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December 17, 2024
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1777 – American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
- 1819 – Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
- 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
- 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[10]
- 1933 National Football League Championship - 1st title game, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 23-21; "Bronko Nagurski Rule" - forward pass is legal anywhere behind line of scrimmage
- 1944 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants, 14-7 for 6th and final league title under long-time coach Curly Lambeau
- 2022 Minnesota Vikings recover from 33-0 down at halftime to beat Indianapolis Colts, 39-36 in overtime at US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN; biggest comeback in NFL history
Today's Birthdays
1935 Cal Ripken Sr
1964 Michelle Tafoya
1971 Tony Richardson
1978 Chase Utley
Girls Scoreboard
 | Collegiate School of Med-Bio Science with Central Visual and Performing Arts (1-3) Class 4 District 5 | 24 |
 | Bayless (4-3) Class 4 District 4 | 10 |
| St. LouisFinal | ||
 | Staley (6-0) Class 6 District 8 | 60 |
 | Blue Springs South (3-6) Class 6 District 7 | 25 |
| Blue SpringsFinal | ||
 | Bradleyville (4-2) Class 1 District 2 | 51 |
 | Cabool (0-7) Class 3 District 10 | 18 |
| CaboolFinal | ||
 | Neosho (2-4) Class 6 District 5 | 35 |
 | Carl Junction (4-4) Class 5 District 7 | 71 |
| Carl JunctionFinal | ||
 | Delta (5-1) Class 1 District 1 | 69 |
_High_SchoolGirls637480385351112876-25x25.jpg "Lady Tigers") | Central (Cape Girardeau) (3-3) Class 5 District 1 | 45 |
| Christmas Tournament, Cape GirardeauFinal | ||
 | Plattsburg (2-4) Class 2 District 15 | 61 |
_High_SchoolGirls637880721061111116-25x25.jpg "Lady Blue Eagles") | Central (Kansas City) (2-5) Class 4 District 15 | 31 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
 | Orchard Farm (0-7) Class 4 District 7 | 35 |
 | Cuba with Viburnum (2-4) Class 4 District 3 | 38 |
| Orchard Farm Varsity Tournament (3 Games), St. CharlesFinal | ||
 | Holcomb (3-3) Class 2 District 1 | 48 |
 | East Carter (3-1) Class 2 District 2 | 66 |
| EllsinoreFinal | ||
| Lighthouse Sr. High | 40 | |
 | Exeter (3-5) Class 1 District 3 | 52 |
| ExeterFinal | ||
 | Macon County with Bucklin (3-5) Class 1 District 10 | 16 |
 | Grundy County with Newtown-Harris (6-2) Class 1 District 11 | 57 |
| GaltFinal | ||
 | Butler (3-3) Class 3 District 11 | 52 |
 | Harrisonville (3-4) Class 4 District 13 | 38 |
| Butler Tournament , ButlerFinal | ||
_High_SchoolGirls637686744136191416-25x25.jpg "Giants") | St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) with Valle Catholic (4-2) Class 2 District 4 | 68 |
 | Herculaneum (0-6) Class 4 District 2 | 59 |
| HerculaneumFinal | ||
 | Prairie Home (3-0) Class 1 District 9 | 59 |
 | Hermitage (1-7) Class 1 District 6 | 48 |
| 30th Annual Otterville Holiday Classic, OttervilleFinal | ||
_High_SchoolGirls636003081474662732-25x25.jpg "Indians") | Central (St. Joseph) (2-6) Class 6 District 8 | 19 |
_High_SchoolGirls637677295422206289-25x25.jpg "Fighting Irish") | Lafayette (St. Joseph) (4-2) Class 4 District 16 | 39 |
| St. JosephFinal | ||
 | Caruthersville (0-5) Class 3 District 1 | 13 |
| Lake County (Tiptonville , TN) | 57 | |
| Tiptonville , TNFinal | ||
 | Lee's Summit West (6-0) Class 6 District 6 | 59 |
 | Lee's Summit (3-3) Class 6 District 6 | 50 |
| Lee's SummitFinal | ||
 | Raymore-Peculiar (3-4) Class 6 District 6 | 33 |
 | Liberty (2-2) Class 6 District 8 | 48 |
| LibertyFinal | ||
 | Pembroke Hill (2-5) Class 3 District 14 | 27 |
 | Lincoln College Prep (4-5) Class 5 District 8 | 43 |
| 12 Courts Of Christmas , Kansas CityFinal | ||
| Maranatha Christian (Shawnee, KS) | 31 | |
_High_SchoolGirls636802280811254651-25x25.jpg "Lady Knights") | Lutheran (Kansas City) (0-5) Class 1 District 15 | 19 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
 | Jasper (9-0) Class 2 District 12 | 66 |
 | McAuley Catholic (0-9) Class 1 District 3 | 20 |
| JoplinFinal | ||
Roosevelt (0-4)Class 5 District 2 14 
McKinley Classical Leadership (4-5)Class 3 District 4 73 St. LouisFinal
Forsyth (1-4)Class 4 District 11 36 
Mt. Vernon (3-3)Class 4 District 12 57 Mount VernonFinal
Linn County (0-6)Class 1 District 11 15 _High_SchoolGirls634232629959906151-25x25.jpg "Eagles")
Northwestern (Mendon) (3-4)Class 1 District 12 51 MendonFinal
Chaffee (4-1)Class 2 District 3 42 _High_SchoolGirls638150779200283508-25x25.jpg "Bulldogs")
Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (3-1)Class 6 District 1 50 Cape GirardeauFinal
Sweet Springs with Malta Bend (1-6)Class 2 District 14 20 
Oak Grove (6-1)Class 4 District 14 69 Oak GroveFinal
East Newton (6-1)Class 4 District 12 55 
Pierce City (4-3)Class 3 District 12 51 Pierce CityFinal
Maranatha Baptist (0-1) 22 
Plato (3-5)Class 2 District 9 51 PlatoFinal
Benton (4-1)Class 4 District 16 60 
Platte County (4-3)Class 5 District 8 57 Platte CityFinal
Park Hill (6-1)Class 6 District 8 66 
Raytown South (0-5)Class 5 District 7 34 RaytownFinal
Smith-Cotton (7-2)Class 6 District 7 23 
Rock Bridge (4-1)Class 6 District 7 77 ColumbiaFinal
Saxony Lutheran (2-5)Class 4 District 1 28 
St. Vincent (8-1)Class 2 District 3 58 First State Community Bank Classic, Cape GirardaeuFinal
St. Francis Borgia (3-1)Class 4 District 3 50 
Steelville (0-3)Class 3 District 3 14 Peoples Bank Holiday Classic, SullivanFinal
Pleasant Hope (6-3)Class 2 District 13 27 
Stockton (5-3)Class 3 District 11 47 StocktonFinal
Knob Noster (3-3)Class 4 District 14 39 
Stover (6-1)Class 3 District 13 59 StoverFinal
Lockwood (5-2)Class 1 District 4 45 
Thomas Jefferson Independent Day (1-5)Class 1 District 3 7 JoplinFinal
Ft. Zumwalt East (1-3)Class 5 District 4 45 
Timberland (4-2)Class 6 District 4 62 WentzvilleFinal
| Roosevelt (0-4) Class 5 District 2 | 14 |
| McKinley Classical Leadership (4-5) Class 3 District 4 | 73 |
| St. LouisFinal | ||
| Forsyth (1-4) Class 4 District 11 | 36 |
| Mt. Vernon (3-3) Class 4 District 12 | 57 |
| Mount VernonFinal | ||
| Linn County (0-6) Class 1 District 11 | 15 |
| Northwestern (Mendon) (3-4) Class 1 District 12 | 51 |
| MendonFinal | ||
| Chaffee (4-1) Class 2 District 3 | 42 |
| Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (3-1) Class 6 District 1 | 50 |
| Cape GirardeauFinal | ||
| Sweet Springs with Malta Bend (1-6) Class 2 District 14 | 20 |
| Oak Grove (6-1) Class 4 District 14 | 69 |
| Oak GroveFinal | ||
| East Newton (6-1) Class 4 District 12 | 55 |
| Pierce City (4-3) Class 3 District 12 | 51 |
| Pierce CityFinal | ||
| Maranatha Baptist (0-1) | 22 | |
| Plato (3-5) Class 2 District 9 | 51 |
| PlatoFinal | ||
| Benton (4-1) Class 4 District 16 | 60 |
| Platte County (4-3) Class 5 District 8 | 57 |
| Platte CityFinal | ||
| Park Hill (6-1) Class 6 District 8 | 66 |
| Raytown South (0-5) Class 5 District 7 | 34 |
| RaytownFinal | ||
| Smith-Cotton (7-2) Class 6 District 7 | 23 |
| Rock Bridge (4-1) Class 6 District 7 | 77 |
| ColumbiaFinal | ||
_High_SchoolGirls636402998169460592-25x25.jpg "Falcons")
| Saxony Lutheran (2-5) Class 4 District 1 | 28 |
| St. Vincent (8-1) Class 2 District 3 | 58 |
| First State Community Bank Classic, Cape GirardaeuFinal | ||
| St. Francis Borgia (3-1) Class 4 District 3 | 50 |
| Steelville (0-3) Class 3 District 3 | 14 |
| Peoples Bank Holiday Classic, SullivanFinal | ||
| Pleasant Hope (6-3) Class 2 District 13 | 27 |
| Stockton (5-3) Class 3 District 11 | 47 |
| StocktonFinal | ||
| Knob Noster (3-3) Class 4 District 14 | 39 |
| Stover (6-1) Class 3 District 13 | 59 |
| StoverFinal | ||
| Lockwood (5-2) Class 1 District 4 | 45 |
| Thomas Jefferson Independent Day (1-5) Class 1 District 3 | 7 |
| JoplinFinal | ||
| Ft. Zumwalt East (1-3) Class 5 District 4 | 45 |
| Timberland (4-2) Class 6 District 4 | 62 |
| WentzvilleFinal | ||
Boys Scoreboard
| Lighthouse Sr. High (1-0) | 47 | |
 | Bakersfield (5-1) Class 2 District 10 | 52 |
| 51st Liberty Invitational, Mountain ViewFinal | ||
 | Tipton (1-3) Class 2 District 8 | 44 |
 | Belle (4-1) Class 3 District 8 | 36 |
| 63rd Legends Bank Holiday Classic, LinnFinal | ||
 | Plattsburg (4-3) Class 2 District 15 | 34 |
_High_SchoolBoys637880721059154282-25x25.jpg "Blue Eagles") | Central (Kansas City) (4-1) Class 4 District 15 | 71 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
 | La Monte (2-4) Class 1 District 7 | 36 |
 | Columbia Independent (2-3) Class 1 District 10 | 49 |
| ColumbiaFinal | ||
 | Russellville (4-4) Class 2 District 9 | 61 |
 | Cuba (4-3) Class 4 District 3 | 77 |
| 63rd Legends Bank Holiday Classic, LinnFinal | ||
 | Lincoln College Prep (5-2) Class 5 District 8 | 60 |
 | East Buchanan (5-0) Class 3 District 15 | 58 |
| 12 Courts of Christmas , Kansas CityFinal | ||
 | Neelyville (1-7) Class 2 District 1 | 49 |
 | Eminence (5-2) Class 1 District 3 | 56 |
| 51st Liberty Invitational, Mountain ViewFinal | ||
 | Macon County with Bucklin (1-5) Class 1 District 11 | 37 |
 | Grundy County with Newtown-Harris (5-3) Class 1 District 14 | 53 |
| GaltFinal | ||
 | Caruthersville (3-4) Class 3 District 1 | 72 |
| Lake County (Tiptonville, TN) | 61 | |
| Tiptonville, TNFinal | ||
 | McDonald County (1-4) Class 5 District 6 | 65 |
 | Lamar (0-4) Class 3 District 11 | 53 |
| 2024 Mustang Classic, AndersonFinal | ||
 | Green Ridge (3-3) Class 1 District 7 | 54 |
 | Leeton (3-5) Class 1 District 7 | 49 |
| LeetonFinal | ||
| Westwood Baptist Sr. | 40 | |
 | Leopold (3-3) Class 1 District 2 | 51 |
| LeopoldFinal | ||
 | Winona (4-1) Class 2 District 2 | 46 |
 | Lesterville (2-5) Class 1 District 3 | 44 |
| LestervilleFinal | ||
 | Jasper (2-7) Class 2 District 12 | 33 |
 | McAuley Catholic (7-1) Class 1 District 5 | 59 |
| JoplinFinal | ||
 | Everton (0-6) Class 1 District 5 | 41 |
 | New Covenant Academy (4-4) Class 2 District 12 | 91 |
| SpringfieldFinal | ||
 | North Andrew (4-2) Class 1 District 15 | 57 |
 | North Nodaway (2-5) Class 1 District 16 | 28 |
| HopkinsFinal | ||
 | Linn County (0-6) Class 1 District 14 | 31 |
_High_SchoolBoys634232629959124926-25x25.jpg "Eagles") | Northwestern (Mendon) (5-3) Class 1 District 12 | 43 |
| MendonFinal | ||
_High_SchoolBoys637686744134003819-25x25.jpg "Giants") | St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) (2-5) Class 1 District 3 | 40 |
| Providence Academy Sr. | 51 | |
| Lemay TownshipFinal | ||
 | Lee's Summit North (5-2) Class 6 District 6 | 48 |
 | Rockhurst (6-1) Class 6 District 6 | 73 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
| FL Schlagle (Kansas City, KS) | 56 | |
 | Ruskin (2-3) Class 5 District 7 | 55 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
 | Owensville (3-5) Class 4 District 3 | 33 |
 | St. Francis Borgia (5-4) Class 5 District 5 | 62 |
| WashingtonFinal | ||
 | Knob Noster (4-4) Class 4 District 13 | 58 |
 | Stover (1-4) Class 3 District 13 | 55 |
| StoverFinal | ||
 | Oak Grove (3-4) Class 4 District 14 | 81 |
 | Sweet Springs (2-7) Class 2 District 8 | 44 |
| Sweet SpringsFinal | ||
 | Lockwood (4-2) Class 1 District 5 | 59 |
 | Thomas Jefferson Independent Day (3-4) Class 2 District 12 | 54 |
| JoplinFinal | ||
 | Greenfield (3-5) Class 2 District 12 | 60 |
 | Verona (1-9) Class 2 District 11 | 30 |
| VeronaFinal | ||
 | California (4-2) Class 4 District 9 | 47 |
 | Warsaw (4-3) Class 3 District 13 | 46 |
| WarsawFinal | ||
 | South Shelby (2-4) Class 3 District 6 | 43 |
 | Westran (5-2) Class 2 District 7 | 48 |
| HuntsvilleFinal | ||
_High_SchoolBoys636003081473782632-25x25.jpg "Indians") | Central (St. Joseph) (3-3) Class 6 District 8 | 50 |
 | Winnetonka (5-0) Class 5 District 8 | 76 |
| Kansas CityFinal | ||
