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MSHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Scholar Bowl Apr 26, 2023

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Scholar Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Academic Team - whatever you call it the best and the brightest will soon converge on the University of Missouri Campus for our final activity Championship - Scholar Bowl! MSHSAA's youngest activity - Scholar Bowl first became a MSHSAA sanctioned event in the 1995-1996 school year with the first Championship being held at Stephens College in Columbia in May of 1996. At that time it was known as Academic Competition. Dr. Jennifer Rukstad and Stacy Schroeder sit down to celebrate this unique event and share some little known facts about MSHSAA's youngest activity.

MSHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: State Music Festival Apr 19, 2023

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Next week close to 10,000 students, over a 3 day period, will converge on the University of Missouri campus to perform at the 2023 MSHSAA State Music Festival. Throughout the months of March and April thousands more students performed with their bands, choirs and orchestra's at State Large Group festivals all around the state. As we look forward to celebrating the achievements of these students and preparing for the individual and ensemble performances to occur next week, we talk about all the festival, how it works and more.

MSHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Speech, Debate and Theatre Apr 12, 2023

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To kick off our Spring Activities Championships, we sit down to talk about our Speech, Debate and Theatre Championships that will take place April 20-22 in Springfield, MO. Listen as we discuss what is Speech and Debate, how do students qualify and much more!

2023 Basketball Championships Class 4, 5, 6 Review Apr 07, 2023

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Closing out our Winter Championship season is the second weekend of Boys and Girls Championship Basketball for Classes 4, 5 and 6. In this podcast episode, we review all the highlights and key moments from the Show-Me Showdown II, and share some of our favorite stories with MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Assistant Executive Director Doug Fessler, Communications Director Jason West, and Sports Announcer, former coach and basketball guru Jeni Hopkins.

2023 Girls State Swimming & Diving Championships Review Apr 05, 2023

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The Class 1 and 2 Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships was definitely one for the record books! In this podcast episode we revisit the memorable moments from the girls state meet from February. MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad; Associate Executive Director Stacy Schroeder; Communications Assistant Scott Lunte and former Blue Springs Swimming and Diving Coach Bill Shalley, dive into all the amazing things that was observed at this years girls championships!

2023 State Wrestling Championships Review Mar 31, 2023

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An addition of another class of Girls competition, a new format for all classes, how did it all work? What pros and cons were discovered? In this episode of the MSHSAA All Access Podcast, MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Assistant Executive Director Greg Stahl, Communications Director Jason West, and one of the best voices in Wrestling announcing, Dorothy Mayabb, all sit down and go back over the 2023 State Wrestling Championships, Reminisce with us as we share our favorite stories from this years championships and why we consider this event such a special championship.

2023 Basketball Championships Class 1, 2, 3 Review Mar 24, 2023

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While preparing to start the second weekend of the MSHSAA State Basketball Championships for Class 4, 5, & 6 schools, in the early quiet hours on Thursday morning in Great Southern Bank Arena, we took some time to review the Class 1, 2, 3 Championships. MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Asst. Executive Director Doug Fessler, Communications and Media Director Jason West and Denny Hunt, Executive Director of the Missouri High School Basketball Coaches Association, all sit down and share what they viewed at the championships, highlight some neat stories and celebrate all the accomplishments of the participating teams.

MSHSAA State Basketball - Team Hosts Appreciation Mar 10, 2023

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MSHSAA would like to thank the community of Springfield and our volunteer Team Hosts, or as they like to call themselves, Team Ambassadors. What exactly is a Team Ambassador and what do they do? Listen as we visit with several of our team hosts and learn more about their very important roles into making the Championships run smoothly for the teams.

Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau 'Sharing Great Moments Together' Mar 03, 2023

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In this episode podcast we visit with the Dr. Mark Hecquet, Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO, Lance Kettering, Executive Director of the Springfield Sports Commission and Becky Oakes, Team Ambassador Coordinator for the State Basketball Championships. As we make the move back to Columbia, MO for the 2024 MSHSAA State Show Me Showdown Basketball Championships, we thank the Springfield community and its members as we gear up for an exciting two weeks of basketball action to finish out our winter sports season.

MSHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Basketball Mar 01, 2023

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It's March! That means the 2023 Show-Me Showdown MSHSAA Basketball Championships are just around the corner! Dr. Jennifer Rukstad and Doug Fessler talk all things basketball as we look forward to our final year of the current hosting campaign with Missouri State University and Great Southern Bank Arena.

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