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New Covenant plays for a Class 2 volleyball title Thursday night

Plus, Sankofa opens on C-Street and your neighborhood plan needs your voice.

The Daily Springfield team1 story15 sources4 min read

High School SportsTop story

New Covenant Academy outlasts Mid-Buchanan in five sets and plays for the Class 2 state title Thursday

New Covenant Academy won a five-set state semifinal

  • New Covenant Academy3
    Mid-Buchanan2
    FinalSet scores: 25-10, 22-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-12

Source: Springfield News-Leader

If you follow Springfield-area volleyball, Wednesday was a good night. New Covenant Academy came back from a 2-1 set deficit to beat Mid-Buchanan at the Civic Center in St. Joseph. Both teams entered with a combined 71-2 record, and the Warriors won 3-2 in the Class 2 semifinal.

The deciding set was tied at 12-12 before three straight points ended it: a Tina Voznyarska kill, a Lexi Burks ace and a Mid-Buchanan attack error. New Covenant has now reached the state semifinals in back-to-back seasons.

  • Final: Thursday at 8 p.m. against Woodland (24-7)
  • Watch: live at MSHSAA.TV
  • Stakes: New Covenant's first state title

New Covenant's semifinal came with big individual nights

34-1
record for the Warriors this season
15
blocks for Kiera Edwards
27
assists for Addy Mouery
15
digs for Jenna Jackson

Source: Springfield Daily Citizen

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Sankofa

If you're looking for affordable housing on the north side, held its grand opening Wednesday. The $13.5 million, four-story building at North Campbell Avenue and West Commercial Street, the first ground-up construction on in more than 50 years, has 42 apartments for households earning at or below 60% of area median income plus a business incubator run with the Springfield Multicultural Business Association. KY3

Friday football

The News-Leader has predictions for Friday's district semifinals across the Springfield area. Separately, Glendale receiver Trevor Heman has 3,881 career receiving yards, the fifth-best mark in Missouri high school history. Springfield News-LeaderHometown TicketingSpringfield News-Leader

Friday's game, an open house and a closing are coming up

  1. Nov. 6Logan-Rogersville plays Monett in a Class 4 district football semifinal.
  2. Nov. 9An open house launches Springfield's neighborhood planning initiative at Lincoln Hall.
  3. Nov. 16Glo Dry Cleaning Specialists closes for good.

Sources: the event's listing, Springfield News-Leader, KY3

Smith mural

The tribute mural is back downtown. Muralists are painting it again on North Boonville Avenue after the original, at Walnut Street and Campbell Avenue, was painted over by the building's new owner. KY3 reports the recreation is now complete except for a protective clear sealant, which goes on once the weather allows. KSMU RadioKY3

Neighborhood plans

If you want a say in your neighborhood's future, Springfield is holding an open house Mon., Nov. 9, to launch a citywide neighborhood planning initiative covering 24 registered neighborhoods. It runs 6-8 p.m. at Lincoln Hall on the Ozarks Technical Community College campus, 815 N. Sherman Ave. Springfield News-Leader

Glo closing

Glo Dry Cleaning Specialists, open for nearly 80 years, is closing for good Nov. 16. If you have clothes at the Park Crest location off S. Campbell Avenue, pick them up before then, because leftover items will get donated. KY3

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Winter prep

Missouri's Winter Weather Preparedness Week runs through Nov. 6, promoted by the State Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service. SEMA Director Jim Remillard said meteorologists expect a strong to very strong El Niño winter, though Missouri's spot in a transition zone makes it harder to forecast. KY3

1931year of the Missouri heat record September broke

September broke a 1931 heat record in the state, and October followed a similar trend.

Source: KY3

Rural health

Missouri State University has opened the Center for Rural Health, part of the Ozarks Public Health Institute, on its West Plains campus. The center connects the Springfield and West Plains campuses and gives faculty, staff and students research, community outreach and public health field experience. It also gives West Plains students a pathway into advanced degrees. West Plains Daily QuillOzark Radio News

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Missouri State's Homecoming week brings a first for Springfield: a pyro drone show. Festivities begin the week of Nov. 9 and build to a parade, alumni tailgate and football game on Nov. 14, and the new Clifton M. Smart III University Advancement Center opens too. Look up, Bears fans.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6New Covenant wins first state volleyball title; Sankofa opens on C-Street
  2. Wed., Nov. 4Discovery Center gets $1 million; Bears open with 88-60 win
  3. Tues., Nov. 3Polls open at 6 a.m., and Cora Scott is leaving her city role
  4. Mon., Nov. 2Springfield's longtime city spokesperson Cora Scott is leaving
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New Covenant plays for a Class 2 volleyball title Thursday night

Plus, Sankofa opens on C-Street and your neighborhood plan needs your voice.

The TLDR

  1. New Covenant plays Woodland for the Class 2 title at 8 p.m.
  2. Sankofa opens on Historic Commercial Street with 42 affordable apartments
  3. Open house Nov. 9 launches Springfield's neighborhood planning
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