KFBD Sports For Thursday October 28

SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL DOMINATE THE PREP SPORTS SCENE TODAY..VOLLEYBALL SHOULD GO SINCE IT’S INDOORS, BUT SOFTBALL MAY TAKE A BACK SEAT TO MOTHER NATURE AT THEIR FINAL 4 IN SPRINGFIELD…..
BUT FIRST TODAY, THEY DODGED THE RAIN IN RICHLAND AND THE FRISCO LEAGUE SOCCER TOURNAMENT WAS COMPLETED, ALMOST A MONTH AFTER IT WAS POSTPONED AND THE CROCKER LIONS ARE THIS YEAR’S CHAMP AFTER THEY BLANKED THE DIXON BULLDOGS, 2-0 IN THE FINAL YESTERDAY…
THE 3RD PLACE GAME WENT TO LAQUEY WITH THEIR 3-1 WIN OVER IBERIA…..ALL 4 ARE BACK IN ACTION AT THE CLASS 1 DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT THAT STARTS SATURDAY AT LAQUEY….

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FRISCO LEAGUE SOCCER WAS ABOUT THE ONLY SHOW AROUND THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WHEN IT CAME TO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS….

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SOFTBALL SEMI FINALS START TODAY AT THE KILLIAN COMPLEX IN SPRINGFIELD…….
IT’S THE LARGER CLASSES TODAY TO START IT OFF…

CLASS 5 PLAYS THEIR SEMI FINALS AT 1….
PARKWAY SOUTH MEETS LEE’S SUMMITT WEST ON ONE FIELD…..FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL TAKES ON BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH ON ANOTHER FIELD…LOSERS COME BACK AT 4 FOR THIRD PLACE, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT 10:30 TOMORROW MORNING…..

CLASS 4 SEMI’S ROLL AT 2PM……THE WASHINGTON LADY BLUEJAYS TAKE ON PLATTE COUNTY IN ONE SEMI…THE OTHER HAS ST. LOUIS INCARNATE WORD MEETING THE ROLLA LADY BULLDOGS……
3RD PLACE GAME IS THIS EVENING AT 6:15……TITLE GAME TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 12:45…….

CLASS 1 SEMI’S ARE FRIDAY THE 29TH AT 11 AM..EAST CARTER, MAYSVILLE, LaPLATA AND THE ST. ELIZABETH LADY HORNETS…..

CLASS 2 IS FRIDAY AT NOON…THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS ARE JOINED AT THE FINAL 4 BY SHERWOOD, NEW BLOOMFIELD, AND MARCELINE…

CLASS 3 IS FRIDAY AT 2 PM WITH PERRYVILLE, CHILLOCOTHE, SULLIVAN AND BLAIR OAKS…..

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TODAY ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS, IT’S THE STATE SECTIONALS AND THE ROUND OF 16…
IN YEARS PAST WHEN THEY PLAYED TO 15 POINTS, TEAMS PLAYED THE SECTIONALS AND QUARTER FINALS ALL ON THE SAME DAY AND AT THE SAME SITE AND WINNERS MOVED TO THE FINAL 4..
WITH TEAMS NEEDING 25 POINTS TO WIN AND THE BEST OF 5, SECTIONAL WINNERS TODAY PLAY IN THE QUARTER FINALS SATURDAY WITH THOSE WINNERS MOVING ONTO THE FINALS NOV. 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH AT THE SHOW ME CENTER IN CAPE GIRARDEAU….

TODAY, IN THE SECTIONAL ROUND…
CLASS 1, WINONA VISITS SOUTH IRON…..
COLLEGE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN HOST MILLER AT OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN JOPLIN.
NEW HAVEN IS HOST TO SANTA FE..
BILLINGS VISITS BLUE EYE..

CLASS 2…PERENNIAL VOLLEYBALL POWER HERMANN IS ON THE ROAD TO CARDINAL RITTER IN ST. LOUIS TO MEET LUTHERAN NORTH..
CONWAY WILL VISIT STOVER…..
PLEASANT HOPE TRAVELS TO MTN. VIEW LIBERTY..
SKYLINE HEADS TO DIAMOND..

CLASS 3…BLAIR OAKS HEADS TO HALLSVILLE
FORSYTHE PLAYS THE LADY INDIANS AT STRAFFORD….
EL DORADO SPRINGS GOES TO SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC…
ODESSA’S AT CALIFORNIA…

CLASS 4..JEFF CITY HITS THE ROAD TO PACIFIC….
WEBB CITY GOES TO LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE..

IN CLASS 5….COLUMBIA HICKMAN VISITS ST. DOMINIC IN O’FALLON.
LEBANON MAKES THE TRIP TO COLUMBIA ROCK BRIDGE
JOPLIN GOES TO NIXA…..

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TODAY ON THE LOCAL SCENE, TWO SOCCER MATCHES..
CAPITAL CITY COMES TO TIGER TOWN TO MEET WAYNESVILLE AND THE SITE HAS BEEN MOVED.
NORMALLY THE TIGERS PLAY AT THE ANDERSON SOCCER FIELD AT TIGER PRIDE PARK ON THE NATURAL GRASS, BUT TODAY’S MATCH HAS BEEN MOVED TO SLAUGHTER FIELD AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL……

DIXON IS HOSTING THE MARSHFIELD BLUE JAYS IN SOCCER THIS AFTERNOON….

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FOOTBALL WILL BE THE LAST OF THE FALL SPORTS TO WRAP UP….FIRST ROUND OF DISTRICTS IS THIS WEEK…
GIRLS TENNIS, AND GIRLS GOLF ARE DONE….SOFTBALL WILL BE AFTER SATURDAY……
VOLLEYBALL FINALS ARE NEXT WEEK….SWIMMING FINALS ARE NOV. 11TH AND 12TH IN ST. PETERS….
SOCCER DISTRICTS START SATURDAY AND SO DOES CROSS COUNTRY…..

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CROSS COUNTRY DISTRICTS IN ALL CLASSES ACROSS THE STATE RUNS IN TWO DAYS……
ALL THE FRISCO LEAGUERS EXCEPT PLATO WILL BE AT LINN RUNNING IN BOTH CLASS 1 AND 2 MEETS…
CROCKER AND STOUTLAND WILL RUN IN THE CLASS 1 MEET WHILE DIXON, LAQUEY AND LICKING RUN IN THE CLASS 2 MEET..
PLATO RUNS THEIR DISTRICT AT CLEVER……

ALL 11 OF THE OZARK CONFERANCE PROGRAMS WILL RUN AT THE BOLIVAR MUNICIPLE GOLF COURSE….
THE CLASS 4 TEAMS OF BOLIVAR, CAMDENTON, HILLCREST, ROLLA AND WEST PLAINS ARE IN DISTRICT 2..
CLASS 5, DISTRICT 2 HAS WAYNESVILLE JOINING CENTRAL, GLENDALE, KICKAPOO, LEBANON AND PARKVIEW…THEY TOO RUN ON THE 30TH…

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The Houston Astros on Wednesday evened the best-of-seven 2021 World Series at 1-1 with their 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. The Astros took a first-inning lead on an Alex Bregman sac fly that plated Jose Altuve. The Braves swiftly tied it on a solo home run from catcher Travis d’Arnaud in the top of the second, but in the home half the Astros took charge for good. Thanks in large measure to five singles off Atlanta ace Max Fried and some speed on the bases, the Astros were able to plate four runs in the inning.

In the seventh, Jose Altuve added some insurance with a solo home run. It was the 22nd postseason home run of his career. He also doubled in Game 2. Elsewhere in the lineup, Michael Brantley notched a multi-hit game in the postseason for the 18th time in his career.

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THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, A ONE TIME SURE BET TO NOT ONLY WIN GAMES, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, BE COMPETITIVE, ARE TRYING TO PUT THE TRAIN BACK ON THE TRACK….IN THE LAST 3 YEARS, WITH PATRICK MAHOMES DRIVING, THE TEAM LOOKED LIKE A HIGH SPEED RAIL SERVICE…..
THIS YEAR, THE OFFENSE HAS SPUTTERD AND THAT’S PUTTING IT KINDLY AND THE DEFENSE, WELL STATS TELL US IT’S THE WORST IN THE 32 TEAM NFL FIELD…….HOWEVER, LAST WEEK, THEY HELD ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING BACKS IN THE LEAGUE, DEREK HENRY TO JUST 86 YARDS RUSHING, BUT THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD WAS PICKED APART……THE CHIEFS ARE 3-4, AND
THE CHIEFS GET A MONDAY NIGHT GAME AT HOME WITH THE NEW YORK GIANTS COMING TO TOWN…
IF THE CHIEFS DON’T TURN THIS AROUND SOON, SOME JOBS IN THE ORGANIZATION MAY SEE SOME NEW FACES CALLING THE SHOTS…..

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THE ST. LOUIS BLUES HOPE TO KEEP THEIR UNDEFEATED SEASON ALIVE TONIGHT AT HOME WHEN THE HOST THE COLORADO AVALANCHE…..THE BLUES ARE COMING OFF A 3-0 SHUT OUT OF THE L.A. KINGS AND STAND AT 5-0 IN THE STANDINGS AND ATOP THE WEST..EDMENTON AND MINNASOTA ARE BOTH 5-1….