power-packed University of Central Missouri Open in Warrensburg. The sophomore from Riverside, Calif., unranked in the NAIA preseason poll, came back to avenge a 4-3 overtime loss in the quarterfinal round by beating Truman State's Loyde Braidlow in the fifth-place match, 3-1...
Valley Weekly: Lady Viking grapplers 1-4 at OCU (11/14/08)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Junior all-American Samantha Fee won all five of her matches Saturday at the Oklahoma City University Duals. However, Fee's young Missouri Valley College club only took one of five contests, a 23-18 victory over Menlo (Calif.). Besides a pin by Fee -- ranked No. ...
No. 12 Vikings must win, or else (11/14/08)
There's nothing ambiguous about the Missouri Valley College football team's situation: win or go home. The Vikings faced the same prospect a year ago when facing undefeated Heart of America Conference champion Lindenwood in the regular season finale, only they got to do so at home instead of in St. Charles -- where the Lions have won 10 straight games since losing to Valley, 31-21, in 2006...
Lady Vikings drop three on road (11/11/08)
The road has been an unkind companion so far this season for the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team. The Lady Vikings lost three games over a four-day span, two at the LionBacker Classic in Henderson, Tenn. -- to host Freed-Hardeman on Friday, 89-55, and Cumberland (Tenn.) the next day, 73-51 -- and a 93-53 non-conference tilt Monday at Columbia...
Vikings advance to their 'Super Bowl' (11/10/08)
The sputtering Missouri Valley College football machine got a much-needed tune-up Saturday, operating on all cylinders to race past Heart of America Conference foe Culver-Stockton, 59-7. "We knew what we had to do," remarked senior linebacker Jonathan Durham of Marshall after what was possibly his last game on Gregg-Mitchell Field. ...
Valley Weekly: Viking grapplers win nine medals (11/07/08)
ST. CHARLES -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team began the season Saturday by claiming nine medals, one of them gold, at the Lindenwood Open. The Vikings' lone title was secured by a newcomer, junior Joe Cornejo, at 157 points. Cornejo was a NJCAA all-America last year with a bronze medal for Labette (Kan.) Community College following two state championships at Haysville, Kan., High School...
Vikings win season debut (11/07/08)
Senior Brandon Toliver put up a double-double Thursday as the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team began the 2008-09 season with a 75-64 non-conference victory over visiting Missouri Baptist. Toliver (33) tallied a game-high 21 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Vikings to the comeback win after having fallen behind by a point at halftime -- despite shooting 61.3 percent from the field. ...
No. 14 Valley now in must-win mode (11/07/08)
With two losses in the last three games, the Missouri Valley College football team is no longer in position to fulfill the Heart of America Conference coaches' pre-season prediction of a league title. Instead, the Vikings are in a four-way fight to secure their third straight NAIA playoff berth after reaching the semifinal round the last two years...
Ozarks spoils Lady Vikings' debut (11/06/08)
POINT LOOKOUT -- There certainly could be an easier way for new Missouri Valley College head women's basketball coach Jolene Christensen to inaugurate her tenure than a road game at NAIA Division II powerhouse College of the Ozarks. The Lady Bobcats were coming off a season in which they won 31 games before suffering their only loss in the national championship, 82-75 to Northwestern (Iowa) for their third straight second-place finish...
Vikings drop HAAC game at Baker (11/03/08)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- Saturday was Blackout Day at Liston Stadium, and it was a dark one indeed for the visiting Missouri Valley College football team. With the stands filled with fans in black jerseys, 24th-ranked Baker dimmed the Vikings' playoff chances by pulling out a 26-22 Heart of America Conference decision...
Valley Weekly: Lady Vikings win OT match (10/31/08)
Sophomore Jessica Yach's "golden goal" two minutes into overtime Wednesday gave the Missouri Valley College women's soccer team a 2-1 non-conference victory at William Woods. Junior Bailey Jungmann scored in the first half to put the Lady Owls (10-7) in front, but Yach tied the match six minutes into the second half. Both of Yach's goals were assisted by senior Tiffany Chin...
Vikings travel to No. 24 Baker (10/31/08)
Given the Missouri Valley College football team's recent dominance of Heart of America Conference rival Baker, Saturday's contest at Baldwin City, Kan., didn't project to be a make-or-break affair when the season began. Little did anyone suspect that the Wildcats would be in contention for the conference title this late in the season, tied with pre-season favorite Valley and Lindenwood...
Vikings get HAAC win for Homecoming (10/27/08)
The Missouri Valley College football team did what it needed to do Saturday: rebound from the previous week's loss at MidAmerica Nazarene which ended a 13-game Heart of America Conference win streak. The ninth-ranked Vikings jumped out to a 20-0 first-quarter lead, which was more than enough against punchless Avila to claim a 41-10 Homecoming victory. ...
Avila up next for chastened Vikings (10/24/08)
The goal during Saturday's Homecoming game for the humbled Missouri Valley College football team, according to head coach Paul Troth, is "getting back on track" after last week's 43-25 Heart of America Conference loss at sixth-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene...
Valley Weekly: Valley cowboys' win streak continues (10/24/08)
TROY, Ala. -- With a hole in the schedule, two separate rodeos were held over the weekend at Troy (Ala.) University, with Missouri Valley College winning both for its fifth straight title to begin the season. The Vikings claimed the first meet by a margin of 550 to 510 points over Tennessee-Martin. ...
MidAmerica hands Vikings first loss (10/20/08)
OLATHE, Kan. -- The MidAmerica Nazarene University football team celebrated Homecoming by ending two years of frustration Saturday. The sixth-ranked Pioneers had finished second in the Heart of America Conference standings the last two seasons, losses to Missouri Valley being a major reason. ...
No. 3 Valley dispenses with CMU (10/06/08)
A year ago, the Missouri Valley College football team which crushed Central Methodist by 49 points had its back against the wall. The Vikings were coming off a loss which dropped the defending Heart of America Conference champions to 2-2 and threatened their return to the NAIA playoffs...
Vikings hoping to end first half unblemished (10/03/08)
Missouri Valley College played textbook road football for the second time this season last week against a team which had beaten it in 2007. As it did a fortnight earlier at Graceland, the Vikings built up a big lead -- thanks to a defense which wouldn't surrender a touchdown -- during a 47-10 romp at Evangel. Despite how it may have looked on paper, though, MVC head coach Paul Troth considered the effort "far from perfect."...
Valley Weekly: Vikings win SAU Rodeo, lead region (10/03/08)
MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- Junior Jake Shaw of Cocoa, Fla., racked up 300 points to lead the Missouri Valley College men to victory at the Southern Arkansas University Rodeo last week. Shaw won the steer wrestling competition, was second in tie-down roping and was the header on the sixth-place team roping entry to finish second for the all-around title. The only other Viking to win was sophomore Will Smith of Luyoff, S.C., in saddle bronc riding...
No. 3 Valley stuffs Crusaders, 47-10 (09/29/08)
SPRINGFIELD -- If revenge was what the Missouri Valley College football team had as its goal, then the feat was emphatically accomplished Saturday. The Vikings smashed the last Heart of America Conference team to beat them with a 47-10 victory at Evangel. After losing to the Crusaders last season, Valley reeled off 10 straight wins to reach the NAIA semifinal round for the second year in a row...
Vikings pound third HAAC foe (09/22/08)
During the first seven minutes of the second half Saturday, the William Jewell College football team entered the Twilight Zone. The Cardinals, in the words of Rod Serling, "were traveling through another dimension." It wasn't one of "sight and mind," but of turnovers and touchdowns. That 17-point spree was the impetus for host Missouri Valley's 44-17 Heart of America Conference victory...
Valley Weekly: Viking netters open with tournament wins (09/19/08)
WATERLOO, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College tennis team began its season by winning five gold medals last weekend in the Upper Iowa Challenge. The Vikings were led by senior Nicki Erickson of Marshall, who won the women's "C" singles division and paired with sophomore Shruti Bedi for third place in "B" doubles...
Arch rival Jewell calls on No. 3 Vikings (09/19/08)
There may have been no more dominant a performance by the Missouri Valley College football team during its recent resurgence than last week's 48-15 Heart of America Conference victory at Graceland. Now head coach Paul Troth would like to see the third-ranked Vikings do it for the home folks...
Valley wins Viking Stampede (09/17/08)
The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team began defense of its NIRA Ozark Region championship by taking first place in the Viking Stampede, held Thursday through Saturday on the Saline County Fairground at Marshall. Junior Adam Gilchrist of Maple Creek, Sask., won the all-around title with 260 points, a major contributor to the Vikings' 750-point tally -- 31 points ahead of arch rival Tennessee-Martin...
Graceland no problem for No. 3 Vikings (09/15/08)
LAMONI, Iowa -- This time Paul Troth's fears proved unfounded. After being upset at home by Graceland a year ago, the head coach of the third-ranked Missouri Valley College football team was understandably concerned about the rematch. However, the Vikings eased his mind with a 48-15 blowout Heart of America Conference win Saturday at Lamoni, Iowa...
Valley Weekly: Vikes dominate Graceland Invite (09/12/08)
LAMONI, Iowa - The Missouri Valley College men's golf team entered three full squads in the Graceland Invitational on Tuesday, and finished 1-2-3. The Vikings' A group shot a 291, followed by 300 for the B and 308 for the C. Freshman Craig Gibson of Brooks, Alb., fired a three-under-par 69 on the Lamoni Golf and Country Club for the individual title, with junior Tyler Kasubek's 70 good for second place...
No. 3 Vikings seek revenge at Graceland (09/12/08)
The second week of the season is proving to be just as hectic as the first one for Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth. At least he's got a win to show for his efforts. "Anytime you can get Benedictine behind you on the schedule, that's always good," Troth remarked following last week's solid 26-16 Heart of America Conference victory...
Valley opens with HAAC win (09/08/08)
In some respects, the Missouri Valley College football team's 26-16 Heart of America Conference victory Saturday over visiting Benedictine was nearly a perfect season opener. The third-ranked Vikings were never in danger of losing, yet there were enough flaws -- 11 penalties, inconsistent blocking and a couple of big coverage breakdowns -- that they shouldn't be complacent...
Vikings host BC to start 2008 campaign (09/05/08)
It had been raining all morning, so Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth was arranging an indoor practice. At the same time, he was dealing with a last-minute player eligibility issue, a broken video machine and his program's budget...
Nelson claims all-America honor (06/23/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- The third try was the charm for Missouri Valley College saddle bronc rider Kirk Nelson. The junior from Sanborn, Minn., had twice earlier made it to the College National Finals Rodeo, only to come away empty-handed. Finally, he made it to the Saturday championship performance at Casper, Wyo., and put together a solid ride to earn all-America distinction...
One Viking in, two waiting at CNFR (06/20/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Two Missouri Valley College cowboys are anxiously awaiting tonight's results to find out whether they made the cut for Saturday's championship round in the 60th annual College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. Freshman saddle bronc rider Will Smith and sophomore bareback rider David Clapp have completed their preliminaries and could possibly reach the finals. ...
Valley women's mat program produces first U.S. Olympian (06/20/08)
LAS VEGAS -- When Missouri Valley College created the second women's wrestling program among American institutions of higher learning in 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii's Clarissa Chun was among the first to sign up. Chun was an immediate star for the Lady Vikings, although a knee injury during her sophomore year slowed her down. She left Valley after her junior campaign to join the U.S. Olympic training program, but barely missed making the squad for the 2004 Athens Games...
Valley cowboys on the bubble at CNFR (06/19/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- One Missouri Valley College cowboy is in, three are out and two more await today's results to find out who made the cut for Saturday's championship round in the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. The Vikings' only entry to perform Wednesday was freshman Will Smith, who led the saddle bronc competition after the second go-round. ...
Valley drops back 13 spots at CNFR (06/18/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- If the second day of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo., was memorable for the Missouri Valley College men, Tuesday was one they may want to forget. Two of the four Vikings who entered the arena on the third day of the meet were unable to post a score, and are for all practical purposes out of contention...
Vikings jump into fourth place (06/17/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- The Missouri Valley College men got well in a hurry during the second day of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. Even though five of their six entries competed on opening night, the Vikings were scoreless as a team. However, the four cowboys who performed Monday all finished in the top eight in their go-rounds to move Valley into fourth place with 155 points, now in position to challenge Panhandle State (Okla.) -- the leader with 230 points -- as well as the two other teams ahead of it.. ...
Valley off to slow start at CNFR (06/16/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- The NIRA Ozark Region champion Missouri Valley College men's team wasn't able to score points Sunday to begin the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. Freshman Will Smith of Lugoff, S.C., tied for 10th place in saddle bronc riding with a score of 73 points and senior Kirk Nelson of Sanborn, Minn., had a 65-point ride for 20th place...
Vikings have 16 NAIA spring scholar-athletes (06/05/08)
Eley named NAIA All-American (06/02/08)
Ferreira wins second NAIA silver medal (05/27/08)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Missouri Valley College's Thiago Ferreira was again the bride's maid, rather than the bride, at a national meet. The junior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, finished second in the 5,000-meter race-walk at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held Thursday through Saturday at Edwardsville, Ill. Ferreira was also second in the 3,000 race-walk at the national indoor meet in March...
Hensley signs with Valley (05/23/08)
Valley golfer in top 30 at NAIA Championship (05/20/08)
PLYMOUTH, Ind. -- Heading into the final day of the NAIA Championships, Missouri Valley College golfer Raphael Marguery was in good shape. The sophomore from suburban Paris, France, was tied for seventh place, coming off his best round of the tournament -- a three-under par 69 on the Indiana National Golf Club course. But on Friday, he hit a stretch from which he could not recover...
Valley signs two Greyhounds (05/08/08)
MVC's Marguery going to golf nationals (05/08/08)
SMITHVILLE -- The Missouri Valley College men's golf team finished third in the NAIA Region V Tournament on April 24-25 at Smithville, but one player will move on. Sophomore Ralph Marguery of suburban Paris, France, shot a four-over-par 220 over three rounds at Paradise Pointe Golf Course to win the regional meet, thus becoming the first Viking to quality for the NAIA Championships...
Softball season ends for Lady Vikings (05/08/08)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College softball team dropped two games Friday at the Heart of America Conference Tournament in Springfield, ending its season. The Lady Vikings gave regular season champion Central Methodist a battle in the opener, a 3-1 loss. Junior Kimberly Fuller's single drove in a run in the top of the first inning, but Valley was unable to extend or hold on to the lead...
Vikings roar to Ozark Region title (05/01/08)
HARRISON, Ark. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team didn't need to do anything special last week to secure the NIRA Ozark Region championship. Instead, the Vikings turned in a sensational performance. Valley won the regular season-ending North Arkansas Rodeo at Harrison by a staggering margin, doubling the point total of second-place Troy (Ala.) with an off-the-charts 1,330 points -- 380 points higher than that of any of its four straight victories...
Track & Field Round-up/Chiefs win four I-70 gold medals (05/01/08)
A strong group of distance runners paced the Santa Fe boys' track and field team to third place Tuesday in the I-70 Conference Championships at Marshall Junior Darin Buford won the 800-meter run (2:12.19) and ran the third leg of the victorious 3,200-meter relay (9:09.50). Sophomores Jeff Knipmeyer, Derrick Kennedy and Hunter Rolf were also members of the quarter...
Softball/Missouri Valley 6, Avila 5 (04/29/08)
Sophomore Tatum Hathcock pitched over three innings of shutout relief to maintain a tie softball game until Missouri Valley College could win its regular season finale against visiting Avila in the bottom of the seventh inning, 6-5. The victory clinched a spot for the Lady Vikings -- as the No. 8 seed -- in the Heart of America Conference Tournament, starting Thursday at Springfield...
Vikings advance to HAAC tournament (04/28/08)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team needed to at least split its four-game weekend series against Heart of America Conference East Division rival Central Methodist to gain entry into the post-season. Just to make sure, though, the Vikings won three -- and it may have been a sweep if not for blowing a two-run league in the seventh inning of Saturday's opener and losing 8-7 in the nightcap. ...
Lady Vikings on bubble (04/28/08)
OLATHE, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College softball team finds itself on a precarious perch for a post-season berth. The Lady Vikings could have locked up the eighth and final spot in the Heart of America Conference Tournament with a split Saturday at MidAmerica Nazarene. Instead, the Lady Pioneers swept, 7-1 and 6-4, making Valley's home game tonight against Avila potentially significant...
Softball/Park 6-11, Missouri Valley 5-0 (04/25/08)
PARKVILLE -- The Missouri Valley College softball team lost the last two of the nine games it has played over a five-day period, on the wrong end of a non-conference sweep Thursday at Park. The Lady Vikings twice lost one-run leads in the late innings of the opener, a 6-5 loss in eight innings. Junior Kimberly Fuller smashed a pair of two-run homers, giving her eight on the season, to send Valley into the bottom of the sixth inning with a 4-3 lead...
Lady Vikings play Jewell to draw (04/24/08)
LIBERTY -- The Missouri Valley College softball team hasn't gained much ground in its effort to secure a favorable position for the Heart of America Conference Tournament, but gain it has. The Lady Vikings are 4-3 against league foes during the past four days, posting their third straight split Wednesday by beating William Jewell -- ranked 10th in NAIA Region 5 -- in the second game of a doubleheader, 3-1, after dropping a 3-2 decision in the opener...
No. 2 Valley heads to last round-up (04/24/08)
SENATOBIA, Miss. -- If Missouri Valley College cowboys are walking around with shinier buckles hitching their belts even higher, it's only because they're riding high in the saddle. Equestrian analogies aside, the Vikings' rough stock riders have propelled the team to the No. 2 spot in the NIRA national rankings. Winning will do that -- as Valley proved with its third straight title, last week at the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rodeo at Senatobia...
Valley net squad winds up '08 season (04/24/08)
KANSAS CITY -- The Missouri Valley College men's and women's tennis teams closed out their seasons Friday with first-round losses in the Heart of America Conference Tournament at Kansas City. The Valley men lost to Baker, 5-2, despite winning two of three doubles tilts to begin the match. ...
Lady Vikings win two of three HAAC tilts (04/22/08)
The Missouri Valley College softball team is trying to move up in the Heart of America Conference standings, but it's tough to gain ground. The Lady Vikings did their part Sunday by splitting a doubleheader at Benedictine, ranked eighth in NAIA Region V, and following that with a 4-2 decision Monday against visiting Graceland...
Vikings win key HAAC East series (04/21/08)
After the previous week's tough series at Heart of America Conference East Division leader Lindenwood, the Missouri Valley College baseball team needed a lift. That it got by taking three of four games over the weekend at Osage Field against Culver-Stockton, allowing the Vikings to vault over the visitors in second place in the standings...
Softball/Missouri Valley 4, Avila 3 (04/18/08)
A two-run double by junior Heather Sliger in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday turned a one-run deficit into a 4-3 Heart of America Conference victory for the Missouri Valley College softball team during its home game against Avila. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was rained out...
Valley's Ozark Region lead lengthens (04/17/08)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team rubbed salt in the mild wound it earlier had inflicted on defending NIRA Ozark Region champion Tennessee-Martin last week by taking the title of the Skyhawks' show. The Vikings won for the third time in the last four meets to increase their slim lead over UTM in the season standings by 50 points to 285 points. The credit, again, goes largely to a fine group of riders...
Lady Vikings split with BU (04/16/08)
The Missouri Valley College softball team was hoping a home twinbill against Heart of America Conference cellar-dweller Baker would mean a boost in the standings, but could only manage a split Tuesday. The Lady Vikings came back from a five-run deficit to win the opener, 10-7, but couldn't keep up in the nightcap, a 6-1 loss...
Vikings pound out three wins (04/14/08)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team wasn't about to let a little snow delay what it hoped would be a recovery from its anemic offensive showing the previous weekend at Lindenwood. The Vikings manhandled a pitching staff from visiting Ashford (Iowa), which entered the three-game set with a horrific 10.66 earned-run average, to sweep the series. Valley won each non-conference game by 10 runs, 13-3 and 11-1 on Saturday and 12-2 Sunday...
Vikings claim six gold medals (04/11/08)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College track and field team won six events Saturday at the ASICS Invitational hosted by Central Methodist. Senior Linze Leimkuehler of Marshall won the 400-meter dash (1:00.33) and placed second in the 100 (12.92 seconds), while senior Natalie Reische of Brunswick claimed a gold medal in the hammer throw (40.02 meters) and was second in both the shot put (10.89) and discus (35.29)...
Valley net teams stop skids (04/11/08)
The Missouri Valley College men's and women's tennis teams have been busy, if not terribly successful. The Vikings played four matches within a five-day span, but didn't pick up a victory until the final one -- when both the men and women defeated Westminster, MVC head coach Ryan Carney's alma mater, by 8-1 scores...
Lady Vikings swept by Evangel forseventh straight loss (04/10/08)
The Missouri Valley College softball team played Wednesday's Heart of America Conference home doubleheader Wednesday in a perpetual catch-up mode, dropping both games to Evangel, 5-2 and 7-5. The Lady Crusaders, ranked third in NAIA Region V, came into the series with a .309 team batting average -- and nearly equaled that (.295), as well as their mean 6.7 runs per game. In both contests, Evangel put up crooked numbers in the first inning...
Vikings drop three of four at LU (04/08/08)
ST. CHARLES -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team headed to Lindenwood on Saturday riding an eight-game win streak and hoping to overtake the Heart of America Conference East Division leader. The Vikings left St. Charles the next day with three losses in the four-game series, scoring only four runs and dropping into third place in the standings behind Culver-Stockton -- which took three of four from Central Methodist. ...
Vikings' season ends at home (04/07/08)
The final match for the Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team was somewhat of a microcosm for its season: a struggle during the early stages, some success in the middle, but ultimately falling short. The Vikings were eliminated in Friday's opener of the MAMVIC West Tournament in the Burns Athletic Center, sustaining a 30-25, 30-26, 22-30, 23-30, 15-13 loss to Graceland - the only opponent they beat in league play this season...
Lady Vikes swept on HAAC road (04/07/08)
CANTON -- The Missouri Valley College softball team left its bats at home Saturday during a trip to Culver-Stockton, losing a pair of one-run Heart of America Conference contests, 4-3 and 1-0. The Lady Wildcats scored twice in the bottom of the first inning of the opener, on back-to-back solo homers by sophomores Jessica Webb and Danielle Kaltmayer, and never trailed during the day. Kaltmayer singled in a run in the third to make it 3-0, but the Lady Vikings came back...
MVC Round-up/Valley cowboys add to Ozark Region lead (04/03/08)
MONTICELLO, Ark. -- Having gained a slim lead over defending NIRA Ozark Region champion Tennessee-Monticello to begin the second half of the rodeo season, the Missouri Valley College men lengthened it last week. The Vikings racked up a staggering 950 points, more than 250 points over its league-leading average, to win the Arkansas-Monticello Rodeo. In that, sophomore Jake Shaw played no small part, contributing 225 points to the effort...
Leimkuehler does well at Mizzou meet (04/01/08)
COLUMBIA -- Missouri Valley College sprinter Linzi Leimkuehler had a pair of top-20 performances last weekend at the Mizzou Relays in Columbia. The senior from Marshall finished 15th out of 50 entries in the University 200-meter dash (26.48 seconds), following that up by coming in 20th in a field of 35 in the higher-level Open 100 (13.10)...
Vikings sweep four-game Evangel series (03/31/08)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team worked its way further up the Heart of America Conference standings, getting strong pitching on Friday and devastating hitting Saturday to win both sets of doubleheaders at Evangel. Junior right-hander Andy Jones allowed only six hits in the opener, a 3-2 victory in which the Vikings scored all of their runs in the top of the third inning. ...
Lady Vikings split at Southwest Baptist (03/31/08)
BOLIVAR -- Saturday's non-conference twinbill in Bolivar between the Missouri Valley College softball team and NCAA Division II member Southwest Baptist was no joy for pitchers. The teams combined to score 12 runs in each game, the Lady Vikings winning the opener, 7-5 in eight innings, before dropping a 10-2 getaway contest in five innings...
Johnson named all-America (03/28/08)
Lady Vikings win HAAC opener (03/27/08)
The Missouri Valley College softball team enjoyed its first home game of the season Wednesday, winning its Heart of America Conference opener over Graceland, 8-7, before rain washed out the second game of the scheduled twinbill. The Lady Vikings gradually built a substantial lead, but had to cling to it at the end while yielding six runs in the top of the seventh inning...
Vikings win fourth straight in HAAC (03/26/08)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team tallied 20 runs in 12 innings Tuesday for its second home sweep in a row of a Heart of America Conference opponent. The Vikings put together five crooked-number rallies while defeating MidAmerica Nazarene, 12-2 and 8-4...
Viking bats bash Baker (03/24/08)
On paper, it didn't look like a great match-up for the Missouri Valley College baseball team. Baker came into Saturday's doubleheader at Osage Field with a .303 team batting average, third in the Heart of America Conference, while the Vikings' cumulative 6.26 earned-run average was near the bottom of the league...
Valley netters get in some work on break (03/21/08)
There weren't many wins to show for it, but the Missouri Valley College men's and women's tennis teams gained considerable experience last week during the Spring Break Tournament at Hilton Head, S.C. "This was a good trip for us," noted MVC head coach Ryan Carney. "I would like to have won more matches, but this trip was more about getting into form...
MVC Round-up/Valley third at Collegiate Nationals (03/20/08)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Missouri Valley College women's wrestling team brought home 14 medals Saturday from the Collegiate National Championships at Oklahoma City. The Lady Vikings had only one finalist, top-ranked sophomore Amberlee Ebert of Reedsville, Wis., who beat former MVC grappler Ashley Sword of the host Stars in the 67 kilogram finals, 0-3, 3-0, 1-1. ...
Lady Vikings 3-3 to finish trip (03/18/08)
The second half of the Tucson Invitational went much better for the Missouri Valley College softball team, which rebounded from a 1-5 start to split its final six games. The Lady Vikings got the offense clicking with 19 hits in Thursday's opener, a 14-10 victory over Calvin (Mich.). The big inning was the third, and the big blow of that frame was sophomore Sara Irminger's bases-loaded triple. Junior Kimberly Fuller doubled in a run and junior Kristine Escujuri added an RBI single...
Valley, BC play to draw (03/18/08)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team let the first game of its home doubleheader Saturday get away, but not the second one as it split with Heart of America Conference rival Benedictine. Winning the nightcap didn't prevent the Vikings from falling out of the NAIA Region V rankings, having gone into the day at No. 5 -- not yet accounting for Thursday's rain-shortened 5-1, five-inning non-conference loss at William Woods. The Ravens (4-2, 3-1 HAAC) moved up a spot to sixth in the poll...
Valley rodeo team knocked out of top spot in region (03/14/08)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The brawl between the Missouri Valley College and Tennessee-Martin men's rodeo team wages on. The Vikings assumed the top spot in the NIRA Ozark Region standings before the mid-season break, but the Skyhawks took it back in the opening event of the second semester by winning the Mississippi State Rodeo last week. Valley was second, but saw its 50-point lead turn into a 95-point deficit by trailing in points, 870 to 625...
Lady Vikings lose two in Tucson (03/13/08)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Tucson Invitational schedule gave the Missouri Valley College softball team more than it could handle Tuesday. The Lady Vikings began the day with a 12-3 loss to ninth-ranked Dickinson State (N.D.), an NAIA Tournament team last year, followed by a rematch against Purdue-North Central (Ind.) -- falling 10-5 to a club which beat them by a run two days earlier...
Valley sweeps HAAC twinbill (03/13/08)
The wind was blowing out of tiny Osage Field Tuesday, but it didn't help the home team. The Missouri Valley College baseball team smashed four homers in each of its two Heart of America Conference wins over Graceland, which received the home-field advantage of batting last after weather forced the game to be moved from Lamoni, Iowa...
Ferreira takes NAIA silver (03/12/08)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- There weren't any surprises last week for the Missouri Valley College track and field team at the NAIA Indoor Championships in Johnson City, Tenn. The Vikings had only one entry expected to come away with a medal, and he did. Junior Thiago Ferreira of Sao Paulo, Brazil, finished second in the 3,000-meter race-walk (13:44.05), coming in 2.87 seconds behind sophomore Chris Tegtmeier of Concordia (Neb.)...
Vikings end nine-game skid (03/11/08)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team salvaged a win in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader Sunday, ending its home opener by snapping a nine-game losing streak. A three-run homer by sophomore Mike Luczak broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth inning, all that was needed for Harris-Stowe State to take a 4-3 decision...
Lady Vikings split in desert (03/11/08)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Missouri Valley College softball team picked up its first win of the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational on Monday, thanks to a nine-run first inning in the opener. Junior Esperanza Reyes drove in the first run of the rally with a single and the last two runs with a triple to lead the Vikings to a 12-5 victory over Patten (Calif.). ...
Vikings sixth at NAIA meet (03/10/08)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team had five members win medals Saturday at the NAIA Championships in Sioux City, Iowa. The Vikings started the meet strongly, with seven wrestlers reaching the quarterfinal round -- more than any team outside of Lindenwood and McKendree (Ill.) -- but won only two of those Friday winners' bracket matches to drop from fourth place to sixth at the end of the meet...
Lady Vikes lose two heartbreakers (03/10/08)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Losses don't come any harder to swallow than the two which the Missouri Valley College softball team suffered Sunday to begin the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational. Purdue-North Central (Ind.) scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out an 8-7 decision over the Lady Vikings in the early game. ...
Valley beaten to begin HAAC (03/10/08)
KANSAS CITY -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team lost both ends of a road doubleheader Thursday at Avila to start the Heart of America Conference campaign. Senior Robert Carey tossed a two-hitter in the opener, allowing only one earned run, to give the Eagles a 3-1 victory. The game was tied at 1-1 until junior Kyle Mowatt stroked a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning...
Vikings fourth at NAIA meet (03/07/08)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team had considerable success on the first day of the NAIA Championships at Sioux City, Iowa, but the path to a fourth national title is strewn with obstacles. On the positive side for the Vikings is that it pulled seven entries through to the quarterfinals, only one fewer than top-ranked Lindenwood and No. ...
Valley drops net debut (03/07/08)
ST. JOSEPH -- The Missouri Valley College men's tennis team had only had four outdoor practices leading up to its spring season opener Wednesday at St. Joseph. If that wasn't enough of a hindrance, then there was the Vikings' opponent: Northwest Missouri State, ranked 31st in NCAA Division II and coming off an appearance in the national tournament. The Bearcats easily blanked Valley, 9-0...
Lady Vikings sweep in Springfield (03/05/08)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College softball team bounced back from their season-opening setbacks three days earlier to sweep all three of its games Saturday in the Evangel Show-Me Tournament at Springfield. The Lady Vikings had to come from behind all three games, although were only challenged in the finale. In the process, they smashed five homers and allowed only one earned run in 19 innings pitched...
2008 All-Heart of America Conference Basketball (03/04/08)
Men First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention Player of the Year: Adam Hepker, MidAmerica Nazarene Freshman of the Year: Mike Malat, Graceland...
Season over for Lady Vikings (03/03/08)
OLATHE, Kan. -- The end may have been in sight, but the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team was determined to die hard. The Lady Vikings were trying to knock off a second nationally-ranked opponent on the road in the Heart of America Conference Tournament, but No. 21 MidAmerica Nazarene made the plays necessary down the stretch to avoid a second straight home loss to MVC with a 65-60 semifinal decision...
Vikings blown away in Oklahoma winds (03/03/08)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The nation's second-windiest city proved a boon to home team hitters and a bane on Missouri Valley College pitchers over the weekend. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma City belted 14 homers while sweeping the three-game non-conference baseball series, 17-8 and 22-9 on Saturday and 13-8 Sunday. None of the Star's sluggers shone more brightly than senior David Dennis. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound first baseman from California smashed four dingers, driving in 13 runs and scoring seven times...
MVC Round-up/Lady Vikings stun No. 19 Jewell (02/29/08)
LIBERTY -- Keith Lindahl's tenure as head coach of the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team will last at least a couple of more days. Lindahl last week announced his resignation effective at the end of the third year of his contract, to be replaced by top assistant Jolene Christensen, but the sixth-seeded Lady Vikings pulled off the only upset of the Heart of America Conference's quarterfinal round Wednesday by defeating No. 3 William Jewell, 74-64, at Liberty...
Vikings' season ends at Jewell (02/28/08)
LIBERTY -- It was a tough end to a tough season for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team Wednesday, "to say the least," offered head coach Chad Lance. The Vikings fell behind by double digits before the first half reached its mid-point, although rallied later in the game before succumbing to host William Jewell, 71-59, in the first round of the Heart of America Conference Tournament...
Vikings claim regional crown (02/25/08)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- In a dual match to open the men's wrestling season, fifth-ranked Oklahoma City defeated No. 10 Missouri Valley College fairly handily. However, when the Vikings returned to the Sooner State capitol Saturday, they had the option of leaving open their vulnerable weight classes and doubling up in strong ones...
Vikings close out regular season with win (02/25/08)
Senior Boman Mullings performed to the tune 22 points Saturday in what was likely his last home game for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team, which beat Heart of America Conference foe Benedictine, 68-66. The Vikings were ahead by four points at halftime, but were out-shot during the second half, 48.4 to 44.0 percent. Fortunately, Valley made all seven of its free throws -- while the Ravens never got to the line -- to hang on to the victory...
Vikings drop three in Tennessee (02/22/08)
LEBANON, Tenn. -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team is hoping to escape winter weather by a return trip to Tennessee this weekend. The Vikings got a chilly reaction in the Volunteer State last week, losing three games to eight-ranked Cumberland -- two of them by one run...
Lady Vikings head coach stepping down/Valley splits at Baker (02/22/08)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team responded to the announced resignation of head coach Keith Lindahl by beating Heart of America Conference foe Baker, 65-51, Thursday at Baldwin City, Kan. Lindahl told The Marshall Democrat-News on Wednesday that his main reason for leaving was to rejoin his wife, Gayle, in Minnesota. He came to Valley three years ago, fresh off a NJCAA championship at Atoka-Ramsey Community College...
No. 4 Evangel pulls out 2OT thriller against Vikings (02/18/08)
Instead, the Vikings suffered a 105-104 double-overtime loss at Springfield to the Heart of America Conference leaders. The Crusaders held a 16-point lead three-and-a-half minutes into the second half when Valley began its comeback bid with a long-range shot from senior Jelani Hicks...
Valley men, women beat CMU (02/15/08)
Sophomore Rouven Haenig's bucket in the final minute proved to be decisive as the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team avenged an earlier loss to Heart of America Conference foe Central Methodist with a 60-58 decision Thursday in the Burns Athletic Center...
Vikings split doubleheader at Lambuth (02/15/08)
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Missouri Valley College baseball team saw its season-opening three game win streak halted Thursday before handing host Lambuth its first loss during a pair of non-conference games at Jackson, Tenn. The Vikings took a 4-2 lead into the sixth inning, but a two-out, two-run error keyed the Eagles' four-run rally which allowed them to pull out a 6-4 decision for their eighth straight win...
MVC Round-up/Vikings split pair at MidAmerica Nazarene (02/12/08)
OLATHE, Kan. -- Fifth-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene extracted a measure of payback on the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team Monday. The defending NAIA Division II champions suffered their first loss of the season when the teams met Jan. 7 in Marshall, but the rematch went the way of the Heart of America Conference-leading Pioneers, 77-61...
Lady Vikes cruise at home (02/08/08)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team took control during the second half Thursday to shake off pesky Stephens College for a 76-57 non-conference home win. There were six lead changes during the first half, but the Lady Vikings went into the break up by eight points. Although sophomore Ali Roper dropped in a pair of three-pointers for the Stars early in the second half, Valley broke away with a 21-5 run...
Negro League focus of Valley event (02/07/08)
He's one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and no one even remembers his name. "This story has been lost, that's why I tell it as much as I can," said baseball historian Peter Gorton. Gorton is talking about John Donaldson, perhaps the Negro league's most dominant pitcher...
Vikings' Price wins MVC Open title (02/04/08)
Missouri Valley College senior Daniel Price got his mat act together Saturday. The all-America transfer from California-Davis won all four of his matches to take the 184-pound championship at the MVC Open in Marshall. In the process, Price -- ranked eighth in the NAIA -- defeated No. 6 Nigel Kinworthy of Missouri Baptist by fall to potentially improve his seeding for the national meet next month...
Valley posts third straight HAAC sweep (02/01/08)
After going through the first half of the Heart of America Conference season without a doubleheader sweep, the Missouri Valley College men's and women's basketball teams pulled off their third perfecta in a row Thursday in the Burns Athletic Center...
Viking spikers pick up pair of wins (02/01/08)
The Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team beat the opponents it should, lost to favorites and had a potential upset slip away during the past week. The 10th-ranked Vikings split four matches Friday and Saturday at the Lindenwood Tournament, beating unrated Holy Names (Calif.) in three games (30-27, 30-23, 30-24) and Moody Bible Institute (Ill.) in four (30-24, 24-30, 30-18, 30-15). ...
Vikings lose two of three at dual meet (01/31/08)
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team went into the Campbellsville (Ky.) Duals short-handed, but head coach Mike Machholz isn't making any excuses for dropping two of three matches Saturday. "We didn't wrestle well enough to do what we should have done," he conceded...
Post-season football honors go to the Vikings (01/30/08)
The Missouri Valley College football team was ranked third for the second year in a row in the NAIA post-season poll, released Jan. 14. The Vikings reached the national semifinals at Sioux Falls, S.D., as it had the previous season, before losing an 11-10 contest to the then-top-ranked Cougars -- who dropped the championship game two weeks later at Savannah, Tenn., to No. 2 Carroll (Mont.), 17-9. The Saints, of course, claimed all 15 first-place votes in the final poll...
Vikings pick up HAAC wins (01/29/08)
For the second straight time, both the Missouri Valley College men's and women's basketball teams won Heart of America Conference games on the same day -- against the same opponent, although in different locations. While the Lady Vikings beat Graceland, 69-61, in Lamoni, Iowa, on Saturday, the Valley men rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to pull out an 84-77 decision over the Yellowjackets...
Valley spikers much younger this season (01/25/08)
Only the uniforms will be familiar for fans of the six-year-old Missouri Valley College men's volleyball program this season. Gone are such stalwarts as outside hitter Adam Tuifagu and middle blockers Milos Velimirovic and Mirko Jankovic, along with head coach Joan Rickert -- who led the Vikings to third place in the Tachikara/NAIA National Tournament in each of her two seasons...
Vikes get first home sweep of season (01/25/08)
The best Missouri Valley College hoops fans had been able to do this season was leave the Burns Athletic Center with mixed feelings, at least until Thursday -- when both the men's and women's teams won Heart of America Conference tilts at home on the same night for the first time...
Vikings second at Northwestern meet (01/23/08)
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team claimed two individual titles Saturday while placing second out of nine teams at the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Northwestern College of Iowa. The Vikings tallied 95 points with seven medalists, second to Augsburg (Minn.) -- the third-ranked team in NCAA Division III -- with 122.5...
Vikings pull out OT decision (01/21/08)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 85-80 overtime victory at Heart of America Conference rival Benedictine. The game was close throughout, but the Vikings won it by shooting 60.0 percent from the field and making 22 of 28 free throws during the second half and extra period. Valley's 54.2-percent efficiency from the floor was its second-best figure of the season...
Baker nips MVC at the wire, 60-59 (01/18/08)
Senior Aaron Toren got loose inside for a bucket in the closing seconds Thursday to give Baker a 60-59 Heart of America Conference road victory over the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team. The Vikings had come from 11 points down early in the second half, three-pointers by junior Craig Jones and sophomore Rouven Haenig starting and ending a nine-point run, to force a thrilling conclusion...
BU defeats Valley women (01/18/08)
Baker isn't among the better Heart of America Conference women's basketball squads at field-goal shooting, but it is reasonably competent on the free-throw line -- which it proved Thursday by making 24 of 30 attempts for a 69-58 win at Missouri Valley...
Vikings sixth at NWCA National Duals (01/17/08)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- This may not be Mike Machholz's winter of discontent, but there have been seasons which have gone more smoothly for his Missouri Valley College men's wrestling program. Even before the campaign began, the Vikings had to deal with a couple of deaths in their family -- including one to a wrestler. Then the top two back-ups at 165 pounds, one of them an all-American, quit the team after failing to unseat sophomore Chris Jones from the starting position...
Valley/Malta Bend Basketball (01/16/08)
Culver-Stockton 66, Missouri Valley (M) 61 CANTON -- A second-half comeback bid fell short Monday for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team, dropping a 66-61 Heart of America Conference decision at Culver-Stockton. A three-pointer by senior Jelani Hicks and junior Brandon Toliver's two buckets inside allowed the Vikings to open with a 9-4 lead, but junior Chris Booth twice posted up inside and senior Harris Jordan knocked down a jumper with 11:35 left in the first half to put the Wildcats in front.. ...
Valley swept at home (01/14/08)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team was unable to gain ground in the Heart of America Conference race Saturday, losing a 63-60 home contest against Evangel. After leading by as many as seven points during the first half, the Lady Vikings trailed by six at halftime and never quite caught up -- despite a late flurry which got them to within a bucket...
MVC Round-up/Five Vikings medal at Dana mat meet (01/11/08)
BLAIR, Neb. -- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling returned to the mat Saturday by taking five medals at the Dana (Neb.) Open. The Vikings had two finalists. Junior Jon Gerhold (133 pounds) won three matches before dropping the title contest to Missouri's K.C. Pescaglia, a Hickman product, 5-0. Senior Daniel Price only had to wrestle twice in the sparse 165-pound weight class, winning the first by fall, before being pinned by Brent Pankoke of NCAA Division II power Nebraska-Omaha...
Vikings shock No. 1 MidAmerica (01/08/08)
Even when it started the season with 11 straight losses, the Missouri Valley College faithful felt that the men's basketball team had potential, if only the talented pieces could be fit together. The combination head coach Chad Lance put together Monday worked well enough for the Vikings to hand No. ...
No. 24 MNU Edges Valley women (01/08/08)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team couldn't quite get over the hump, while staying within striking distance in a contest which featured six lead changes and seven tie scores, during a 61-58 Heart of America Conference home loss Monday to 24th-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene...
Valley men pick up HAAC win (01/07/08)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team returned to Heart of America Conference action Saturday with a 72-64 home win over Avila, but the Lady Vikings suffered an 82-68 setback in the opener of the doubleheader. The Eagles led by as many as seven points in the first half of the men's game, when junior Jerome Douglas nailed a three-pointer. Avila's advantage was still five points at the break, but it was quickly erased...
Lady Vikings split on California trip (01/03/08)
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- After nearly three inactive weeks, the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team spent much of the GSAC Challenge Classic at Santa Clarita, Calif., playing catch-up. The Lady Vikings couldn't mount a comeback Friday during a 104-60 disaster against The Master's College, the host school which came into the contest ranked sixth in NAIA Division I. However, Valley rallied the next day, beating Biola (Calif.) in overtime, 65-63...
No. 6 Drury pulls away from Vikings (01/03/08)
SPRINGFIELD -- For a little more than a half, the struggling Missouri Valley College men's basketball team gave an NCAA Division II power trouble Saturday at Springfield. Eventually, though, No. 6 Drury was able to run away from the Vikings for a 93-72 non-conference victory...
Valley men suffer road loss (12/17/07)
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The opportunity to avenge a one-point home loss to St. Ambrose (Iowa) went by the wayside for the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team Saturday. The Vikings, trying to catch up from a nine-point halftime deficit, missed all eight free-throw attempts during the second half -- while the hosts made 11 of 17...
Vikings end 11-game skid (12/14/07)
LAMONI, Iowa -- It took a dozen games, but the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team finally got a win for its effort Thursday with an 81-76 Heart of America Conference decision at Graceland. The Vikings had their best offensive performance of the season, shooting 50.9 percent from the field and making eight of 15 three-point attempts. Four players scored in double figures, led by senior Boman Mullings 22 points...
2007 Heart of America All-Conference Football (12/13/07)
Offense First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention # Defense First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention # # -- Missouri Valley only Conference Player of the Year: K Derek Doerfler, Baker. Offensive Player of the Year: QB Matt Schneider, MidAmerica Nazarene. Defensive Player of the Year: LB Reggie Singletary, Missouri Valley. Ken Gibler/Charlie Richard Coach of the Year: Pat Ross, Lindenwood...
Vikings drop to 0-11 (12/12/07)
HANNIBAL -- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team continued to struggle on the court Monday during a 68-51 non-conference road loss at Hannibal-LaGrange. While the Vikings took care of the ball, with only eight turnovers, they had difficulty putting it into the basket -- as their 23.0-percent field-goal shooting figure attests. The Spartans, who led 40-18 at halftime, nearly doubled that number at 45.8 percent...
Singletary earns AFCA All-America honor (12/11/07)
WACO, Texas -- Missouri Valley College linebacker Reggie Singletary has been named to the American Football Coaches Association NAIA All-America team for his play during the 2007 season. Singletary (24), a 6-foot, 243-pound senior from Winnetonka High School in Kansas City, was the Heart of America Conference "defensive player of the year." He recorded 54 total tackles -- 33 solo -- and 17 tackles for a loss, including five quarterback sacks. ...
Valley's Simpson a study in persistence (12/11/07)
Sheena Simpson, a sophomore at Missouri Valley College, nearly lost her life entering a crosswalk on Oct. 5, 2006. Simpson was on her way to cross country practice when she was struck by a car and launched thirty feet. Miraculously, she came away from the accident without any serious injuries and was released from the hospital later that night. ...
Jewell sweeps HAAC twinbill at Valley (12/10/07)
It was worth it for the William Jewell basketball teams to negotiate the treacherous highways Saturday to get to Marshall, since they both left with Heart of America Conference victories over Missouri Valley College. The sixth-ranked Lady Cardinals had a little more difficult time of it. After taking a 15-point lead into the second half, Jewell had to fend off a charge by the Lady Vikings to claim a 53-40 decision...
Lady Vikings survive slugfest (12/07/07)
CANTON -- Culver-Stockton held the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team more than 20 points below its scoring average Thursday, but had trouble making its shots during a 50-46 Heart of America Conference home loss. The Lady Vikings went into the contest fourth in the NAIA in field-goal efficiency, hitting 49.4 percent of their shots, but managed only 41.2 percent -- two-tenths of a point above their season low -- for the game. ...
Troth named top NAIA Region III coach (12/06/07)
The American Football Coaches Association has selected Missouri Valley College's Paul Troth as its NAIA Region III "coach of the year." He will be recognized during the 2008 AFCA convention Jan. 9 in Anaheim, Calif. Troth led the Vikings to a 10-3 record and, for the second year in a row, the NAIA Championship Series semifinal round, where they lost Saturday at top-ranked defending champion Sioux Falls (S.D.), 11-10. ...
Vikings' Jones medals at LVI (12/06/07)
LAS VEGAS -- Missouri Valley College wrestler Chris Jones gave every indication he was going to accomplish some fine feats this season when he won the 165-pound championship at the Central Missouri Open. The sophomore from Edmond, Okla., a transfer from Bacone (Okla.), became the Vikings' first medalist in three years Saturday at the Las Vegas Invitational. Jones won five of his seven matches during the two-day meet, winding up in seventh place...
Valley swept at home (12/05/07)
A positive streak was stopped and a regrettable one extended during Missouri Valley College's non-conference basketball doubleheader Tuesday in the Burns Athletic Center. The Lady Vikings were seeking their fourth straight win, but were derailed by top-ranked College of the Ozarks, 102-86. Still, it wasn't easy for Hard Work U, an NAIA Division II finalist a year ago...
Sioux Falls rallies to nip Vikings, 11-10 (12/03/07)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A day late and a point short is how the Missouri Valley College football team's second straight attempt to reach the NAIA championship game turned out. Instead, top-ranked Sioux Falls (S.D.) will try to defend its title Dec. 15 against No. 2 Carroll (Mont.) due to a 99-yard drive which ended a touchdown with under a minute remaining to beat the Vikings, 11-10, on a frigid, windy Sunday...
Lady Vikings 2-0 in HAAC (12/03/07)
The Missouri Valley College women's basketball shot high-percentage shots for a high percentage Saturday during its 92-76 Heart of America Conference home win over Graceland. The Lady Vikings made 59.3 percent of its field-goal attempts to take a 12-point lead into halftime, then shot a commanding 67.6 percent from the floor the rest of the way to subdue the visitors. ...
Vikings split HAAC debuts at Lindenwood (11/30/07)
ST. CHARLES -- Lindenwood had no answer to the inside attack of the Missouri Valley College women's basketball team Thursday, dropping a 91-83 decision in the Heart of America Conference opener for both clubs. Meanwhile, the Valley men came away still seeking their first win of the season, falling to the Lions, 96-71...
Vikings-Coo, Part II (11/30/07)
Life doesn't often allow mulligans, but here is the Missouri Valley College football team again preparing to play Saturday at Sioux Falls, S.D., in the NAIA Championship Series semifinal. The Vikings get a chance to avenge their 25-18 loss a year ago to the eventual national champions, which looked like a strong possibility when the current season began. Valley almost didn't hold up its end of the deal, slipping from the preseason No. 3 spot in the polls due to a 2-2 start...
Valley kicker has taken unusal journey (11/30/07)
Offense 13 James Justus, Sr., 166 Defense 48 Matt Pepito, So., 220...
Vikings return to the NAIA semifinals (11/26/07)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Near the hallowed ground of Woody Hayes, Missouri Valley College played Buckeye football to beat third-ranked Ohio Dominican, 48-34. Behind a power rushing game which produced 284 yards and enough big play firepower to earn red-shirt freshman quarterback Chris White his second straight playoff award for top offensive performance, the Vikings demonstrated the style of hard-nosed football advocated by legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes...
Vikes eye high-flying Ohioans (11/23/07)
While digital reproductions don't flicker light in the dark as did film, the eyes of Monty Roe, Charlie McFail and the rest of the Missouri Valley College defensive staff are reddened by wear. These defensive gurus have been swelling MMU's coffers by the megakilowatt hour in dissecting the potent passing attack of Ohio Dominican and its record-setting quarterback, junior Cris Reisert -- whose numbers are, in the approving view of Vikings head coach Paul Troth, "ridiculous."...
Valley's Singletary finds strength in families (11/23/07)
For Missouri Valley College's Reggie Singletary, it's all about family. By that, the fifth-year senior linebacker from Kansas City North doesn't just mean the family in which he was raised, but also the Vikings football family and the family he created by the son and daughter which arrived this summer. Fatherhood has engendered a different outlook on life...
Tale of the Tape (11/23/07)
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NAIA Championship Series (11/23/07)
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Vikings win Murray State Rodeo, lead Ozark Region at mid-point (11/21/07)
MURRAY, Ky. -- The Missouri Valley College men's rodeo team will go into the second half of the season in March atop the NIRA Ozark Region. The Vikings scored a huge victory last week at the Murray State Rodeo, beating second-place Tennessee-Martin by 300 points (825-525) to pass by the defending champion Skyhawks in the season standings at the halfway mark...
Vikings win dual; two medal at MU (11/20/07)
The third-ranked Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team won their first home dual match of the season Friday, downing No. 8 McKendree (Ill.), 24-18. While both teams won five bouts, the Vikings got the nod due to the bonus points produced by pins by freshman Alex McKinney (165 pounds) of Marshall, junior Billy Exline (125) and sophomore Brian Graham (149) -- the last of which concluded a match which was tied at 18-18...
Vikings bump off Friends (11/19/07)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Chris White has come a long way since he was installed as the Missouri Valley College football team's starting quarterback in the third week of the season. The red-shirt freshman from Brielle, N.J., directed the Vikings' offense flawlessly Saturday, throwing for a career-high 312 yards and two touchdowns -- without an interception -- during a 34-21 victory over eight-ranked Friends in the first round of the NAIA Championship Series at Wichita, Kan...
Vikings open playoffs at No. 7 Friends (11/16/07)
The road to the NAIA playoffs was roundabout and hazardous for the Missouri Valley College football team. When the season began, the Vikings were ranked third in the nation based on their run to the semifinals the previous year -- nearly upsetting eventual champion Sioux Falls (S.D.) -- and the number of returning starters on the roster. ...
Tale of the Tape (11/16/07)
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Vikings share UWA crown (11/15/07)
LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- With the NIRA Ozark Region schedule reaching its midway point, a pitched battle for supremacy is being waged between the Missouri Valley College and defending champion Tennessee-Martin men's teams. The longtime rivals entered the West Alabama Rodeo last week only 150 points apart in the standings, with the Skyhawks holding the edge. ...
Vikes' Jones wins UCM Open (11/14/07)
WARRENSBURG -- With Sunday's Central Missouri Open at Warrensburg dominated by NCAA Division I and II wrestlers, there were few opportunities for smaller schools to take home hardware. Of the 60 medals awarded, 47 went to Division I and II grapplers. Only two of the finalists were from NAIA schools...
No. 23 William Penn throttles Vikings, 96-72 (11/13/07)
Vikings smash Lindenwood, return to NAIA post-season (11/12/07)
The Missouri Valley College football team may have been more dangerous without the ball than with it Saturday. An interception of a deflected pass set up the go-ahead touchdown and blocked kick and fumble returns produced two more scores as the 12th-ranked Vikings scored 33 straight second-half points to upend No. 7 Heart of America Conference champion Lindenwood, 33-13, and land a berth in the NAIA Championship Series...
Vikings host HAAC champ Lindenwood, playoffs on line (11/09/07)
Since starting the season 2-2, the defending Heart of America Conference champion Missouri Valley College football team has been on the brink of elimination from the NAIA playoff picture. "We've know for quite a while that a third loss would end any chance of post-season," noted MVC head coach Paul Troth. "We've got one game left, and it's a big one."...
College Men's Basketball/Hannibal-LaGrange 60, Missouri Valley 59 (ot) (11/08/07)
The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team came back from an eight-point first-half deficit to send Tuesday's non-conference home game into overtime, only to fall to Hannibal-LaGrange, 60-59. Senior Wayne McPike scored 18 points and senior Naim Benjamin had 15 for the Spartans (3-0), who out-shot Valley 42.6 to 33.9 percent from the field...
Vikings 1-2 at OCU Duals (11/07/07)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The 2008 season has gotten off to a rough start for the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team. The first meet was wiped out by two deaths in the family -- including that of freshman J.D. Steenburgen, killed in an Oct. 10 car wreck near his home town of Sapulpa, Okla. -- which forced the withdrawal of the Vikings from the season-opening Lindenwood Open to attend their teammate's funeral...
Lady Vikes go 1-1 to open season (11/06/07)
DES MOINES -- The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team's fate turned different directions during second halves over the weekend at the Grand View Classic in Des Moines. Valley came from eight points down in Friday's season debut to beat the host Lady Vikings, 69-53, but then blew a 15-point lead over the final eight minutes Saturday to fall to Mount Mercy (Iowa), 63-62...
No. 14 Vikings pound Culver-Stockton, 56-26 (11/05/07)
CANTON -- Some of the Missouri Valley College football players who got caught up in "Cleatgate" responded well to a week of rest, turning in impact performances Saturday. Sophomore David Allen ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns and senior Reggie Singletary and junior Larry Wentzel came up with sacks as the 14th-ranked Vikings turned the lights out by halftime at Culver-Stockton, their 56-26 victory setting up a one-game shot this week against Heart of America Conference champion Lindenwood for a possible NAIA playoff berth.. ...
College Basketball/Harris-Stowe State 77, Missouri Valley 73 (11/05/07)
Sophomore Dustin Fox scored 32 points to pace Harris-Stowe State during its season-opening 77-73 non-conference road win over the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team. Fox made 13 of 24 field-goal attempts, including five of 12 from three-point range, as the Hornets (1-0) turned 22 takeaways into a 22-7 advantage in points off of turnovers...
Vikings knocking on HAAC door (11/02/07)
Serbia. The Bahamas. Bosnia. Brazil. Germany. These are some of the far-flung locales from which the Missouri Valley College men's basketball team has filled its roster for the coming season. With seven international players, three of whom were on the team last year, what language will the Vikings' use on the court?...
Vikings have another ‘trap' game at Culver (11/02/07)
Two weeks ago, Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth seemed unduly concerned about his team's upcoming contest at unheralded Avila. The Vikings, coming off an emotional victory over MidAmerica Nazarene, struggled to beat the Eagles, 20-14 -- even though Troth now concedes that "we graded out better than I thought we were going to."...
Lindahl: National tourney or bust for Lady Vikings (11/01/07)
Missouri Valley College head women's basketball coach Keith Lindahl has regained some of his swagger. Two years ago, fresh off a NJCAA Division III championship at Atoka-Ramsey (Minn.), Lindahl was convinced his Lady Vikings would contend in the Heart of America Conference. They didn't, but a strong recruiting class pushed them up to third place last season -- the program's best showing since tying for second in 2000...
Heart of America Conference/Pre-season Basketball Polls (10/31/07)
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Valley stays alive with fourth straight win (10/29/07)
Even for a rookie, Chris White gets it. White and his Missouri Valley College teammates didn't allow the absence of six players -- including all-Americans Larry Wentzel and Reggie Singletary -- to effect them whatsoever Saturday as they took out another of their challengers for second place in the Heart of America Conference, and a possible NAIA playoff bid, by whipping Baker, 34-20, on Gregg-Mitchell Field...
Vikings host Baker in key HAAC showdown (10/26/07)
Defending Heart of America Conference football champion Missouri Valley College got the win it needed last week at Avila, but the 20-14 decision was hardly encouraging. Even if the opportunity had existed, which it didn't, the Vikings' pedestrian performance would not likely have elevated them from their 15th spot in the NAIA rankings -- a key consideration at this stage, with four league teams tied for second place in the loss column and fighting for a playoff berth...
No. 15 Vikings hang on to beat Avila (10/22/07)
KANSAS CITY " Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth considered Saturday’s Heart of America Conference contest at Avila a “trap” game. The Vikings were coming off an emotional upset of then-10th-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene and the Eagles were an opponent without stature...
Vikings in second place in region (10/18/07)
TROY, Ala. " Both the Missouri Valley College men’s and women’s teams moved up in the NIRA Ozark Region standings by virtue of second-place finishes last week in the Troy (Ala.) Rodeo. The Vikings got a pair of wins, from sophomore steer wrestler Jake Shaw of Cocoa, Fla., and senior bull rider Cooper Link of Louisburg, Kan., the first contributing to their 745 points. ...
Valley notches impressive Homecoming win (10/15/07)
It was a day for plowhorses, not racehorses. Heavy rain which persisted until halftime Saturday made conditions miserable for the high-powered offense of 10th-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene University, but were suitable enough for No. 18 Missouri Valley College's vertical running game during a 32-7 rout which kept the defending Heart of America Conference champions in contention...
Vikings return to action against No. 10 MNU (10/12/07)
After a week off halfway through the season, it's time for defending Heart of America Conference football champion Missouri Valley College to get back to work playing catch-up in the league race. In one sense, it was a good thing for the battered Vikings to get some rest and prepare for 10th-ranked Homecoming guest MidAmerica Nazarene, but since it came on the heels of their finest offensive performance of the season -- a 56-7 thrashing of Central Methodist -- the benefits may be mixed...
Vikings third at SAU Rodeo (10/04/07)
MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- Call them Boll Weevils or Cotton Blossoms, the University of Arkansas at Monticello made the short, 110-mile trip to Magnolia a productive one by taking both the men's and women's titles last week at the Southern Arkansas Rodeo. Led by the Brunson brothers, Wes and Bart, the Weevils racked up an impressive 1,045 points to pass Missouri Valley (640 points) for second place in the NIRA Ozark Region team standings behind defending champion Tennessee-Martin (865)...
Vikings' offense finds groove at CMU (10/01/07)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College football team turned the lights out early on Central Methodist's first night game in over 50 years during Saturday's 56-7 Heart of America Conference romp at Fayette. The Eagles' lone highlight was an 87-yard touchdown return of the opening kickoff by junior Jeremy Jefferson. The 22nd-ranked Vikings took command late in the first half and put the hammer down after the break...
No. 22 Vikings' backs against wall (09/28/07)
With two losses in the last three games, thoughts of a repeat Heart of America Conference championship or NAIA playoff appearance are now secondary for the Missouri Valley College football team. "We're just trying to figure out how to win a game," remarked Vikings head coach Paul Troth on the eve of Saturday's contest at Central Methodist. "We're not making plays when we need to."...
Vikings second in Stampede (09/26/07)
The NIRA Ozark Region rodeo season is starting out much like the previous one ended: with Missouri Valley College challenging defending men's champion Tennessee-Martin. Valley came in second to the Skyhawks last week in the season premiere Viking Stampede at the Saline County Fairground, the 900- to 680-point spread roughly proportional to the gap of 6,513.33-4,891.66 which existed at the end of the 2006 campaign...
No. 8 Vikings fall to Evangel (09/24/07)
The last thing Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth wanted to see Saturday was the first thing that happened. When junior Jonathon Nunez fumbled away the opening kickoff at the Vikings' 23-yard line, it set up visiting Evangel for an early touchdown. Valley would never catch up during a 22-12 loss to the Crusaders, severely damaging its hopes for repeating as Heart of America Conference champion...
Evangel seeks payback on No. 8 Vikings (09/21/07)
A year and four weeks ago, it was an upset of fifth-ranked defending Heart of America Conference champion Evangel which launched the unheralded Missouri Valley College football team on its path to 13 straight wins, a league title and the NAIA semifinals...
Vikings hand William Jewell first loss (09/17/07)
LIBERTY -- The Orange Crunch is back. Faced with a struggling offense which replaced its starting quarterback with another rookie, and coming off one of its least effective outings in two years last week, the Missouri Valley College defense turned in a performance reminiscent of the type which led it to being No. 1 in the NAIA against the run a year ago during a 25-14 Heart of America Conference victory Saturday at William Jewell...
Vikings look to bounce back at Jewell (09/14/07)
Knocked off its perch at the top of the Heart of America Conference football standings, the defending champions are now in a fight for survival. Third-ranked Missouri Valley College's disappointing 29-23 loss last week to Graceland may have been a wake-up call, but it was probably more of a reality check...
Graceland stuns No. 3 Vikings (09/10/07)
Sometimes heart isn't enough. It doesn't always overcome dropped passes, poor throws, missed tackles and blown assignments -- all of which plagued the third-ranked Missouri Valley College football team Saturday during its 28-23 home loss to Graceland, ending an 11-game Heart of America Conference win streak...
Troth: Vikings 'have to get better' in Week 2 (09/07/07)
Some consider it among the Heart of America Conference's classic games: third-ranked Missouri Valley College's season-opening 33-27 triple-overtime victory Saturday at No. 19 Benedictine, where the Vikings hadn't won in 17 years. To MVC head coach Paul Troth, it only means one thing: "Our hope is we learn something from it...
MVC Round-up/Viking kickers claim win in 1-0 home opener (09/07/07)
Freshman Ian Sheridan's goal with 16 minutes remaining gave the Missouri Valley College men's soccer team a 1-0 non-conference victory in its home premiere Wednesday against McKendree (Ill.) Although the Bearcats (2-1) out-shot Valley, 11-9, the Vikings had sophomore Igor Lima in the net to make all the stops. It was a United Kingdom connection which did it for Valley (2-2), freshman Mark Evans from Wales feeding the Englishman Sheridan...
Vikings survive 3OT slugfest (09/04/07)
ATCHISON, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College football team made clear Saturday that it was serious about defending its Heart of America Conference title. The Vikings came from behind three times to eventually pull out a 33-27 triple-overtime victory at 19th-ranked Benedictine, where they haven't won since 1990...
Valley begins defense of HAAC title (08/31/07)
Even since the 2007 football schedule came out, no conversation with Missouri Valley College head coach Paul Troth could conclude without him referring to the importance of defeating Benedictine in the season opener. If Troth appears obsessed with the Ravens, then its entirely possible veteran BC head coach Larry Wilcox is thinking along the same lines...
Valley fourth in S&S grid poll (08/01/07)
Valley hires new net coach (07/19/07)
Illinois State assistant Curt Sivertsen has been hired as the new head men's and women's volleyball coach at Missouri Valley College. Sivertson takes over for Joan Rickert, who took the men's program to two appearances at the Tachikara/NAIA Championships -- finishing third in 2006 -- and guided the Lady Vikings to a 6-18 record during her one season at the helm...
Valley has four NAIA scholar-athletes (07/02/07)
MVC's Heaton named all-NAIA (06/19/07)
Shaw finishes ninth at CNFR (06/18/07)
CASPER, Wyo. -- The rest of the week may be a fond memory, but Jake Shaw would probably just as soon forget the final night of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo. The Missouri Valley College freshman from Cocoa, Fla., headed into Saturday night's short "go" in an enviable position: third in the steer wrestling standings among the 12 finalists after posting three top-10 times -- 5.1, 5.4 and 5.7 seconds for a 16.2...
Vikings entering stretch run at College National Finals (06/14/07)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Jake Shaw is sitting pretty right now, if only the cattle will cooperate. A freshman from Cocoa, Fla., Shaw enters the third and final preliminary round of the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper, Wyo., in enviable position to make the top-12 cut in steer wrestling. He may be the only Missouri Valley College cowboy performing Saturday night...
Valley to hold youth basketball camp (06/07/07)
The Missouri Valley College Little Dribbler Basketball Camp is set for June 18-21 in the Volney Ashford Gymnasium. The camp is designed to teach each athlete, from third to eighth grade, the basic fundamentals and advanced skills of the game according to his or her age and ability. Directors are Vikings head men's coach Chad Lance and assistant Chris McGill...
Valley seeking new net coach (06/06/07)
Missouri Valley College men's and women's head volleyball coach Joan Rickert has accepted an assistant's position at NCAA Division I member Missouri-Kansas City. Rickert guided the men's program to appearances in the Tachikara/NAIA Tournament during both of her years at the helm, having arrived three days before the Vikings' 2006 season opener. During that campaign, Valley posted a 20-9 record, finished second in the MAMVIC West regular season race and won the division tourney...
Vikings get two medals at NAIA meet (05/31/07)
FRESNO, Calif. -- There was a simple rule of thumb for the Missouri Valley College track and field team during the NAIA Outdoor Championships last week at Fresno, Calif. When the Vikings exceeded their season-best marks, they medalled -- or came very close to doing so. Not so when they didn't meet their standards...
MVC, MHS swap administrators (05/24/07)
Taking over new Marshall athletic director Scott Latham's job at Missouri Valley College will be the man he succeeded. Tom Sandwith has been hired as Assistant to the Athletic Director and Sports Information Director at Valley, from where he graduated in 1977. Sandwith, who will take over July 9, is a former football and baseball player at the school and was inducted into the Viking Hall of Fame in 2005. He has worked in the Marshall School District the past 28 years...
Ten Vikings named all-HAAC (05/17/07)
The Missouri Valley College baseball team had four first-teamers among 10 players selected to the 2007 Heart of America all-conference squad. Among the leaders for the Vikings, 28-22 overall and 19-9 in league play to finish second in the East Division, was senior infielder Justin Larkin of Yelm, Wash. He topped the club with a .398 batting average, scoring 36 runs with five home runs and 46 runs batted in during regular season play...
Vikings' season ends at Avila (05/10/07)
KANSAS CITY -- While the NAIA Region V Tournament began Wednesday at St. Charles, the Missouri Valley College baseball team sat idly by. The Vikings were eliminated from the post-season over the weekend by losing two of three games at Avila in the Heart of America Conference playoffs. In the battle between the second place teams in the East and West Divisions, the Eagles (34-15) prevailed 10-3 in the first game Friday and 9-1 in Saturday's finale...
Lady Vikings 0-2 in regional (05/09/07)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri Valley College softball team didn't make it to the second day of the NAIA Region V Tournament at Springfield. The Lady Vikings were blanked by Columbia in Tuesday's opener, 2-0, and were eliminated later in the day by McKendree (Ill.), 5-3...
Vikings third at HAAC track meet (05/03/07)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- Three sprint victories led the Missouri Valley College men's track and field team to third place at the Heart of America Conference Championships, held Friday and Saturday at Baldwin City, Kan. After finishing second to freshman Tommy Gayfield (10.81 seconds) of St. ...
Santa Fe's Christopherson signs with MVC (05/03/07)
ALMA -- Santa Fe senior Sarah Christopherson is hoping to continue her softball career, signing an NAIA letter-of-intent last week with Missouri Valley College. Christopherson has been the Lady Chiefs' No. 1 pitcher since her first game as a freshman, posting a 29-14 record with a 1.87 earned-run average in 44 career starts. ...
Valley golfers place second in NAIA Region V (05/03/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley College men's golf team is probably tired of chasing Lindenwood, but then so is the rest of the NAIA's three-state section. As they were the previous week during the Heart of America Conference Tournament at Marshall, Valley had to settle for second place behind the Lions during the NAIA Region V Championships. ...