IT’S WEEK 2 FOR THE FOOTBALL TIGERS, WEEK 3 FOR A LOT OF OTHERS….
THE TIGERS ARE AT KICKAPOO TO MEET THE UNDEFEATED CHIEFS, WHO WILL TRY TO AVENGE A LOSS LAST YEAR TO THE TIGERS…COACH JOE HAYNES OF WAYNESVILLE IS VISITS WITH US A BIT LATER…
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VOLLEYBALL

IN THE GYM YESTERDAY IN TIGER TOWN, A FIRST FOR THE WAYNESVILLE VOLLEYBALLERS…
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE BEST 3 OF 5 IN PREP VOLLEYBALL, CHANGING THE FORMAT FROM THE BEST
2 OF 3, WHICH TEAMS CAN STILL PLAY IN THIS TRANSITIONING PERIOD…
THE LADY TIGERS WELCOMED HILLCREST, AND THEY WENT ALL 5 BEFORE THE LADY TIGERS
CAME AWAY WITH A 3 GAME TO 2 TRIUMPH…
THE LADY HORNETS WON THE FIRST GAME, 25-21..
WAYNESVILLE CAME BACK TO TAKE THE NEXT 2, 25-18, 25-22….
HILLCREST CLIPPED THE LADY TIGERS 25-21 IN THE 4TH..
WHEN TEAMS GO TO THE 5TH MATCH, THEY GO TO 15 FOR THE “W”, AND WAYNESVILLE TOOK THE LAST GAME, 15-10 FOR THE MATCH..
THE J.V. AND FRESHMAN STILL PLAY THE BEST 2 OF 3 AND THE JV LADY TIGERS LOST IN 2, THE FRESHMAN FROM TIGER TOWN WON IN 3…

IN THE O.C.
PARKVIEW SWEEPS BY GLENDALE IN 3..
CAMDENTON TOOK OUT WEST PLAINS, 25-10,L 25-11, AND 25-18…
LEBANON GOT SWEPT BY NIXA IN 3, 25-11, 25-21, 25-16…..

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SOFTBALL

WEST PLAINS 3-2 OVER WAYNESVILLE
THE LADY ZIZZERS ROLLED NORTH TO WAYNESVILLE AND WEST PLAINS LEFT WITH A 3-2 SOFTBALL VICTORY….
FOR YEARS, THE LADY ZIZZERS HAVE PUT WHOOPIN’S ON MOST TEAMS THEY’VE FACED, BUT THIS TIME, COACH ROCHELLE MAUBACH OF WAYNESVILLE SAID WE PLAYED WITH THEM.
EMMA RAY STARTED, BELLA PONDROM WORKED THE LAST 2 AND SHUT DOWN WEST PLAINS FOR THE LADY TIGER WIN…THE WAYNESVILLE COACH SAID IT WAS A REALLY GOOD GAME…WE MADE A FEW MENTAL MISTAKES AND THEY CAPITALIZED…..THE LADY ZIZZERS ARE FAST AND ONE BASE FOR MOST IS TWO FOR THEM….DEFENSIVELY, WE HAVE TO MOVE FASTER..
BELLA PONDROM LED THE TEAM OFFENSIVLY AS SHE STAYS HOT AT THE PLATE…COACH MAUABACH SAID PONDROM IS THE MOST CONSISTANT BAT ON THE TEAM AND HITTING HER RHYTYM……
“Our time is coming – we are getting stronger physically and mentally.”

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CAMDENTON 11-1 OVER DIXON

THE DIXON LADY BULLDOGS HIT A TOUGH PART OF THEIR SCHEDULE….AFTER GETTING SHUT OUT BY RUSSELLVILLE TUESDAY, THE LADY BULLDOGS WENT TO CAMDENTON AND FELL 11-1 YESTERDAY…
RUSSELLVILLE TWO HIT DIXON, THEY ONLY GOT 3 OFF THE OZARK CONFERENCE LADY LAKERS…
IT STARTED OK FOR DIXON GETTING A RUN IN THE FIRST…THEY LED UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE 2ND WHEN CAMDENTON TIED IT, THEN TACKED ON 3 IN THE THIRD, 4 IN THE FOURTH AND ENDED IT WITH A 3 RUN FIFTH….

RYLI MARTIN DOUBLED, COURTNEY SCOTT SINGLED AND DROVE IN DIXON’S ONLY RUN…
TRISTEN LIPSCOMB HAD THE LADY BULLDOGS OTHER HIT…..
MADDIE RYAN STARTED, WORKED 4 INNINGS AND TOOK THE LOSS..SHE ALLOWED 4 EARNED RUNS ON 7 HITS, STRUCK OUT 2 AND WALKED 2.
MACI HOLTSCLAW RELEIVED..SHE WORKED AN INNING…CAMDENTON TAGGED HER FOR 3 RUNS ON 3 HITS.

OTHER O.C. SOFTBALL..
KICKAPOO SHUTS OUT LEBANON 9-0…
ROLLA BURIES PARKVIEW 23-0..
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL BLOWS OUT MACKS CREEK, 17-6….

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IBERIA 7-5 OVER CALIFORNIA

THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS RODE NORTH TO CALIFORNIA AND KNOCKED OFF THE LADY PINTO’S 7-5 AND DID IT WITH COME FROM BEHIND 3 RUN 7TH…..
TRAILING 5-4 HEADED TO THE FINAL FRAME, HARPER ROLLINS CAME TO THE PLATE WITH 2 ON AND TRIPLED BOTH OF THEM HOME TO TAKE THE LEAD AND HOLD IT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH FOR THE LADY RANGER WIN….
THE LADY PINTO’S GRABBED 1 IN THE FIRST INNING, ADDED 3 IN THE 3RD AND MAINTAINED THE LEAD HEADING INTO THE LATTER PART OF THE GAME, UNTIL THAT HARPER ROLLINS TRIPLE.
LANEY HALLEY GETS THE WIN IN RELEIF OF HAILEY WHITTLE…….HALLEY WENT THREE AND A THIRD INNINGS OF SHUT OUT BALL, ALLOWING JUST TWO HITS AND STRIKING OUT ONE.
WHITTLE STARTED AND GAVE UP 5 RUNS ON 5 HITS STRIKING OUT 5 AND WALKING ONE..
EMILY THOMPSON LED THE IBERIA OFFENSE WITH 3 HITS IN 4 AT BATS.

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RICHLAND 16-4 OVER LAQUEY

THE RICHLAND LADY BEARS ENJOYED SOME HOME COOKIN’ YESTERDAY AS THEY HOSTED LAQUEY AND IT ENDED EARLY IN A 16-4 LADY BEARS ROUTE……BECCA SMITH OF RICHLAND SMACKED A TWO RUN HOMER TO HELP HIGHLIGHT THE LADY BEARS OFFENSE….LILLY GIBSON STROKED A BASES LOADED TRIPLE, GOOD FOR 3 RBI’S.
VIVIAN SHEERER WORKED 5 INNINGS OF 5 HIT BALL, GIVING UP 1 EARNED RUN WITH TWO STRIKE OUT AND ONE WALK..
AURORA RICE TOOK THE LOSS FOR LAQUEY….
____RICE WENT 3 FOR 3, SCORED 2 RUNS AND DROVE IN ONE….

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VIENNA 16-8 OVER SALEM

NOT ALL TEAMS STARTED THEIR SEASON’S ON TIME DUE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES, A PANDEMIC WAS ONE, INJURIES, NOT ENOUGH PRACTICES, AND MOTHER NATURE WERE OTHER ISSUES..
BUT YESTERDAY, VIENNA AND SALEM BOTH PLAYED THEIR FIRST GAMES OF THE FALL AND THE HOME TOWN LADY EAGLES PUT UP A 16-8 WIN….
AFTER SPOTTING THE VISITING TIGERS A 7-0 LEAD IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST, VIENNA CAME ROARING BACK WITH 6 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST, TOOK THE LEAD IN THE 4TH AND DIDN’T LOOK BACK….

FOR VIENNA, FRESHMAN KAYLA HERTZING HAD A TRIPLE, 2 SINGLES AND 2 RBI’S. MARSIE MESSERSMITH AND KARISSA FEELER BOTH COLLECTED 3 HITS AND 2 RBI’S. JADA KLEFFNER HAD A TRIPLE, SINGLE AND 4 RBI’S. ALICIA LONG AND KADENCE GEORGE BOTH HAD 2 HITS.
ALICIA LONG DID A GREAT JOB IN RELIEF, PITCHING 6 AND 2/3 INNINGS….SHE GAVE UP 1 EARNED RUN ON 5 HITS AND 3 WALKS…SHE PICKS UP THE WIN…VIENNA HOSTS DIXON TODAY…

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SOCCER
WAYNESVILLE WENT TO WILLARD AND WERE SHUT OUT ON THE SOCCER PITCH, 7-0…..
BOLIVAR SHUTS OUT CAMDENTON 4-0..
AT THE PARKVIEW SHOWDOWN, CARTHAGE KNOCKED OFF GLENDALE, 3-2….

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SCR
RICHLAND AT CROCKER
FATIMA AT DIXON

TENNIS: WAYNESVILLE HAS A DOUBLE DUAL ON THE ROAD WITH WEST PLAINS AND CAMDENTON

CROSS COUNTRY: LAQUEY AND PLATO HIT THE ROAD TO WILLOW SPRINGS FOR A MEET.

GOLF HAS THE DIXON LADY BULLDOGS AT CAMDENTON
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FRISCO LEAGUE BASBALL TOURNAMENT

A CONSOLATION SEMI FINAL IN THE FRISCO LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SAW THE RICHLAND BEARS CLAW THEIR WAY TO A 6-5, 8 INNING WIN OVER STOUTLAND, ELIMINATING THE TIGERS FROM THE DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT…
COACH TIM BELSHE OF RICHLAND SAID BOTH TEAMS WERE SCRATCHING FOR VICTORY…BELSHE’S BEARS ARE YOUNG AND STILL TRYING TO FIND THAT BIG 2 OUT HIT WITH RUNNERS ON THAT WILL GIVE THEM SOME CONFIDENCE..IN THE MEAN TIME, THEY’LL SCRATCH ALL THEY CAN TO GET THE “W”.
THIS WAS TIED AT 3 IN THE 8TH WHEN STOUTLAND TACKED ON 2, MADE IT 5-3, AND WHY YOU LIKE THE LAST AT BAT….RICHLAND CAME BACK WITH THREE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING AND WON THE GAME ON A WILD PITCH….
NOAH JOHNSON STARTED, WENT 6 2/3 INNINGS AND DID A GOOD JOB…MASON MICHAELS RELEIVED AND PICKS UP THE WIN….

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IT’S THE 2ND WEEK OF TIGER FOOTBALL AND IT’S IN SPRINGFIELD TONIGHT, AND ON 102.3 FM..
MARV LUTEN INTERVIEWS TIGER COACH JOE HAYNES.

 

 

 

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BESIDES FOOTBALL..

THE FRISCO LEAGUE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY AT SHADEY DELL PARK IN RICHLAND…
LICKING AND PLATO MEET AT 4…IBERIA AND DIXON TANGLE AT 6:30……

SOCCER TODAY HAS CROCKER AND LAQUEY IN THE PARKVIEW VIKING SHOWDOWN WHICH WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW..

SOFTBALL TODAY.
WAYNESVILLE GOES TO LAQUEY
DIXON’S AT VIENNA
IBERIA HITS THE ROAD TO BELLE
NEWBURG GOES TO STOUTLAND
TUSCUMBIA COMES TO RICHLAND…..

VOLLEYBALL TONIGHT:
STEELVILLE MAKES THE TRIP TO DIXON….

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MIKE SHANNON AND JOHN ROONEY BRING US THE REDBIRD RE-CAP FROM YESTERDAY SPLIT DOUBLE DIP WITH THE DETROIT TIGERS…..

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FTBL

2020 has certainly been a weird one, only 15,000 plus fans in a 76.000 seat stadium, but they were loud and proud as the Kansas City Chiefs unveiled their superbowl 54 banner, get their first win of the season during their opener against the Texans, but Patrick Mahomes and company look like they are in midseason form and primed to run it back. After unveiling their Super Bowl LIV banner prior to kickoff, the Chiefs moved to 1-0 on the season, defeating Houston, 34-20, in a game that was not as close as the final score suggests.

Patrick Mahomes continued to show why he’s the new face of the NFL, completing 24 of his 32 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, this K.C. offense has seemingly found a new star in rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire as he was able to rush for 138 yards on 5.5 yards per carry in the winning effort.

Instead of wearing a traditional mask while roaming the Kansas City sideline during the opener, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid rolled out a face shield mechanism that was seemingly connected to a hat. While he may have earned some style points, it may not have been as practical as he’d hoped. In the end, Reid was none too pleased with how this contraption worked out.