MISSOURI HOOPS HAVE HAD A FEW DAYS OFF FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT THAT’S OVER AND SO IS PRACTICE FOR SOME AS THEY HIT THE HARDWOOD TODAY FOR THE START OF SOME HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS..

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THE ANNUAL GREENWOOD BLUE AND GOLD BOYS TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY AT BOTH THE JQH ARENA AND HAMMONS STUDENT CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD WITH 8 GAMES FROM THE BLUE BRACKET..
BUFFALO AND AVA TIP IT OFF AT 10 THIS MORNING AT THE JQH…CAMDENTON AND MT. VERNON PLAY AT 10 AT HAMMONS..
THE NOON GAMES FEATURE HOUSTON AND TOP SEED HARTVILLE AT THE JQH, 2 SEED NIXA AND STOCKTON MEET AT HAMMONS..
AT 2, CLEVER AND SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC PLAY AT THE JQH WHILE MTN. GROVE AND WILLARD PLAY AT HAMMONS..
THE LAST GAMES SATURDAY FETURES BRANSON AND SKYLINE AT THE JQH, GLENDALE AND PARKVIEW MEET AT HAMMONS AT 4…..
WINNERS STAY AT THE COLLEGE COURTS ON TUESDAY, LOSERS PLAY AT GREENWOOD’S GYMS ON MONDAY….
THE GOLD DIVISION TIPS ON MONDAY…

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THE MOUNTAIN GROVE GIRLS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT TIPS TODAY AND A FRISCO LEAGUER HAS THE OPENER…
THE PLATO LADY EAGLES ARE THE 9TH SEED AND THEY FACE 8TH SEED DORA AT 9 THIS MORNING…….GAMES RUN ON 90 MINUTE INTERVALS WITH TOP SEED SALEM AND 16TH SEED SEYMORE SCHEDULED FOR A 10:30 START..
EMINENCE HAS THE 2ND SEED AND THEY FACE SUMMERSVILLE AT 4:30, 3 SEED HARTVILLE GETS ALTON IN THE NIGHT CAP AT 7:30….THE REST OF THE FIELD IS MOSTLY FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND ARE CLASS 1 AND 2 PROGRAMS….

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THE CABOOL BOYS TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY AND 2 FRISCO LEAGUERS WHO HAVE ALREADY MET, GET A GAME AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE OPENING ROUND.
THAYER IS THE 1 SEED, ALTON IS THE 2 SEED WITH LICKING DRAWING THE 3RD SEED…THE WILDCATS WILL FACE PLATO AT 6PM THIS EVENING……WINNER MOVES TO A 7:30 GAME ON MONDAY, LOSER PLAYS AT 1:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON……

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THE REST OF THE FRISCO LEAGUERS THAT HAVE A HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT ON THEIR SCHEDULE, AND WAYNESVILLE TIGERS AND LADY TIGERS BEGIN THEIR TOURNAMENTS ON MONDAY…….
THE WAYNESVILLE BOYS ARE IN THE ROLLA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT ALONG WITH NEWBURG, THE CROCKER LADY LIONS, AND LADY WILDCATS FROM LICKING…DUE TO COVID ISSUES AND 2 GIRLS TEAMS WITHDRAWING, THE GIRLS BRACKET WILL SEE EACH TEAM PLAY A SHOOTOUT FORMAT WITH 3 GAMES IN 3 DAYS..
THE CROCKER LADY LIONS FACE ROCKBRIDGE AT 2PM ON MONDAY AT ROLLA HIGH….THEN HEAD TO ST. JAMES ON TUESDAY TO FACE COLUMBIA BATTLE AT 2PM, THEN BACK AT ROLLA AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY TO FACE TRUMAN…..
THE LADY WILDCATS OF LICKING PLAY AT 2PM MONDAY AT ST. JAMES AGAINST TRUMAN, THEN GET ROCK BRIDGE AT 4 ON TUESDAY THE 29TH AT ROLLA HIGH….THEY FACE BATTLE AT 1 ON WEDNESDAY AT ROLLA..

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THE BOYS TOURNAMENT STILL HAS ALL 8 TEAMS, BUT SOME NEW TIME SLOTS.
THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS GAME WITH WARRENSBURG ON MONDAY THE 28TH GOT A 2 HOUR BUMP UP TO 6PM AT ST. JAMES HIGH SCHOOL….ROLLA AND NEWBURG HAVE AN 8PM TIP OFF AT ROLLA HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAY…..

THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS START ON MONDAY AT THE PINK AND WHITE TOURNAMENT IN SPRINGFIELD…… THEY’RE IN THE WHITE DIVISION AND PLAY BUFFALO AT 4:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON AT KICKAPOO HIGH SCHOOL..
THE THE PINK AND WHITE, FIRST, 2ND AND 3RD ROUND GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED AT KICKAPOO, GLENDALE, HILLCREST AND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLS….THE PINK DIVISION SEMI FINALS AND FINALS OF BOTH DIVISIONS WILL BE AT PARKVIEW…..

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THE 14TH RANKED AND UNDEFEATED MISSOURI TIGERS BASKETBALL SQUAD IS HOSTING NO. 8 TENNESSEE ON WEDNEDAY OF NEXT WEEK AT THE MIZZOU ARENA..GAME TIME IS SLATED FOR AN 8PM TIP OFF…
THE VOLS ARE ALSO 6-0 ON THE YOUNG SEASON AND HAVE HIT TRIPLE DIGITS IN 2 OF THEIR 6 VICTORIES…

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( may want to check missouri tiger football website to see if this is still a go )

MISSOURI IS SCHEUDLED FOR A BOWL GAME THIS YEAR AND IT COULD BE NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH AGAINST NO. 15 IOWA….HOWEVER, WE LEARNED TUESDAY, THE HAWKEYES HAVE HAD POSITIVE TESTS OUTSIDE OF THE COACHING STAFF…….THE PLAYERS ARE RETURNING FROM A BREAK AWAY FROM CAMPUS AND FURTHER POSITIVES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE HAWKEYES WILL BE WITHOUT AT LEAST 8 PLAYERS FOR THE MUSIC CITY BOWL, AND MORE POSITIVE TESTS WOULD BOOST UP THAT NUMBER AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY WOULD NEED TO LAY OFF FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES (PER BIG 10 RULES.), SO IOWA AND MISSOURI IN THE MUSIC CITY BOWL IN NASHVILLE IS NOT SET IN STONE, BUT AS OF THIS WEEK, IT’S STILL A GO FOR A 3PM KICKOFF ON ESPN NEXT WEDNESDAY……..

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KC

THE KANSAS CITY CHEIFS ARE HOME THIS SUNDAY TO FACE THE ATLANTA FALCONS, TWO TEAMS HEADED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS…THE FALCONS ARE 4-10, AND OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT IN THE NFC SOUTH….THEY COME INTO ARROWHEAD TO FACE THE AFC’S NO. 1 SEED CHIEFS SPORTING A 13-1 RECORD, BUT MAY BE A LITTLE SHORTHANDED…
SOME GAME TIME DECISIONS AWAIT SOME STARTERS..
TYREEK HILL IS SUFFERING FROM HAMSTRING PROBLEMS, AND DID NOT PRACTICE WEDNESDAY…
NEITHER DID RUNNING BACK CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIR (AH-LAYR) TAKING CARE OF AN ANKLE INJURY.
STARTING LINEBACKER DAMION WILSON DID NOT PRACTICE NURSING A KNEE INJURY….
ALL ARE GAME TIME DECISIONS….
KICKOFF SCHEDULED FOR 12 NOON..

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