Marvs Sports-KFBD-Thursday May 20

THE FRISCO LEAGUE HAS SELECTED THEIR ALL CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAM…
Issac Lawson OF IBERIA IS THE LEAGUE’S MVP……
THE OTHER 19 IN ORDER OF SELECTION….
Malachi Antle-Licking
Clayton Sinden-Dixon
Jacob Whittle-Iberia
Cole Wallace-Licking
Kaden Lawson-Iberia
Noah Johnson-Richland
Elijah Mayfield-Plato
Mason Skidmore-Laquey
Randon Mahurin-Dixon
Case Sinden-Dixon
Easton Ice-Licking
Oliver Eilenstine-Stoutland
Tanner Alexander-Iberia
Gauge Fleschute-Laquey
Shannon Kampeter-Dixon
Ryan Gross-Stoutland
Wade Bond-Iberia
Ryan Steinbrink-Plato
Eli Birdsong-Newburg

Honorable Mention:
Javin Cobb-Crocker
Landon Medlock-Licking
Kaden Kardosz-Richland
Mason Michels-Richland
Jayden Rowden-Iberia

Coach of the Year: Tim Vinson

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DISTRICT BASEBALL

FINALLY, 2 OPENING ROUND GAMES WERE TAKEN OFF THE
CLASS 2, DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT AT CROCKER AND THE 5TH AND 6TH SEEDS ARE GONE, THE 3 AND 4 ADVANCE…..

LAQUEY 10-1 OVER CROCKER

IN THE FIRST GAME, AFTER SOME LENGHTY WORK TO GET THE FIELD READY, THE 4TH SEEDED LAQUEY HORNETS ROLLED INTO TOWN, SCORED IN ALMOST EVERY INNING AND LEFT WITH A 10-1 WIN OVER CROCKER….J.D. BOWLING WAS IN CONTROL ON THE MOUND FOR THE HORNETS IN MORE WAYS THAT ONE..
NOT ONLY DID HE TOSS A 3 HITTER, FANNED 5 AND WALKED ONLY 1, HE WAS BUSY IN THE FIELD..
IN THE FIRST INNING HE SNAGGED A SCREAMING LINE DRIVE HEADED FOR CETER FIELD, AND THREW A COMEBACKER TO FIRST FOR THE 3RD OUT AS CROCKER WENT 1-2-3…BOWLING WOULD FIELD 6 MORE COMEBACKERS INCLUDING ALL 3 OUTS IN THE 4TH AND HAULED IN TWO POP UPS..
PAYTON AMENT DROVE IN CROCKER’S ONLY RUN WITH A SINGLE..
LAQUEY TAGGED LOSING PITCHER ELY HARRISON FOR 7 RUNS ON 5 HITS, AND SCORED 3 RUNS ON 5 HITS OFF RELEIVER JAVIN COBB..LAQUEY’S MASON SKIDMORE DROVE HOME TWO ON A SAC FLY AND A SINGLE IN THE FIRST AND 4TH INNINGS RESPECTIVLY…BEN YORK DROVE HOME 2 WITH A SINGLE AND A COAXED A BASES LOADED WALK….
GAGE FLESHUTE AND CONNER HARRISON HAD THE OTHER RBI’S FOR THE HORNETS..
THEY MOVE ONTO TO FACE TOP SEED RICHLAND TODAY…

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PLATO 15-0 OVER NEWBURG

IN THE NIGHT CAP, PLATO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN ON NEWBURG IN A 15-0 SHUTOUT IN 3 1/2 INNINGS…
THE EAGLES HAD THEIR TRACK SHOES ON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPERTUNITY NEWBURG GAVE THEM……ELI BIRDSONG STARTED FOR THE WOLVES AND TOOK THE LOSS…
GRAHAM TODD WAS IN COMMAND ON THE HILL FOR PLATO WITH 9 STRIKE OUTS IN 4 INNINGS OF WORK ALLOWING ONE HIT OFF THE BAT OF LEAD OFF HITTER ELI BIRDSON IN THE FIRST AT BAT OF THE GAME.
AFTER THAT HIT, THE EAGLES TOOK OVER…RYAN STEINBRINK DROVE HOME TWO RUNS ON A SACRIFICE FLY AND GROUND OUT…LEVI JOHNSON, KEVAN PONDS, AND WYATT COTTRELL ALL HAD RBI SINGLES IN THE GAME….NEWBURG PITCHING ISSUED 8 WALKS AND HIT ONE FOR 9 FREE PASSES, 7 OF THOSE CROSSED THE PLATE…
THE EAGLES GET 2ND SEED CABOOL TONIGHT AT 7:30…

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THE CLASS 2 DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT AT VIENNA WAS MOVED TO SOUTH CALLAWAY AND TWO STATE RANKED TEAMS SQUARED OFF IN THIS TOUGH DISTRICT AND IT WAS THE 2 SEED COMING OUT ON TOP OF THE 1 SEED AND THE SEASON ENDS FOR THE TOP RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 2, THE IBERIA RANGERS IN A 2-1 LOSS THAT TOOK 11 INNINGS…IBERIA SCORED FIRST IN THE 3RD ON A JAKE WHITTLE RBI….
EUGENE TIED IT IN THE 4TH, AND ZERO’S APPEARED ON THE SCOREBOARD FOR THE NEXT 6 INNINGS..
THE EAGLES PLAYED ONE MORE IN THE TOP OF THE 11TH AND CLOSED THE DOOR ON IBERIA IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING TO ADVANCE..
Issac Lawson started. He allowed 1 earned in 5 innings and stuck out 2. Jake whittle relieved. He GAVE UP 1 run in 6 innings and struck out 6, BOTH GOOD OUTINGS….
BOTH TEAMS BANGED OUT 9 HITS.
THE RANGERS WERE LED BY JAKE WHITTLE, WADE BOND AND TANNER ALEXANDER WITH 2 HITS EACH..
IN THE END, THE 7TH RANKED TEAM IN THE STATE BEAT THE 6TH RANK TEAM IN THE SEMI’S, THEN TOPPLES THE NO. 1 RANKED TEAM IN TEH FINALS…THE EAGLES ARE FLYING HIGH….

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CLASS 3 DISTRICT 9 AT HOUSTON AND THE SEASON CAME TO CRASHING END FOR LICKING AT TEH HANDS OF THE LINN WILDCATS….LICKING WAS THE 4 SEED AND HAD UPSET STATE RANKED AND TOP SEED HOUSTON TO GET TO THE FINALS…….AFTER LINN KNOCKED OUT ONE FRISCO LEAGUER DIXON IN THE SEMI’S, THEY BROUGHT OUT THE WHOOPIN’ STICKS IN THE 2ND INNING, SCORED 12 RUNS AND RUN RULED THE LICKING WILDCATS, 17-7 IN A 21 HIT ATTACK…….
LINN MOVES ON TO THE SECTIONAL ROUND…

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CLASS 6 DISTRICT 5 BASEBALL AT SEDALIA WHERE WAYNESVILLE WAS ELIMATED BY JEFF CITY IN THE OPENING ROUND, THE JAYS WERE NOT TOO KIND TO THEIR NEIGHBOR HELIAS YESTERDAY AND RUN RULED THE CRUSADERS, 16-1…
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH EDGED ROCK BRIDGE 3-1 IN THE OTHER SEMI FINAL..
IT’S THE JAYS AND BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH, THE 1 AND 2 SEEDS FOR THE TITLE AT 6 TONIGHT FROM SEDALIA…

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SOME OTHER OZARK CONFERENCE SCHOOLS BIT THE BULLETT YESTERDAY..
WILLARD ELIMINATES ROLLA 7-3 AND CAMDENTON’S SEASON ENDED AT THE HANDS OF MARSHFIELD IN A 5-2 LOSS IN THE CLASS 5 DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT..
KICKAPOO IS DONE AFTER DROPPING A 7-1 DECISION TO JOPLIN IN THE CLASS 6 DISTRICT 6 TOURNAMENT..

GLENDALE IS THE ONLY OZARK CONFERENCE SCHOOL STILL LEFT AFTER THEIR 8-0 SHUT OUT OF CARL JUNCTION IN THE CLASS 5 DISTRICT 6 BRACKET…THE FALCONS ARE OFF UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THEY MEET TOP SEED WEBB CITY IN A 1PM TILT AT CARL JUNCTION…..

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TODAY IN BASEBALL:

AT THE CLASS 1 DISTRICT 8 TOURNAMENT AT ST. ELIZABETH, ST. ELIZABETH AND CALVARY LUTHERAN AT 6 FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP…

SEMI FINALS AT THE CLASS 2 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT CROCKER…
4TH SEED LAQUEY AND TOP SEED RICHLAND AT 5
3RD SEED PLATO AND 2ND SEED CABOOL AT 7:30

PRE GAME AT 4:50 ON 102.3 FM…

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CROCKER HAS A DISTRICT TITLE AFTER ROLLING HOME FROM LAQUEY LAST EVENING AFTER BESTING THE LADY HORNETS 5-3 IN THE CLASS 1 DISTRICT 5 SOCCER TOURNAMENT….WHILE LAQUEY ELIMINATED CROCKER IN BASEBALL DISTRICTS, THE LADY LIONS ELIMINATED LAQUEY IN SOCCER AND CROCKER MOVES ONTO THE NEXT ROUND…..
CROCKER WON THEIR FIRST MEETING IN THE REGULAR SEASON 3-1, AND THIS TIME, ANOTHER 2 GOAL MARGIN….
CROCKER SCORED FIRST, BUT THE LADY HORNETS CAME RIGHT BACK BEFORE CROCKER UPPED THE LEAD 2-1, AND WHILE LAQUEY TRIED TO TIE IT AGAIN, THE SHOT WENT WIDE OF THE NET AT THE END OF THE HALF…THE LADY HORNETS CARRIED SOME MOMENTUM INTO THE 2ND HALF, AND TIED IT AGAIN…
THE LADY LIONS COUNTERED WITH 2 GOALS AND WENT UP 4-2 WITH 24 MINUTES LEFT..THE LADY HORNETS NETTED ANOTHER 4 MINUTES LATER, AND WITH 10 MINUTES LEFT, CROCKER WOULD ICE THE CAKE WITH THEIR 5TH AND THAT’S HOW IT ENDED 5-3….
CROCKER’S SCORING MACHINE, CALLIE McMURTRY SCORED THE 3 GOAL HATRICK, ONE WAS A 40 YARD ROCKET THAT WENT OFF THE LAQUEY GOALIES HANDS…EMMA BOBERG GOT THE OTHER 2 GOALS FOR CROCKER…THE LADY LIONS DEFENSE HELPED OUT KEEPER MEGAN BECKER WHO MADE SEVERAL BIG SAVES…
CROCKER GOES TO 14-5 ON THE SEASON AND PLAYS MAY 29TH AGAINST THE WINNER OF MCCAULEY CATHOLIC AND NEW COVENANT. THEY PLAY TONIGHT AT 6 AT THE COOPER COMPLEX IN SPRINGFIELD…..

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 10 SOCCER IS OVER AND IT’S THE OZARK CONFERENCE CHAMP KICKAPOO LADY CHIEFS WHO ADVANCE WITH A 1-0 SHUT OUT OF OZARK….IT WAS THE LADY CHIEFS WHO OUTLASTED THE TIGERS, 1-0, TWO YEARS AGO FOR THE CLASS 4 DISTRICT 9 TITLE…THIS YEAR, IT WAS THE CLASS 4 DISTRICT 10 TITLE, SAME SCORE…
THE PANDEMIC KEPT THE GIRLS OFF THE PITCH LAST YEAR….

SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC ENDS THE SEASON FOR GLENDALE IN 1-0 PK. SHOOTOUT IN THE CLASS DISTRICT 10 FINAL…

CAMDENTON LIVES ON AFTER THEIR 1-0 CLASS 3 DISTRICT 13 CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER BELTON…..

CAMDENTON JOINS KICKAPOO AS THE ONLY 2 OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS STILL ALIVE…..

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CLASS 1 STATE SOFTBALL FINALS ARE TODAY….
HOLCOMB MEETS WELLINGTON NAPOLEAN I ONE SEMI..
ADVANCE TAKES ON PURDY IN THE OTHER…ALL FROM THE KILLIAN COMPLEX IN SPRINGFIELD..

 

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Jonathan Hall has been named RHS Lady Bears head basketball coach for the 2021-2022 season. Coach Hall would like to meet with the JH/HS girls (incoming 6th-12th graders) who are interested in playing basketball next season on Monday, May 24, at 6:30pm in the high school gym. Please contact Kim Latham if you have any questions 765-3711 ext. 1122
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Waynesville High School will offer a summer softball camp for elementary students who will be going into 1st-5th grades this fall from 4 to 5:30 p.m. May 24, 25 and 26 AT THE Waynesville Tiger Softball Field located at the High School, next to the football field.
This camp is designed for young athletes to learn, develop and enhance their skills in all phases of softball and have the opportunity to get to know varsity Tigers softball players through competitive skill development, individual and team skills.
COST: $25
More information, including the link to registration is on the schools website…

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BABY BIRDS
THE SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS WERE TIED AT 5 AFTER 6 INNINGS WHEN THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER……..THE COMPLETION WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE…THE TWO HAVE A 7:05 FIRST PITCH TONIGHT IN SRINGFIELD….

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CARDS
ST. LOUIS OPENS UP MORE ROOM IN THE N/L CENTRAL WITH A WIN OVER PITTSBURGH…

THE RED BIRDS HAVE OPENED UP A 3 1/2 GAME LEAD OVER 2ND PLACE CHICAGO, WHO COME TO TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND SERIES…THEY LEAD 3RD PLACE MILWAUKEE BY 4…

The St. Louis Cardinals will increase capacity at Busch Stadium beginning THIS Friday, May 21 WITH THEIR SERIES WITH THE CHICAGO CUBS…….
Seating pods will now be spaced a minimum of three feet apart in all directions, allowing Busch Stadium capacity to roughly double.
that was then……word came yesterday The St. Louis Cardinals organization announced that it plans to expand to full capacity at Busch Stadium for the remainder of 2021 season beginning on Monday, June 14 when the Cardinals host the Miami Marlins. In addition, the team’s season ticket holders will be able to access their normal seats for the remainder of the season beginning on that same date.

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