HILLCREST 8-5 OVER WHS

A ROAD TRIP FOR THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS AND THEIR OZARK CONFERENCE OPENER TURNS INTO AN 8-5 LOSS AND IT HAPPENED EARLY..
THE TIGERS WENT TO HILLCREST IN SPRINGFIELD, GAVE UP 5 RUNS IN THE FIRST TWO INNINGS AND COULD NOT ERASE THE DEFICIT…
DUSTIN MURPHEY STARTED, WENT 5 INNINGS, GAVE UP 3 HITS, AND STRUCK OUT 7, BUT 3 WALKS AND 3 HIT BATSMAN PUT 6 ON BASE AND HILLCREST TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE PASSES..
JARRET SAHR RELEIVED..
THE TIGER OFFENSE DID PRODUCE….
BLAKE ATTHUSIUS TRIPLED, SINGLED TWICE 2, DROVE IN 2 RUNS AND SCORED 2…
L.J. BEAM AND HUNTER POOLE EACH HAD 2 HITS, STOLE A BASE, AND SCORED A RUN…ONE OF BEAMS HITS WAS A DOUBLE, AND POOLE HAD AN RBI..JARRET SAHR COLLECTED AN RBI….BLAKE HOLLOWAY AND KEVIN CRUZ EACH SINGLED, HOLLOWAY SWIPED 3 BASES AND SCORED A RUN…

WITH THE LOSS THE TIGERS ARE 1-3 ON THE SEASON AND 0-1 IN THE OZARK CONFERENCE. THEY WILL BE BACK IN ACTION WEDNESDAY AT HOME AGAINST THE PLATO EAGLES. IF THAT HAPPENS, IT’S ON 102.3 FM..

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DIXON 17-0 OVER CROCKER

THE DIXON BULLDOGS UNLEASHED THEIR WHOOPIN’ STICKS ON THE CROCKER LIONS FOR 17 RUNS ON 12 HITS AND ENDED THE GAME IN 3 INNINGS AT CROCKER…
CLAYTON SINDEN PICKS UP THE WIN IN 1 INNING OF WORK.
COACH ALEX SHELTON USED SHANNON KAMPETER AND ANTHONY McCANCE FOR AN INNING EACH..
RANDON MAURIN HOMERED, DOUBLED AND DROVE IN 3 FOR DIXON……C.J. THILTGEN HAD 3 HITS AND 2 RBI’S..LUKE ROACH HAD 2 HITS AND DROVE IN 3….
CASE SINDEN AND GARRETT JOHNSON BOTH DOUBLED…SINDEN HAD 3 RBI’S. JOHNSON DROVE IN 2 RUNS…CLAYTON SINDEN TRIPLED AND KAMPETER DOUBLED…
COACH SHELTON OF DIXON COMMENTED “This was a nice job tonight of coming out and taking care of business. We jumped on Crocker for 7 runs in the top of the 1st and were able to add over the next 2 innings, to close out a quick, 17-0 victory. Our lineup produced 12 hits in 3 innings and several guys had big nights, including Randon Mahurin, Luke Roach, C.J. Thiltgen, and Case Sinden. Overall, we had 8 different guys with a hit tonight and did a good job of getting on base, collecting 11 walks to go along with the 12 hits. On the mound, Clayton Sinden, Shannon Kampeter, and Anthony McCance all worked an inning to combine for the shutout. THE WIN PUTS DIXON AT 5-2 ON THE SPRING (1-0 IN CONFERENCE PLAY) AND WE HOST LAQUEY FOR ANOTHER CONFERENCE GAME TODAY AT 5:00.

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IBERIA 6-3 OVER PLATO

THE PLATO EAGLES WENT NORTH TO HOOPER FIELD IN IBERIA YESTERDAY AND THE 2ND RANKED RANGERS OF ROCKTOWN SENT THE EAGLES BACK TO TEXAS COUNTY WITH A 6-3 LOSS..
PLATO SCORED 1 IN THE 2ND AND 2 IN TEH 3RD FOR A 3 RUN LEAD….IBERIA PLATED 3 IN THE 3RD, ADDED 2 IN THE 4TH, 1 IN THE 5TH, ALL WHILE HOLDING PLATO SCORELESS THE REST OF THE WAY TO PICK UP THE WIN.
HAYDEN LUTTRELL STARTED, WENT 1 2/3 INNINGS FOR IBERIA….BRADY BLANKENSHIP, KAIDEN LAWSON AND ISAAC LAWSON ALL RELIVED….KAIDEN PICKS UP THE WIN, ISAAC THE SAVE…..BETWEEN THE 4, THEY GAVE UP 3 HITS WHILE IBERIA WAS BANGING OUT 8..
JAKE WHITTLE LED THE WAY WITH A TRIPLE, SINGLE AND 2 RBI’S..
ISAAC LAWSON DOUBLED AND SINGLED..
JAYDIN ROWDEN AND TANNER ALEXANDER BOTH SINGLED AND DROVE IN A RUN…KAIDEN LAWSON ALSO COLLECTED AN RBI
IBERIA IS THE 2ND RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 2 BASEBALL BEHIND NO.1 RUSSELLVILLE…..

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CLIMAX SPRINGS AT LAQUEY GAME WAS BUMPED TO MAY 13TH….

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RICHLAND WENT TO DEERLICK PARK IN LICKING AND MET THE STATE RANKED WILDCATS AND CAME HOME WITH A 15-0 LOSS TO THE 10TH RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 3….
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STOUTLAND WENT THE TOP RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 3, TEH CONWAY BEARS AND IT WASN’T MUCH BETTER THAN RICHLAND’S FATE……THE BEARS SHUT OUT THE TIGERS 11-0 IN 5 INNINGS………

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WHEATLAND TRNY

IT WAS A BATTLE OF THE PIRATES ON MONDAY NIGHT AS MACKS CREEK AND PLEASANT HOPE MET ON THE DIAMOND FOR BOTH TEAMS FIRST GAMES OF POOL PLAY IN THE WHEATLAND TOURNAMENT. IT WAS PLEASANT HOPE THAT EMERGED WITH A 20-0 WIN IN THREE INNINGS OVER MACKS CREEK.
GRANT ENGLISH (2-1) STARTED AND TOOK THE LOSS.
OFFENSIVELY, MACKS CREEK WAS HELD HITLESS.
MACKS CREEK HEAD COACH JASON TRUSTY SAID
“We struggled a bit in all facets tonight. Defensively we kicked it a little too much and offensively we were held silent at the plate,”
MACKS CREEK IS BACK IN ACTION AGAINST WALNUT GROVE FOR GAME TWO OF THE TOURNAMENT TODAY BEFORE A DAY OFF ON WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY THEY WILL FACE LAKELAND. BOTH REMAINING POOL GAMES START AT 6:30.

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A LOOK AT THE REGIONAL SCOREBOARD IN BASEBALL:
CUBA 5-0 OVER VIENNA
FATIMA 3-1 OVER ST. ELIZABETH
HOUSTON 4-3 OVER MTN. GROVE
SALEM 4-0 OVER CABOOL
ST. JAMES 4-3 OVER NEW HAVEN
SO. CALLAWAY 23-2 OVER TUSCUMBIA

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2 FRISCO LEAGUE, 1 OZARK CONFERENCE AND A SOON TO BE OZARK CONFERENCE BASEBALL PROGRAMS ARE IN THE TOP 10 IN THE LATEST HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS.
ORAN IS NO. 1 IN CLASS 1….WEAUBLEAU IS 2ND….NORWOOD RECEIVED VOTES, BUT DIDN’T CRACK THE TOP 10.

CLASS 2 HAS RUSSELLVILLE AT NO. 1, IBERIA AT NO. 2…..EUGENE DREW VOTES, BUT NOT A TOP 10…

CLASS 3, CONWAY IS 1, FORSYTHE 2, HOUSTON COMES IN AT NO. 5, HARTVILLE 6TH, SKYLINE 7TH AND LICKING AT NO. 10..

CLASS 4, KENNETT IS 1, SOUTHERN BOONE 3RD, BLAIR OAKS 4TH, SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC IS 5TH, OWENSVILLE 8TH, AND FATIMA 9TH..

CLASS 5, PARKWAY WEST IS NO. 1..WEBB CITY IS 3RD, BOLIVAR, AN OZARK CONFERENCE MEMBER NEXT YEAR IS 8TH…..

CLASS 6, FT.Z UMWALT WEST IS NO. 1, KICKAPOO COMES IN AT 9, COLUMBIA ROCKBRIDGE IS 10TH…NIXA RECEIVED VOTES BUT DIDN’T BUST INTO THE TOP 10, 11TH AT BEST…

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SB

TEH PLATO LADY EAGLES HOSTED STOUTLAND IN SOFTBALL, BUT UP AN EARLY LEAD AND FINISHED OFF THE LADY TIGERS IN 5 INNINGS, 10-0…KAILEY GARRETT PICKS UP THE WIN IN THE CIRCLE…

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TRACK YESTERDAY AT MARSHFIELD, THE RICHLAND BEARS CAME HOME WITH SOME MEDALS….HAS CROCKER, PLATO, RICHLAND AND STOUTLAND JOINING SEVERAL OTHERS AT THE MARSHFIELD OPEN….

400M RUN: BREAH MORRIS WON THE 400 METER RUN….
4X400M RELAY TEAM OF LEANNE BAILEY, AMANDA HARRISON, EMILY OGLE, AND LILY GIBSON TOOK 3RD PLACE….
IT WAS A 3RD PLACE FINISH IN THE 300M HURDLES FOR DYLAN HEBERLING….
IN THE HIGH JUMP: NOAH JOHNSON TOOK 2ND PLACE, DYLAN HEBERLING WAS 3RD……

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SOCCER

OZARK CONFERENCE
CAMDENTON SHUTS OUT BATTLE, 3-0…
MARSHFIELD BLANKS HILLCREST 2-0…
OTHER AREA TEAMS ON THE PITCH..
BOLIVAR BEAT WILLARD 5-1.
ROCKBRIDGE BLANKS HELIAS 5-0…..

 

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GOLF

WAYNESVILLE JOINED 16 OTHER GOLF PROGRAMS, AND 5 FROM THE OZARK CONFERENCE AT SILO RIDGE IN BOLIVAR AT THE LIBERATOR INVITATIONAL..
AN OZARK CONFERENCE TEAM WINS IT ALL AS THE KICKAPOO CHIEFS CARDED A 338, ONE STROKE BETTER THAN THEIR SOUTHERN NEIGHBOR NIXA WHO CAME IN WITH A 339….ROLLA FINISHED 3RD WITH A 350….

LEADING THE WAY FOR THE CHIEFS WAS SOPHOMORE GAIGE LEWIS WHO POSTED A 76, TOPS FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

LEADING THE WAY FOR THE RUNNER-UP NIXA EAGLES WAS CHANCE WILHITE WITH AN 82.

OUT IN FRONT FOR THIRD PLACE ROLLA WAS J. JORDAN WHO FIRED AN 81.

THE TIGERS FINISHED 14TH WITH A 422…..

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TODAY…

ON THE SOCCER PITCH TODAY..
WAYNESVILLE’S AT KICKAPOO
DIXON’S AT FATIMA…

SOFTBALL:
STEELVILLE AT CROCKER
DIXON AT CLIMAX SPRINGS
BOURBON’S AT PLATO

BASEBALL
CROCKER’S AT TUSCUMBIA
LAQUEY’S AT DIXON
IBERIA GOES TO LICKING
STOUTLAND’S AT BELLE

TENNIS HAS LICKING AT HOUSTON

GOLF:
NEWBURG’S AT BELLE
LICKING GOES TO WILLOW SPRINGS

TRACK
DIXON, IBERIA, AND NEWBURG JOIN SEVERAL OTHERS AT FATIMA…….

 

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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS POSTED A ‘W” IN MIAMI….

 

It was set up to be a storybook finish for Gonzaga. A season finale for the preseason No. 1 Bulldogs facing preseason No. 2 Baylor, with the championship on the line. Monday night was supposed to be one last showcase en route to becoming the first undefeated men’s title winner since 1976.

Then Baylor’s 3-pointers started dropping. And dropping. And dropping. All while Gonzaga’s did quite the opposite. Ten minutes in, it was 29-10 — Gonzaga’s largest deficit of the season. The fairy tale ending was either going to end in the largest comeback of any team in a national championship game, or with a crushing loss to a team primed for sports immortality. And, well, you know the rest: Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70.