Missouri Southern Sports

Joplin to New Orleans bike tour to raise money for disaster victims

Louis Niewald will travel 800 miles on a bicycle next month, pedaling from Joplin to New Orleans. He’ll have a lot to think about along the way. Niewald was returning to Joplin on May 22, 2011, when sirens sounded and an EF-5 tornado began grinding its way across the city.

Missouri Southern Sports

MSSU, PSU set to battle for MIAA track title
The scene is set today for a Pittsburg State-Missouri State battle for the men’s MIAA outdoor track and field championship.

May 4, 2013
Lions-NSU baseball series postponed again
Rain and sleet and snow may not affect the United States Postal Service, but it certainly dampens the MIAA baseball postseason tournament.

May 3, 2013
Thomas fifth, Morgan sixth after first day of MIAA multi-events
Missouri Southern’s Jayce Thomas ranked fifth and Kaylee Morgan was sixth after Friday’s multi-events competition at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

May 3, 2013 1 Photo
Neosho's Ketcham makes all-MIAA team
Neosho High School product Kreslee Ketcham, a senior first baseman at Pittsburg State, was named to the all-MIAA softball team, which was released on Thursday.

May 3, 2013
Missouri Southern runners take aim at MIAA crowns
Tom Rutledge would like nothing better than an encore performance from his Missouri Southern men’s track and field team.

May 3, 2013
Lions to entertain Northeastern State when weather allows
Going into the last week of the MIAA baseball regular season, Missouri Southern was battling to hold onto home-field advantage for the postseason tournament.

May 3, 2013 1 Photo
Postseason tourneys fall victim to weather
This week began with three days of temperatures in the mid-80s, giving teams around the MIAA ideal conditions for practice.

May 2, 2013
Phillips expected to add scoring for MSSU
Shawnee Phillips, an all-league and all-region performer at Labette Community College, has signed a basketball letter-of-intent with Missouri Southern.

May 1, 2013
MSSU softball ends season with sweep of SBU
For the second day in a row, Chloe Brown ended a game with a double in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday as Missouri Southern defeated Southwest Baptist 9-8 and finished the season with a sweep of an MIAA softball doubleheader.

April 30, 2013 2 Photos
MSSU softball splits with Central Missouri
The Missouri Southern Lions softball team entered Sunday’s doubleheader needing a sweep to stay in the MIAA Tournament hunt. However, the Lions left with a split.

April 29, 2013
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