IS THERE ANY OTHER SPORTS IN MISSOURI TODAY OTHER THAN DURING THE 100TH YEAR OF THE NFL, AND 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIN OVER MINNESOTA IN 1970, THAT THE 2020 VERSION OF THE KC CHIEFS CARVED UP THE 49ers DEFENSE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF SUPER BOWL 54, AND CAME BACK FROM A DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICIT, 10 POINTS, TO WIN THE TITLE BY 11, 31-20 WHICH IS A 3 TOUCHDOWN SWING, ALL COMING IN THE 4TH QUARTER……….QB PATRICK MAHOMES NAILED DOWN THE MVP, ALTHOUGH DAMIAN WILLIAMS, THE CHIEFS RUNNING BACK COULD HAVE NOTCHED THE HONOR AS WELL…
MORE ON THE SUPER BOWL COMING UP..

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THE LEBANON YELLOWJACKET WRESTLERS REPEAT AS OZARK CONFERENCE CHAMPS FROM HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY……THE JACKETS HAD ALL-CONFERENCE FINISHERS IN THE TOP 3 IN EVERY WEIGHT CLASS INCLUDING 5 CHAMPIONS AND TREVOR CHRISTIAN A 160 POUNDS, LEBANON’S FIRST, 4 TIME CONFERENCE CHAMP……
CHRISTIAN DEFEATED WAYNESVILLE’S AARON MCDANIEL, 4-2 IN THE FINAL..
AT 152, THE TIGERS GAVEN SAX AT 31-1 ON THE SEASON PINNED LEBANON’S CADE MUSCIA IN 39 SECONDS….
DEVON SMITH OF WAYNESVILLE WAS ALSO A CONFERENCE CHAMP AT 220 POUNDS WITH A TITLE MATCH VICTORY OVER GLENDALE’S THONON RABOURN…
TEAM RESULTS SAW LEBANON RACK-UP 261 1/2 POINTS, 105 POINTS AHEAD OF 2ND PLACE WAYNESVILLE…ROLLA TOOK 3RD, 10 POINTS BEHIND THE TIGERS…
THE YELLOWJACKETS ENTER FEBRUARY WITH THEIR EYES ON A CLASS 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LEBANON COMPETES IN ITS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT FEB. 14-15 AT WILLARD HIGH SCHOOL.
THE TIGERS WRESTLE IN CLASS 4, AND WILL BE IN JEFFERSON CITY FOR DISTRICTS….

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THE LEBANON LADY JACKETS ALSO DOMINATED AND WON THE GIRLS OC TITLE…
LEBANON FINISHED WITH 217.5 POINTS, 109 POINTS AHEAD OF SECOND-PLACE WAYNESVILLE….

EIGHT WRESTLERS EARNED FIRST PLACE CONFERENCE HONORS….
AT 103, MAKENZIE GORMLEY DEFEATED WAYNESVILLE’S JARA GRAY WITH A PIN AT 1:26….
THE LADY TIGERS DEANNA WILLIAMSON MADE THE TITLE MATCH AT 130 POUNDS AND WAS PINNED AT 24 SECONDS BY LEBANON’S DARBY NEELY….
AT 166, MARISSA GONZOLAS OF WAYESVILLE BATTLE LEBANON’S Bailey Shockley TO A 3-0 DECISION WITH SHOCKLEY COMING OUT ON TOP.
WAYNESVILLE DID HAVE A CONFERENCE CHAMP AT 187 POUNDS….JASMINE DUNCAN WON HER MATCH OVER CAROLYN STERNER OF LEBANON…….

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TOURNAMENT’S OVER THE WEEKEND..

RICHLAND 65-64 OVER OWENSVILLE

IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET IN THE FINALS OF THE BELLE TOURNAMENT BUT FINALLY, SATURDAY, TOP SEEDED RICHLAND BEARS HELD THEIR SEED IN THE FINALS WITH A 65-64 SQUEAKER OVER THE OWENSVILLE DUTCHMAN…
CHAMOIS BEAT CUBA 53-51 FOR 3RD..
MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY KNOCKED OFF BELLE, 78-54 FOR THE CONSOLATION PIECE OF HARDWARE…..

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ELDON TOURNAMENT..
THE 2ND SEED SEDALIA SMITH COTTON TIGERS GRABBED THE TITLE OF THE ELDON TOURNAMENT WITH A 60-56 WIN OVER FATIMA ON SATURDAY…..

THE 3RD SEEDED IBERIA RANGERS CLAIMED THEIR SEED WITH A 78-68 WIN OVER TOP SEED EUGENE…
THE RANGERS WERE 3 POINTS SHY OF PUTTING 5 IN DOUBLES FOR A NICE BALANCE IN SCORING.
ZACH VOSS LED WITH 21, WADE BOND AND EASTON BLANKENSHIP EACH ADDED 17…
ISAAC LAWSON FINISHED WITH 9, AND JAKE WHITTLE 8…
THAT RUNS THE RANGERS RECORD TO 12-4 ON THE SEASON…

THE 5TH PLACE GAME WENT TO VERSAILLES WITH A 67-54 WIN OVER ELDON…
ELDON SENT PLATO TO THE 7TH PLACE GAME AGAINST OSAGE AND THE INDIANS BESTED THE EAGLES 65-55 ON SATURDAY FOR THE PLAQUE…..

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THE MID-MISSOURI BANK, I-44 LADY’S CLASSIC GIRLS TOURNAMENT IN LEBANON WRAPPED UP SATURDAY….
THE RICHLAND LADY BEARS TURBO CLOCKED ST. CHARLES WEST FRIDAY, 60-27, BUT SATURDAY, IT WAS WALNUT GROVE HANDING RICHLAND A 60-53 LOSS IN THE 5TH PLACE GAME…
BELTON BEAT ST. CHARLES WEST 41-39 FOR 7TH….

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FRIDAY NIGHT…CONWAY…..
THE LAQUEY HORNETS BLEW BY NIANGUA, 54-35 FOR 7TH PLACE
JASON YOUNG LED THE HORNET SCORING WITH 14……

5TH PLACE: STOUTLAND 93 AURORA 88

ZANE HODGES HAD A GAME FOR THE AGES, AS THE TIGER SENIOR POURED IN 62 POINTS, AND IN THE PROCESS SET A NEW SINGLE GAME TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORD AND AN OVERALL TOURNAMENT MARK FOR POINTS WITH 116 IN THE THREE GAMES..
COACH MIKE PARTON SAID HODGES WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

3RD PLACE SAW HOUSTON KNOCK OFF CONWAY, 70-54

1ST PLACE WENT TO STRAFFORD AS THEY THUMPED HOLLISTER, 54- 30

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WASHINGTON GIRLS TOURNAMENT FRIDAY…
WAYNESVILLE FELL TO PACIFIC, 36-27 IN THE 5TH PLACE GAME..
NONE IN DOUBLES FOR THE LADY TIGERS, BUT 7 SCORED POINTS…
COACH BRITTNEY MATLOCK SAID “Good team effort. We are moving in the right direction. Next game at Glendale in Monday.”
PARKWAY WEST TOPPED WASHINGTON, 35-27..
FROM THE WINNERS BRACKET, HOLT WINS IT WITH A 52-43 VICTORY OVER LUTHERAN SOUTH.
WARRENTON TOOK 3RD WITH A 53-38 WIN OVER URSULINE ACADEMY.

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DIXON 73-54 OVER CROCKER

A WEEK LATE, BUT HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES WENT DOWN IN CROCKER, BUT IT WAS DIXON WHO SPOILED THE HOMECOMING GAME WITH A 73-54 VICTORY..A CLOSE FIRST QUARTER, DIXON LED BY 1, TURNED INTO A 44-21 HALF TIME LEAD THANKS TO THE BULLDOGS 28-6 IN THE 2ND QUARTER THANKS TO THE BULLDOG PRESS….THE THIRD QUARTER WAS A 4 POINT MARGIN, AND CROCKER WON THE 4TH, BUT THAT RUN IN THE SECOND WAS THE DAGGER….
TREY HOLZER FINISHED WITH 26 TO LEAD THE DAWGS….. ALEX EASTERLING ADDED 13 AND CLAYTON SINDEN TOSSED DOWN 11
THE BULLDOGS BURIED 10 THREE POINTERS IN THE GAME…
DIXON COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID “Our press caused numerous Crocker turnovers in the 2nd quarter which
was the difference in the game.”
DIXON IS 8-8, 2-1 IN CONFERENCE

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LICKING 45 SALEM 36 AT SALEM…. LICKING BOYS NOW 9-10 ON THE SEASON
PLATO KNOCKS OFF STOUTLAND 66-52 IN GIRLS FRISCO LEAGUE ACTION…

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THE NEWBURG GIRLS TOURNAMENT HEATS UP THIS WEEK WITH 4 GAMES TODAY AND TONIGHT…
HALF OF THE 8 TEAM FIELD HAIL FROM THE FRISCO…
STEELVILLE HAS THE 1 SEED AND THEY GET 8TH SEED LAQUEY AT 4 ON MONDAY AFTERNOON…
4TH SEED CROCKER AND 5TH SEED DIXON TIP AT 5:30….
THE 2ND SEEDED HOST LADY WOLVES PLAY SPRINGFIELD RUSH (A HOME SCHOOL) AT 7 ON MONDAY WITH 3RD SEED CUBA AND 6TH SEED BOURBON AT 8:30….
4 SEMI FINALS ON THURSDAY, FEB. 6TH, 4 FINALS ON SATURDAY THE 8TH…\

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ALSO TONIGHT.
WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS HIT THE ROAD TO SPRINGFIELD GLENDALE….

IBERIA’S AT PLATO

THERE’S A DOUBLE DIP IN STOUTLAND WITH THE HALFWAY CARDINALS AND LADY CARDINALS IN TOWN.

THE WAYNESVILLE J.V. TIGERS ARE IN THE LICKING J.V. TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK IN TEXAS COUNTY.