THE 45TH ANNUAL NEWBURG GIRLS TOURNAMENT TIPPED OFF YESTERDAY WITH 4 FRISCO LEAGUERS, 3 GVC TEAMS AND A SPRINGFIELD HOME SCHOOL…..ALL HIGHER SEEDS ADVANCED…..

THE STEELVILLE LADY CARDINALS, THE TOP SEED TURBO CLOCKED THE 8TH SEEDED LAQUEY LADY HORNETS, 67-17…..NAOMI PERKINS LED THE LADY CARDS WITH 12, DYLAN PRYOR ADDED 10..
ACACIA RICE WAS THE HIGH SCORER FOR LAQUEY AND NOBODY HIT DOUBLES FOR THE LADY HORNETS…
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THE 4TH SEEDED CROCKER LADY LIONS TOOK CARE OF 5TH SEED DIXON, 53-39…
THE 12-5 LADY LIONS JUMPED OUT TO A 12-4 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, MADE IT 31-18 AT THE HALF AND MAINTAINED THAT MARGIN THE REST OF THE WAY…..
SKYLAR LAYMAN DRAINED 21 WHILE MORGAN WALL HIT FOR 11 FOR THE WINNING LADY LIONS…2 OTHERS WERE WITHIN DOUBLES….
DIXON WAS LED BY BROOK SINCLAIR WHO LED ALL SCORERS WITH 25…..
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2ND SEED NEWBURG HAD THEIR WAY WITH SPRINGFIELD RUSH IN A 59-26 TRIUMPH….
CLAIR AFFOLTER AND BAILEY BROOKSHIRE HAD 18 EACH FOR TEH WINNING LADY WOLVES..
EMMA BOLICK HAD A DOZEN FOR RUSH…
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IN THE FINALE LAST NIGHT, A GASCONADE VALLEY SHOWDOWN WITH CUBA BLOWING BY BOURBON, 57-22….
JENNELL LIGHT LED THE LADY WILDCATS WITH16, ABBY PETERSON ADDED A DOZEN.
COLBE REDFORD LED THE LADY WARHAWKS WITH 15…

SEMI FINAL’S ARE THURSDAY WITH LAQUEY AND DIXON AT 4.
RUSH AND BOURBON PLAY AT 5:30
THEN THE WINNERS SEMI’S WITH STEELVILLE AND CROCKER AT 7.
NEWBURG AND CUBA TIP AT 8:30….
THE FINAL 4 GAMES FOR THE HARDWARE ON SATURDAY…..

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THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS HIT THE ROAD TO SPRINGFIELD GLENDALE LAST NIGHT, STAYED NIP AND TUCK WITH THE LADY FALCONS UNTIL THE 4TH QUARTER WHEN A 15-7, 8 POINT MARGIN TURNED INTO A 9 POINT, 59-50 WIN FOR THE HOME TOWN TEAM…

TIED AT 12 AFTER ONE, WAYNESVILLE TRAILED BY 3 AT THE HALF, AND ONLY BY 4 HEADING INTO THE LAST 8 MINUTES, BUT COULD NOT CLIMB THAT HILL FOR THE “W”……NAUDIA EVANS HIT FOR 23….
GLENDALE HAD 3 IN DOUBLES, LED BY SUNSHINE STOVER WITH 21….KAYLA CRAFT ADDED 18 AND EMILY PHILLIPS DROPPED IN 11…
COACH BRITTANY MATLOCK OF WAYNESVILLE SAID, “We have to play 4 quarters consistently.”
NEXT GAME IS THURSDAY AT HOME AGAINST LEBANON….

THE REST OF THE OZARK CONFERENCE SAW
WEST PLAINS KNOCK OFF LEBANON, 54-37..
CENTRAL BEAT PARKVIEW 47-37..
KICKAPOO BLEW OUT HILLCREST 76-38…
ROLLA KNOCKED OFF CAMDENTON, 60-52….

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PLATO 56-52 OVER IBERIA

IN A FRISCO LEAGUE SHOWDOWN IN TEXAS COUNTY LAST NIGHT, THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS WERE IN TOWN, AND THE HOME COOKIN’ TASTED GOOD AT PLATO LAST NIGHT AS THE EAGLES WERE ABLE TO HOLD ON FOR A 4 POINT, 56-52 WIN…
PLATO JUMPED OUT TO A 21-8 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, BUT IBERIA CAME BACK, CUT THE DEFICIT TO 8 BY HALFTIME, GOT WITHIN 1 AT THE END OF THE 3RD, 36-35, BUT PLATO WON THE 4TH, AND THE GAME BY 4….
IBERIA WAS LED BY 2 WITH DOUBLE DOUBLES, AGAIN……LANEY HALLEY DRAINED 19 AND PULLED DOWN 11 BOARDS.
PAIGE SPENCER POPPED IN 14 AND PULLED DOWN 10 REBOUNDS…..

THE LADY RANGERS WERE COMING OFF A 61-45 VICTORY OVER TUSCUMBIA FOR A 3RD PLACE FINISH IN THE RUSSELLVILLE TOURNAMENT FROM SATURDAY…
SPENCER AND HALLEY AGAIN PROVIDED THE TEAM WITH DOUBLE DOUBLES.
SPENCER HAD 19 POINTS AND 15 BOARDS. HALLEY 14 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS.
HAYLEE HUMPHREY ADDED 11 ON SATURDAY AND IBERIA CARRIED HOME THE 3RD PLACE PIECE OF HARDWARE…

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THERE WAS A DOUBLE DIP IN STOUTLAND LAST NIGHT AND THEY SPLIT WITH THE HALFWAY CARDINALS…
THE GIRLS TILT SAW THE LADY TIGERS COME AWAY WITH A 50-28 WIN….

THE BOYS GAME WENT TO THE CARDINALS, 57-54….

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TODAY…..
THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS ARE HOSTING THE GLENDALE FALCONS IN AN OZARK CONFERENCE TILT…
WE’LL HAVE IT ON 102.3 AT ABOUT 7 TONIGHT……

IN THE FRISCO LEAGUE, 8 OF THE 9 TEAMS ARE PLAYING….STOUTLAND IS NOT, THEY DID A DOUBLE DIP LAST NIGHT…RICHLAND HAS ONE TONIGHT..
THE BEARS AND LADY BEARS ARE IN MACKS CREEK FOR A GIRL’S AND BOYS VARSITY OUTING….
CONFERENCE GAMES TONIGHT HAVE IBERIA AT NEWBURG, AND PLATO AT LAQUEY…..
NON-CONFRERENCE GAMES……
CROCKER AT VIENNA…
ELDON COMES TO DIXON….
LICKING AT ST. JAMES…