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f you ever attend a high school game at Eldon, St. Elizabeth, Iberia,           Collins was there. Tom has been faithfully covering the Mustangs,  been working as a sportswriter going on 32 years.       School and Oklahoma City University, worked early in his career at Oklahoma newspapers and then the Sedalia Democrat, but found his home with the Eldon Advertiser.          student-athletes, including Olympic silver medalist Christian          current Mustang golf run at Eldon High.  undefeated 2024 state champion baseball team, and worked with a Ranger coaching legend, Lisa Law. Tom has enjoyed back-to-back state basketball championships at Eugene, along with covering Coach E, all the Schulte sisters, and  St. Elizabeth has kept him very busy with the 10 Hornet state          greats like Brock Lucas and Reagan Wobbe, working with Hall of Famer Diane Juergensmeyer and the great AD, Sheila Heckemeyer.  the Gunter sisters and the latest Lion standout, Damon Whittle. Tom also covered two of the craziest high school football games


ever played in Missouri – the Eldon-Owensville matchups in 2017.  57 in the rematch for the district championship. “I really enjoy this job,” Tom says. “I enjoy the kids as much as


 


When it comes to Miller County and Eugene sports, Tom has seen it all and reported on all. For outstanding coverage and more than


Sports Writer of the Year Show-Me Sports /// 45


three decades of service, we salute Tom Collins as our Show-Me Sports Magazine MU Health Care Sportswriter of the Year.


Tom Collins


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