KFBD Sports For Monday March 14

SHOW ME SHOW DOWN IN SPRINGFIELD OVER THE WEEKEND CROWNED THE CHAMPIONS FOR CLASSES 1, 2, AND 3……

CLASS 1 GIRLS SAW SOUTH NODAWAY DEFEAT DELTA, 63-50 IN THE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SATURDAY…..
LEETON BEAT WALNUT GROVE, 58-39 FOR THIRD PLACE..

CLASS 1 BOYS, SOUTH IRON SENT ST. ELIZABETH TO THE 3RD PLACE GAME FRIDAY WITH AM 85-51 THUMPIN’, THEN WENT ONTO SMOKE STANBERRY 71-45 FOR THE TITLE…
THE ST. E HORNETS CAME BACK AND CLAIMED 3RD IN STATE WITH A 50-45 WIN OVER WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN..

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CLASS 2 GIRLS SAW WELLINGTON-NAPOLEAN CROWNED CHAMPS AFTER THEIR 52-31 VICTORY OVER THE ELLINGTON LADY WHIPPITS….WELLINGTON DEFEATED BLUE EYE IN THE SEMI, BUT BLUE EYE CAME BACK AND TOOK 3RD OVER ST. PAUL LUTHERAN WITH A 57-19 TURBO CLOCK WHOPPIN….

CLASS 2 BOYS, THE NORWOOD PIRATES ARE THE STATE CHAMPS….COMING OUT OF THE CABOOL DISTRICTS, NORWOOD WENT ONTO DEFEAT EUGENE IN THE SECTIONALS, COLLEGE HEIGHT’S CHRISTIAN IN THE QUARTERS, THEN KNOCKED OFF BISHOP LeBLOND IN THE SEMI’S AND SQUEEZED OUT A 1 POINTER, 64-63 WIN OVER BERNIE….
PUTNAM COUNTY WON 3RD PLACE OVER BISHOP LeBLOND IN A TWO POINTER, 57-55….

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CLASS 3 HAD THEIR FINALS ON FRIDAY…..EL DORADO SPRINGS, WHO BOUNCED THE STRAFFORD LADY INDIANS IN THE SEMI’S WENT ONTO WIN IT ALL WITH A 61-26 TURBO CLOCKING OF SOUTH SHELBY…..
STRAFFORD TURBO CLOCKED WEST COUNTY, 64-34 FOR THIRD PLACE…

IN THE BOYS OUTING, CHARLESTON OUT OF THE BOOTHEEL AREA CLAIMED THE CLASS 3 BOYS TITLE WITH A 58-56 WIN OVER LAFAYETTE COUNTY……LAFAYETTE COUNTY SENT THAYER TO THE 3RD PLACE GAME LAST THURSDAY…THAYER BOUNCED BACK WITH A 70-45 WIN OVER DUSCHENE FOR 3RD..

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CLASSES 4, 5, AND 6 ARE SET FOR THEIR SHOW ME SHOW DOWN THIS THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY AT THE SAME LOCATIONS, THE JQH ARENA AND HAMMONS STUDENT CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD…ALL HAD THEIR QUARTER FINALS ON SATURDAY….

IN CLASS 4…
THE ST. JAMES LADY TIGERS ARE BACK IN THE FINAL 4 THIS FRIDAY AFTER THEIR 43-32 WIN OVER CENTRAL PARK HILLS AT JEFFERSON COLLEGE IN HILLSBORO..
THEY MEET ST. LOUIS JOHN BURROUGHS AFTER JB KNOCKED OUT HALLSVILLE, 53-42 AT FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL.

THE OTHER SEMI FEATURES THE LADY CRUSADERS OF HELIAS AFTER THEIR 56-49 WIN OVER AVA AT THE BOSWELL AUDITORIUM SATURDAY….HELIAS MEETS BENTON AFTER THEIR 48-35 WIN OVER ST. PIUS OF KANSAS CITY…

CLASS 4 BOYS, NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL IS IN AFTER THEIR 59-46 QUARTER FINAL WIN OVER LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY…
THEY’LL MEET ST. LOUIS VASHON AFTER THE WOLVERINES TOOK DOWN MEXICO, 69-44….

THE OTHER SEMI WILL FEATURE FATHER TOLTON OF COUMBIA AFTER THEY BEAT WILLOW SPRINGS, 65-26 AT LEBANON..
THEY GET PEMBROKE HILL AFTER THEIR 52-32 WIN OVER RICHMOND…..

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CLASS 5 WILL HAVE BOTH STATESMAN TEAMS FROM WEBSTER GROVES AT THE DANCE..
THE GIRLS BEAT NOTRE DAME CAPE GIRARDEAU 41-27…..WHITFIELD KNOCKED OFF WARRENTON 44-27 AND MEETS WEBSTER GROVES IN ONE SEMI THIS FRIDAY..
THE LADY ZIZZERS OF WEST PLAINS ARE ONE OF 2 OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS AT THE FINAL 4 THIS YEAR.
WEST PLAINS KNOCKED OFF CARL JUNCTION AT SBU SATURDAY, 55-46 TO ADVANCE…SMITHVILLE BEAT RAYTOWN SOUTH 57-38 TO MAKE THE OTHER SEMI…

CLASS 5 BOYS, WEBTER GROVES BEAT CAPE GIRARDEAU CENTRAL 75-65 AND WILL MEET CARDINAL RITTER OF ST. LOUIS AFTER THEY ELIMINTED ST. DOMINIC OF O’FALLON, 67-47..
IT CAME TO AN END FOR ANOTHER OZARK CONFERENCE TEAM IN THEIR BACK YARD WHEN SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC BEAT BOLIVAR 53-47…THE IRISH GET HELIAS IN THE SEMI’S AFTER THE CRUSADERS BEAT WILLIAM CRISMAN, 70-52….

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ONTO CLASS 6, ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS KNOCKED OFF JACKSON, 41-37 TO MOVE ONTO THE SEMI’S WICH START THURSDAY..THEY’LL MEET INCARNATE WORD WHO LAID A 70-32 TURBO CLOCK WHOOPIN ON TROY BUCHANAN..
THE KICKAPOO LADY CHEIFS ARE THE OTHER OZARK CONFERENCE TEAM STILL DANCING AFTER THEIR 64-51 WIN OVER TRUMAN…..KICKAPOO GETS BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH WHO BEAT ST. JOE CENTRAL 47-37….

THE BOYS OF C.B.C., WHO ELIMINATED WAYNESVILLE ARE AT THE DANCE AFTER THEIR 53-40 QUARTER FINAL WIN OVER SLUH….
THEY’LL MEET CHAMINADE AFTER THE RED DEVILS BEAT FT. ZUMWALT WOTU, 57-37…
THE OTHER SEMI HAS THE NIXA EAGLES, AFTER TEHIR 68-44 WIN OVER LEE’S SUMMIT WEST MEETING STALEY AFTER STALEY SENT BLUE SPRINGS OUT WITH A 54-41 VICTORY…

CLASS 6 HAS THEIR SEMI’S THURSDAY, FINALS ON FRIDAY..
CLASSES 4 AND 5 PLAY THEIR SEMI’S FRIDAY, WITH THEIR FINALS ON SATURDAY AND THAT WILL WRAP UP HOOPS…….

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BOTH DIVISION ONE COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS FROM SPRINGFIELD ARE POST SEASON BOUND…..
THE ONLY MISSOURI COLLEGE PLAYING IN THE NCAA DIVISION ONE POST SEASON TOURNAMENT ARE THE LADY BEARS…..
THE MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS MADE THE FIELD, BUT AS A PLAY IN TEAM WHICH MEANS THEY NEED A WIN TO MAKE THE 64 TEAM BRACKET…
THE LADY BEARS GET FLORIDA STATE THIS THURSDAY AT 8PM AT THE PETE MARAVICH ASSEMBLEY CENTER IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA…..BOTH FLORIDA STATE AND MISSOURI STATE COME IN AS 11 SEEDS AND THE WINNER MOVES TO A SATURDAY GAME AGAINST 6TH SEED OHIO STATE…….

Missouri State has earned a berth in the 2022 National Invitation Tournament and will battle one of the tournament’s top seeds in the first round with a Tuesday matchup at Oklahoma at 6 p.m. on ESPN, as announced late Sunday by the NCAA.

The Bears (23-10) finished as runners-up in the Missouri Valley Conference and are making their 10th NIT appearance and first since 2011..THIS IS A DIVISION ONE TOURNAMENT, JUST NOT THE BIG DANCE……..

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BASEBALL IS BACK….THE CARDS SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY AS PLAYERS HAD UNTIL YESTERDAY TO REPORT…..ST. LOUIS WILL PLAY HOUSTON ON FRIDAY IN THEIR FIRST SPRING TRAINGING GAME..
WITH THE PLAYERS AND OWNERS COMING TO TERMS ON THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT LAST WEEK, FREE AGENCY SIGNINGS WILL BE RAMPED UP THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND BASEBALL NEWS WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER EACH DAY…..

AFTER 9 SEASONS WITH THE BIRDS ON A BAT ON HIS UNIFORM, CARLOS MARTINEZ IS NO LONGER A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL….
After agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with Carlos Rodon, the SAN FRANCISCO Giants found themselves in an interesting spot. They had a full rotation but also a bunch of veterans with injury histories and a need for more depth.
On Sunday, they found a way to fill a need….
The Giants are reportedly signing veteran right-hander Carlos Martinez to a one-year deal, as first reported by Martinez himself on his Instagram page.
HE ALSO SAID GOODBYE TO CARDINAL FANS ON THAT INSTAGRAM PAGE NOTING HE’LL NEVER FORGET HIS DAYS AS A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL…..

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It appears Tom Brady kept leaving the door open for a potential return to the NFL for a reason. On Sunday, three days before the official start of the 2022 offseason and just one month after announcing his retirement, Brady revealed on social media that he is, in fact, coming back. Forty days of retirement was apparently enough, because the legendary quarterback is now — once again — set to start for the Buccaneers.

“These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” Brady wrote on Twitter. “That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business.”

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IN A NORMAL PGA TOURNAMENT, ROUND’S ONE AND TWO ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TRIMS THE FIELD FOR SATURDAY’S ROUND 3 AND THE FINAL ROUND ON SUNDAY……
The Players Championship opened with 47 of the top 50 players in the world as part of its 2022 field AND HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT NORMAL…… The problem IS MOTHER NATURE…..weather delays and uneven course conditions led to some of the game’s biggest stars missing the cut. Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay all missed the cut to play the final two rounds.
It has also created a tournament where none of the first three rounds were completed in a single day.

TPC Sawgrass aims to buck that trend Monday as Round 3 wraps up THIS morning with Round 4 expected to commence between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET. Golfers will be placed in threesomes and with starts split between holes No. 1 and No. 10 in an effort to ensure everyone gets into the clubhouse before darkness falls.
Sam Burns and Tom Hoge share the lead after the first two rounds of a weather-delayed tournament while