Marvs Sports-KFBD-Tuesday February 23

THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS HIT THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO WEST PLAINS TONIGHT FOR A DATE WITH THE ZIZZERS…THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE THE LAST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON, BUT MOTHER NATURE CHANGED THAT….THE TIGERS STILL HAVE A HOME DATE WITH HILLCREST ON THURSDAY, A MAKE UP FROM THE 16TH……

LAST NIGHT, THE WEST PLAINS LADY ZIZZERS CAME TO TIGER TOWN AND WOULD END UP TURNING ON THE TURBO CLOCK AGAINST THE LADY TIGERS IN A 62-39 WIN…..
THEY LADY TIGERS ROARED EARLY, FOUND BREONA HURD UNDERNEATH AND HURD DRAINED 8 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, PART OF HER GAME HIGH 14….THE LADY ZIZZERS WOULD SHUT DOWN THE PAINT, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAMED POINT GUARD NAUDIA EVANS WHO HAD TO WORK HARD TO GET THE PASSES WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE AND WEST PLAINS DID A GOOD JOB OF INTERCEPTING PASSES FORCING 19 TURNOVERS…THE VISITORS ALSO WON THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS, 24-16…
HURD WAS THE ONLY ONE IN DOUBLES FOR WAYNESVILLE WHILE THE LADY ZIZZERS GOT 20 FROM ASHTON JUDD, 13 FROM McKENZIE BRUNSON AND 11 EACH FROM ALYSSA JOYNER AND GEORGIA OSBORN…
LADY TIGERS HOST GLENDALE ON WEDNESDAY……

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ELSEWHERE IN THE OZARK CONFERENCE GIRLS RACE…….

ROLLA OVERTIMED PARKVIEW 52-47…..
WILLOW GIDEON LED THE LADY BULLDOGS WITH 20, SAVANNA CAMPBELL TOSSED IN A DOZEN..
THIS WAS ROLLA’S 3RD GAME AFTER COMING OFF QUARANTINE FOR THE 3RD TIME THIS SEASON…
COACH CHARLIE PARKER SAID HE TALLIED UP THE MISSED PRACTICES AND THEY ADD UP TO 42, PLUS LOSING A KEY PLAYER TO SEASON ENDING INJURY, TANIA CORLEY, TO BE AT 15-6 OVERALL, AND 5-1 IN THE CONFERENCE, THAT SAYS ALOT ABOUT THE LADY BULLDOG PROGRAM, MEANING IT’S STILL ON THE RIGHT TRACK…..

KICKAPOO 81 LEBANON 42
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 69 CAMDENTON 55

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DISTRICT BASKETBALL…
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 9…..RICHLAND IS HOST, FINALS AT LAQUEY…..
TONIGHT, IT’S THE GIRLS SEMI FINALS..
TOP SEED RICHLAND GETS THE PLATO LADY EAGLES TONIGHT AT 6, AND IT’S AT THE HOME OF THE BACK TO BACK FRISCO LEAGUE CHAMPS LADY BEARS…..
THE OTHER SEMI HAS 3RD SEED CROCKER VISITING 2ND SEED NEWBURG…..THAT TOO TIPS AT 6 IN PHELPS COUNTY…

LAST NIGHT, ON THE BOYS BRACKET…..TOP SEED NEWBURG WAS IDLE WITH A FIRST ROUND BYE…

4TH SEED RICHLAND KNOCKED OUT 5TH SEED CROCKER 57-35….
2 SEED VIENNA FLEW PAST STOUTLAND 68-44….
3RD SEED LAQUEY BESTED PLATO 56-41 AT THE HORNETS PHYSICAL EDUACTION FACILITY….
PLATO STAYED WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE TRAILING BY 5 AFTER ONE, 6 AT THE HALF, LAQUEY UPPED THE ADVANTAGE TO 11 AT THE END OF THE 3RD AND WON IT BY 15…..
NATHAN FOWERS TOSSED IN 16, GAUGE FLESCHUTE ADDED 13 FOR THE HORNETS WHO ADVANCE…..
LAQUEY COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID “It wasn’t a Picaso on offense but we got the job done which is the important thing at this time of the year.”
LAQUEY IS NOW 13-8 AND TRAVELS TO VIENNA FOR A 6PM TIP TOMORROW…
NEWBURG IS HOSTING RICHLAND……
THOSE 2 WINNERS PLAY FOR THE TITLE FRIDAY…..

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CLASS 3, DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT, HOSTED BY LICKING WITH THE FINALS AT DIXON….
LAST NIGHT IN THE BOYS SEMI FINALS, IT TOOK OVERTIME BEFORE FRISCO LEAGUE RIVALS, DIXON AND LICKING WRAPPED UP THEIR GAME….AFTER THE BULLDOGS RALLIED BACK, ERASING A 10 POINT DEFICIT IN THE 4TH QUARTER TO TIE IT, DIXON SHUT OUT LICKING 11-0 IN THE OVERTIME SESSION FOR THE 75-64 WIN……
AGAIN, FREE THROWS TELL THE STORY….THE CATS SENT DIXON TO THE LINE 29 TIMES AND DIXON HIT FOR 22……LICKING WAS 5 OF 9 FOR A 17 POINT BULLDOG ADVANTAGE……
DIXON COACH LOGAN RAY SAID “We were able to put together a big run in the 4th quarter, our defense really stepped up, and free throws were big for us down the stretch and into overtime.
THE BULLDOGS GOT ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FROM C.J. THILTGEN WHO DRAINED 31…DIXON GOT 17 FROM WILL SHELTON AND 13 FROM CLAYTON SINDEN..
LICKING WAS LED BY BRYCE CORLEY WITH 18, MALACHI ANTEL TOSSED IN 14 AND WILSON MURRAY ADDED 13……
THE OTHER SEMI HAD STEELVILLE 20 POINT CABOOL 61-41…..
1 SEED STEELVILLE MEETS 2 SEED DIXON AT DIXON ON THURSDAY FOR THE BOYS FINAL….
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TONIGHT, IT’S THE GIRLS SEMI FINALS….
2ND SEED LICKING HOSTS CABOOL AT 6 AT THE SHERMAN HILL FIELDHOUSE…..
TOP SEED STEELVILLE PLAYS HOST TO HOUSTON, ALSO AT 6………
WINNERS PLAY FRIDAY AT DIXON IN THE GIRLS FINAL…

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CLASS 3, DISTRICT 8, HOSTED BY TIPTON WITH THE FINALS AT THE DOME IN STOVER HAD THE GIRLS OPENING ROUND YESTERAY…

THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS GOT 20 FROM PAIGE SPENCER, 15 FROM LANEY HALLEY AND HAYLEE HUMPHREY TOSSED IN A DOZEN AND IBERIA MOVED TO THE RIGHT ON THE BRACKET WITH A 49-46 WIN OVER STOVER….IBERIA GOES TO TIPTON ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE GIRLS SEMI FINALS…
LINN TOOK OUT BELLE, 43-31 ELIMINATING THE LADY TIGERS AND LINN HEADS TO 2ND SEED RUSSELLVILLE TOMORROW TO SEE WHO PLAYS IN THE FINAL ON SATURDAY……

THE BOYS BRACKET STARTS TODAY…TOP SEED IBERIA WATCHES WITH A FIRST ROUND BYE…
STOVER HOSTS RUSSELLVILLE IN A 4 VS 5 SEED WITH THAT WINNER HEADED TO IBERIA ON THURSDAY..
BELLE’S AT TIPTON IN THE OTHER OPENER TONIGHT AT 6….

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9 WAYNESVILLE WRESTLERS ARE GEARING UP FOR A CHANCE TO MAKE THE STATE TOURNAMENT WHEN THEY HEAD TO THE SECTIONAL ROUND THIS SATURDAY AT OZARK…’
THE 9 QUALIFIED OUT OF DISTRICTS WITH A DISTRICT CHAMP IN WILLIAM AUSTIN…DUSTIN GREEN, COLTON JUSTUS, AND JACOB FORSHAY WERE 2ND PLACE FINISHERS…KAIDEN CRUZ, MARTIN MEDRANO, AND ISSAC PETERSON TOOK 3RD AT DISTRICTS..WRESTLING IN THIRD PLACE MATCHES AND DESPITE LOSING, BOTH KEVIN CRUZ AND DILLON SMITH MOVED TO SECTIONALS BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE TOP 4…
IT’S NOT THAT WAY THIS WEEKEND….ONLY THE TOP 3 IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS WILL ADVANCE TO STATE, WHICH IS MARCH 9-13TH IN COLUMBIA..

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Angels slugger and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is entering his his 21st MLB season and the final year of the 10-year, $240 million contract he signed with the Angels in 2011. Last week, Pujols said he was unsure of what his baseball future would look like after the 2021 MLB season. On Monday, however, his wife, Deidre, sparked retirement speculation after she shared an Instagram post indicating her husband would retire after the upcoming campaign.

The post originally stated “[Monday] is the first day of the last season of one of the most remarkable careers in sports.” The post was updated to say it was “not an official statement” of retirement.