KJEL SPORTS MONDAY JUNE 5, 2023

MSHSAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT OZARK SATURDAY-

CLASS 5 CHAMPIONSHIP: FESTUS 8 BORGIA 1

CLASS 5 THIRD PLACE: FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH 4 WEBB CITY 3

CLASS 6 CHAMPIONSHIP: LIBERTY NORTH 9 FRANCIS HOWELL 3

CLASS 6 THIRD PLACE: JACKSON 2 NIXA 1

 

MSHSAA GIRLS SOCCER AT FENTON SATURDAY-

CLASS 1 CHAMPIONSHIP: TOLTON CATHOLIC 1 VILLA DUCHESNE 0

CLASS 1 THIRD PLACE: SAXONY LUTHERAN 2 BISHOP LEBLOND 1

CLASS 2 CHAMPIONSHIP: CLAYTON 3 ST. PIUS K.C.2

CLASS 2 THIRD PLACE: WHITFIELD 6 PLEASANT HILL 2

CLASS 3 CHAMPIONSHIP: FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH 2 SMITHVILLE 1

CLASS 3 THIRD PLACE: URSULINE ACADEMY 4 UNION 0

CLASS 4 CHAMPIONSHIP: LIBERTY NORTH 4 NERINX HALL 3

CLASS 4 THIRD PLACE: LAFAYETTE 4 KICKAPOO 1

THE ALL OZARK CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAM FOR 2023 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED…
FIRST TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE:

PITCHERS-

BRAXTON BAKER-HILLCREST
COLIN MULDOON-KICKAPOO
SPENCER POTTEBAUM-GLENDALE
PAYTON WEHNER-LEBANON
SPENCER MELLENCAMP-CAMDENTON
KADE DURNIN-CAMDENTON

INFIELD-

CAM STRATTON-GLENDALE
EVAN VIEHNAGE-KICKAPOO
PEYTON COOPER-WEST PLAINS
BROOKS KETTERING-GLENDALE
KAM DURNIN-CAMDENTON
KADE DURNIN-CAMDENTON

CATCHER-

TANK SIMS-WEST PLAINS

OUTFIELD-

BRET YARGER-ROLLA
RYLAN KENSLOW-WEST PLAINS
COLTON PETERSMITH-ROLLA
JACKSON BASHAM-CAMDENTON
JACKSON HOWSER-KICKAPOO

D.H.

DYLAN MAHAN-PARKVIEW

PITCHER OF THE YEAR- PAYTON WEHNER-LEBANON
POSITION PLAYERS OF THE YEAR- BROOKS KETTERING-GLENDALE AND KAM DURNIN-CAMDENTON
OZARK CONFERENCE MVP- KADE DURNIN-CAMDENTON
COACH OF THE YEAR- BRYCE DURNIN-CAMDENTON

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SUNDAY-

PITTSBURGH 2 CARDINALS 1

THE ‘BUCCOS BROUGHT OUT THE BROOMS TO COMPLETE A 3-GAME WEEKEND SWEEP AT P.N.C. PARK….TWO TALLIES IN THE FIRST OFF MILES MIKOLAS WAS THE ONLY OFFENSE, BUT THE ONLY RUNS NECESSARY ON JI HWAN BAE’S TWO RUN SINGLE..43 YEAR OLD RICH HILL THREW SIX AND TWO THIRDS TO SQUARE HIS RECORD AT 5-5; THE ONLY BLEMISH ANDREW KNIZNER’S SOLO HOMER IN THE SEVENTH…..

https://soundcloud.com/kevin-stubblefield-389111849/6-4-v-pit-7th-knizner-solo-hr-1-2?si=2abac2493f6b4a2c84b29fa2999ae586&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

ST. LOUIS DROPS TO 25-35, AND SEVEN AND A HALF GAMES OUT IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL..MANAGER OLI MARMOL SAID THE OFFENSE FAILED TO RESPOND.

https://soundcloud.com/kevin-stubblefield-389111849/6-5-stl-cardinals-manager-oliver-marmol?si=8b86470dbcbc4750a405623d1b9da3e9&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

THE ROAD TRIP CONTINUES TONIGHT IN ARLINGTON..PRE-GAME AIRS AT 6:10 FOR THE FIRST OF THREE WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS ON KJEL……(COURTESY MISSOURINET)

ROYALS 2 COLORADO 0

KANSAS CITY AVOIDED THE SAME FATE OF THEIR CROSS STATE RIVALS, WITH A QUALITY START FROM BRADY SINGER, WHO PITCHED INTO THE SIXTH, SCATTERING FIVE HITS WITH 7 STRIKEOUTS….

https://soundcloud.com/kevin-stubblefield-389111849/6-5-kc-royals-starting-pitcher-brady-singer?si=b6227e9c13e1493bb6155110037af8d4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

HIS EFFORT WAS FOLLOWED BY THREE AND A THIRD SCORELESS FRAMES FROM THE BULLPEN INCLUDING SCOTT BARLOW’S 50TH SAVE OF HIS CAREER IN K.C….MICHAEL MASSEY’S R.B.I. SINGLE IN THE FIFTH AND MAIKEL GARCIA’S SOLO HOMER IN THE EIGHTH WAS ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE SHUTOUT WORK FROM THE HURLERS….THE ROYALS ARE IN MIAMI TONIGHT TO FACE THE MARLINS WITH FIRST PITCH SCHEDULED FOR 5:40….(COURTESY MISSOURINET)

TEXAS LEAGUE BASEBALL-

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6 AMARILLO 5

COLLEGE BASEBALL-

KERRICK JACKSON HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEXT HEAD COACH AT MIZZOU…THE ST. LOUIS NATIVE IS A FORMER TIGER ASSISTANT WHO SPENT THIS PAST SEASON AS THE HEAD COACH AT MEMPHIS….HE SUCCEEDS STEVE BIESER WHO WAS FIRED LAST MONTH…..

MIZZOU BASKETBALL HAS GAINED A BIG MAN FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL..FORMER ARKANSAS AND ORAL ROBERTS CENTER CONNOR VANOVER AVERAGED 12 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS AND 3 BLOCKS FOR O.R.U. THIS PAST SEASON..HE STARTED HIS CAREER AT CAL BEFORE SPENDING TWO YEARS WITH THE RAZORBACKS, THEN ONE YEAR WITH THE GOLDEN EAGLES..

N.B.A. PLAYOFFS SUNDAY-

MIAMI 111 DENVER 108 (SERIES TIED 1-1 WITH GAME 3 OF THE FINALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN MIAMI)

STANLEY CUP FINAL TONIGHT-

FLORIDA AT LAS VEGAS (GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEAD 1-0)

RACING-

AT THE LEBANON MIDWAY SPEEDWAY FRIDAY, SUNDANCE KEEPER OF BILLINGS DROVE TO VICTORY IN THE MIDWEST MODS FEATURE….DUSTIN ATKINSON OF LEBANON WON THE LATE MODEL FEATURE..PAYTON MCDOWELL OF TUSCUMBIA WAS FIRST TO THE LINE IN THE PURE STOCK FEATURE..JAMES NIGHSWONGER OF OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS CAPTURED THE SUPER STOCK MAIN..BOBBY WILLIAMS OF HERMITAGE WON THE B-MOD FEATURE…CAR COUNT TOTALED 49 AT MIDWAY…

LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY SATURDAY SAW WAYLON DIMMITT OF CAMDENTON CAPTURE THE STOCK CAR FEATURE..MITCHELL FRANKLIN OF CAMDENTON WAS VICTORIOUS IN THE B-MOD FEATURE..JUSTIN WELLS OF AURORA WON THE LATE MODEL FEATURE..TREVOR HUGHES OF SALINA, KANSAS HAD A WINNING RUN TO TAKE THE MODIFIED MAIN..62 CARS WERE CHECKED IN TO RUN ON THE DIRT AT WHEATLAND…

AT SPRINGFIELD SATURDAY, MITCH KEETER OF WEBB CITY WAS FIRST IN THE LATE MODEL FEATURE..DEAN WILLE OF WARRENSBURG WON THE B-FEATURE..SPRINGFIELD’S JAY REYNOLDS DROVE TO VICTORY IN THE LEGENDS FEATURE..MIDWEST MODZ B-CLASS FEATURE WENT TO JEFF AYRES OF STOCKTON….B-FEATURE WAS WON BY KYLE PURVIS OF STRAFFORD..DAVID KIRKPATRICK OF EUGENE WON THE MINI STOCK FEATURE..THE PURE STOCK FEATURE WENT TO GRAYSON MCKINEY OF SPRINGFIELD…MIDWEST MODS A-CLASS FEATURE WAS WON BY GREENFIELD’S JACOB LONG..RYAN GILLMORE OF SPRINGFIELD DROVE TO THE LINE AHEAD OF THE FIELD IN THE B-MOD FEATURE…137 CARS WERE ENTERED TO COMPETE AT SPRINGFIELD…

KYLE BUSCH WON SUNDAY’S NASCAR RACE AT GATEWAY IN MADISON, ILLINOIS…GRANT ENFINGER WON THE TRUCK RACE SATURDAY…COLE CUSTER WAS FIRST IN THE XFINITY RACE…..