THE DIXON BULLDOGS ARE IN THE TITLE GAME OF THE STOVER BOYS TOURNAMENT AFTER THE TOP SEEDED DAWGS TOOK DOWN JAMESTOWN LAST NIGHT, 49-37..
C.J. THILTGEN STARTED THE SHOW ROLLING DRAINING ALL OF DIXON’S 10 FIRST QUARTER POINTS, WHILE THE DEFENSE SHUT OUT THE EAGLES IN THE FIRST 8 MINUTES, AND AFTER THE 10 POINT LEAD, BOTH PLAYED FAIRLY EVEN THER REST OF THE WAY WITH THE BULLDOGS WINNING IT BY A DOZEN…
TRISTEN JONES LED THE EAGLES WITH 14..
THILTGEN LED DIXON WITH 17, CLAYTON SINDEN DRAINED 12, ALL FROM DOWNTOWN….
THAT PUTS DIXON IN THE FINALS AT 6PM ON SATURDAY, AT THE DOME IN STOVER…

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THE BOYS BRACKET AT THE BOURBON TOURNAMENT IS SET FOR THE FINALS ON FRIDAY….
THE TOP SEEDED RICHLAND BEARS WILL TAKE ON THEIR NEIGHBOR AND FRISCO LEAGUE MEMBER LAQUEY IN THE FINAL AFTER BOTH POSTED WINS, AND THE OTHER FRISCO LEAGUER IN THIS TOURNAMENT ALSO WON LAST NIGHT…
FROM THE CONSOLATION SIDE, CROCKER OUTLASTED LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 46-44 TO MOVE TO THE 5TH PLACE GAME TOMORROW AT 5:30….LIBERTY PLAYS FOR 7TH AT 4..
FROM THE WINNERS SIDE, THE LAQUEY HORNETS JAYDEN BELL WAS MONEY IN THE BANK AT THE FREE THROW LINE LATE DRAINING 6 OF 7 IN THE LAST 3 MINUTES AND THE HORNETS HELD OFF THE PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED VALLEY CALADONIA VIKINGS 55-51 TO MOVE TO THE TITLE GAME…
THE HORNETS JUMPED OUT TO A 16-7 LEAD, HELD A 27-21 LEAD AT THE BREAK, UPPED IT TO 9, BUT VALLEY CAME BACK, CUT THE DEFICIT TO 2, BUT JAYDEN BELL’S FREE THROW SHOOTING ICED IT FOR THE HORNETS..
JASON YOUNG LED THE HORNETS WITH 14, NATHAN FOWERS ADDED 11 AND WERE THE ONLY 2 IN DOUBLES…LAQUEY COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID “Got out to another good start & led throughout the game. Had a 9 point lead but let it slip to 2 in the last minute before finishing off the game at the free throw line. We played extremely hard & when the game got close we were able to hold on.”
THE HORNETS FACE THE RICHLAND BEARS IN THE FINALS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE BEARS PUT A 62-38 WHOPPIN’ ON CUBA LAST NIGHT….
TITLE GAME TIPS AT 8:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT BOURBON…

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THE BOURBON GIRLS TOURNAMENT TIPS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THEIR SEMI FINALS..
THE LAQUEY LADY HORNETS GET THE EARLY GAME AT 4 AS THEY MEET HOST BOURBON IN A CONSOLATION SEMI..GRANDVIEW MEETS VIBURNUM NEXT..
FROM THE WINNERS BRACKET, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN TAKES ON ST. PAULS LUTHERAN OF FARMINGTON, WHILE BELLE MEETS PACIFIC AT 8:30 IN ANOTHER WINNERS SEMI..
ALL TROPHEY GAMES COMING UP ON SATURDAY WITH THE 7TH PLACE GAME TIPPING AT 1 IN THE AFTERNOON…

IT’S A NIGHT OFF AT THE STOVER TOURNAMENTS TONIGHT….
CONSOLATIONS FINALS WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, WINNERS BRACKET ON SATURDAY…..
THE DIXON LADY BULLDOGS FACE GREEN RIDGE AT 5 ON FRIDAY AT THE STOVER HIGH SCHOOL GYM…
THE TOP SEED DIXON BOYS PLAY SATURDAY AT 6…

ALSO TONIGHT…
BOYS ACTION HAS SALEM 9TH GRADERS AT WAYNESVILLE..
NIANGUA’S AT STOUTLAND……

GIRLS GAMES..2 FRISCO LEAGUE TILTS.
IBERIA’S AT NEWBURG
RICHLAND GOES TO PLATO…
LICKING HITS THE ROAD TO WILLOW SPRINGS.

WRESTLING TONIGHT HAS THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS HOSTING ROLLA……

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MIZZOU

FOLLOWING THEIR 91-88 LOSS TO ARKANSAS ON SUNDAY, THE MISSOURI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM GETS ANOTHER BUMP IN THEIR SCHEUDLE….
THE WOMENS GAME VS VANDY AT MISSOURI POSTPONED TONIGHT.
Due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Vanderbilt women’s basketball program, THEIR GAMES FROM LAST THURSDAY, AND SUNDAY WERE POSTPONED AND NOW TONIGHT’S GAME AT MISSOURI GETS POSTPONED, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements.
THIS IS THE 5TH GAME OF THE SEASON MISSOURI HAS LOST OFF THEIR SCHEDULE..
BACK IN LATE NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER, THEY LOST GAMES AGAINST ST. LOUIS U, MOREHEAD STATE, TCU AND TEXAS TECH DUE TO COVID ISSUES…
ALL WERE CANCELLED EXCEPT THE ST. LOUIE U GAME WHICH WAS POSTPONED…

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Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence announced Wednesday that his college football career has ended and he will instead pursue opportunities as a professional. The presumptive No. 1 overall pick indicated that he will declare for the 2021 NFL Draft in a video released through the Tigers where Lawrence thanks fans, teammates and coaches for his time at Clemson.

Lawrence led Clemson to a national championship in 2018 as a true freshman and was a Heisman Trophy finalist this season, finishing second in balloting. He was instrumental in the Tigers winning three straight ACC championship and advancing to the College Football Playoff in each of the last three seasons. Clemson also played for the national title in consecutive campaigns, though it lost in 2019 to LSU.

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If Justin Thomas is able to finish on top of the leaderboard this week at the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions, he’ll become the first golfer since Geoff Ogilvy (2009-10) to win this event in back-to-back years. Thomas, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, will have to stave off a number of serious contenders if he wants to rewrite the history books. Dustin Johnson, a two-time winner of this event, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are among the experienced players looking to dethrone Thomas and win the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Play gets underway from the Plantation Course at Kapalua on Thursday, Jan. 7. Johnson enters this week’s event as the Vegas favorite.

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Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, January 9
(7) Colts at (2) Bills, 1:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
(6) Rams at (3) Seahawks, 4:40 p.m. ET (Fox)
(5) Buccaneers at (4) Washington, 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC)

Sunday, January 10
(5) Ravens at (4) Titans, 1:05 p.m. ET (ABC)
(7) Bears at (2) Saints, 4:40 p.m. ET (CBS/Nickelodeon/Amazon Prime)
(6) Browns at (3) Steelers, 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC)