HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL THURSDAY-

LEBANON 62 BRANSON 45

THE LADY YELLOWJACKETS HAD THIS ONE IN-HAND DURING THE FIRST HALF AND POSTED A THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY BEFORE CHRISTMAS….IT WAS 21-12 AFTER ONE, AND 39-16 BY HALFTIME, WITH L.H.S. UP BY AS MANY AS 33 IN THE FINAL QUARTER…..BODIE COX LED THE SCORING WITH 23..RAEGAN MCCOWAN ADDED 19..COACH JACKY PAYNE WAS HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS DEVELOPED..

LEBANON IS 5-2 AND WILL MEET THAYER IN THE PINK AND WHITE ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 27TH AT DRURY…

OTHER FINALS:

BOLIVAR 70 SEDALIA SMITH COTTON 49

MOUNTAIN GROVE 57 CONWAY 40

MACKS CREEK 59 HUMANSVILLE 20

WEST PLAINS 57 OZARK 34

RAYTOWN 47 KICKAPOO 46

GLENDALE 58 NEOSHO 47

HILLCREST 42 REEDS SPRING 36

GREENWOOD 47 WEAUBLEAU 43

OSAGE 45 ST. ELIZABETH 40

JAMESTOWN 41 SMITHTON 36

EL DORADO SPRINGS 57 STOCKTON 24

MONTROSE 44 HERMITAGE 32

JEFFERSON CITY 51 PARKVIEW 41

ELDON 76 EUGENE 40

LINN TOURNAMENT:

LINN 53 CUBA 43

 

BOY’S BASKETBALL-

NIANGUA 63 HALFWAY 58

LAQUEY 56 WHEATLAND 53

GLENDALE 60 CARL JUNCTION 42

TIPTON 78 LA MONTE 34

EL DORADO SPRINGS 42 STOCKTON 41

HERMITAGE 69 MONTROSE 13

BLAIR OAKS 61 SOUTH CALLAWAY 45

SMITHTON 61 JAMESTOWN 57

GIRLS WRESTLING-

MARSHFIELD 48 BRANSON 24

MARSHFIELD 37 CASSVILLE 36

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TONIGHT-

MISSOURI STATE AT ORAL ROBERTS

IT’S THE FINAL NON-CONFERENCE ROAD GAME FOR THE BEARS WHO’VE STRUGGLED IN DECEMBER….COACH DANA FORD’S TEAM IS 4-6 AFTER LAST SATURDAY’S LOSS TO PURDUE-FORT WAYNE..

THE BEARS HAVE WON FOUR OF THE LAST SIX AGAINST O.R.U., BUT ARE 3-7 IN TULSA WITH THE LAST WIN THERE COMING IN 2013…THE GOLDEN EAGLES ARE 8-3 COMING INTO THE GAME….
THE MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS ARE HOME TOMORROW TO MEET TENNESSEE-MARTIN IN A 1:00 TIPOFF AT GREAT SOUTHERN BANK ARENA….

NHL THURSDAY-

ST. LOUIS 4 EDMONTON 3 (SHO)

THE BLUES RALLIED FROM A TWO GOAL DEFICIT IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND GAINED TWO POINTS WITH THE SHOOTOUT VICTORY….VLADIMIR TARASENKO’S GOAL TIED IT LATE IN REGULATION, THEN JORDAN KYROU WON IT, GIVING ST. LOUIS TWO CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES AND FIVE OF A POSSIBLE SIX POINTS IN THE LAST THREE GAMES…THE BLUES WILL PLAY GAME TWO OF A FIVE GAME ROAD TRIP TONIGHT IN CALGARY…

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-

BOBBY PETRINO IS LEAVING MISSOURI STATE TO BECOME THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT NEVADA-LAS VEGAS…..PETRINO LED THE BEARS TO TWO F.C.S. PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN HIS 3 YEARs IN SPRINGFIELD WITH A RECORD OF 18-15 OVERALL, AND 14-8 IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY…

NFL SUNDAY-

KANSAS CITY AT HOUSTON