by Bill Pollock | Mar 22, 2014 | Sports Features
MidAmerica Nazarene advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship with a 80-75 upset win over No. fourth-seeded Columbia (Mo.), Friday evening in Municipal Auditorium. The Pioneers were up 21-14. The seven-point lead...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 21, 2014 | Sports Features
No. 4 seed Columbia (Mo.) is heading to its third-straight Second Round in as many years after an 81-57 win against Belhaven (Miss.) Thursday evening in the 2014 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship in Municipal Auditorium. The margin...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 12, 2014 | Sports Features
Meeting for a third time this season,4th-ranked Columbia College and 8th-ranked Freed-Hardeman provided plenty of drama in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament Championship game on Tuesday night at the Arena of Southwell Complex. Freed-Hardeman battled...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 17, 2013 | Sports Features
LSU-Shreveport mounted a second half comeback to beat No. 1 seed Columbia College, 79-78 in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division I men’s basketball championships in Kansas City. The loss ends the Cougars perfect season (35-1). This was a game that featured the...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 13, 2013 | Sports Features
Columbia College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Burchard is the 2012-13 National Association of Basketball Coaches National Coach of the Year. Burchard has led Columbia to the first No. 1 ranking in program history. The Cougars are the last remaining unbeaten...