SOME OF THE BALL FIELDS WERE WORKED OVER AND MADE PLAYABLE FOR YESTERDAY, WITH SOME AFTERNOON SUN AND WIND TO HELP OUT…OTHERS WERE NOT PLAYABLE BECAUSE OF 2″ RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY…….

THE WEST PLAINS AT WAYNESVILLE OZARK CONFERENCE TILT WAS POSTPONED DUE TO A SOGGY INFIELD AND OUTFIELD AT THE BANDY BASEBALL FIELD AND BUMPED TO MAY 12TH…

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MACKS CREEK AT CROCKER BASEBALL WAS CANCELLED AND WILL NOT BE RE-SCHEDULED……
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IBERIA AT LAQUEY DID NOT GET DONE…IT WAS MOVED TO NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH…

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LICKING AT HOUSTON WAS POSPONED…THEY’LL TRY FOR A RE-BOOT DATE BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR NON CONFERENCE GAMES…

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DIXON 16-0 OVER RICHLAND

THEY PLAYED AT RICHLAND’S SHADEY DELL PARK AND THE BEARS HOSTED DIXON…
DIXON POUNCED ON RICHLAND FOR 4 RUNS IN THE FIRST AND DIDN’T LOOK BACK….THIS WAS STILL A FAIRLY CLOSE GAME UNTIL THE 6TH WHEN DIXON PLATED 10 RUNS AND ENDED IT ON THE RUN RULE…
THE BULLDOGS POUNDED OUT 13 HITS, LED BY SHANNON KAMPETER AND RANDON MAHURIN WITH 3 EACH…KAMPETER DROVE IN 5 RUNS, MAHURIN 4….ANTHONY McCANCE DROVE IN 2…FOUR MORE HAD 1 RBI EACH….
CASE SINDEN GOES 5 INNINGS, STRIKES OUT 9 AND GIVES UP 3 HITS.
RANDON MAHURIN FINISHED….
DIXON COACH ALEX SHELTON SAID “I thought this was a very strong and clean game tonight. I thought we played well in all parts of the game. Case Sinden was dominant on the mound… We got solid team defense and we had a very strong offensive night…..
We did a good job of getting the early lead, adding to that lead, and then finishing the job late.
THE WIN PUTS DIXON AT 11-5 FOR THE SPRING AND 5-1 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. THEY HOST NEWBURG TODAY AT 5:00.

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BELLE 8-2 OVER PLATO

THE PLATO FIELD WAS MADE PLAYABLE AND THEY WELCOMED THE BELLE TIGERS TO TOWN AND BELLE SPOILED THE HOME COOKIN’ WITH AN 8-2 WIN OVER THE EAGLES…

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SOME OZARK CONFERENCE GAMES YESTERDAY THAT WERE PLAYED….
KICKAPOO DEFEATED CAMDENTON 5-2…..
LEBANON WAS A 15-1 WINNER OVER SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL……

RUSSELLVILLE TRNY:THE HOST INDIANS SHUT OUT FAYETTE, 15-0.
CAPITAL CITY WINS IT’S 3RD STRAIGHT WITH A 15-5 VICTORY OVER OSAGE.
OSAGE CAME BACK AND KNOCKED OFF FAYETTE, 16-2….

OTHER REGIONAL BASEBALL GAMES THAT GOT DONE..
FATIMA 21-0 OVER TUSCUMBIA
BLAIR OAKS 4-1 OVER SOUTHERN BOONE
VIENNA BEATS SOUTH CALLAWAY 4-2….
MARSHFIELD 8-6 OVER AURORA….

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TODAY
SOCCER TOURNAMENTS DOT THE SLATE TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH WAYNESVILLE, CROCKER AND LAQUEY INVOLVED..
WAYNESVILLE GOES TO THE CAMDENTON INVITATIONAL…
CROCKER’S HEADED TO THE CENTRAL MISSOURI SOCCER INVITATIONAL
LAQUEY’S AT WILLARD FOR A TWO DAY TOURNAMENT…

BASEBALL TODAY:
FIRST, A BUMP…..
CROCKER’S AT STOUTLAND BASEBALL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 10TH…….
STILL ON TAP TODAY…
NEWBURG’S AT DIXON
LAQUEY LOADS THE BUS AND HEADS NORTHEAST TO VIENNA IN MARIES COUNTY
MTN. VIEW LIBERTY MAKES THEIR WAY TO PLATO
RICHLAND IS HOSTING TUSCUMBIA…..

SOFTBALL TODAY HAS PLATO GOING TO MTN. VIEW

GOLF:CROCKER, DIXON, NEWBURG AND STOUTLAND GET TOGETHER FOR A QUAD AT THE RICHLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB TODAY…….

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TENNIS TODAY, ON THE COURTS, HAS OSAGE AT WAYNESVILLE

TRACK WILL SEE WAYNESVILLE AT CAMDENTON WITH STOUTLAND…

THE DICK HAMPTON WAR PATH RELAYS ARE AT OSAGE AT THE LAKE…
CROCKER, DIXON, IBERIA, NEWBURG, PLATO AND RICHLAND RUN, JUMP, AND THROW AT KAISER….

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ANOTHER BASEBALL RE-BOOT COMES UP NEXT WEEK AND THIS IS A TOURNAMENT……

Dixon’s “Legends of Lumber” Invitational Baseball Tournament, Sponsored by Derek Rollins Insurance LLC has been rescheduled for May 7-8….

THE WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT GOT THE WASH OUT BUMP BACK ON APRIL 9TH AND 10TH WHEN RAINS ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY WIPED OUT THE WEEKEND….
ST. LOUIS PATRIOTS, CAPITAL CITY CAVALIERS, AND THE STEELVILLE CARDINALS JOIN THE DIXON BULLDOGS…

Schedule:
Friday, May 7th:

4:00 – STL Patriots vs. Capital City

6:30 – Dixon vs. Steelville

Saturday, May 8th:

10:00 – Capital City vs. Steelville

12:30 – Dixon vs Capital City

3:00 -STL Patriots vs Steelville

5:30 -Dixon vs STL Patriots

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THE RUN FOR THE ROSES RETURNS AT IT’S NORMAL DATE, THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, AND IT’S TOMORROW FROM CHURCHHILL DOWNS….THIS YEARS KENTUCKY DERBY SPORTS A 20 HORSE FIELD, AND ABOUT HALF CAPACITY IS EXPECTED AT TEH TRACK, WHICH IS ABOUT 45,000…… POST TIME IS 5:57 CENTRAL WITH ESSENTIAL QUALITY AS THE EARLY FAVORITE AT 2-1 ODDS…
ROCK YOUR WORLD IS THE SECOND PICK AT 5-1……KNOWN AGENDA IS AT 6-1..hot rod charlie is 8-1..

 

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CARDS WIN IN EXTRA INNINGS AT BUSCH STADIUM AND SPLIT WITH THE PHILS….

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The Milwaukee Brewers have placed starting pitcher Corbin Burnes on the injured list. The team provided no further details. They also placed right-handed pitcher Zack Godley on the injured list, and specified him going on the “10-day injured list” with a right index finger contusion. There were no days or an injury attached to Burnes, which means his IL stint is likely COVID-related.

Further adding to the case there is that Brewers manager Craig Counsell was asked about Burnes before the game and said he couldn’t discuss it. Teams aren’t allowed to discuss COVID-related issues on players without permission, so this all lines up.

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Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was selected No. 1 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night to the surprise of no one. The 6-foot-6, 220-pounder and 2018 national championship-winner was the consensus top prospect in this draft class for the better part of a year.

He made a little bit of history in the process.

Lawrence is just the second player in the recruiting era to be picked No. 1 overall after being ranked as the No. 1 prospect in his high school recruiting class. Lawrence, who hails from Cartersville (Georgia) High School, was the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2018 when he signed with Dabo Swinney and the Tigers.
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