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 | |
Central (Cape Girardeau) (3-3) Class 5 District 1 | 45 | |
Christmas Tournament, Cape GirardeauFinal |
Plattsburg (2-4) Class 2 District 15 | 61 | |
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 |
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 |
Central (St. Joseph) (2-6) Class 6 District 8 | 19 | |
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 | |
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 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
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
Northwestern (Mendon) (5-3) Class 1 District 12 | 43 | |
MendonFinal |
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 |
Central (St. Joseph) (3-3) Class 6 District 8 | 50 | |
Winnetonka (5-0) Class 5 District 8 | 76 | |
Kansas CityFinal |