KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY MARCH 17, 2022

THE SECOND MSHSAA SHOW-ME SHOWDOWN IS SET TO START TODAY IN SPRINGFIELD…
THE CLASS SIX GIRLS SEMIFINALS TIPOFF AT NOON WITH ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY AGAINST UNDEFEATED AND TOP RANKED INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY, FOLLOWED BY BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH AND SPRINGFIELD KICKAPOO AT 2:00 INSIDE J.Q.H. ARENA…..THEN THE BOY’S CLASS SIX SEMIFINALS TAKE CENTER STAGE STARTING AT 4:00 AS ST. LOUIS C.B.C. MEETS CHAMINADE, THEN NIXA WILL CHALLENGE KANSAS CITY STALEY AT 6:00….CLASS FOUR AND FIVE SEMIFINALS WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW ON THE CAMPUS OF MISSOURI STATE….

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

THE MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS ARE IN BATON ROUGE AND SET TO MEET FLORIDA STATE TONIGHT IN N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT PLAY..TIPOFF IS AT 8:00 ON THE CAMPUS OF L.S.U.

BASEBALL-

IT WAS A BUSY WEDNESDAY FOR THE ROYALS, WHO ARE BRINGING BACK FORMER CY YOUNG WINNER ZACK GREINKE…THE VETERAN RIGHTHANDER AGREED TO A ONE YEAR, THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT…GREINKE WAS 11-6 FOR HOUSTON WITH A 4.16 E.R.A. IN 2021….HE’S ALSO PITCHED FOR MILWAUKEE, THE ANGLES, DODGERS AND ARIZONA…
KANSAS CITY ALSO ACQUIRED CINCINNATI RELIEVER AMIR GARRETT IN EXCHANGE FOR LEFTHANDER MIKE MINOR….

COLLEGE BASEBALL WEDNESDAY-

MISSOURI STATE 16 KANSAS 1

NHL TONIGHT-

PITTSBURGH AT ST. LOUIS

NFL-

THE CHIEFS HAVE REUPPED WITH VETERAN QUARTERBACK CHAD HENNE ON A ONE YEAR, TWO MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO BACKUP PATRICK MAHOMES…HENNE’S APPEARED IN EIGHT GAMES WITH ONE START OVER THE PAST FOUR SEASONS….

PLAYERS AND COACHES PHOTOS FROM MONDAY NIGHT’S KJEL-KFBD ALL STAR BASKETBALL BANQUET HAVE BEEN UPLOADED AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW ON MYOZARKSONLINE.COM…