THE WAYNESVILLE FOOTBALL TIGERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ORGANIZED TEAM ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK AND ARE GETTING SET FOR THE BROTHERHOOD CAMP NEXT WEEK, THEN ARE SET TO HEAD OFF TO A PAIR OF CAMPS OUT OF TOWN ON JULY 23RD AND 28TH….
THE VARSITY TIGERS, ALONG WITH SOME SELECTED UNDERCLASSMEN WILL BE AT THE EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CAMP IN SPRINGFIELD ON FRIDAY, THE 23RD, AND THEN ON THE 28TH, THE ENTIRE TEAM, FRESHMAN, J.V. AND VARSITY TEAMS HEAD TO THE ONE DAY CAMP AT BRANSON..
AS FAR AS WHAT THEY DO AT THE CAMPS, TIGER COACH JOE HAYNES SAID IT’S A COMPETITION AGAINST OTHER TEAMS…..

 

AS FAR AS HELMETS, SHOULDER PADS, AND FULL UNIFORM’S, THE TIGER COACH SAID THEY’LL HAVE SOME OPTIONS, BUT HELMETS AND SHOULDER PADS ARE CONSISTANT WITH ALL…..

THE TIGERS START PRACTICE ON AUGUST 9TH, THEN OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME WITH THE PARKVIEW VIKINGS ON AUGUST 27TH…
LAST YEAR, THE TIGERS DID NOT GET TO OPEN WITH PARKVIEW AND THE GAME WAS WIPED OFF THE SCHEDULE THANKS TO A COVID QUARENTINE IN TIGER TOWN…
THEN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF DISTRICTS, THE TIGERS AND PARKVIEW WERE SCHEDULED TO MEET EACH OTHER AGAIN, AND THAT DID NOT HAPPEN DUE TO COVID PROBLEMS AT PARKVIEW…….
EVERYONE’S KEEPING THEIR FINGERS CROSSED THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT…..

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THE FT. WOOD COMMISSARY WILL HOST A VIRTUAL PROCAMPS MILITARY YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP THIS MONTH….
THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THOUSANDS OF SHOPPERS, PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS WHO VOTED IN A CONTEST HELD BY THE DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.
ALMOST 4,000 VOTES CAME IN, AND THE CAMP WILL BE HELD, VIRTUALLY, ON JULY 17TH VIA A WEBCAST AT 1PM, AND CONDUCTED BY GREEN BAY PACKER RUNNING BACK, AARON JONES……
THE WEB SITE TO LOG ON IS facebook.com/procamps

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THE CENTRAL OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER’S MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC WILL RETURN TO THE PARKING LOT OF PLATO SCHOOL LATER THIS MONTH FROM JULY 19TH THRU THE 22ND FROM 9-4 EACH DAY…
DURING THE VISIT, BESIDES OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES, THE MOBIL UNIT WILL OFFER FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS TO THE PLATO ATHLETES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR WHO NEED THEM…….TO SCHEDULE A FREE SPORTS PHYSICAL, CALL 573-286-7001, AND STATE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A FREE SPORTS PHYSICAL

THEY WILL ALSO BE AT PLATO on AUGUST 9-12TH, BUT WITH PRACTICE STARTING ON AUG. 9TH, ALL STUDENT ATHLETES MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE AT THE SCHOOLS ATHLETIC OFFICE BEFORE THEY CAN BEGIN PRACTICE…
PHYSICAL FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRINTING ON THE MEESHA WEB SITE…
AGAIN, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CALL C.O.M.C AND 573-286-7001 …

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CARDS AND CUBS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT WRIGLEY FIELD IN THE WINDY CITY….

 

COMING INTO THEIR WEEKEND SERIES AND HEADING TO THE ALL STAR BREAK, THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE SEASON, THE 6 DIVISIONS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES HAVE SOME TIGHT RACES AND SOME THAT SHOULD JUST PACK IT UP FO NEXT YEAR….
THE CARDS AND CUBS WERE TIED FOR 3RD, BOTH 9 1/2 BACK OF MILWAUKEE…CINCINATTI IS IN 2ND, 7 GAMES BACK….PITTSBURGH IS 19 1/2 GAMES OUT AND IN THE CELLAR OF THE CENTRAL.

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST HAS A RACE….THE METS WERE 4 AHEAD OF 2ND PLACE PHILADELPHIA, 4 1/2 AHEAD OF BOTH ATLANTA AND WASHINGTON WITH MIAMI ONLY 8 1/2 OUT, SO ALL 5 ARE IN THE RACE…
OUT WEST, IT’S SAN FRANCISCO WITH A 1 GAME LEAD OVER THE DODGERS…SAN DIEGO IS 4 BACK..
COLORADO IS 17 OUT AND ARIZONA IS 30 1/2 GAMES OUT OF 1ST..

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST, BOSTON LEADS TAMPA BAY BY 2 1/2..BALTIMORE IS 25 GAMES OUT AND IN THE CELLAR..
THE CENTRAL HAS THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN 1ST, 7 1/2 GAMES AHEAD OF CLEVELAND…THE ONE TIME DIVISION LEADING ROYALS AND IN THE CELLAR AND 15 1/2 GAMES OUT..
IN THE A.L. WEST, HOUSTON LEADS OAKLAND BY 4 1/2, TEXAS IS 19 GAMES OUT AND IN LAST PLACE IN THE WEST….

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KANSAS CITY ROYALS ARE IN CLEVELAND THIS WEEKEND…….

Cleveland’s Bobby Bradley swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth to sink the Kansas City Royals 2-to-1 in the mistake on the lake Friday night.

The loss was the Royals 52nd of the season. They are now 16 games below .500.

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