Missouri
Vote: Who should be Missouri high school Athlete of the Week? (01/21/2025)
Which Missouri high school athlete had the best week?
Each week, SBLive scours the state for the top winter sports performers, from wrestling to basketball to hockey during the week of Jan. 13-18.
Congrats to Lizzie Schlueter from East Atchison girls basketball, who won last week’s SB Live Athlete of the week poll. She garnered 43.4% of the votes. The senior outscored Union Star in a 56-21 win on Jan. 8 by scoring 27 points in the Highway 275 Conference victory for the Lady Wolves. She had 29 in a 55-33 win over Essex, Iowa on Thursday.
Scroll down, read up on the nominees and cast your vote for your winner. Voting closes Sunday, Jan. 26 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
If you would like to make a nomination in a future weeks, email swanson@scorebooklive.com.
MISSOURI ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Jacob Aydelott, Wentzville Timberland boys basketball
The Millikin University pledged scored set two school records, 9 3-pointers and 45 points and became the first Wolves player to hit 1,000 points in his career in a game on Jan. 17.
Jax Baxter, Stockton boys basketball
The 6-foot-6 junior scored his 1,000th career point in a 68-56 win against Adrian on Jan. 18.
Emmy Begemann, Fulton girls wrestling
With a win in her first match at the St. Charles Invitational on Friday, she became the Hornets’ career win leader.
Kylee Cole, Aurora girls basketball
During a 48-39 win against Bolivar on Jan. 16, the senior surpassed the 1,500-point mark in her career.
Trae Combs, Harrisburg boys basketball
The senior guard dropped in 39 points to help the Bulldogs pick up a 83-68 during a game on Jan. 14.
Corin Davis, Eldon girls basketball
During a game on Jan. 15 at the 31st Annual California Tournament, she had 22 points for the Lady Mustangs in a 59-53 win over Southern Boone.
Brent Dohogne, Cape Girardeau Notre Dame boys basketball
The senior posted a game-high 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Bulldogs secure a 63-38 win over Kennett on Friday.
Caleb Estes, Oak Park boys basketball
The point guard hit nine of 12 shots from the field and all 7 free throw attempts in scoring 31 points in an 84-54 win over Rockhurst on Jan. 14.
Jaden Grosse, Washington boys basketball
The senior guard scored 28 points to help the Blue Jays clip Pattonville, 61-60, in the Washington Tournament. He was named to the all-tournament team.
Addi Henke, Princeton girls basketball
During the South Harrison Tournament in Bethany, the senior scored her 2,000th career point on Jan. 13.
Vernell Holt Jr., Columbia Battle boys basketball
Holt had 21 points to help the Spartans take down crosstown rival Rock Bride, 71-55. He also hit his 1,000th career point in that game.
Phil Howard, St. Michael the Archangel boys basketball
The junior had 24 points to help the Guardians pick up a 66-57 win in overtime against Ewing Marion Kauffman on Jan. 13 at the Pleasant Hill Tournament.
Jordan Martin, Jefferson City boys basketball
The Jays’ all-time scoring leader scorer dropped in 35 points to help Jefferson City beat Class 4 No. 4-ranked Father Tolton Regional Catholic, 63-53, on Jan. 17.
Riley Massey, De Smet Jesuit boys basketball
Massey had a team-high 20 points in a 53-51 victory over Westminster Christian Academy on Jan. 16 in the finals of the Lindbergh Flyers Tournament. He also became the 20th Spartan to reach the 1,000-point club in the game.
Maggie Ortman, Washington girls wrestling
She had three pins at the Sherri Lance Invitational on Friday and became the school’s all-time leader in career pins.
Clayton Parker, Montgomery County boys basketball
The Wildcats improved to 14-1 on the year with a 79-40 win over Elsberry on Wednesday. The Morehead State signee had a game-high 31 points in the contest.
Jayda Porter, Columbia Rock Bridge girls basketball
The Bruins standout tallied 26 points to help Rock Bridge beat Battle, 64-36, on Jan. 14.
Landon Ray, Carthage boys basketball
In a 68-59 win over Springfield Glendale on Tuesday, he had hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points. He followed up with 18 in a win against McDonald County.
Hudson Roberts, Ozark boys basketball
During a 65-38 win against Willard on Monday, the senior hit the 1,000-point mark for the Tigers.
Logan Schaupert, Farmington boys basketball
The 6-foot-2 guard helped the Knights upset No. 1-ranked Sikeston on Tuesday. He was another player that hit 1,000 career points in the win.
Avery Schumacher, Bowling Green girls basketball
The freshman had the game-winning layup on Friday to help Bowling Green beat Van-Far, 41-39 — overcoming a 15-point deficit.
Dasia Scott, Principia girls basketball
The 6-foot-1 sophomore had 28 points to help secure a 66-31 win against Washington on Tuesday. She hit the 1,000-point mark in the game.
Bo Smith, Chillicothe boys wrestling
During the Hornets’ home tournament on Saturday, he went 6-0 and took home first place in the 285-pound bracket. He now has 150 career wins and 100 by pins.
Tony Stewart, Carl Junction boys wrestling
The senior went 4-0 and won the 175-pound title at the Branson Invitational on Saturday. He was also named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
Kiefer Tolson, Trenton boys basketball
During the Milan Tournament on Thursday, he became the school’s all-time career scoring leader with 1,686 points — passing the mark his sister, Ainsley previously held.
Tyler Wilson, Jamestown boys basketball
The senior wing surpassed 1,000 career points in a game against Vienna on Jan. 15.
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Summary:
- Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on constitutionality of airport property tax valuation statute.
- Case involves valuation of Marriott hotel at Kansas City International Airport.
- Platte County assessor argues statute creates special tax advantage for airport properties.
- Missouri State Tax Commission reduced hotel’s valuation from $13.45 million to about $6.14 million.
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Feb. 10 in a case challenging how a hotel at Kansas City International Airport was valued for property tax purposes and whether a state statute allowing deductions for airport property improvements is constitutional.
The dispute centers on the valuation of the Marriott Hotel located at Kansas City International Airport and whether a provision in Section 137.115.1 of state law improperly reduces the taxable value of certain airport properties.
At issue is a challenge by the Platte County assessor and the Park Hill School District to a decision by the Missouri State Tax Commission that resulted in a lower valuation for the 2016 tax year.
The assessor was represented during arguments by Stephen E. Magers, an attorney for Platte County in Platte City; Grady Hotel Investments was represented by Peter A. Corsale of McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer in Town & Country.
Magers argued the statute effectively creates a special class of property that receives favorable tax treatment.
“This case concerns a truly novel item of the Missouri statutes,” he said. “It stands alone as the only statute within the entirety of the Missouri framework that gives a certain set of taxpayers a tax advantage of having real property located within an airport receive a deduction for new construction and improvements.”
The property at issue is a Marriott hotel located on land owned by Kansas City within the boundaries of Kansas City International Airport. The city leases the land to a private operator.
In 2015, Grady Hotel Investments purchased the prior operator’s interest in the property for about $8.5 million. As part of the transaction, Grady entered into an amended lease and concession agreement with the city and committed to making capital improvements to repair and renovate the property.
For the 2016 tax year, the Platte County assessor valued Grady’s interest in the hotel at approximately $13.45 million. After the county board of equalization upheld that valuation, Grady appealed to the Missouri State Tax Commission.
The commission initially set the hotel’s assessed value at zero using the “bonus value” methodology for leasehold interests, but the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District later reversed that ruling and remanded the case. On remand, the commission ultimately determined the hotel’s “true value in money” was about $6.14 million. The commission reached that figure after deducting the value of personal property included in the purchase and approximately $1.2 million in costs paid toward new construction and improvements made after 2008, as permitted under Section 137.115.1.
Magers argued that the statute operates as an unconstitutional tax break for properties located within airport boundaries.
“At its core, what the statute does is create a special kind of property that receives a reduction to its value based on new construction and improvements spent toward such possessory interests in real property,” said Magers.
He also said the provision treats airport properties differently from other commercial properties.
“A homeowner doesn’t get a reduction to their value when they get a new roof on their property,” he said. “But for property that is located within an airport boundary that undertakes new construction or improvements, there is a deduction to that value that the statute mandates.”
Corsale countered that the statute does not create a tax exemption but instead establishes a permissible method for valuing certain types of property.
“To me the answer is no. This is a method of valuation,” he said, arguing that the Missouri Constitution gives the legislature authority to determine how property is valued for tax purposes.
Judge Mary R. Russell questioned whether the deduction could potentially reduce a property’s value to zero if improvements continue over time.
“But couldn’t it be, at some point, a perpetual exemption,” she said, noting the statute allows deductions regardless of when improvement costs were incurred.
Corsale said the improvements ultimately revert to the city when the lease ends.
“What we are dealing with is a private company improving public land that eventually reverts back to the public,” he said. “At the conclusion of the lease, the public gets the benefit of whatever money they put into this property.”
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A viewer named Donna asked KY3’s Fact Finders whether it is legal for tow trucks with emergency lights to run through a red light. The answer is yes, but with conditions.
Missouri law states that any wrecker or tow truck may proceed past a red stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation.
What the law requires
Three conditions must be met for a tow truck driver to proceed through a red light legally: the driver must be responding to an emergency call, must slow down or stop to confirm the intersection can be crossed safely, and must have at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible from 500 feet to the front of the vehicle while also sounding an audible signal such as a siren or bell.
Terry Harden of Terry’s Towing said tow truck drivers can legally be treated the same as other emergency vehicles.
“You really could be treated just like a police car, fire truck, ambulance,” Harden said.
Not every call warrants running a red light
Harden said he uses judgment when deciding whether to exercise that legal right.
“If you call me for a jump start, don’t mean I’m going to run red lights and sirens to get to your jump start,” Harden said.
Dispatchers sometimes instruct drivers to respond quickly to emergency crash scenes, Harden said.
“They want you to be there faster than fast. It says, expedite, expedite. And that’s fine. I will expedite it,” Harden said.
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