Ward graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in psychology. He also has 21-hour concentration in environmental science, social studies and education.
Ward started following sports in southeast Missouri when he was five-years-old in 1991. In the 2009-10 basketball season, he watched 84 varsity basketball teams play a total of 147 varsity games. He has also attended the state basketball, baseball and volleyball tournaments the last three seasons. His favorite baseball memory is watching the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.
Ward completed an internship in the summer of 2010 at semoball.com. During the internship he had the opportunity to visit and photograph the athletic facilities at all 58 semoball schools. He also researched the district and state championship histories of 55 schools and used the Cover it Live application to cover the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. After the internship he served as sports editor at Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett, Mo., from 2011-2013.
LIVE SATURDAY: Volleyball state championship updates
The 40th annual MSHSAA girls volleyball championships conclude Saturday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
A story on Bloomfield''s pool play results is available here: Bloomfield to play for third place
A story on St. Vincent's pool play results is available here: St. Vincent advances to Class 1 championship
I'll provide championship updates Saturday at this link: Volleyball Scores
View complete Friday results and Saturday below:
CLASS 1
1. Winona (4-2)
2. St. Vincent (3-3)
3. New Haven (3-3)
4. Santa Fe (2-4)
St. Vincent def. New Haven 25-18, 25-18
Winona def. Santa Fe 25-23, 25-15
New Haven def. Santa Fe 25-21, 25-23
St. Vincent tied Winona 25-18, 16-25
Winona tied New Haven 25-15, 19-25
Santa Fe def. St. Vincent 25-20, 25-23
CLASS 2
1. Liberty (5-1)
2. Fatima (5-1)
3. St. Paul Lutheran (2-4)
4. Bloomfield (0-6)
Liberty def. Bloomfield 25-17, 25-17
Fatima def. St. Paul Lutheran 25-20, 25-20
Liberty def. St. Paul Lutheran 25-13, 25-23
Fatima def. Bloomfield 25-16, 25-15
St. Paul Lutheran def. Bloomfield 25-17, 25-16
Fatima tied Liberty 18-25, 25-21
CLASS 3
1. Helias Catholic (6-0)
2. Villa Duchesne (4-2)
3. St. Pius X (Festus) (1-5)
4. St. Pius X (Kansas City) (1-5)
Helias Catholic def. St. Pius X (Festus) 25-20, 25-15
Villa Duchesne def. St. Pius X (KC) 25-9, 25-18
Helias Catholic def. St. Pius X (KC) 25-5, 25-19
Villa Duchesne def. St. Pius X (Festus) 25-15, 25-13
Helias Catholic def. Villa Duchesne 25-22, 25-22
St. Pius X (Festus) tied St. Pius X (Kansas CIty) 25-22, 24-26
CLASS 4
1. Lafayette (Wildwood) (4-2)
2. St. Joseph's Academy (3-3)
3. Ozark (3-3)
4. Liberty (2-4)
Lafayette (Wildwood) def. Ozark 25-21, 28-26
Liberty split St. Joseph's Academy 18-25, 25-17
Lafayette (Wildwood) split St. Joseph's Academy 15-25, 25-18
Ozark def. Liberty 26-24-25-17
Lafayette (Wildwood) split Liberty 25-20, 21-25
St. Joseph's Academy split Ozark 25-17, 24-26
One Game Playoff For 2nd Place: St. Joseph's Academ def. Ozark 25-22
SATURDAY'S SCORES
Class 1 Third-Place Game: Santa Fe def. New Haven 19-25, 25-17, 25-22
Class 2 Third-Place Game: St. Paul Lutheran def. Bloomfield 25-17, 25-17
Class 3 Third-Place Game: St. Pius X (Festus) def. St. Pius X (Kansas City) 25-20, 25-22
Class 4 Third-Place Game: Ozark def. Liberty 9-25, 25-23, 25-15
Class 1 Championship: Winona def. St. Vincent 22-25, 25-13, 25-20
Class 2 Championship: Liberty (Mountain View) def. Fatima 25-19, 20-25, 25-21
Class 3 Championship: Helias Catholic def. Villa Duchesne 25-18, 18-25, 25-17
Class 4 Championship: Lafayette (Wildwood) def. St. Joseph's Academy 25-20, 25-20
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