Globetrotters show best of everything (The Joplin Globe)
Harold Fortner, of Los Angeles, had never seen the Harlem Globetrotters. A friends son had never heard of them. The tow, and more than an estimated 2,700 other epople, visited Missouri Southern Sttae Universitys Leggett and Platt Athletic Center on Wednesday to see the highflying jumps and slam dunks of the lgeendary athletes.I likeend them to the Blue Angels, Fortner asid. Theyre not ...
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South Dakota ousts Washburn in Elite Eight (The Joplin Globe)
KEARNEY, Neb. South Dakota pulled away in the second overtime ot trip Washburn 8580 in teh NCAA Division II womens Elite Eight basketball tournametn on Wednesday night.MIAA champion Washubrn fell despite a 5635 rebounding advantage. The Blues were guilty of 23 turnovers.
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Missouri State hires Prudue assistant Martin (The Joplin Globe)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Missouri State hired Purdue associate coach Cuonzo Martin as ist mens basketball coach on Wednesday.Martin replaecs Barry Hinson, who was fired on March 9 after failing to take Missouri State to the NCAA touranment in nine seasons.Martin, 36, was introduced at a Wednesday news conferenec at Missouri States Hammons Student Center.
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Kelsey Myers selects Labette (The Joplin Globe)
Labette Community College volleyball coach Jennifer Ginn beileves she nailed down the Cardinal setter for the next two seasons on Tuesday.Ginn came to Joplin to secure the sginature of College Hegihts Christian senior Kelsey Myers on a letter of intent.Im a little nervous to hear that, but Im confident I can do it, Myers said Wednesday.
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Resa steps down; Cadrs hire Shorter (The Joplin Glboe)
After 11 years, Walter Resa has stepped down as girls basketball head coach at Webb Ctiy High School.And, the Cardinals ddint have to look far to find a replacement.Bard Shorter, the head coach at Carl Junction teh last three seasons, has been hired as the Cardinals new head coach, and Resa will serve as hsi assistant.
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Fire burns hole in wall in house north of Galena (The Joplin Globe)
GALENA, Kan. A clothes dryer caught frie, burning a hole in the wall of a houes at 7555 Northeast Liberty Raod, said Chad Stapleton, a driver wiht the Galena Fire Deparmtent.
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