Sean Gallagher (University of Missouri)
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Leaping baseball player
Peoria second baseman Calvin Hayes avoids Clinton's Micah Furtado by jumping over him in the first game of Friday night's doubleheader at O'Brien Field in Peoria. The Lumberkings won the first game 4-3.
Ball to the head
Iowa's Jeff Horner and Missouri's Thomas Gardner battle for a loose ball during Missouri's 76-56 win over Iowa at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo., Saturday Jan. 3, 2004.
Effort
Missouri senior Urska Juric returns a shot during the Tiger's meet against Nebraska at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, April 3, 2004.
Rebound
Ozark's Sam Singh and Kearney's Brock Christopher battle for a rebound during the semi-finals of the Class 4 State Basketball Championships at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo., Friday, March 12, 2004.
Upside down
Rock Bridge's Brady Wilson gets turned upside down by Lee's Summit North's Nathan Neske in a 130-pound matchup during the Hickman-Days Inn Varsity Invitational Saturday morning at Hickman High School. Neske pinned Wilson.
Leader of the pack
Scott Fredrickson of the Proctor Cycling Team leads the pack Sunday afternoon during the category four criterium of the Proctor Cycling Classic in downtown Peoria. Fredrickson finished the race in 21st place.
Reaching for the first down
Missouri quarterback Brad Smith reaches for a first down on a fourth down play in the third quarter of MU's 35-14 loss to KU. Smith got the first down.
Dogpile
Hickman's Lauren Harris walks off the court as St. Joseph's Academy celebrates after Hickman's 56-44 loss in the class 5 championship game of the MSHSAA Basketball Championships at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, March 13, 2004.