IT’S BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR COACH MIKE RAWLINGS AND HIS WAYNESVILLE TIGER TRACK TEAM TAKING HOME THE BOYS TITLE FROM THE OZARK CONFERENCE MEET YESTERDAY AT PARKVIEW’S JFK STADIUM IN SPRINGFIELD…

THE BOYS RACKED UP 143 POINTS AND HAMMERED THE FIELD….CAMDENTON CAME IN 2ND WITH 119 POINTS…..THE TIGERS WON IT IN 2019….THE MEET AND ALL SPRING SPORTS WERE WIPED OUT LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC….
COACH RAWLINGS SAID “This year was a total team effort as we only won 3 events but scored 2 places in multiple events to score our points.”
FIRST AND 2ND PLACE NOTCHES A FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE BERTH..
3RD AND 4TH, 2ND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE….

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
TIGER 1ST PLACE FINISHERS…..
KEYSHAWN SMITH WON THE TRIPLE JUMP.
THE 8X800 METER RELAY TEAM OF FAHEEM MUJAHID (MOO-HA-JID), BRIAN O’BARR, ALEJANDRO MALAVE (MAH-LAH-VAY), AND LUTHER SUPANCIC GRABBED GOLD, AND SO DID THE
8X200 METER RELAY TEAM OF SPEEDSTERS MICHAEL LEWIS, CHASE THOMAS-PLUMMER, ISAAC MALAY, AND AJ MARTIN…..

2ND PLACE FINISHERS FOR THE TIGERS
JONATHN HEDRICK IN THE TRIPLE JUMP
JAYZEN BLAKE IN THE 110 HURDLES
MICHAEL LEWIS IN THE 200…
BRIAN O’BARR IN THE 3200 METER RUN AND
JARED HYATT IN THE HIGH JUMP…

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE FOR THE ORANGE AND BLACK….
3RD PLACE FINISHERS, GOOD FOR THE BRONZE…
AJ MARTIN IN THE 100 METER DASH…
BRIAN O’BARR IN THE MILE
FAHEEM MUJAHID (MOO-HAH-JID) IN THE 800
THE 4X400 METER RELAY TEAM OF AVERIAL WILLIAMS, FAHEEM MUJAHID (MOO-HAH-JID), ANTWOINE FOWLER, AND JOEL O’DONNELL…
THE 4X100 ALSO TOOK 3RD AND THAT WAS MICHAEL LEWIS, ISAAC MALAY, CHASE TOMAS-PLUMMER, AND JUSTIN KNIGHT…

4TH PLACE, WHICH ALSO GETS A 2ND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE.
HURDLES MARCUS GLANVILLE IN THE 110 HURDLES..
ALEJANDRO MALAVE (MAH-LAH-VAY) IN THE 800 AND
JUSTIN KNIGHT IN THE LONG JUMP.

THE LADY TIGERS FINISHED IN 8TH PLACE BUT DID GET A COUPLE OF ALL CONFERENCE BERTHS.

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE WITH 3RD PLACE FINISHES WERE
100 HURDLES KAYLEE GAMBILL IN THE 100 HURDLES AND
ASTACIA GARCIA IN THE 400….

THE WEST PLAINS LADY ZIZZERS WERE THE GIRLS CHAMPIONS…..
LEBANON WON BOTH JV MEETS
JV TIGERS HAD 2 GOLD’S….
1ST PLACE:
IN THE 110 HURDLES, BISHOP GODWIN AND
JOEL O’DONNELL IN THE 400……

NEXT UP FOR THE TIGERS AND LADY TIGERS IS THE CLASS 5 DISTRICTS ON MAY 15TH, AND IT’S AT WAYNESVILLE….

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DISTRICT SPRING SOFTBALL AND THE PLATO LADY EAGLES, THE 1 SEED IN THE CLASS 1 DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT AT FORDLAND ARE INTO THE FINALS TODAY AFTER A 1-0 SHUT OUT OF KOSHKONONG IN THE SEMI’S YESTERDAY….THE GAMES ONLY RUN CAME FROM A CECILIA GROVES
RBI IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH….
CRANE DEFEATED FORDLAND, 4-2 IN THE OTHER SEMI….LADY EAGLES WILL PLAY CRANE TOMORROW AT 5:00 P.M. FOR THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. WINNER GETS ADVANCE IN THE QUARTER FINALS NEXT WEDNESDAY….

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BASEBALL

RE-BOOT BASEBALL AT LAQUEY YESTERDAY AND A DOUBLE HEADER FOR THE HORNETS….THE FIRST GAME SAW THE STATE’S TOP CLASS 2 TEAM IN TOWN, AND ONE THE HORNETS AND THE OTHER FRISCO LEAGUERS KNOW ALL TOO WELL, THEIR CONFERENCE FRONT RUNNER, THE IBERIA RANGERS…..
THEY MADE SHORT WORK OF THEIR VISIT TO PULASKI COUNTY KNOCKING OFF THE HOST HORNETS 15-0 IN 3 INNINGS..A 3 RUN FIRST WAS FOLLOWED BY A 10 SPOT IN THE 2ND, 2 MORE IN THE 3RD ENDED IT…
TANNER ALEXANDER STARTED, THREW A NO-HITTER AND STRUCK OUT 6 FOR THE RANGERS WHO BANGED OUT A DOZEN HITS ON THE DAY….ALEXANDER HAD 2 OF THOSE WITH A DOUBLE AND 4 RBI’S…..
JAKE WHITTLE WAS 2-2, WITH 2 DOUBLES, AND 2 RBI’S…..
ISAAC LAWSON COLLECTED 2 HITS AND DROVE IN A RUN…
JAYDIN ROWDEN HAD 2 HITS AND 2 RUNS BATTED IN..
LOGAN SEEL COLLECTED 2 RBI’S AND
HAIDEN MARTIN DOUBLE WITH AN RBI..

IN THE 2ND GAME, A MAKE UP FROM TUESDAY, LAQUEY CAME BACK AND KNOCKED OFF PLATO 8-2….
MASON SKIDMORE GETS THE HORNET WIN…..ALL 9 IN THE LAQUEY LINE UP HAD AT LEAST ONE HIT, WITH NOBODY WEARING THE COLLAR…..COACH CHANCE ALLAN SAID THE RUNS DRIVEN IN WERE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN EVERYONE AS THE HORNETS DELIVERED A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT….

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THE SALEM BASEBALL TOURNAMENT HAS RE-ARRANGED THEIR SCHEDULE AND BOTH POOLS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND TOOK ALL GAMES OFF THE TABLE ON SATURDAY, DUE TO IMPENDING WEATHER THREATS..
THE NEW POOLS ARE LICKING, PACIFIC AND SALEM IN THE A POOL.
THE B POOL NOW HAS ST. CLAIR, SULLIVAN AND WAYNESVILLE…….
FOR THE TIGERS, INSTEAD OF THEM MEETING LICKING ON FRIDAY, THEY NOW HAVE A 4:30 GAME THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST ST. CLAIR….
THE TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 9 THIS MORNING WITH SALEM, AND NEIGHBOR LICKING…..
THE 11:30 TILT HAS ST. CLAIR TAKING ON SULLIVAN…
AT 2, LICKING MEETS PACIFIC…

THEN TOMORROW AT 9, SULLIVAN AND WAYNESVILLE…
AT 11:30, PACIFIC AND SALEM..
THAT WILL WRAP UP POOL PLAY.
THE 2 TEAMS FINISHING IN 3RD IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POOLS PLAY AT 2..
2ND PLACE POOL TEAMS BATTLE AT 4:30, WITH THE TOP 2 POOL TEAMS SQUARING OFF AT 7 FOR THE TITLE….

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OTHER BASEBALL TODAY HAS:
NEWBURG AT BELLE
RICHLAND’S AT PLATO FOR SR. NITE
FAIR PLAY MAKES THEIR WAY TO STOUTLAND…

SOCCER TODAY:
CROCKER’S AT MARSHFIELD
ST. JAMES AT DIXON…..

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BASEBALL DISTRICTS GET UNDERWAY ON MAY 15TH AND 17TH FOR MOST OF THE FRISCO LEAGUERS….
AT THE CLASS 3 DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT AT HOUSTON, THEY BEGIN ON SATURDAY THE 15TH WITH 4TH SEED LICKING AND 5TH SEED BELLE IN A 1PM FIRST PITCH…
THAT WINNER MOVES TO A MONDAY GAME AT 2PM AGAINST TOP SEED AND STATE RANKED HOUSTON…
2ND SEED LINN AND 3RD SEED DIXON PLAY MONDAY THE 17TH AT 4:30….

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AT THE CLASS 2 DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT AT CROCKER…
THE RICHLAND BEARS DREW THE 1 SEED, CABOOL 2, PLATO GRABBED THE 3 SEED FOLLOWED BY LAQUEY, CROCKER AND NEWBURG….
ON MONDAY THE 17TH, 4TH SEED LAQUEY MEETS 5TH SEED CROCKER AT 5..
THE 7:30 GAME PITS PLATO AND NEWBURG…..
BOTH RICHLAND AND CABOOL DREW FIRST ROUND BYES AND MEET THE MONDAY WINNERS ON TUESDAY…..
THE FINAL IS SET FOR THURSDAY THE 20TH…..

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IBERIA HAS THE 1 SEED IN THEIR CLASS 2 DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT AT VIENNA…
EUGENE IS 2ND, RUSSELLVILLE 3RD, VIENNA 4TH AND NEW BLOOMFIELD 5TH…THE TOURNAMENT STARTS MAY 17TH AT VIENNA WITH THE HOST EAGLES AND NEW BLOOMFIELD PLAYING THE ONLY GAME ON THAT MONDAY AT 5…THAT WINNER GETS TOP SEED IBERIA TUESDAY THE 18TH AT 3..
EUGENE AND RUSSELLVILLE PLAY AT 5:30 THAT TUESDAY IN THE OTHER SEMI FINAL….

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BABY BIRDS

CHASE PINDER BUSTED THE SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS FIRST HOME RUN SINCE SEPTEMBER 2, 2019…..IRVING LOPEZ BUSTED A GO-AHEAD THREE-RUN HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH, BUT THE CARDINALS ULTIMATELY FELL 5-4 TO THE WITCHITA WIND SURGE LAST NIGHT AT HAMMONS FIELD…THAT MAKES THE BABY BIRDS 0-2 EARLY IN THE SEASON WITH THE 6 GAME HOMESTAND, ALL WITH THE WIND SURGE, CONTINUING TONIGHT AT 7:05 FROM HAMMONS FIELD….

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CARDS

A SPLIT FOR THE CARDINALS AGAINST THE METS IN THEIR DOUBLE DIP, AND A 6 GAME WINNING STREAK IS OVER….HERE’S JOHN AND RICK ON THE CARDINALS NETWORK.

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