Perhaps Josh said it best in his 5 takeaways, the Missouri Tigers 52-10 win over Louisiana was an exercise in ‘taking care of business’.
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Missouri Week 9 football notebook: District play starts this week
By Chris Geinosky
Kind of, the final 9 weeks of soccer didn’t matter an excessive amount of. It issues now.
Each workforce within the state of Missouri now has the chance to play within the postseason beginning this week with the primary spherical of district play. Each sport issues now – win and advance, or lose and switch in gear.
Squads that survive the three-week district event will advance to the state playoffs. Right here’s a have a look at a few of the extra intriguing district tourneys across the state:
Class 6 District 1
Christian Brothers School, the No. 1-ranked workforce within the SBLive Missouri Energy 25 and reigning Class 6 state champion, edged Marquette and Seckman for the highest seed within the bracket. All three groups enter district play with 8-1 general data, however CBC’s energy of schedule was the distinction maker. No. 4 seed Kirkwood (5-3) and No. 5 Lindbergh (6-3) have loved successful seasons as effectively.
Class 6 District 2
Troy Buchanan reached the Class 6 semifinals for the primary time in program historical past final yr, and the workforce is about as much as do it once more after incomes the No. 1 district seed and home-field benefit. Nonetheless, the Trojans might have to fulfill harmful De Smet within the semifinals, after which resurgent Rock Bridge, the No. 2 seed, might be ready within the championship spherical.
Class 5 District 5
Camdenton locked up the highest seed after a Week 8 win in opposition to Lebanon, however then misplaced to Glendale in Week 9. Because it seems, the Lakers may run into Glendale once more within the semifinals, which won’t be a simple matchup. After which who shall be ready within the championship sport? More than likely it will likely be No. 2 seed Lebanon, one in every of this yr’s high speeding groups in Missouri.
Class 5 District 6
Among the best rivalries within the state has been the one between Carthage and Webb Metropolis. Each of these two groups obtain first-round byes on this six-team district, which could have them extra wholesome and prepared for a postseason push. So long as each deal with enterprise within the semis, they are going to arrange one of the vital anticipated district title video games within the Present-Me State.
Class 4 District 8
Kearney put collectively an undefeated common season and earned the No. 1 seed. Defending Class 4 state champion Smithville misplaced one sport all season – 20-19 in opposition to Kearney in Week 3 – and owns the No. 2 seed. These two groups don’t like one another, and barring unexpected circumstances, they are going to meet within the district championship sport in a pair weeks.
Class 3 District 3
St. Charles West sits on the No. 1 line of the bracket however might be not the favourite to win the district. No. 2 Lutheran St. Charles is final yr’s Class 2 state champion, and No. 3 Lutheran North is among the most battle-tested small-class groups within the state. A Lutheran St. Charles-Lutheran North semifinal sport could be a playoff-caliber matchup.
Class 2 District 8
Meet probably the most top-heavy district area in your complete state. Undefeated Lafayette County (9-0) stands because the No. 1 seed within the tourney. Nonetheless, three groups with shiny 8-1 data – Richmond, Macon and Trenton – are slotted No. 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Lawson, a workforce with a 6-3 document, didn’t even earn a first-round house sport because the No. 5 seed on this loaded district.
Liberty North QB Van Dyne finishes common season with no turnovers
Coming into the season, Liberty North quarterback Sam Van Dyne vowed that he had discovered from his errors. Level taken.
Van Dyne dedicated 5 turnovers within the Class 6 Present-Me Bowl – a sport his workforce misplaced to CBC, 48-21. Amazingly, the top-rated faculty quarterback prospect has dedicated ZERO since then.
Main the Eagles to an ideal 9-0 document throughout the common season, Van Dyne has accomplished 92 of 152 passes for 1,694 yards and 18 touchdowns with zero interceptions. He has additionally rushed for 164 yards with out fumbling both.
Van Dyne handed for 181 yards and threw three touchdowns to a few completely different receivers in final week’s 36-0 shutout victory in opposition to Lee’s Summit West. A type of receivers was Jay Ross, who hauled in three receptions for 84 yards in his debut with the Eagles.
Does that title sound acquainted? Ross is none aside from Jayshawn Ross, the No. 3-ranked participant on the checklist of high 2024 soccer recruits in Missouri in response to 247Sports.com. Ross began the season enjoying for St. Pius X however has been sitting out the previous few weeks whereas attending Liberty North. He was declared eligible by MSHSAA final week.
Mayo’s return boosts CBC offense
Dakotah Mayo is making up for misplaced time after getting back from an damage for reigning Class 6 champion CBC (8-1).
A dynamic senior large receiver-returner, Mayo has scored 5 touchdowns in his final three video games and has made a harmful Cadets offense even higher.
“Dakotah’s an excellent asset to the workforce,” CBC standout junior Jeremiah McClellan mentioned after Mayo scored twice in Week 7 in opposition to Warren Central (Ind.). “He’s quick. He catches all the pieces that touches his palms. Simply having him again goes to open up the cross sport far more.”
As a junior, Mayo caught 37 passes for a quarter mile and scored three whole touchdowns, together with a kickoff return rating. Up to now this season he has 15 catches for 278 yards and 5 scores in six whole video games – with 9 catches for 212 yards and 5 TDs the previous three weeks.
Mayo’s return and resurgence offers CBC one other weapon within the passing sport – McClellan leads the Cadets with 44 catches for 781 yards and 11 TDs and sophomore Corey Simms is second with 20 catches for 338 yards and 4 scores — and on particular groups.
Union heads to postseason play with undefeated document once more
For the second yr in a row, Union has accomplished the common season with an undefeated document. However it wasn’t straightforward.
Trailing a lot of the night time, the Wildcats needed to rally late to drag out a 21-14 victory in opposition to Hermann in final week’s regular-season finale. Quarterback Liam Hughes tied the sport with a 40-yard landing run with 3:11 left within the fourth quarter after which tossed a game-winning, 51-yard landing strike to Hayden Burke with 1:13 on the clock.
Union clinched the 4 Rivers Convention championship and extra importantly, remained undefeated heading into the postseason. Nonetheless, the Wildcats needed to accept the No. 3 seed within the Class 4 District 2 event behind No. 1 St. Mary’s and No. 2 Rockwood Summit.
Hughes has accomplished 98 of 168 passes for 1,755 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. Burke had hauled in 29 receptions for 527 yards.
Springfield Central caps history-making marketing campaign with seventh win
It has been a history-making marketing campaign for the Bulldogs. Final week, Springfield Central introduced the common season to an in depth with a 57-11 blowout of Forsyth.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 on the yr, which is probably the most single-season wins for this system since 2002 – sure, in twenty years. Just one different time since 1986 has the workforce received as many as seven video games in a single season.
Final week’s win prolonged Central’s present win streak to 5 in a row. To search out the final time that occurred, you must dig even deeper into the historical past books: greater than 50 years in the past when this system went 10-0 in 1967.
What’s the most superb a part of all this? Simply final yr, the Bulldogs misplaced 53 video games in a row from 2015 to 2021. Paradoxically sufficient, they’ve gone 11-6 since that doubtful shedding streak.
Central has earned the No. 3 seed within the Class 5 District 5 event and can play a house postseason sport for the primary time since 2015. The Bulldogs will tackle Waynesville within the first spherical.
Parkview snaps 33-game shedding streak with win in opposition to Hillcrest
It had been awhile since Parkview had received a soccer sport: 1,148 days to be precise.
The Vikings snapped a 33-game shedding streak with a 40-33 victory in opposition to Hillcrest in a gathering of winless groups within the common season finale final week. It marked this system’s first win for the reason that season opener 2019 – a 49-6 victory in opposition to Springfield Central.
Cameron Harris turned in a record-breaking effort Friday night time, and his workforce wanted each little bit of it. Harris rushed 35 instances for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Parkview had scored single digits in its previous 5 video games. The Vikings will tackle resurgent Republic within the first spherical of the Class 5 District 6 event this week.
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A Missouri woman was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland home and property before a judge halted the brazen foreclosure sale.
US district judge John T Fowlkes Jr sentenced Lisa Jeanine Findley in federal court in Memphis to four years and nine months behind bars, plus an additional three years of probation. Findley, 54, declined to speak on her own behalf during the hearing.
Findley pleaded guilty in February to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme. She also had been indicted on a charge of aggravated identity theft, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement.
Findley, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8m from a bogus private lender and had pledged Graceland as collateral for the loan before her death in January 2023, prosecutors said when Findley was charged in August 2024. She then threatened to sell Graceland to the highest bidder if Presley’s family didn’t pay a $2.85m settlement, according to authorities.
Findley posed as three different people allegedly involved with the fake lender, fabricated loan documents and published a fraudulent foreclosure notice in a Memphis newspaper announcing the auction of Graceland in May 2024, prosecutors said. A judge stopped the sale after Presley’s granddaughter sued.
Experts were baffled by the attempt to sell off one of the most storied pieces of real estate in the country using names, emails and documents that were quickly suspected to be phony.
Graceland opened as a museum and tourist attraction in 1982 and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. A large Presley-themed entertainment complex across the street from the museum is owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Presley died in August 1977 at the age of 42.
The public notice for the foreclosure sale of the 13-acre (5-hectare) estate said Promenade Trust, which controls the Graceland museum, owed $3.8m after failing to repay a 2018 loan. Actor Riley Keough, Presley’s granddaughter, inherited the trust and ownership of the home after the death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley.
Keough filed a lawsuit claiming fraud, and a judge halted the proposed auction with an injunction. Naussany Investments and Private Lending – the bogus lender authorities say Findley created – said Lisa Marie Presley had used Graceland as collateral for the loan, according to the foreclosure sale notice. Keough’s lawsuit alleged that Naussany presented fraudulent documents regarding the loan in September 2023 and that Lisa Marie Presley never borrowed money from Naussany.
Kimberly Philbrick, the notary whose name is listed on Naussany’s documents, indicated she never met Lisa Marie Presley nor notarized any documents for her, according to the estate’s lawsuit. The judge said the notary’s affidavit brought into question the authenticity of the signature.
In halting the foreclosure sale, the judge said Elvis Presley’s estate could be successful in arguing that a company’s attempt to auction Graceland was fraudulent.
A statement emailed to the Associated Press after the judge stopped the sale said Naussany would not proceed with the sale because a key document in the case and the loan were recorded and obtained in a different state, meaning “legal action would have to be filed in multiple states”. The statement, sent from an email address for Naussany listed in court documents, did not specify the other state.
After the scheme fell apart, Findley, who has a criminal history that includes attempts at passing bad checks, tried to make it look like the person responsible was a Nigerian identity thief, prosecutors said. An email sent on 25 May 2024, to the AP from the same email as the earlier statement said in Spanish that the foreclosure sale attempt was made by a Nigerian fraud ring that targets old and dead people in the US and uses the internet to steal money.
In arguing for a three-year sentence, defense attorney Tyrone Paylor noted that Presley’s estate did not suffer any loss of money and countered the prosecution’s stance that the scheme was executed in a sophisticated manner.
Fowlkes, the judge, said it would have been a “travesty of justice” if the sale had been completed.
“This was a highly sophisticated scheme to defraud,” he said.
Each season has to play out fully before we gain an understanding of the significance of any single win. Mizzou looked shaky at times in their week one win over Central Arkansas, they had a very forgettable 1st quarter against Kansas, but the win over Louisiana was sheer dominance. We don’t know what the Cajuns will look like the rest of their season, they are starting a freshman quarterback after their presumed starter, Ole Miss transfer Walker Howard, went down with an injury early this season. But the program is still a proud one with four double digit win seasons in their last 6, including 10 wins just last year.
The Louisiana offense gained just 121 yards of offense on 36 plays, with Zylan Perry’s 84 yard scamper being included in that tally. Take away Perry’s touchdown run and there were 35 offensive plays and 37 yards of offense. In the third quarter alone Louisiana ran just 6 plays for -2 yards.
That’s defensive dominance.
On offense, Missouri was efficient. 86 plays, 42 minutes of possession, 606 yards gained, including 427 yards on the ground. 10.5 yards per completion, of which there were 17. 6.9 yards per rush, on 62 attempts. It took 27 plays before Missouri failed to gain yardage on an offensive play from scrimmage. By that point it was 28-0 and the message was sent. Sure there was an interception which set up a Field Goal, and shortly there after was Perry’s touchdown run.
Missouri wasn’t perfect, but they were dominant.
We’ve now watched three games where Missouri has been the much better team for the bulk of the game. I’ll give KU the 1st quarter — even if I think that was more the result of the random nature of the game — but the last three quarters were about the Tigers. We’ll learn more about how quality these wins have been as the season wears on. The players don’t get to pick the opponents, they show up and play. And they’ve done all you can ask of them so far.
You get to this place by not worrying about who you’re playing on the field, but focusing on you. It doesn’t matter if the player in front of you is a potential 1st round draft pick or a guy hanging on the back end of an FCS roster, do your job and win the battle. If each player approaches it that way, you end up with games like this one. And much of the past three. Focus on yourself, be the best you can be, let the rest work itself out.
It’s important to keep this mindset each and every week. Because in watching the results around the rest of college football play out, we’re seeing a real opportunity for Missouri.
South Carolina comes into Columbia next week with a whole lot of question marks. Their inflated ranking has been based largely on the Heisman quality quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who may not even be available after getting a possible concussion against Vanderbilt. Sellers left that game, didn’t return, and Vandy tightened the screws on the Gamecocks in Columbia, winning 31-7.
South Carolina struggled against Virginia Tech, didn’t exactly put South Carolina State away, and got crushed by Vanderbilt. On top of potentially missing Sellers, star Defensive Lineman Dylan Stewart might also miss the first half after getting ejected late in the second half.
Missouri should be the favorite regardless if Sellers plays or not. But being the favorite doesn’t matter if you don’t do what’s required, focus on yourself and controlling what you can, and getting a win to start 4-0.
- 3. LSU 20, Florida 10
- 6. Georgia 44, 15. Tennessee 41
- 7. Texas 27, UTEP 10
- 16. Texas A&M 41, 8. Notre Dame 40
- Vanderbilt 31, 11. South Carolina 7
- 13. Oklahoma 42, Temple 3
- 17. Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35
- 19. Alabama 38, Wisconsin 14
- 24. Auburn 31, South Alabama 15
- Mississippi State 63, Alcorn State 0
- Kentucky 48, Eastern Michigan 23
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Entrepreneurs across Missouri gained a new champion this week as regional and national advocates launched a new coalition to support builders in the face of systemic, confidence-shaking roadblocks as they seek to drive job creation and higher lifetime incomes.
Jim Malle, Missouri Coalition manager for Right to Start, speaks to coalition stakeholders during a launch event in Kansas City; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News
The Missouri Starters Coalition on Thursday unveiled its founding members — Back2KC, Cortex, E-Factory, Keystone Innovation District, LaunchKC, NextMO, and lead organizer Right to Start — which together plan to make entrepreneurship a greater civic priority through convening, addressing barriers to starting businesses, and making sure all communities are included.
“We are beginning the journey today of launching a coalition of entrepreneurs, policy makers, civic organizations, to really come together to continue to boost entrepreneurship in the state of Missouri,” said Jim Malle, Missouri Coalition manager for Right to Start.
“Kansas City has had a lot of great momentum over the last 5 to 10 years in this space, and Right to Start is going to be here to continue to move that along in a great direction,” he added.
The launch event also included a panel on how small businesses can prepare for and benefit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. An estimated 650,000 World Cup visitors are expected across June and July 2026 as Kansas City hosts both group stage and quarterfinal matches.
World Cup will produce KC small biz millionaires in just weeks, leaders say, but it’s only the start
Wes Rogers, 2nd District Councilman for KCMO and chair of the city’s Small Business Taskforce, center, speaks on panel moderated by Right to Start’s Jason Grill, right; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News
Entrepreneurship drives America
Victor Hwang, founder and CEO of Right to Start, returned to Kansas City for Thursday’s event and praised the city’s growth as a startup hub.
“This is one of the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems that I’ve seen, and it’s just a really exciting time,” Hwang said.
He pointed to research showing that 65 percent of Americans believe it is harder to start a business today than it was a generation ago. Yet, he noted, nearly everyone agrees that entrepreneurship is critical to the future of the country.
“New and young businesses account for almost all net job growth in the economy,” Hwang said, citing that a 1 percent rise in local entrepreneurship raises household incomes by about $500, and at the state level, a 1 percent increase lowers poverty rates by 2 percent.
“Entrepreneurship-led economic development leads to higher lifetime incomes, more homegrown jobs, and more opportunity for all,” added Jason Grill, chief government affairs officer of Right to Start.
In light of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Hwang said, the country’s founding story is tied to today’s entrepreneurs.
“America was one of the great startup ideas,” he said. “Founders of today, the people that are doing stuff now, are part of that same story. We want everyone to feel like they can be a founder of the future of this country.”
‘America the Entrepreneurial’: Can builders restore the promise of ‘the most courageous startup the world has ever seen?’
Jim Malle, Missouri Coalition manager for Right to Start, right, speaks alongside Victor Hwang, founder of Right to Start, at Keystone CoLAB in Kansas City; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News
Statewide push follows legislation
The Missouri Starters Coalition builds on policy momentum already in motion. In 2024, Show Me State lawmakers passed the Right to Start Act, which created Missouri’s first office of entrepreneurship and set up new tracking for government contracts awarded to businesses less than three years old.
Jessica Powell, Right to Start; photo by Austin Barnes, Startland News
“As a lifelong Kansas Citian, entrepreneur, and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, it gives me great joy to see Missouri embracing the importance of new, young businesses to the economy and well-being of the state,” said Grill.
Malle, based in St. Louis, will oversee the coalition’s growth with the help of Jessica Powell, who is based in Kansas City and a Right to Start advocate for Missouri.
“Having spent much of my career advancing entrepreneurship in both Kansas City and St. Louis, I’m excited to see this coalition emerging to promote entrepreneurship as a civic priority statewide,” Malle said. “It’s especially important, as entrepreneurship benefits literally everyone in Missouri.”
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