The latest local news, weather and high school sports in and around Columbia and Jefferson City

Yesterday at 10:17 PM  What a weekend it was for MSD's Nick Jones

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Senior Chelsea Thomas pitched a one-hitter to get No. 6 Mizzou past Hofstra and into the NCAA Super Regionals with nine strikeouts in the 5-0 win on Sunday at University Field.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Senior pitcher Chelsea Thomas out-dueled Hofstra’s Olivia Galati, the nation’s wins and strikeouts leader, to advance the sixth-seeded Mizzou softball team to the NCAA Columbia Regional championship game with a 1-0 victory over the Pride on Saturday at University Field.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Senior Jenna Marston hit a three-run home run to lead the sixth-seeded Mizzou softball team over Stony Brook, 3-0, Friday in the second game of the Columbia Regional.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Daniel Murphy and David Wright combined for five hits and three RBIs against Adam Wainwright and the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Local sports scores for Thursday, May 16.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Lance Lynn overcame early control woes and St. Louis used a three-run seventh inning to beat the New York Mets 6-3 on Monday night.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Local sports scores for Monday, May 13.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  DENNY HUGHES IS a lucky man. He's doing what he loves to do, coach baseball. He's done it for more than 30 years at various levels.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Deadline is race time. This week, it's 5:30 p.m. Saturday for the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington, S.C. To enter, click here:: Racing for Roast Beef  ...

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Local sports scores for Wednesday, May 7.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  J.J. Hardy homered, Chris Tillman won his third straight start and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of three errors by the Kansas City Royals in a 5-3 victory Thursday night.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Local sports scores for Tuesday, May 7.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Travis Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.