Stories from Tuesday, October 4, 2011

One hundred and twenty five yards of penalties and two interceptions proved too much for the Pierce City Eagles (4-2) to overcome in a 32-30 loss Friday night to the McAuley Warriors (3-4). The kick returner seemed to be corralled at the seven, but a couple of nifty moves and he broke free for 83 yards to the Eagles' nine-yard line. The next play was a nine-yard run for a touchdown. The PAT was no good, and McAuley was up 6-0...

SPRINGFIELD -- David Johnson ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and Northern Iowa cruised to a 42-7 win Saturday over winless Missouri State. Johnson scored on short runs in the second and third quarters for the Panthers (3-1, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tirrell Rennie added 209 passing yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Jarred Herring...

Not much went right for the Monett Cubs football team during Friday night's 35-7 loss to the Aurora Houn' Dawgs. "This loss is going to stick with us for a while," said Monett coach Chad Depeé. "You really have to take your hat off to Aurora. They did exactly what they needed to do to take control of this game and win."...

The Monett Cubs soccer team took fourth place in the six-team field at Willard this weekend. On Thursday, Monett defeated New Covenant 4-2. "We came out very slow and quickly found ourselves in a 0-2 hole less than 10 minutes into the game," said Monett coach Dan Janssen. "We were able to regroup and claw our way back to a 2-2 tie at halftime. Our play improved the second half, and we were able to keep them off the scoreboard by possessing the ball and some defensive adjustments."...