KFBD Sports For Thursday January 6

TODAY..NEEDLESS TO SAY, SOME OF THE GYMS WILL STAY QUIET……

NEWBURG WAS AT IBERIA FOR A VARSITY GAME ONLY-THAT IS NOW POSTPONED TO ANOTHER DATE….

STILL ON….GIRLS SCHEDULE….
PLATO’S AT RICHLAND…….
WILLOW SPRINGS AT LICKING-VARSITY AT 6 FOLLOWED BY 2 QUARTERS OF THE J.V. GAME.

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THE BATTLE OF BOURBON TOURNAMENT GIRLS BRACKET HAS THEIR SEMI FINALS TONIGHT………
FROM THE CONSOLATION SIDE, VALLEY CALADONIA PLAYS VIBURNUM AT 4…..BOURBON GETS BELLE AT 5:30….
THEN THE WINNERS SIDE HAS TOP SEED LIBERTY CHRISTIAN TAKING ON PACIFIC AT 7….. LAQUEY GETS GRANVIEW HILLSBORO AT 8:30……

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BOYS……
STOUTLAND AT NIANGUA-POSTPONED…….

WRESTLING.
WAYNESVILLE TIGER BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLERS ARE SCHEUDLED TO MAKE THE SHORT TRIP TO ROLLA…

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TOURNAMENT HOOPS FROM BOURBON AND STOVER WERE PLAYED LAST NIGHT…

THE BATTLE AT BOURBON BOYS BRACKET IS SET FOR THE FINALS ON FRIDAY AFTER LAST NIGHT….

THE TOP SEED RICHLAND BEARS WILL PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER TURBO CLOCKING CROCKER, 63-28 LAST NIGHT….
IN THE OTHER WINNERS SEMI, VALLEY CALADONIA BEAT BOURBON 65-56 SETTING UP THEIR FINAL WITH RICHLAND ON FRIDAY….
BOURBON AND CROCKER PLAY FOR 3RD..

ON THE CONSOLATION SIDE, THE LAQUEY HORNETS HAD A TOUGH NIGHT AGAINST CUBA, FALLING BEHIND EARLY AND NEVER CATCHING UP..
CUBA DOUBLED UP LAQUEY IN THE FIRST QUARTER, 12-6, OUTSCORED THEM 12-7 IN THE SECOND, WON THE 3RD 16-5 AND TOOK A 40-18 LEAD INTO THE FINAL 8 MINUTES AND WON IT 49-30…
NONE IN DOUBLES FOR THE HORNETS…..GAUGE FLESCHUTE & DONIVAN MATHIS HAD 9 EACH.

THE HORNETS GET VIBURNUM FRIDAY FOR 7TH AFTER THE BLUE JAYS LOST TO LIBERTY CHRISTIAN….

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THE VERSAILLES TIGERS ARE A SCORING MACHINE THAT DON’T NEED MUCH DEFENSE WHEN YOU PUT UP THE NUMBERS THESE TIGERS DO…….
THEY’RE 8-3, HAVE SCORED 90 PLUS POINTS 7 TIMES IN THEIR 11 GAMES, AND EVEN IN THEIR 3 LOSSES, HAVE RACKED UP 90. 89 AND 84 POINTS…
IN THE 2 GAMES AT THE STOVER TOURNAMENT, THEY LIT UP THE BOARD FOR 93 POINTS IN EACH GAME INCLUDING THE 93-62 WIN OVER DIXON LAST NIGHT….

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THE DIXON BULLDOGS RAN INTO THE SCORING MACHINE THAT ARE THE VERSAILLES TIGERS IN THE STOVER TOURNAMENT SEMI FINALS AND VERSAILLED PUT UP A 93-62 VICTORY….
THE TIGERS HAVE PLAYED 11 GAMES THIS YEAR SO FAR…..THEY’VE PUT UP 90 POINTS OR BETTER 7 OUT OF THEIR 11 GAMES INCLUDING A 108-82 WIN OVER TIPTON…IN BOTH GAMES OF THE STOVER TOURNAMENT THEY’VE PUT IN 93 POINTS, AND EVEN ONE OF THEIR 3 LOSSES, THEY SCORED 90….THEY DRAINED 89 AND 84 POINTS IN THE OTHER 2 LOSSES…..
VERSAILLES IS 8-3 ON THE YEAR, AND WILL FACE THE 11-0 UNDEFEATED EUGENE EAGLES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE STOVER TOURNAMENT SATURDAY AT 4:30…..
EUGENE DEFEATED COLE CAMP 59-35 IN THE OTHER WINNERS BRACKET SEMI…..
DIXON GETS COLE CAMP AT 3 FOR THIRD PLACE ON SATURDAY………
THE DIXON LADY BULLDOGS HAVE THE EARLY GAME AT 4 ON FRIDAY AS THEY PLAY FOR 7TH A THE STOVER GIRLS TOURNAMENT……..

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If anyone qualifies as Mr. Maverick, it’s NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki. The 7-foot German forward who revolutionized the way big men are viewed played all 21 of his NBA seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, a record for any player with a single team. Well before he called it quits, we knew Nowitzki’s jersey retirement was only a matter of time away, and on Wednesday night the franchise made it official.

Following the Mavericks’ 99-82 win over the Golden State Warriors in Dallas, the Mavericks held a ceremony for Nowitzki’s jersey retirement that included speeches from owner Mark Cuban, former teammate and current Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, and of course Nowitzki himself. Afterward, Nowitzki became the fourth Maverick to have his number retired by the franchise when his No. 41 jersey was hoisted to the rafters.

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Novak Djokovic had his visa refused and will be deported from Australia after traveling to the country in search of his 10th Australian Open singles championship, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald first reported.

This comes after Djokovic was denied entry into Australia when he arrived in Melbourne for the tournament. Djokovic was granted a medical exemption from tournament organizers to compete in the event, even though he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. All players and staff at the tournament must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an exemption granted by an expert independent panel in order to take part in the event.

Earlier this week, Australia prime minister Scott Morrison said Djokovic would “be on the next plane home” if his vaccination exemption request wasn’t “sufficient.” Morrison apparently deemed Djokovic’s request as insufficient, as he issued a harsh message to the world No. 1 after his visa refusal.

“Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders,” Morrison tweeted. “No one is above these rules. Our strong border policies have been critical to Australia having one of the lowest death rates in the world from COVID, we are continuing to be vigilant.”

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It will be a winners-only affair TODAY when the PGA Tour starts up again at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions in Maui, Hawaii. The event on the Plantation Course at Kapalua had an expanded field amid the pandemic last season, and that allowed Harris English to get his first victory in more than seven years. But it will again be limited to champions from the past 12 months, and 38 of the 39 will be on hand. Rory McIlroy is skipping the event, but Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele will join the Tour victors. The wind is expected to stay low, so scores should do the same on the picturesque oceanside course.
Justin Thomas is the 8-1 favorite