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St. Joseph's Civic Arena has been completely refurbished over the last year or so, with a newly renovated floor, new scoreboard, new electronic scorers' tables, new seats, new hoops and more. Photo courtesy of the St. Joseph Sports Commission. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostAfter many months of hard work, preparation and anticipation, the week is finally here.The city of St. Joseph, in conjunction with the St. Joseph Sports Commission and Missouri Western State University, is all set to host the 2023 NCAA Division II women's basketball Elite Eight tournament. This is the fifth tim...

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostA former President at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph has died. James J. Scanlon served as the third President of the University from 2001 to 2008. He died at his home in California earlier this week. In an email to campus current President Elizabeth Kennedy expressed her sadness about the death of Scanlon. Kennedy says during Scanlon's tenure he helped shape the mission of applied learning and says his greatest accomplishment was designating Missouri Western as a University in 2005. Upon his retirement in 2008, Scanlon and his wife Lauren establ...

Photo by Clifton Grooms. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSPRINGFIELD - Some might think it's the luck of the Irish.Lafayette boys' basketball coach Kevin Bristol doesn't. What he saw Friday is what he believe his team could be all season long."Today, we got back to the formula that got us here," Bristol said. "It's good to see everyone get back on track. Like I always say, it's who we are."The Irish (23-8) buried 16 three-pointers, and shot 53.7 percent from the field in a 78-57 takedown of No. 6 Father Tolton Regional Catholic (Columbia) in the Class ...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The St. Joseph community alliance is looking at the feasibility to determine the addition of a new sports facility. The community alliance is made up of the St. Joseph city council, Buchanan County commission, Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Western, and the St. Joseph Visitors Bureau. City Manager Bryan Carter says part of adding this new facility would be for youth athletics, but he also says this current study is unique. "This isn't a situation where we're picking out exactly what it would be and determining if that would be feasibly," Carte...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostEvents surrounding St. Joseph's hosting of the NCAA Division II Women's Elite Eight National Championship Tournament get underway this weekend.The St. Joseph Sports Commission and Missouri Family Sports host a youth basketball clinic at East Hills Shopping Center Saturday, beginning at 11am.Sports Commission Director Brett Easley says a youth clinic featuring former Missouri State standout Jackie Stiles next week on the Missouri Western State University St. Joseph campus is already full."If you don't know anything at all about Jackie, here'...