Johnson County athletes and teams saw plenty of success stories as the sports world returned to a sense of normalcy in 2021.
Throughout the year, high school spring sports, University of Central …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/31/21
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Former Mules football players have received attention from the national level as they work towards the goal of pursuing a professional career on the gridiron.
Wide receiver Cam Saunders and …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/27/21
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Jennies basketball’s Nija Collier has been named as the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.
In a trio of games between Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, Collier averaged a team-high …
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By Star-Journal Staff
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12/21/21
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Mules golf coach Tim Poe is set to become a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Poe, who is in his 31st season at the helm, will be enshrined alongside 21 other members of the Class …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/16/21
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WARRENSBURG — Jennies basketball faced the task of playing to the speed of Northwest Missouri State on Monday, Dec. 13.
Through the majority of all four quarters, they did just that, …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/14/21
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WARRENSBURG — Almost immediately, Mules basketball found itself having to adjust to the No. 2 Northwest Missouri State’s fast-paced offense.
As Central Missouri worked to tighten …
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12/13/21
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WARRENSBURG — Each game Mules basketball sets out to do one thing defensively: hold its opponent to a shooting percentage of 39% or less.
Central Missouri was able to do just that in a …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/5/21
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WARRENSBURG — In the first half of Jennies basketball’s MIAA opener with Lincoln, the ball kept arriving to Nija Collier’s hands on the inside.
On all but one attempt …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/5/21
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WARRENSBURG — After Washburn senior Kelsey Gordon laid down a game-winning kill in the NCAA Division II Central Region semifinal round, Central Missouri redshirt junior Audrey Fisher …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/4/21
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Jennies soccer is the NCAA Division II Central Region Champion.
Central Missouri beat Bemidji State 4-1 in the regional title match on Friday, Dec. 3, at Grand Valley State Soccer Field in …
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By Star-Journal Staff
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12/3/21
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WARRENSBURG — By the time No. 1 seed Central Missouri’s time to play in its first NCAA Division II Central Regional Championships contest arrived on Thursday, the region’s No. 2 and …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/2/21
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Come 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, Jennies soccer will be playing Bemidji State for the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship at the Grand Valley State Soccer Field in Allendale, Michigan.
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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12/2/21
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The NCAA Division II volleyball Central Regional will go through Warrensburg.
The Jennies were selected as the No. 1 overall seed in the region, therefore hosting its tournament It …
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By Star-Journal Staff
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11/22/21
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WARRENSBURG — Jennies soccer didn’t necessarily have a poor first half against Minnesota State - Mankato in the NCAA Division II Central Region semifinal round.
It just needed …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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11/21/21
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WARRENSBURG — Jennies volleyball wasn’t experiencing anything completely new when it found itself trailing Northwest Missouri State by two sets in the MIAA Championship game Saturday, …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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11/21/21
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WARRENSBURG — Jennies soccer did at least one of the things it wanted to do against Southwest Oklahoma State in the NCAA Division II Central Regional quarterfinal round: win.
No. 1 …
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By Star-Journal Staff
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11/19/21
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WARRENSBURG — Mules basketball finally had the chance to mix its old and new faces together against somebody other than itself on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the UCM Multipurpose …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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11/16/21
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A portion of NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Central Regional will go through the UCM South Recreation Complex.
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By Star-Journal Staff
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11/15/21
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WARRENSBURG — Jennies soccer won’t have a second MIAA trophy to go alongside its regular season conference keepsake.
Central Missouri fell to Emporia State 1-0 in the MIAA …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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11/14/21
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WARRENSBURG — When the latter portion of the third quarter arrived, Jennies basketball began to pull ahead against Minnesota State Moorehead.
Since the middle of the second …
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By Joe Andrews, joea@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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11/13/21
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