KFBD Sports For Tuesday August 24

TODAY IS ONE OF THE BIG JAMBOREE DAYS OF THE WEEK……
SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, AND SOFTBALL WILL ALL SCRIMMAGE THIS WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON ON FRIDAY….

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IN SOCCER TODAY:
THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS WILL BE IN WASHINGTON WITH ROLLA FOR THEIR JAMBOREE….NEW START TIME IS NOW PUSHED BACK TO 7PM…
ALSO ON THE PITCH, KICKAPOO IS HOSTING A SOCCER JAMBOREE TODAY WITH GLENDALE AND NIXA COMING TO TOWN….

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DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY, THE LAQUEY SOCCER TEAM DID NOT GO TO WILLARD FOR THE JAMBOREE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..
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THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGER SOFTBALLERS WILL BE IN ROLLA FOR THEIR JAMBOREE WITH THE LADY BULLDOGS AND CUBA, AND THEY TOO HAVE A NEW START TIME….IT’S AT 6 THIS EVENING….

AROUND THE OZARK CONFERENCE AND FRISCO LEAGUE, CAMDENTON IS HOSTING A JAM WITH MARSHFIELD, IBERIA, AND SEDALIA SMITH COTTON COMING TO TOWN…
AT AURORA, BOLIVAR, BRANSON AND CASSVILLE WILL BE JAMMING THIS AFTERNOON….
WEAUBLEAU HAS A SOFTBALL JAMBOREE TODAY WITH LEBANON AND MONTROSE IN TOWN..
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THE WAYNESVILLE VOLLEYBALL TIGERS ARE HOSTING A JAMBOREE THIS AFTERNOON INSIDE THE GYM WHERE THE AIR WILL BE COOLER THAN OUTDOORS…..WASHINGTON AND ROLLA WILL JOIN THE LADY TIGERS FOR A 5PM START….
THERE’S QUITE A FEW VOLLEYBALL JAMBOREE’S TODAY..
AT GLENDALE IN SPRINGFIELD, BRANSON AND WEST PLAINS WILL BE IN TOWN.
KICKAPOO HAS A JAMBOREE WITH NIXA, OZARK, AND CARL JUNCTION COMING IN…
SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE AT THE LAKE HAS BOLIVAR, BUFFALO AND HILLCREST…..
AT ROGERSVILLE, PARKVIEW, FAIR GROVE AND REPUBLIC WILL SEE THEIR PRE SEASON MATCHES TAKE PLACE.

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SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE ADJUSTING PRACTICE TIMES TO EITHER LATER TO THE EARLY EVENING OR MORNINGS BEFORE THE TEMPS’ AND HUMIDITY ROAR TO THE DANGEROUS LEVELS….
RICHLAND HAS RE-SCHEDULED THEIRS TO THE MORNING HOURS….. SOCCER PRACTICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO 6AM, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PRACTICES TO 6:30 IN THE MORNING………..

SOME JR. HIGH ADJUSTMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE AT RICHLAND…

JH BOYS BASKETBALL PRACTICE HAS BEEN BUMPED TO AUG. 28, 8-9:30 IN THE MORNING AT THE HS GYM) JH GIRLS, CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR AUG. 28, 9:30-11:30 AT THE HS GYM) THE JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL PARENT MEETING IS RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 26 @ 6:15 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM.

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AT IBERIA, THEY MOVED OUTDOOR PRACTICES FOR SOCCER, SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL BACK TO 7-8:30 IN THE EVENING DUE TO THE HEAT……PARENTS SHOULD SEND A WATER BOTTLE WITH YOUR ATHLETE.

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The Big Ten is the latest Power Five conference to announce a team must forfeit if it doesn’t have enough players available for a league game because of COVID-19.

The Big Ten is the second to last of the Power 5 conferences to announce its COVID-19 forfeit policy, which closely follows its counterparts in the Pac-12, ACC and Big 12. The only difference with the ACC’s policy is if both teams are unable to compete, both teams will forfeit and it will be recorded as a loss.

THE OTHERS, If one of the two teams is unable to participate in a conference competition due to COVID-19, the team unable to participate will be given a “loss,” while the opponent will tally a “win,” and conference standings will adjust.
If both of the teams are unable to participate in a conference competition due to COVID-19 and the competition is unable to be rescheduled, it will be declared a “no contest.”

THE ONLY POWER 5 NOT HEARD FROM YET ABOUT FORFEIT’S, IS THE S.E.C.
The SEC has yet to finalize its 2021 COVID-19 game cancellation policy, but sources have confirmed to The Athletic that league officials are discussing a potential financial penalty that could be applied along with forcing a team to forfeit if it does not have the minimum number of players available.

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STL

CARDS WERE OFF YESTERDAY, PLAY HOST TO DETROIT TODAY AND TOMORROW…HERE’S KEVIN WHEELER ON THE CARDINALS NETWORK…

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SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEET NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT TO START A 6 GAME SERIES JUST SOUTH OF THE MISSORI BORDER….
THEY WILL DO SO WITHOUT NICK PLUMMER, ONE OF THE HOME RUN LEADERS ON THE TEAM…YESTERDAY, PLUMMER WAS PROMOTED TO TRIPLE A MEMPHIS, WHICH COULD MAKE HIM ELIGABLE FOR A BUMP TO THE MAJORS AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN PARENT CLUBS BRING UP THE MINOR LEAGUERS FOR THE STRETCH RUN…..

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ROYALS

Whit Merrifield had three hits and three RBI, Salvador Perez extended a career high with his 33rd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Monday night. The Royals have won seven of their last eight games, taking 3-of-4 from Houston at home last week before sweeping the Chicago Cubs this past weekend.

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K.C. CHIEFS

Patrick Mahomes is off to the greatest start for any quarterback in NFL history, already having a league MVP and Super Bowl title in his first four years in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs have every reason to sit their superstar quarterback in the preseason, yet head coach Andy Reid gives him significant snaps anyway.

Reid has done it this way for 23 seasons as a head coach, making sure his star quarterbacks are ready for the season by playing them significantly in the preseason. One less preseason game isn’t going to change that philosophy.

Mahomes played 33 snaps in Kansas City’s second preseason game. In a league where veteran quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers aren’t even sniffing the field during the preseason, playing arguably the game’s best quarterback is a welcome change of pace.

“I think it’s good for Pat, but I also think it’s good for the offensive line and Pat to see how that’s going to work and get a feel for them, and for them to get a feel for him likewise,” Reid said to reporters Monday.