Marvs Sports-KFBD-Thursday November 12

SOCCER SEMI FINAL LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND THERE WILL BE SOME LENGHTY TRAVEL TIME FOR SOME OF THE LAST 4 STILL PLAYING…
IN NORMAL YEARS, ALL 4 WOULD BE IN ONE LOCATION, AND THIS YEAR, IT WAS TO BE THE WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY SOCCER PARK IN FENTON, WHICH WAS THE ANHUESER BUSCH COMPLEX A FEW YEARS BACK.
DUE TO COVID ISSUES AND THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, MEESHA WAS FORCED TO MOVE OR CANCELL THE FINALS…MOVE IT THEY DID, AND THEY WENT TO ANOTHER GREAT VENUE IN SPRINGFIELD, THE LAKE COUNTRY SOCCER PARK, PART OF THE COOPER FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX…..ONLY THE 4 FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IN SPRINGFIELD ON NOV. 20TH AND 21ST….
WHO WILL BE IN THE FINALS WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER SATURDAY WHEN THE SEMI FINALS GO DOWN…

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IN CLASS 1, WHITFIELD OUT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY WILL TRAVEL TO LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO MEET LONE JACK IN A 1 O’CLOCK START…
SOUTHERN BOONE PLAYS AT HOME AND WELCOMES IN NEW COVENANT ACADEMY OUT OF SPRINGFIELD FOR AN 11 AM START ON SATURDAY.

CLASS 2 FEATURES TWO OF THOSE LONG ROAD TRIPS….. ORCHARD FARM OUT OF ST. CHARLES HITS THE ROAD TO ST. JOSEPH MISSOURI TO MEET BISHOP LeBLOND IN A 3 PM START….
ST. LOUIS COUNTRY DAY VISITS PLEASANT HILL IN KANSAS CITY FOR A 3PM START….SOUNDS LIKE I-70 WILL HAVE SOME EXTRA TRAFFIC SATURDAY….

CLASS 3 HAS NOTRE DAME OF CAPE GIRARDEAU HEADING NORTHWEST TO ROCKHURST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY TO MEET PEMBROKE HILL FOR A 1PM START..
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH OF ST. PETERS ROLLS INTO SPRINGFIELD TO MEET THE GLENDALE FALCONS FOR A 2PM START..

IN CLASS 4, PARK HILL OF KANSAS CITY TRAVELS SOUTHEAST TO CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY TO FACE JACKSON INDIANS….THE ORIGINAL START TIME WAS 3:30, BUT THAT COULD GET PUSHED BACK….
THE OTHER SEMI HAS ONE OF THE SHORTER TRIPS OF THE SEMI FINALS..
ST. DOMINIC OF O’FALLON MAKES THE 100 MILE TRIP TO JEFFERSON CITY FOR A 5PM START AT THE FIRLEY SOCCER PARK….

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SWIMMING

SINCE THEY TRIMMED THE FIELD DOWN FROM 32 QUALIFIERS FOR STATE SWIMMING EVENTS TO 24 FOR EACH RACE, THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO TRIM A DAY OFF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS…..THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE HAD THE CLASS 1 AND 2 FINALS STARTING TODAY AND RUNNING THRU SATURDAY…
NOW, THEY’LL BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF CLASS 2 DONE ON FRIDAY, CLASS 1 FINALS ARE SATURDAY…

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THIS YEAR, THE MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION ADDED SOME EXTRA CLASSES TO SEVERAL OF THEIR SPORTS…
WE’VE ALREADY SEEN GIRLS TENNIS GET AN EXTRA CLASS, AS DID SOFTBALL WHICH WENT FROM 4 TO 5 CLASSES…GIRLS GOLF WENT FROM 2 TO 4 CLASSES…VOLLEYBALL ALSO HAD AN ADDITIONAL CLASS ADDED…
COMING THIS WINTER, BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL CLASS, GOING FROM 5 TO 6……

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) will announce
classification and district assignments for winter sports on Friday, December 11th. The original
date of the release was scheduled for TOMORROW, Friday THE 13TH…..
WHY THE DELAY, SAME FOR THE DELAY IN THE FALL…
Member schools continue to evaluate their ability to safely participate in sports and activities
for the winter season, so delaying the release of classifications will allow for schools to have
additional time to decide on postseason participation. This delay will also allow the Board of
Directors the opportunity to discuss winter classifications and postseason at the December
board meeting.
Again, The new classification release date for Basketball, Girls Swimming & Diving, Boys Wrestling,
and Girls Wrestling will be Friday, December 11.

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YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED OF ONE POSTPONEMENT AND A CANCELLATION OF SOME BIG EVENTS COMING UP…

ABOUT MID MORNING ON VETERANS DAY, WORD CAME DOWN FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN COFERENCE, SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI WITH NATIONALY RANKED GEORGIA WAS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT THE MISSOURI CAMPUS…

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SAID THE POSTPONEMENT WAS A COMBINATION OF POSITIVE TESTS, CONTACT TRACING AND SUBSEQUENT QUARANTINING OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN ONE POSITION GROUP OF THE TIGERS’ FOOTBALL PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE COVID-19 MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

Because Missouri has a game tentatively scheduled for December 12, the opportunity to reschedule the Georgia at Missouri game will need to be evaluated. The rescheduling of games on the remaining SEC football schedule may include December 19 as a playing date if neither are involved in the s.e.c. championship game….

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THE CANCELLATION THAT WILL NOT BE RE-SCHEDULED WAS THE BASS PRO SHOPS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, SCHEUDLED FOR MID JANUARY ON 2021 AT THE JQH ARENA IN SPRINGFIELD…PACE ACADEMY OF ATLANTA AND IMG ADADEMY OF BRADENTON FLORIDAY WERE GOING TO MAKE THE FIRST APPEARANCE AND WERE GOING TO JOIN 2ND YEAR ATTENDEES BE BISHOP GORMAN FROM LAS VEGAS, AND SUNRISE CHRISTIAN FROM KANSAS JOINING THE LOCAL GROUP OF KICKAPOO, GREENWOOD, HARTVILLE, AND DE SMET JESUIT OF ST. LOUIS…SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR JOSH SCOTT SAID
“We are disappointed that it won’t be possible to host the 2021 Tournament of Champions but protecting the health and well-being of our players, staff and fans is our top priority… “We’ve all learned this year the importance of being flexible so we are adapting, too.”

A SMALLER VERSION OF THE TOURNAMENT WITH 4 TEAMS, ALL FROM THE SHOW ME STATE WILL STILL TAKE PLACE JAN. 14TH THRU THE 16TH, AND THEY ARE THE LOCAL GROUP JUST MENTIONED….ST. LOUIS DE SMET, KICKAPOO, GREENWOOD AND HARTVILLE WILL STILL PLAY…
TWO GAMES WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR EACH NIGHT JAN.14, 15 AND 16 AT JQH ARENA…THAT SCHEUDLE COMES OUT LATER..

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