KJEL SPORTS TUESDAY APRIL 30, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF-
LEBANON CAPTURED THE OZARK CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY IN SPRINGFIELD….YELLOWJACKET FRESHMAN JACOB CLARK RECORDED A 70 TO EARN MEDALIST HONORS..L.H.S. HELD OFF SECOND PLACE FINISHER ROLLA WITH GLENDALE THIRD……THE ‘JACKETS ETHAN MUSTARD TIED FOR SECOND ON THE LEADERBOARD WITH BRADY POWERS OF KICKAPOO…IT’S LEBANON’S FIRST O.C. TITLE SINCE 2010, AND COMES DURING THE FINAL YEAR OF THE CONFERENCE……
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER MONDAY-
JEFFERSON CITY 3 ROLLA 2
BOONVILLE 2 FATIMA 0
LAQUEY 8 EUGENE 0
ROGERSVILLE 2 BOLIVAR 0
TENNIS-
JEFFERSON CITY 6 CAMDENTON 3
KICKAPOO 8 LEBANON 1
HELIAS 6 ROLLA 3
SOFTBALL-
SKYLINE 7 PURDY 0
PIERCE CITY 19 PLEASANT HOPE 4
OZARK HIGHLANDS TOURNAMENT:
WARSAW 9 BUFFALO 0
EL DORADO SPRINGS 6 WARSAW 4
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL MONDAY-
MARSHFIELD 10 CAMDENTON 0
PLATO 2 STOUTLAND 1
MORRISVILLE 4 CONWAY 2
CROCKER 14 RICHLAND 2
LEBANON 2 CAPITAL CITY 1
THE YELLOWJACKETS WON A NAIL-BITER ON THE ROAD MONDAY IN A GAME HEARD ON KBNN AM-750…COLE MILLIKEN WAS HIT BY A PITCH WITH THE BASES LOADED TO PROVIDE THE MARGIN OF VICTORY….LEBANON SCORED AN UNEARNED RUN IN THE FIRST…THE CAVALIERS TIED IT IN THE SIXTH BEFORE HITS FROM JOSH ZEIGENBEIN AND BRONSEN RHOADS PRECEDED A SACRIFICE AND INTENTIONAL WALK LEADING UP TO WALKOFF HIT BY PITCH… COACH ALEX WEATHERMON WAS HAPPY WITH THE FOCUS FROM THE FIRST TO THE SEVENTH..
LEBANON STARTER CHANCE CROMER WENT THE DISTANCE ON THE MOUND FOR THE VICTORY…..THE ‘JACKETS ARE 3-2 IN ONE RUN GAMES THIS SEASON, AND OVERALL 21-6 WITH A RETURN TO OZARK CONFERENCE PLAY THIS AFTERNOON AT OLEY SCOTT FIELD FOR A PIVOTAL 4:30 MATCHUP WITH WEST PLAINS…..
REPUBLIC 10 BOLIVAR 1
ROLLA 12 COLUMBIA BATTLE 4
FORSYTH 11 AVA 1
LINCOLN 8 SKYLINE 4
DADEVILLE 10 HUMANSVILLE 1
ST. ELIZABETH 12 TUSCUMBIA 0
ELDON 7 BLAIR OAKS 2
SOUTHERN BOONE 9 FATIMA 6
EUGENE 7 SOUTH CALLAWAY 4
CALIFORNIA 11 HALLSVILLE 1
ROGERSVILLE 5 MONETT 2
STEELVILLE 12 BELLE 0
PLEASANT HOPE 3 WHEATLAND 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-
CARDINALS-DETROIT RAINED OUT MONDAY
TORONTO 6 ROYALS 5
KANSAS CITY SUFFERED A THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS, FALLING TO THE BLUEJAYS AT THE ROGERS CENTRE. FREDDY FERMIN AND KYLE ISBEL BOTH RECORDED A PAIR OF HITS AND A SOLO HOME RUN IN THE SETBACK. STARTING PITCHER JONATHAN BOWLAN WAS CHARGED WITH HIS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON AFTER HE ALLOWED FOUR RUNS IN LESS THAN THREE INNINGS OF WORK.
THE ROYALS ARE 17-AND-13. THEY WILL FACE THE BLUE JAYS AGAIN TONIGHT. LEFT-HANDER COLE RAGANS IS SLATED TO START OPPOSITE TORONTO RIGHTY JOSE BERRIOS. 1ST PITCH IS AT 6:07..
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)
TEXAS LEAGUE TONIGHT-
SPRINGFIELD AT TULSA
NFL-
THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE REWARDING THEIR SUPERSTAR TIGHT END WITH A NEW CONTRACT. ESPN REPORTS THAT TRAVIS KELCE HAS AGREED TO A TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WORTH 34.25 MILLION DOLLARS. THE DEAL INCLUDES 17 MILLION DOLLARS GUARANTEED FOR THIS SEASON, WITH THE REMAINING MONEY GUARANTEED ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE 2025 LEAGUE YEAR. GENERAL MANAGER BRETT VEACH IS CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE PROPER RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT…
THE NINE-TIME PRO BOWLER AND THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION FINISHED LAST SEASON WITH 93 RECEPTIONS FOR 984 YARDS AND FIVE TOUCHDOWNS. KELCE HAS COMPILED 907 CATCHES FOR 11,328 YARDS AND 74 TOUCHDOWNS THROUGHOUT HIS 11-YEAR CAREER.
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)