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Vote: Who should be Missouri high school Athlete of the Week? (10/28/2024)
Which Missouri high school athlete had the best week?
Each week, SBLive scours the state for the top fall sports performers, from football to cross country to volleyball from all contests in the week of Oct. 21-26. That included the state championships in girls golf and girls tennis.
Congrats to Chaminade College Prep’s Madden Irving who won SBLive‘s Missouri Athlete of the Week for Oct. 14-19 after setting a single-game school record with 315 rushing yards.
Scroll down, read up on the nominees and cast your vote for your winner. Voting closes Sunday, Nov. 3 at 11:59 p.m. Central time. Winners are announced in next week’s athlete of the week feature. Email all future nominees to andy@scorebooklive.com.
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.
MISSOURI ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Dominik Abadi, Father Tolton Regional Catholic football
The junior scored a 15-yard touchdown and then ran in a 2-point conversion to help the Trailblazers rally for a 29-28 win over St. Michael the Archangel on Friday.
Rylee Allred, Ash Grove girls golf
After tying for a state title last year in Class 1, the Lady Pirates standout won another title on Tuesday. She shot 151 and won by five strokes — the lead she held after shooting 71 on the opening day.
Ava Beltran, Liberty girls tennis
In an all-Kansas City area finals, she won 6-3 and 6-2 in the Class 3 finals on Saturday. She became the Lady Blue Jays’ second individual state champion.
Page Bowman, Springfield Glendale girls golf
She repeated as a state champion by winning the Class 3 title — after winning Class 4 last year. She won the state title by six shots over teammate Audrey Duvall. The Lady Falcons won the team title too.
Emree Cameron, Nevada girls golf
The Louisville pledge won back-to-back state titles — Class 2 this year after winning Class 3 last year — by shooting 146 over the two-day event. She overcame a two-shot deficit after day 1 and won by three strokes.
Abby Carr, Lafayette Wildwood softball
The Missouri pledge struck out 17 and gave up four hits in a 5-2 win over Parkway South in the Class 5 District 2 championship game on Oct. 22
Kayla Chan, Ladue Horton Watkins girls tennis
The junior won the Class 2 individual championship on Friday, giving up only three points in the finals and winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, in the semifinals.
Kate Finley, Springfield Kickapoo softball
The junior provided a 3-run home run in a 5-0 win over Republic on Monday to claim the Class 5 District 5 title for the Lady Chiefs.
Reese Frey, Republic volleyball
The senior recorded 48 assists as the Lady Tigers beat Springfield Kickapoo for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday. She also recorded her 1,000th career assist during the Class 5 District 6 game.
Lucas Frisch, Worth County football
In an 8-man game that ended at halftime, Frisch had a pair of interception returns for scores for the Tigers in an 86-16 win over Princeton.
Marlon Gonzalez, McCluer boys soccer
In three wins this past week, against Hancock, Hazelwood Central and Lutheran North, he had 10 goals and 10 assists.
Tess Guignon, St. Joseph’s Academy girls golf
After day 1 of the Class 4 finals she sat in a tie for 5th, 4 shots off the pace. She closed with 75 and won the championship by one stroke on Tuesday.
Cameron Habel, Platte County boys soccer
The junior helped the Pirates win a third straight game on Oct. 23 thanks to his marker with 56 seconds left in overtime — a 1-0 win over Belton.
Evie Harris, Visitation Academy field hockey
Harris recorded three goals and had an assist in a 4-2 win over Parkway West on Tuesday.
Karvon Jefferson, Lutheran North football
The safety racked up 18 tackes, 3 TFL, 2 pass breakups, 2 blocked punts, an interception and a forced fumble in a 50-48 win over Cardinal Ritter.
Brea Jenson, Stanberry softball
In the 15th inning of the Class 1 District 7 Tournament, the senior hit a walk-off home run to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-1 win over North Andrew.
Ryan Kassebaum, Washington football
The senior quarterback completed 7 of 13 passes for 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score in a 34-13 win over Francis Howell Central on Thursday.
Calvin Layton, Woodland boys cross country
After his brother Reed won three straight Heartland Conference title, Calvin made it four in a row for the family on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau.
Brock Martin, Helias Catholic football
The sophomore booted a school-record 54-yard field goal in the second quarter against Lift for Life in a 17-12 win on Friday.
Alia Martinez, Oak Park volleyball
During a 3-0 win against William Chrisman, in the Class 5 District 8 tournament, the junior became the Lady Oakies’ new ace record holder. The previous record stood since 2010.
Colt Nolin, Liberty football
The junior had only eight carries but made the most of them with 3 touchdowns and 74 yards in a 42-27 win over North Kansas City on Friday.
Katherine Pohren, Maryville girls cross country
The senior posted her best finish of the year with a runner-up showing at the Midland Empire Conference race on Oct. 22. That helped the Spoofhounds win the league title for the first time since 1995.
Ra’Jon Rayner, Columbia Hickman football
The sophomore picked up an offensive fumble at the 18-yard line and ran it in for the game-winning score late in the fourth in a 28-21 win over Chaminade.
Evan Salazar, Pierce City football
His 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter broke a tie game and allowed the Eagles to pick up a 22-14 win over Stockton — which had a 7-game winning streak.
Beck Snowden, Fort Osage boys soccer
The Indians won their final home game of the year, 8-0, against Kansas City Ruskin on Oct. 23. The senior had six goals for Fort Osage.
Isabella Trim, Father Tolton Regional Catholic softball
In a district champion game against St. Dominic on Oct. 21, the hurler struck out 15 in a 1-0 win for the Lady Trailblazers.
Kennedy Watson, Columbia Rock Bridge softball
Watson delivered a two-run homer to help the Class 5 No. 3-ranked Bruins pick up a 4-1 win over No. 1-ranked Grain Valley in the Class 5 District 6 title game on Monday.
Elena Williams, Lafayette County girls tennis
She allowed only seven points in her final three matches and won the Class 1 individual championship on Friday.
— Cody Thorn | @sblivemo
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed an executive order today as a precautionary measure ahead of potentially hazardous winter weather expected in Missouri this weekend.
Executive Order 25-01 waives certain hours of service requirements for commercial vehicles transporting residential heating fuel and activates the Missouri National Guard for state and local response efforts, if necessary.
“With a hazardous winter storm forecasted for this weekend, we want to be prepared to respond however may be needed,” Gov. Parson said. “Missourians should be proactive in their preparations and so too should state government. This Order helps ensure Missourians’ homes stay heated and that state government and our National Guard members stand ready to assist. We ask that all Missourians stay aware and use extreme caution during this potentially dangerous winter weather event.”
The executive order suspends hours of service regulations for motor carriers transporting fuels such as propane, natural gas, and heating oil. It also gives the adjutant general the authority to call portions of the organized militia into active service to aid Missourians, if deemed necessary.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch covering nearly every Missouri county from Saturday night through Monday morning. The forecast indicates snow and sleet accumulations of more than 10 inches in many areas, particularly in northern Missouri.
First Alert 4 has issued First Alert Weather Days from Sunday into Monday.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has provided additional health and safety tips to Missourians in preparation for severe winter weather.
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South Carolina wore down Mizzou for an easy 83-52 win. Here’s what stood out to me from the game.
– South Carolina got out of sync offensively during Missouri’s 8-0 run in the second quarter. More than a defensive stop, the Gamecocks needed a solid offensive possession.
I thought, this is where they miss Kamilla Cardoso or Aliyah Boston, that dominant post who can settle things down and get a good shot. Who can do that this season?
My question was quickly answered: Joyce Edwards. She was fouled on a rebound, made both free throws, found Tessa Johnson for a transition layup, converted a three-point play in the post, and then scored on a putback. The 9-0 run put South Carolina back in control of the game at halftime.
Edwards isn’t super flashy, but she rebounds, defends, runs the floor, and finishes at the rim. Sometimes that is what you need.
– On the other end of the spectrum is MiLaysia Fulwiley. Somehow she even makes jogging back on defense look flashy. I often say “Fulwiley happens” when she catches fire and scores three or four baskets in a row. Well Fulwiley definitely happened Thursday night.
She has shot well this season and at times has let that frustration carry over to her defense. Not against Missouri. She did miss a couple of early shots, but never got down. It ended up being her defense that helped Fulwiley catch fire. It was a rebound, an assist, and then a block that sparked South Carolina’s decisive 17-0 second-half run. Once the fuse was lit, Fulwiley added in a bench of baskets and finished with a game-high 17.
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It was a nice start to conference play and hopefully a sign of how the next three months and a week will play out.
– I’ve watched a lot of basketball over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen what happened in the third quarter. Mizzou’s Laniah Randle was called for a foul, Knowing it was her fourth and she would be subbed out, she jogged over to the bench.
But nobody went to the scorer’s table to check in, so the officials didn’t stop play. With a five-on-four power play, South Carolina quickly inbounded to Te-Hina Paopao who was unguarded for a three.
Randall had to run back and rejoin the action. She ended up committing her fifth foul on the ensuing possession.
If you watch a lot of women’s basketball, it won’t surprise you that Roy Gulbeyan was one of the officials. He loves to call games by the letter of the rule instead of the spirit.
But it also reflects both teams’ level of focus. A substitution after a foul is such a routine occurrence that nobody pays much attention to the actual mechanics of the process. Missouri wasn’t locked in and lost track of the situation. South Carolina understood what was happening and took advantage.
If I’m going to criticize South Carolina when there is a lack of focus, I need to praise them when they are locked in.
Police in Missouri say a driver was caught speeding at more than 100 mph and playing video games while behind the wheel.
According to the Claycomo Police Department, the driver was pulled over on Interstate 35 in Clay County, Missouri. The county encompasses parts of northwestern Kansas City.
Authorities did not release the name or age of the man involved, but did say the driver was going at a speed of 107 mph. Police said he also had a suspended license.
“The driver was playing a video game, yes, a video game while driving 107mph…. On a suspended license. Apparently, he was so distracted he didn’t see our motor officer in the lane ahead of him,” police said on Facebook.
Police said charges are pending for the unidentified driver with a court date also pending.
USA TODAY has contacted the Claycomo Police Department for more information.
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