KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY MARCH 2, 2023

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY-
BOY’S DISTRICT FINALS:
CLASS 6
MARQUETTE 70 LEBANON 55
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END ON THE ROAD IN EUREKA FOR THE YELLOWJACKETS…THE MUSTANGS FROM CHESTERFIELD PULLED AWAY FROM A TIGHT GAME IN THE THIRD PERIOD, GETTING 24 POINTS FROM D.J. MAYS AND 19 FROM BRODY OWEN…LEBANON COACH RYAN TOOMBS SAID THERE WERE GOOD MOMENTS, BUT NOT ENOUGH…
AUSTIN HENDRIX PROVIDED 15 POINTS FOR LEBANON IN THE FINAL GAME OF HIS CAREER….THE YELLOWJACKETS WRAP UP THE CAMPAIGN AT 13-14…
PARKWAY WEST 51 WAYNESVILLE 32
EUREKA 56 NORTHWEST 42
LAFAYETTE 68 PARKWAY SOUTH 63
NIXA 57 OZARK 55
JOPLIN 90 SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 88 (2 OT)
KICKAPOO 74 CARTHAGE 54
REPUBLIC 56 NEOSHO 40
COLUMBIA ROCK BRIDGE 61 SEDALIA SMITH COTTON 30
CLASS 5
CAMDENTON 80 ROLLA 74
BORGIA 59 MARSHFIELD 35
HELIAS 64 UNION 49
BRANSON 55 BOLIVAR 52
HILLCREST 60 MCDONALD COUNTY 43
PARKVIEW 60 WEST PLAINS 43
GLENDALE 72 WILLARD 70
CLASS 4
ROGERSVILLE 73 MOUNTAIN GROVE 51
SALEM 60 ST. CLAIR 54
SULLIVAN 43 OWENSVILLE 27
TOLTON CATHOLIC 56 BLAIR OAKS 34
FATIMA 75 FULTON 52
VERSAILLES 67 ELDON 61
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC 60 CALIFORNIA 38
TONIGHT ON KJEL- LEBANON LADY YELLOWJACKETS AND LAFAYETTE AT 7:00 IN THE CLASS 6 DISTRICT 2 QUARTERFINALS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY-
MIZZOU 81 L.S.U. 76
MISSOURI TRAILED BY 13 AT HALFTIME, BUT THEY OPENED UP THE SECOND HALF WITH AN 11-2 RUN TO GET BACK IN THE GAME. D’MOI HODGE PUT MIZZOU UP FOR GOOD WITH A THREE THAT BROKE A 74-74 TIE WITH 97 SECONDS LEFT IN REGULATION.
HODGE LED MIZZOU WITH 23 POINTS WITH THE HELP OF 5-OF-11 FROM 3-POINT RANGE. THE GUARD ALSO ADDED FIVE STEALS TO BREAK THE SINGLE-SEASON RECORD AT MIZZOU. HODGE RAISED HIS TOTAL TO 78, SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS MARK OF 76, SET BY LYNN HARDY IN 1986-87.
COACH DENNIS GATES ON A WILD ROAD VICTORY IN BATON ROUGE..
MIZZOU IMPROVED TO 22-AND-8 OVERALL AND 10-AND-7 IN THE SEC. THE TIGERS WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A HOME GAME AGAINST OLE MISS ON SATURDAY.
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)
TONIGHT- MISSOURI STATE-ILLINOIS-CHICAGO AT 8:30 IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS IN ST. LOUIS
BASEBALL-
IT’S BACK TO THE SPRING TRAINING GRIND FOR THE CARDINALS TODAY IN FLORIDA..
CACTUS LEAGUE WEDNESDAY-
ROYALS 8 COLORADO 6
NHL TONITE-
ST. LOUIS AT SAN JOSE