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NOTEBOOK: End of season, era for Saxony Lutheran girls basketball family
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/16)
COLUMBIA, Missouri -- There were already tears in her eyes -- and why wouldn't there be, after four years working toward a singular goal that drifted away by just a few points? But when she opened her mouth to talk about her coach, Grace Mirly stopped short. Her eyes welled up, she paused to catch her breath and she smiled as much as one can smile after losing a state championship...
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Comeback falls short as Saxony Lutheran girls basketball is undone by Strafford in Class 3 title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It was going to take an extraordinary effort for the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team to rally back in the final quarter of Saturday’s Class 3 state championship game. A layup by Strafford’s Kaylee Larimer put the Crusaders in a 12-point hole with seven minutes remaining, but just as it had been the case all season, Saxony kept fighting. The Crusaders knocked down bucket after bucket in the final minutes, pulling within two when Raegan Wieser’s triple from the right elbow splashed through the net with 31.1 seconds remaining.
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team sweeps season-opening OVC series at EKU
(College Sports ~ 03/12/16)
The Redhawks capped the three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory in 12 innings.
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Montana Is Pretty
(Submitted Story ~ 03/12/16)
A simple picture of a teen Montana.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/12/16)
Today is Saturday, March 12, the 72nd day of 2016. There are 294 days left in the year. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. locally. Clocks go forward one hour. Today's Highlight in History: On March 12, 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA had its origins as Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Georgia, founded the first American troop of the Girl Guides...
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/16)
Preliminary sales tax revenue figures indicate there may be an $800,000 shortfall in projected operating funds over the next two years in Cape Girardeau; Assistant City Manager Al Stoverink told the City Council last night sales tax revenues are slipping, and he urged the council to make spending adjustments to assure the city books remain in the black...
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St. Louis blasts four HRs in spring training rout of Mets
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/16)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Randal Grichuk and Brandon Moss each hit two-run home runs and drove in four runs apiece to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 14-9 in exhibition play Saturday. Grichuk was 3 for 4, and Moss went 2 for 3. Carson Kelly and Jacob Wilson also homered for the Cardinals. Kevin Plawecki hit a two-run home run for the Mets...
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Cardinals focus on Piscotty in outfield for now
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- There's a crowd of candidates to play first base for the St. Louis Cardinals. More than enough that budding star Stephen Piscotty can concentrate on mastering right field. Earlier this week, manager Mike Matheny said getting Piscotty work at first base was "not a huge priority."...
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Blues pull into tie with Stars with 5-4 OT win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/16)
DALLAS -- Alex Pietrangelo scored 2:11 into overtime after Jamie Benn pulled Dallas even late in regulation and St. Louis ended up tied with the Stars atop the Western Conference after the Blues' 5-4 win Saturday night. It was the second straight night that the top spot in the West was on the line in Dallas after the Stars beat Chicago 5-2 with both teams tied atop the conference...
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Cardinals' split squad edges Astros 4-3
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/16)
JUPITER, Fla.-- Mike Fiers worked three perfect innings for a Houston Astros split squad in a 4-3 loss to a St. Louis Cardinals split squad on Saturday. "Every time out is a chance for me to prove myself to this team and to this coaching staff and show them that I can be one of the five starters," Fiers said. "Every good time out just helps my cause. I'm just focusing on myself."...
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