IT WAS NOT A GOOD GAME FOR THE WAYNESVILLE FOOTBALL TIGERS FRIDAY…..THEY WENT TO ROLLA AND THE BULLDOGS PULLED OF BIG PLAY AFTER BIG PLAY, SCORED 39 POINTS IN 2ND QUARTER ALONE, LED BY 33 AT THE HALF AND PUT THIS IN THEIR HIP POCKET..THE LOSS, COUPLED WITH WINS BY BRANSON AND SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL DROPPED THE TIGERS TO THE BOTTOM SEED IN THE DISTRICT STANDINGS..

 

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IT WAS NOT A BUSY WEEKEND IN SPORTS WITH THE TENNIS SECTIONAL AND QUARTERS, PLUS SOFTBALL AND GOLF DISTRICTS COMING UP THIS WEEK…..GOLF STARTS TODAY…POST SEASON TENNIS CONTINUES….

FRIDAY IN BASEBALL..

IBERIA SHUT OUT DIXON 5-0 ENDING THE FALL BASEBALL SEASON FOR DIXON WITH IBERIA HAVING ONE LEFT…..
TANNER ALEXANDER STARTED AND PICKED UP THE WIN FOR THE RANGERS…. HE THREW 4 2/3 INNINGS, ALLOWED 1 HIT AND STRUCK OUT 10. HE WAS RELIEVED BY TANNER PATTERSON. HE THREW 2 1/3, ALLOWED 1 HIT AND STRUCK OUT 5.
KADEN LAWSON, BRADY BLANKENSHIP AND KONNER DRACE ALL COLLECTED 2 HITS..LAWSON DROVE IN 2 RUNS..BLANKENSHIP HAD AN RBI AND ONEOF HIS HITS WAS A DOUBLE…… TANNER ALEXANDER ALSO DROVE IN A RUN..

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IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND FOR THE LADY WILDCAT VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT LICKING..
THEY NOT ONLY HOSTED THEIR 71ST ANNUAL CLASSIC, THEY HOISTED THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPEY
THE LADY WILDCATS WENT 8-0 IN POOL PLAY WITH 2-0 WINS OVER CABOOL, STEELVILLE, WILLOW SPRINGS AND SUMMERSVILLE…
THEN STEPPED UP AND BLANKED HOUSTON 2-0 IN THE SEMI FINALS BEFORE SHUTTING OUT MTN. VIEW LIBERTY 2-0 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH…..12-0 ON THE DAY IS A NICE WAY TO WIN A TOURNAMENT, THEIR 2ND THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE A NO. 1 SEED INTO THE DISTRICTS….

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SOCCER

FRIDAY ON THE PITCH…..
THE DIXON SOCCER BULLDOGS BLANKED THE RICHLAND BEARS 8-0..
IBERIA POLISHED OFF CALVARY LUTHERAN 9-1…
OZARK CONFERENCE MATCHES.
KICKAPOO AND CHAMINADE TIED 1-1 IN ST. LOUIS.
CAMDENTON BLANKED MARSHFIELD 2-0.
WILLARD SPANKED LEBANON 7-1 ON THE SOCCER FIELD FRIDAY…

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SOFTBALL FRIDAY….

RICHLAND MADE THEIR SHORTEST ROAD TRIP OF THE SEASON, A 7 MILE JAUNT TO NEIGHBORING STOUTLAND AND LEFT WITH A 15-7 WIN OVER THE LADY TIGERS…..

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THE REST OF THE O.C. FRIDAY…..
NO. 4 WEST PLAINS 57, PARKVIEW 12
NO. 5 LEBANON 33, CAMDENTON 14
GLENDALE 18, KICKAPOO 14
BOLIVAR 48, HILLCREST 7

BRANSON 31, WILLARD 7
CENTRAL 49-0 MO. MILITARY ACADEMY

THE WINS BY BRANSON AND CENTRAL PUT THEM ABOVE THE TIGERS IN THE DISTRICT SEEDING WITH THE TIGERS NOW THE CELLER DWELLERS….

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DISTRICT GOLF IS TODAY,COLUMBUS DAY, MONDAY, OCT. 11TH…..THE 12TH IS SET FOR A RAIN DATE, AND SOME MAY USE IT, OR DELAY THE START OF THEIR TOURNAMENTS….MOST DISTRICTS IN THE WEST PORTION OF THE STATE COULD BE EFFECTED BY MOTHER NATURE, THE EAST MAY NOT…

14 PROGRAMS WILL HEAD TO HANNIBAL AT NORWOODS GOLF CLUB FOR CLASS 1 DISTRICT 1 PLAY……
CROCKER IS THE ONLY FRISCO LEAGUE WITH A GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM…THEY’RE HEADED TO HANNIBAL…….IT’S HOSTED BY PALMYRA……

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CLASS 3-DISTRICT 2 GOLF WILL BE HELD AT WOLF HOLLOW GOLF COURSE IN LABADIE (LAB-AH-DEE), HOSTED BY WASHINGTON…..THAT’S WHERE THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGER GOLFERS WILL GO FOR THEIR 11 TEAM DISTRICT..THEY WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH FOR A TEAM SCORE, BUT THE TRIO HAVE BEEN IMPROVING ALL SEASON….
JOINING THE LADY TIGERS FROM THEIR CONFERENCE WILL BE CAMDENTON AND ROLLA..

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TEAM TENNIS IS INTO THE SECTIONAL AND QUARTER FINAL ROUNDS IN ALL 3 CLASSES……

3 OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS HAVE PUNCHED THEIR TICKETS TO MATCHES THIS AFTERNOON.
IN CLASS 1, BOLIVAR IS HOSTING THOMAS JEFFERSON INDEPENDANT IN A SECTIONAL ROUND OF 16…
IN CLASS 2, GLENDALE IS ALSO HOSTING AS THEY MEET BARSTOW IN A QUARTER FINAL MATCH..
CLASS 3, SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL, THE TOP SEED IN THE DISTRICT WAYNESVILLE WAS IN WILL HOST ST. TERESA’S ACADEMY FROM KANSAS CITY AT THE COOPER COMPLEX IN A QUARTER FINAL MATCH TODAY…….

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ALSO TODAY,
VOLLEYBALL:
WAYNESVILLE AT OSAGE
HOUSTON AT DIXON
SALEM AT PLATO

SOCCER:
DIXON AT CROCKER
LAQUEY AT FATIMA

SOFTBALL
HALFWAY AT LAQUEY
NEWBURG AT CUBA

CROSS COUNTRY:
DIXON HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL MEET WIHT FRISCO LEAGUERS CROCKER AND LICKING COMING IN…

FOOTBALL HAS THE WAYNEVILLE J.V. HERE AT HOME…THE FRESHMAN HEAD TO ROLLA, BOTH KICK OFF AT 5:30…
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SOFTBALL DISTRICTS BEGIN THIS WEEK…..

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 2 IS BEING PLAYED AT CROCKER… 4 FRISCO LEAGUERS ARE THERE…
DORA IS THE 1 SEED, NORWOOD THE 2 AND BOTH DREW FIRST ROUND BYE’S IN THIS 6 TEAM DISTRICT.
NEXT TUESDAY, 4TH SEED RICHLAND GETS 5TH SEED CROCKER AT 5..
3RD SEED STOUTLAND TAKES ON 6TH SEED NEWBURG AT 7….
WINNERS MOVE RIGHT FOR WEDNESDAY’S GAMES AGAINST DORA AND NORWOOD….FINALS ON THURSDAY THE 14TH….

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CLASS 2 DISTRICT 2 AT LINN HAS 3 FRISCO LEAGUERS and the 4th and 8th ranked teams in class 2, one of those coming from the frisco….
RUSSELLVILLE WITH CALVARY LUTHERAN IS 4th ranked and THE 1 SEED….8th ranked IBERIA DREW THE 2 SEED, LINN WAS 3RD, FOLLOWED BY 4TH SEED EUGENE, 5TH SEED DIXON, BELLE IS 6TH, AND LAQUEY 7TH…
THE 1 SEED DRAWS A BYE, ALL THE OTHERS START on WEDNESDAY….
IBERIA MEETS LAQUEY AT 2:30….
LINN AND BELLE PLAY AT 4:30 WITH EUGENE AND DIXON GETTING A 6:30 START..
THAT WINNER GETS RUSSELLVILLE ON Thursday IN THE EARLY GAME AT 4:30…
WINNERS OF THE FIRST TWO PLAY IN THE SEMI’S ON Thursday AT 6:30..FINALS ON SATURDAY AT 10 AM, AGAIN THIS HAPPENS AT LINN….

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CLASS 5, DISTRICT 2 have the higher seeds hosting the first round today…
all games start at 4, and before we get into this district, the top ranked team in the state, and teh 6th ranked team are in this and they have the top 2 seeds…THE SEMI finals AND FINALS will be AT LAFAYETTE WILDWOOD on highway 109, just east of eureka…..speaking of eureka, they’re the no. 1 team in the state, the top seed in this district, and waynesville’s opponent today at eureka…..2ND SEED MARQUETT plays LEBANON IN CHESTERFIELD….
3RD SEED LAFAYETTE WILDWOOD HOSTS KIRKWOOD IN ROUND ONE…
4TH SEED PARKWAY SOUTH IS HOME TO NORTHWEST CEDAR HILL, ALSO Today AT 4..

another tough class 1 district tournament comes to st. elizabeth and it starts today (tues)
top seed and 5th ranked vienna, the class 1 defending champs have a bye and play wed. at 4:30 taking on today’s macks creek-climax springs winner…
2nd seed and 10th ranked st. elizbeth meets tuscumbia at 6:30 wednesday…

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THE NFL HAS FIGURED OUT THE CHIEFS AND KANSAS CITY IS NOT THE BIG DOG ON THE PORCH IN THE AFC…
The Buffalo Bills got their revenge on the Kansas City Chiefs. Josh Allen and Co. went to Arrowhead Stadium and whooped the home team 38-20 in a game that was delayed more than an hour due to severe weather at halftime and was not as competitive as the final score.

The Bills improved their record to 4-1 with the victory, while the Chiefs dropped to 2-3 and last place in the AFC West. Allen threw for three touchdown passes and ran for another, while the Buffalo defense held Patrick Mahomes to just 5 yards per attempt and intercepted him twice.

The Chiefs lost Clyde Edwards-Helaire to a knee injury during the game, and Travis Kelce later left the field after taking a huge hit from Bills safety Micah Hyde. It’s safe to say the two-time defending AFC champions have some things to work on at the moment.
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The Boston Red Sox are one win away from the ALCS and the 100-win Tampa Bay Rays are one loss away from heading home for the offseason. The Red Sox beat the Rays in a marathon ALDS Game 3 at Fenway Park on Sunday (BOS 6, TB 4 in 13 innings) thanks to Christian Vázquez’s walk-off home run in the 13th inning. Boston leads the series 2-1.
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The Chicago White Sox took down the Houston Astros in a wild Game 3 of the ALDS Sunday evening in Chicago. The White Sox were facing elimination, having lost both games in Houston in the best-of-five series, but showed their mettle in coming from behind to take this one. The series will now go at least four games with the Astros leading the series, two games to one.

brewers and braves, giants and dodgers both play today and each is tied at 1 game a piece…atlanta and milwaukee have an early afternoon game, giants and dodgers the late game tonight….the two a.l.d.s are sandwiched inbetween.

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