KJEL SPORTS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

WEEK 3 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE-
THURS-
WEST PLAINS 45 HILLCREST 12
TONIGHT-
LEBANON AT KICKAPOO
A SEPTEMBER OZARK CONFERENCE SHOWDOWN IS COMING UP IN SPRINGFIELD…CHIEFS COACH NATE THOMAS SAYS THE CONTROVERSY OVER QUARTERBACK CAMERON MAYBINS ATTEMPTED TRANSFER TO GLENDALE HASN’T DETERRED HIS GROUP….
THE CHIEFS HAVE WINS OVER HILLCREST AND CAMDENTON, AND FACE A YELLOWJACKET SQUAD THAT’S ALSO 2-0 AND RANKED 8TH IN CLASS FIVE….
COACH WILL CHRISTIAN ASSESSES THE KICKING GAME MATCHUP GOING INTO THE CONTEST…
LEBANON AT KICKAPOO TONIGHT ON KJEL WITH PRE-GAME AT 6:15…
WAYNESVILLE AT CAMDENTON
THE TIGERS AND LAKERS ARE 1-1 ENTERING THE GAME AT BOB SHORE STADIUM WITH CAMDENTON ABOUT TO PLAY A THIRD STRAIGHT HOME GAME TO BEGIN 2023..TIGERS COACH KYLE BARKLEY SAYS THEY’RE TRYING TO GET BETTER BY ELIMINATING THE NEGATIVE SNAPS…..
AND CAMDENTON COACH PAR PITTS AFTER THE ROLLA AND KICKAPOO GAMES KNOWS THEY CAN ELEVATE THEIR GAME ON ALL LEVELS…
MORE WITH THE COACH ON LAKER TALK THIS MORNING AT 9:25 ON KJEL……
ELSEWHERE:
PARKVIEW AT BOLIVAR
GLENDALE AT ROLLA
MARSHFIELD AT HOLLISTER
EL DORADO SPRINGS AT BUFFALO
FAIR GROVE AT SKYLINE
WARSAW AT LAFAYETTE COUNTY
GATEWAY AT ELDON
VERSAILLES AT BUTLER
SOUTHERN BOONE AT CALIFORNIA
BLAIR OAKS AT OSAGE
AVA AT MOUNTAIN GROVE
SALEM AT HOUSTON
LIBERTY AT THAYER
CABOOL AT WILLOW SPRINGS
CARTHAGE AT NIXA
WEBB CITY AT REPUBLIC
OZARK AT JOPLIN
BRANSON AT WILLARD
NEOSHO AT CARL JUNCTION
COLE CAMP AT TIPTON
ST. JAMES AT HERMANN
BORGIA AT STRAFFORD
ASH GROVE AT STOCKTON
DIAMOND AT RUSSELLVILLE
ROGERSVILLE AT MCDONALD COUNTY
LINCOLN AT CREST RIDGE
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL AT FORT SCOTT, KS.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT MIZZOU
IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR AFTER THE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME THAT MIZZOU HAS A NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK WHO IS BRADY COOK…COACH ELI DRINKWITZ SAYS HE WILL STILL USE BACKUP SAM HORN IN SPOTS AS A COMPLEMENT…
THE TIGERS PLAY THE BLUE RAIDERS WHO STUNNED MIZZOU AS A VISITING TEAM AT FAUROT FIELD BACK IN 2016…..MIDDLE TENNESSEE LOST TO ALABAMA 56-7 LAST SATURDAY….KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 IN COLUMBIA………
ALSO SATURDAY-
MISSOURI STATE AT TENNESSEE-MARTIN
THE BEARS CLOSE OUT A TWO-GAME ROAD SWING TO START THE 2023 SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE SKYHAWKS.
THE BEARS AND MARTIN ARE SQUARING OFF FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON INCLUDING A PLAYOFF MATCHUP IN SPRINGFIELD BACK IN 2021….. COACH RYAN BEARD SAID PLAYING KANSAS LAST FRIDAY WAS A TREMENDOUS LEARNING EXPERIENCE…
THE LAST TIME MISSOURI STATE PLAYED A NON-CONFERENCE FOE THREE STRAIGHT SEASONS WAS CENTRAL ARKANSAS, WHICH THE BEARS PLAYED FOUR TIMES BETWEEN SEPT. 25, 2020 AND SEPT. 1, 2022. MOSTATE’S LAST TRIP TO MARTIN WAS IN 2007.
KICKOFF AT 6:00 TOMORROW NIGHT…
ALSO:
BLACK HILLSĀ STATE AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST
STERLING AT EVANGEL
MISSOURI S&T AT WAYNE STATE (MICH.)
NFL THURSDAY-
DETROIT 21 KANSAS CITY 20
THE LIONS SPOILED THE CHIEFS’ CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER CELEBRATION AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM IN THE NFL SEASON OPENER. AN EIGHT-YARD TD RUN BY DETROIT RUNNING BACK DAVID MONTGOMERY WITH JUST OVER SEVEN MINUTES REMAINING PUT THE VISITORS IN FRONT…. PATRICK MAHOMES THREW FOR 226 YARDS, TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND AN INTERCEPTION WHILE ADDING 45 YARDS ON THE GROUND.
WIDE RECEIVER KADARIUS TONEY HAD THREE DROPS, ONE OF WHICH LED TO A LIONS’ PICK-SIX.
KC’S OFFENSE STALLED OUT WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY. THE CHIEFS START THE YEAR 0-AND-1. THEY WILL RETURN TO ACTION NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS.
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER THURSDAY-
BOLIVAR 2 OSAGE 0
CAMDENTON 2 CAPITAL CITY 1
GLENDALE 2 ROLLA 0
WAYNESVILLE 8 CENTRAL 1
STOVER 8 COLE CAMP 0
VOLLEYBALL-
FAIR GROVE TOPPED MARSHFIELD IN 4
ELDON OVER CALIFORNIA IN 3
FORDLAND DEFEATED ASH GROVE IN 4
BELLE SWEPT DIXON IN 3
NEVADA OVER BOLIVAR IN 4
HERMANN SWEPT FATIMA IN 3
BOURBON DEFEATED ST. JAMES IN 4
PLEASANT HOPE OVER CHADWICK IN 4
RUSSELLVILLE SWEPT CHAMOIS IN 3
MOUNTAIN GROVE DEFEATED HOLLISTER IN 3
BUFFALO OVER SKYLINE IN 4
TENNIS-
GLENDALE 6 LEBANON 3
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL THURSDAY-
BOLIVAR 10 WEST PLAINS 4
LEBANON 16 HILLCREST 2
CAMDENTON 10 WAYNESVILLE 0
ROLLA 25 SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 0
LAQUEY 3 RICHLAND 2
ST. ELIZABETH 5 EUGENE 4
MARSHFIELD 2 CASSVILLE 0
IBERIA 12 CALIFORNIA 2
ST. JAMES 11 ST. CLAIR 0
WHEATLAND 16 HUMANSVILLE 1
BLAIR OAKS 18 ELDON 0
VIENNA 12 JEFFERSON CITY 7
NEW BLOOMFIELD 6 RUSSELLVILLE 4
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL THURSDAY-
IBERIA 11 CROCKER 0
SPARTA 5 MANSFIELD 2
FORDLAND 5 MORRISVILLE 1
HARTVILLE 8 GAINESVILLE 2
EUGENE 6 ST. ELIZABETH 1
BELLE 14 TUSCUMBIA 2
WHEATLAND 5 HUMANSVILLE 1
WEAUBLEAU 19 LAKELAND 9
VAN BUREN 4 NORWOOD 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-
ATLANTA 8 CARDINALS 5
ST. LOUIS MISSED A CHANCE TO SWEEP THE BRAVES AFTER A THREE RUN SETBACK AT TRUIST PARK… ADAM WAINWRIGHT WAS CHARGED WITH HIS 11TH LOSS OF THE SEASON AFTER SURRENDERING SIX RUNS ON EIGHT HITS IN FIVE-AND-TWO-THIRDS INNINGS.
TOMMY EDMAN DROVE IN THREE RUNS…. BUT THE REDBIRDS COULDN’T KEEP THE BRAVES IN THE YARD….
THE CARDINALS REMAIN IN LAST PLACE IN THE NL CENTRAL AT 61-AND-79. DREW ROM STARTS FOR ST. LOUIS AGAINST CINCINNATI TONIGHT. WE’LL HAVE THE REDS AND CARDS TOMORROW NIGHT WITH PRE-GAME AT 4:45 ON KJEL….
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)
ROYALS AT TORONTO TONIGHT
TEXAS LEAGUE-
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5 TULSA 4 (10)
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-
ROLLA SENIOR STANDOUT AND KJEL ALL-STAR WILLOW GIDEON HAS ANNOUNCED SHE’LL PLAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN THE M.I.A.A. AT WASHBURN…