Kevin’s Monday Sports

THE MSHSAA SHOW-ME SHOWDOWN IS SET FOR CLASSES ONE, TWO AND THREE THIS COMING WEEKEND…..

CLASS 2 BOYS-

HARTVILLE WILL MEET MILAN FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:10 AT HAMMONS STUDENT CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD…THE EAGLES ADVANCED WITH SATURDAY’S THRILLING 49-47 QUARTERFINAL ROUND VICTORY OVER DEFENDING STATE CHAMP SPRINGFIELD GREENWOOD IN A GAME HEARD ON KJEL….RYCE PIPER CONNECTED ON TWO FOUL SHOTS WITH JUST OVER FIVE SECONDS REMAINING, HELPING HARTVILLE AVENGE A TWO POINT LOSS TO THE BLUEJAYS IN LAST YEAR’S STATE SECTIONAL ROUND….COACH BRETT REED SAID CONTROLLING TEMPO WAS A MAJOR PART OF THE GAMEPLAN……

 

 

BRADEN BRANSTETTER LED THE HARTVILLE SCORING WITH 16…AMINU MOHAMMED SCORED 24 FOR GREENWOOD…
SKYLINE IS ALSO IN THE CLASS TWO SEMIFINALS AFTER DEFEATING MID-BUCHANNAN 62-45 SATURDAY IN LIBERTY…THE TIGERS WILL FACE ORAN IN THE 6:20 GAME FRIDAY NIGHT AT HAMMONS…

ON THE GIRLS SIDE IN CLASS TWO, TIPTON WILL OPPOSE BLUE EYE FRIDAY AT 4:30 AT HAMMONS PRECEDED BY EAST BUCHANNAN AND ORAN AT 2:40…

THE CLASS ONE SEMIFINALS WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY…ON THE GIRLS BRACKET, SOUTH IRON TAKES ON SOUTH NODAWAY AT 3:30 AND WALNUT GROVE WILL MATCHUP WITH COMMUNITY AT 5:10 AT JQH ARENA..ON THE BOY’S SIDE, DORA MEETS JEFFERSON AT 6:50 FOLLOWED BY ST. ELIZABETH AND GOLDEN CITY IN THE 8:30 GAME….

AS FAR AS CLASS THREE GOES, THE GIRLS AND BOYS GAMES ARE FRIDAY AT THE Q…MONROE CITY WILL CHALLENGE CHARLESTON WHILE CARDINAL RITTER GOES AGAINST BLAIR OAKS AT 6:20 AND 8:10…THE GIRLS GAMES WILL BE EARLER AS LICKING, BACK IN THE SHOW-ME SHOWDOWN TAKES ON MACON AT 11AM…COACH STEVE RISSLER’S BALLCLUB DEFEATED SAXONY LUTHERAN 52-46 SATURDAY AT FARMINGTON.

 

FOUR TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMP STRAFFORD TAKES ON ST. LOUIS WHITFIELD AT 12:50…

THE CLASS FOUR SECTIONAL GAMES ARE TOMORROW AROUND THE STATE…AT MISSOURI S&T IN ROLLA, SULLIVAN GOES AGAINST HELIAS IN THE GIRLS GAME, THEN ROLLA WILL MATCHUP WITH HELIAS IN THE BOY’S GAME..AT NIXA, UNBEATEN CARL JUNCTION FACES THE WEST PLAINS LADY ZIZZERS FOLLOWED BY THE BOY’S GAME PITTING ROGERSVILLE AGAINST WEBB CITY…CLASS FIVE SECTIONAL GAMES ARE WEDNESDAY, INCLUDING A DOUBLEHEADER IN CAMDENTON BETWEEN COLUMBIA ROCK BRIDGE AND OZARK…AT WEBB CITY, THE KICKAPOO LADY CHIEFS WILL MEET REPUBLIC WHILE THE BOY’S MATCHUP WILL ENTAIL JOPLIN AND KICKAPOO…

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

MIZZOU 69 ALABAMA 50

SENIOR DAY FOR CENTER REED NIKKO WAS A SUCCESS WITH THE TIGERS ENDING THE REGULAR SEASON AT 15-16, PULLING AWAY FROM THE CRIMSON TIDE BEHIND DRU SMITH’S 17 POINTS FOR COACH CUONZO MARTIN..

 

 

MARK SMITH ADDED 13 FOR THE TIGERS…’BAMA SHOT JUST 30% FOR THE GAME WITH THE TIGERS OWNING THE BOARDS 42-27…
MIZZOU WILL HEAD TO NASHVILLE FOR THE S.E.C. TOURNAMENT FOR THURSDAY’S 6:00 TIPOFF AGAINST TEXAS A&M…

VALPARAISO 89 MISSOURI STATE 82 IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 72 LOYOLA 61

THE LADY BEARS ENDED THE REGULAR SEASON PERFECT AT HOME WITH 15 VICTORIES AND AN OUTRIGHT MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP…SENIOR ALEXA WILLARD SCORED SIX POINTS AND MADE HER 129TH CONSECUTIVE START, A NEW SCHOOL RECORD …ABBY HIPP’S 16 POINTS LED THE SCORING…THE LADY BEARS BENCH SUPPLIED 35 OF THE 72 POINTS…THE LADY BEARS ARE THE TOP SEED IN THE M.V.C. POST-SEASON TOURNAMENT AND WILL PLAY EITHER INDIANA STATE OR LOYOLA FRIDAY AT NOON IN MOLINE, ILLINOIS…

DRURY LADY PANTHERS 77 LEWIS 55
DRURY WINS THE G.L.V.C. TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

BASEBALL SUNDAY-

CARDINALS 7 MIAMI 3

 

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 ROYALS 4

COLLEGE BASEBALL-

MISSOURI STATE 4 MAINE 1

MIZZOU 7 WESTERN ILLINOIS 4

MISSOURI S&T 16 ROCKHURST 11

LINDENWOOD 9 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 1

NHL SUNDAY-

ST. LOUIS BLUES 2 CHICAGO 0

ROBERT BORTUZZO AND ALEX PIETRANGELO SCORED GOALS AND JAKE ALLEN PITCHED A SHUTOUT WITH 29 SAVES. PETRO ON SWEEPING THE FOUR GAME SEASON SERIES FROM THE RIVAL BLACKHAWKS.

 

RACING-

JOEY LOGANO PICKED UP HIS SECOND VICTORY OF THE SEASON, AS HE DROVE TO THE CHECKERED FLAG IN OVERTIME AT PHOENIX…THE BLUES HAVE WON NINE OF TEN AND RETURN TO THE ENTERPRISE CENTER TONIGHT TO HOST THE FLORIDA PANTHERS.

XFL

D.C. DEFENDERS 15 ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS 6