Multiple reports out of St. Louis say The Cardinals are expected to announce Oliver Marmol as the new manager during a team meeting Monday morning. Marmol has worked as a bench coach with the Cardinals since 2019. The Cardinals fired their previous manager Mike Shildt on October 14th after the Cardinals …
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The St. Louis Cardinals have fired Manager Mike Shildt. In a news release Thursday afternoon, the Cardinals made official what multiple media outlets had been reporting. Here’s the release from the team: ST. LOUIS, MO. – October 14, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have agreed to …
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Introducing the Evangel University Valor. The university in Springfield unveiled its new mascot Wednesday. In a news release, the school says Valor is represented by a horse symbolizing the character and strength of Evangel University. “The process of selecting a new mascot that best represented our university was a comprehensive …
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The Wichita Wind Surge continue to roll in the Double-A Central North Division, downing the Springfield Cardinals 6-4 Friday night at Hammons Field. A season record crowd of 5,675 came out on a warm, muggy evening, with many fans sticking around for fireworks after the game. Springfield got on the …
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She led until the final lap. With the local community cheering her on at a 6:00 a.m. watch party, Frerichs placed second in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase to win the silver medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Frerichs was overtaken by Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai, who won the …
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Nixa High School has found its next high school baseball coach, and it didn’t have to look further than the local college ranks. Here are the details in a press release by the Nixa School District. Nixa Public Schools has hired Logan Hughes as the new head baseball coach following …
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Former Missouri State star Jake Berger has reportedly been promoted to the Chicago White Sox from Triple A following an injury to White Sox third baseman Yoán Moncada. This is a breaking story and we will update when we have more details.
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The Northwest Arkansas Naturals banged out 19 runs on 18 hits to beat the Springfield Cardinals 19-4 Tuesday night at Hammons Field. The game lasted four hours and six minutes, making it the longest nine inning contest in Springfield Cardinals history. Ironically, the Cards 9-3 loss to Wichita at Hammons …
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The Springfield Cardinals get a tie-breaking two run single from right fielder Alec Burleson in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Arkansas Travelers 8-6 Tuesday night at Hammons Field. It’s only the fifth home victory of the season for Springfield, who came into the night with a 4-13 …
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(edited press release) Dates and sites for the various Missouri Valley Conference sports championships for the 2021-22 athletic season have been announced by the league office today with Missouri State slated to serve as host of two spring championship events with the potential of hosting as many as three more …
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