KFBD Sport For Thursday September 2

IN A RARE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BASEBALL GAME AT THE PREP LEVEL, THE LAQUEY HORNETS WENT TO CROCKER AND TAMED THE LIONS 5-4…
MASON SKIDMORE WENT 6 INNINGS, ALLOWING NO EARNED RUNS AND PICKS UP THE WIN…..TYLER OWENS RIPPED A PAIR OF DOUBLES AND SQUELCHED TWO CROCKER RALLIES THROWING OUT 2 RUNNERS FROM BEHIND THE PLATE, MAKING FORMER CATCHER AND HEAD COACH CHANCE ALLAN APPRECIATE HIS CATCHERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS….
BOTH THE HORNETS AND LIONS ARE HEADED TOWARD THE FRISCO LEAGUE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK WITH MOST GAMES AT STOUTLAND BUT A COUPLE WILL BE PLAYED AT RICHLAND NEXT TUESDAY, THE 7TH…

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FRISCO LEAGUE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT TUESDAY, SEPT. 7TH WITH 2 OF THE OPENING ROUND GAMES BEING PLAYED AT HOST STOUTLAND, RICHLAND WILL HELP OUT AND HOST A PAIR OF OPENING ROUND GAMES..ALL 9 TEAMS ARE INVOLVED..

LICKING HAS THE 1 SEED, IBERIA DREW THE 2, DIXON IS 3RD, WITH STOUTLAND 4TH AND RICHLAND 5TH…
PLATO HAS THE 6TH SEED, LAQUEY 7TH, CROCKER AND NEWBURG ARE 8 AND 9 RESPECTIVLY….
CROCKER AND NEWBURG GET THE PLAY-IN GAME FOR THEIR OPENING ROUND AT RICHLAND AT 5 NEXT TUESDAY THE 7TH…
IBERIA AND LAQUEY GET THE OTHER EARLY GAME AT STOUTLAND AT 5 ON TUESDAY..
THE 2ND GAME AT RICHLAND AT 7 NEXT TUESDAY IS DIXON AND PLATO…
THE 2ND GAME AT STOUTLAND IS THE HOST TIGERS AND RICHLAND, ALSO AT 7….
LICKING HAS A FIRST ROUND BYE AND GETS THE PLAY-IN WINNER WEDNESDAY AT 5, THAT’S AT STOUTLAND…
AFTER THAT, SITES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE WINNER AND LOSER OF THE STOUTLAND/RICHLAND OPENING ROUND GAME…

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21 TEAMS SHOWED UP FOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY AT LAKE VALLEY IN CAMDENTON AND THAT INCLUDED THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS IN THEIR SEASON OPENER, BUT THEY WERE SHORTHANDED..
WAYNESVILLE ONLY HAD TWO GOLFERS DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO THEY DID NOT HAVE A TEAM SCORE….ALEXIS QUICK AND LILY PEACE HIT THE LINKS…QUICK CARDED A 108, PEACE A 142…
WAYNESVILLE COACH NATHAN BOEH SAID ABOUT HIS YOUNG BUNCH, “Even though all but 1 are beginners, I think we have a group that will be fun to coach.”
ROCK BRIDGE FINISHED FIRST WITH A 314 AND HAD THE MEDALIST ON THE DAY WITH SIENA MINOR FINISHING FIRST OVERALL WITH A 73..RUNNER UP WAS MAYA McVEY OF BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH WITH A 74……..
GLENDALE WAS SECOND AT 351, WHILE BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH TOOK THIRD WITH A 367..ROLLA, LEBANON, KICKAPOO VARSITY AND J.V., WEST PLAINS, AND THE GLENDALE J.V. TEAMS WERE ALL THERE FROM THE OZARK CONFERENCE JOINING MOST OF THE CENTRAL MISSOURI ACTIVITY CONFERENCE’S JEFF CITY, HELIAS, BATTLE, CAPITAL CITY AND WINNER ROCK BRIDGE…OSAGE AND ELDON BOTH ROLLED ACROSS THE LAKE TO JOIN IN….

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ANOTHER TEAM WILL NOT RING THE BELL, OR MAKE THE OPENING KICKOFF FRIDAY NIGHT IN JEFF CITY DUE TO A RECENT COVID-19 POSITIVE TEST, AND POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM…
…THE BATTLE SPARTANS OF COLUMBIA WILL NOT MAKE THE TRIP TO MEET CAPITAL CITY AND WILL MISS THEIR CENTRAL MISSOURI ACTIVITY CONFERENCE GAME WITH THE CAVALIERS, A TEAM THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS SAW IN THE ROLLA JAMBOREE, TWO WEEKS AGO.
CAPITAL CITY HOWEVER WILL OPEN THEIR HOME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FRIDAY AT ADKINS STADIUM.
CAPITAL CITY WILL NOW HOST AGAPE BOARDING SCHOOL, OUT OF STOCKTON.
AGAPE IS AN AFFILIATE-REGISTERED MEMBER OF THE MISSOURI STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION, BUT PLAY A LIMITED SCHEDULE…….THEY ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO A PLAYOFF DISTRICT.

AGAPE OPENED ITS SEASON LAST FRIDAY WITH A 48-10 LOSS AT POPLAR BLUFF. IF AGAPE KEEPS THEIR PHONE LINES OPEN, THEY MAY GET MORE THAN A LIMITED SCHEDULE THIS YEAR……

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COMMUNITY PRIDE NIGHT AT TIGER STADIUM COMES SEPT. 17TH WHEN THE TIGERS HOST THE LEBANON YELLOWJACKETS…IT’S ALSO HOMECOMING……
AFTER A SHORT DAY IN THE CLASSROOM WITH AN EARLY DISMISSAL, AT 2:30, THE HOMECOMING PARADE BEGINS IN DOWNTOWN WAYNESVILLE AND GOES TO WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL……
THE WAYNESVILLE-ST. ROBERT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL COMMUNITY PRIDE NIGHT STARTING AT 4:30 AND WRAPPING UP AT 6:30…… THE CHAMBER MEMBERS WILL BE HANDING OUT FREE HOTDOGS AND SODA, AND AREA BUSINESSES WILL BE HANDING OUT ALL SORTS OF GOODIES IN FRONT OF THE GYMNASIUM ON THE FRONT PARKING LOT……
THEN INSIDE THE STADIUM, THE CROWNING OF THE QUEEN CORONATION BEGINS AT 6:30, THE TIGERS AND YELLOWJACKETS KICK OFF AT 7….
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. TICKETS GO ON SALE AT LEAST THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE GAME

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TODAY…..

THE FRISCO LEAGUE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FINALS ARE TODAY AT DIXON AND IT WILL BE THE 1 AND 2 SEEDS FOR THE TITLE…..THE OTHER 2 GAMES WILL NOT MATCH THE SEEDS AFTER FIRST ROUND UPSETS..
3RD SEED RICHLAND FACES 4TH SEED CROCKER FOR 5TH PLACE AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF THE ODD NUMBER OF TEAMS, CROCKER WENT STRAIGHT FROM THE FIRST TO THE FINAL ROUND..
RICHLAND HAD A SEMI FINAL AND COACH MARK SCHNEIDER GOT A WINNING PERFORMANCE FROM VIVIAN SHEERER IN THE CIRCLE, AND SAW MIRANADA MOSS LEAD THE HIT PARADE WITH A 3 FOR 4 PERFORMANCE, DRIVING IN 4 RUNS….MORGAN LEDBETTER DROVE IN 3 RUNS AND JORDON PAYNE HAD A PAIR OF HITS….HE HOPES THE HITTING AND PITCHING CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON..

IN THE 3RD PLACE GAME, 5TH SEED STOUTLAND AND 6TH SEED LAQUEY MEET AT 5:45…
TOP SEED IBERIA AND 2ND SEED DIXON PLAY FOR THE BIG TROPHEY AT 7:30…..
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THE OTHER GAMES AND MATCHES TODAY..
WAYNESVILLE IS HOSTING WEST PLAINS IN SOFTBALL TODAY AT 4:30 AND IT’S ON 102.3 FM…

SOCCER HAS:
WAYNESVILLE AT UNION
CROCKER OPENS THEIR SEASON TODAY AT MARSHFIELD.
IBERIA’S AT LAQUEY
RICHLAND AT STOVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED…….

GIRLS TENNIS TODAY HAS BOLIVAR AT WAYNESVILLE…

VOLLEYBALL HAS:
MARSHFIELD AT WAYNESVILLE
WINONA AT LICKING
PLATO AT CONWAY

IN BASEBALL, IT’S:
DIXON AT NEWBURG
TUSCUMBIA GOES TO IBERIA FOR A VARSITY GAME ONLY….
CONWAY’S AT PLATO
STOUTLAND TRAVELS TO MACKS CREEK..

SWIMMING TODAY HAS THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS MEETING WEST PLAINS AT SEYMORE…..

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THIS SATURDAY, A FOOTBALL COMBINE WILL TAKE PLACE AT GERLACH FIELD ON FT. LEONARD WOOD, PUT ON BY THE DAVIDSON FITNESS CENTER.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR THOSE 18 AND OLDER TO SHOW OFF THEIR SPEED, AGILITY AND POWER….COST IS $10 PER PERSON…
THE COMBINE INCLUDES DIFFERENT SKILLS, AND DRILL EVENTS…..THE COMBINE STARTS AT 6PM THIS SATURDAY EVENING..
REGISTER BY FRIDAY AT THE DAVIDSON FITNESS CENTER ON FT. WOOD..AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THOSE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE….

 

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STL

A SPLIT IN CINCI YESTERDAY AND NO GROUND GAINED ON THE REDS IN THE WILDCARD CHASE FOR THE CARDINALS.

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THE SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS DEFEATED THE TULSA DRILLERS 9-3 LAST NIGHT IN OKLAHOMA EVENING UP THE 6 GAMES SERIES…..GRANT BLACK PICKS UP THE WIN….
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HAVE ANNOUNCED DAKOTA HUDSON MAKES A REHAB START WITH THE SPRINGBIRDS THIS EVENING IN TULSA.

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ROYALS

Austin Hedges popped an RBI single just out of reach of first baseman Carlos Santana for the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday night.

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ALL-PRO SAFETY TYRANN MATHIEU, THE HONEY BADGER, HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND WAS PLACED ON THE LEAGUE’S RESERVE LIST WEDNESDAY, THOUGH HE COULD BE BACK WITH THE TEAM SOON AND AVAILABLE FOR WEEK 1 AGAINST CLEVELAND.
Mathieu, who is vaccinated, could be good to go for Week 1 as long as he can clear the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol.

Vaccinated players or staff who test positive and have no symptoms can return to the team after two negative COVID tests 24 hours apart. Meanwhile, unvaccinated players and staff who test positive are required to isolate for 10 days.