Marvs Sports-KFBD-Wednesday February 24

WEST PLAINS 50-46 OVER WAYNESVILLE

THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS CAME UP ON SHORT END OF THE 50-46 FINAL AT WEST PLAINS LAST NIGHT IN HOWELL COUNTY…THE TIGERS FELL BEHIND BY 5 AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER AND WEST PLAINS LED BY 10 AT THE HALF…THE 3RD QUARTER BELONGED TO THE TIGERS WITH AN 18-6 RUN, WAYNESVILLE TOOK A TWO POINT LEAD INTO THE FINAL 8 MINUTES, BUT THE ZIZZERS PUT IT AWAY OUTSCORING THE TIGERS
20-14 AND HOLD ON FOR THE OZARK CONFERENCE WIN….
THE FREE THROW LINE TELLS THE STORY AGAIN AS IT DOES SO MANY TIMES…
THE MOST BORING PART OF A BASKETBALL GAME IS MOST TIMES, THE MOST CRUCIAL….
THE TIGERS SENT THE ZIZZERS TO THE LINE 15 TIMES AND THEY DRANED 12…THE TIGERS HAD A 100% CLIP AT THE CHARITY STRIPE, BUT 2 FOR 2 DIDN’T CUT IT LAST NIGHT….THE HOME TOWN ZIZZERS WERE WHISTLED FOR JUST 3 FOULS IN 32 MINUTES….THE TIGERS HAD 3 IN DOUBLES WITH
XAY MacARTHUR LEADING THE WAY WITH 21…..MIKE LEWIS ADDED 13, AND JARED HYATT ADDED 10….

TIGER COACH CHRIS PILZ SAID “West Plains is always tough at home. Our shot selection in the first half was not up to our standard. We need to get to the charity stripe and we were unable to get there. When you get out shot from the free throw line 15-2, it makes for a long night. “We trailed by 15 at one point in the first half. We dug a big hole in the first half and just could not overcome it in the second half. Our guys showed toughness in the third quarter and took a 2 point lead into the fourth quarter, 32-30. After a solid win on Saturday, I was expecting a better performance from our team. High school basketball is a process and we are getting better. I told our guys tonight, the best is yet to come for this team.”

WAYNESVILLE IS 500, 11-11 OVERALL, AND 4-4 IN THE OZARK CONFERENCE
UP NEXT
HILLCREST @ WHS TOMORROW NIGHT FOR SENIOR NIGHT……

THE TIGER GYM PLAYS HOST TO A MAKE UP TONIGHT, AND IT’S ON 97.9 FM…
THE 3-14 GLENDALE LADY FALCONS COME TO TIGER TOWN TO FACE THE LADY TIGERS IN WAYNESVILLE’S 2ND TO LAST O.C. MATCH UP…..
THE LADY TIGERS STILL HAVE KICKAPOO ON THE HORIZON FRIDAY TO WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON BEFORE A TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL NEXT WEEK FOR DISTRICTS….

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DISTRICT BASKETBALL…

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 9 HOOPS AND THE GIRLS FINAL IS SET FOR TOMORROW NIGHT AT LAQUEY…
IT WILL BE THE 1 AND 2 SEEDS DOING BATTLE…
THE NO. 1 SEED AND 2ND RANKED RICHLAND LADY BEARS PLAYED HOST, AND THE HOME COOKIN’ PREVAILED WHEN THE 16-3 LADY BEARS LACED UP THE DEFENSIVE SHOES AND BLEW BY PLATO 49-21 LAST NIGHT TO ADVANCE….
THE LADY BEARS RACED OUT TO A 27-10 LEAD AFTER 2 QUARTERS OF PLAY, AND DOUBLED UP PLATO IN THE 2ND HALF OUTSCORING THE LADY EAGLES 22-11 IN THE LAST 16 MINUTES…
THERE WERE ONLY 2 PLAYERS IN DOUBLES BETWEEN BOTH TEAMS AND BOTH WERE LADY BEARS.
MIRANDA MOSS DRAINED 19, KATELYN COLE ADDED A DOZEN TO ADVANCE…

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IN THE OTHER SEMI, THIS ONE IN PHELPS COUNTY….
NEWBURG JUMPED ON THE CROCKER LADY LIONS FOR AN 11-5 START, WENT INTO THE LOCKER ROOM WITH A 23-15 LEAD AT THE HALF…CROCKER CUT THE DEFICIT TO 7 AFTER THE 3RD, GOT TO WITHIN 3, BUT THE LADY WOLVES SHUT THE DOOR FROM THE FREE THROW LINE HITTING 13 OF 16 IN THE 4TH AND ADVANCED TO THE FINALS WITH A 45-37 TRIUMPH….
CROCKER COACH RICH MUELLER SAID “We did not play well. Poor shooting and unforced turnovers cost us.”
CROCKER DID HAVE ONE IN DOUBLES WITH MEGAN BECKER DRAINING 12……
NEWBURG HAD 3 IN DOUBLES. CLAIRE AFFOLTER AND MACEY SUSCHANKE EACH HAD 12….TAYLOR BROOKSHIRE ADDED 10 POINTS.
NEWBURG ADVANCES TO FACE RICHLAND IN THE FINALS AT LAQUEY TOMORROW……

LAST YEAR, NEWBURG UPSET RICHLAND IN THE DISTRICT FINALS, AND THE LADY BEARS, WHO ALL RETURN FROM LAST YEAR HAVE THAT FIRST AND FORMOST ON THEIR MINDS FOR TOMORROW’S FINAL, WHICH WILL BE ON 97.9 FM…

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BOYS BRACKET GETS THEIR SEMI FINALS TONIGHT………TOP SEED NEWBURG WAS IDLE WITH A FIRST ROUND BYE AND WILL HOST THE RICHLAND BEARS AT 6 IN PHELPS COUNTY…
LAQUEY, AT 13-8 TRAVELS TO VIENNA FOR A 6PM TIP THIS EVENING……
THOSE 2 WINNERS PLAY FOR THE TITLE FRIDAY, ALSO AT LAQUEY, AND ALSO ON 97.9 FM…

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CLASS 3, DISTRICT 9 TOURNAMENT, HOSTED BY LICKING….
LICKING 61-49 OVER CABOOL

THE 2ND SEED LADY WILDCATS OF LICKING POSTED A 61-49 WIN OVER 3 SEED CABOOL LAST NIGHT AT THE SHERMAN HILL FIELDHOUSE….
A COUPLE OF BOMBS BY KYLIE TAYLOR LAUCHED THE LADY CATS INTO AN 18-6 RUN IN THE FIRST QUARTER, A 29-16 LEAD AT THE HALF, AND EXTENDED THE LEAD TO 17 AFTER THE 3RD, BUT COACH STEVE RISSLER OF LICKING SAID CABOOL WOULD NOT GO AWAY..CABOOL’S HAILEY SHANNON SCORED 11 IN THE FINAL STANZA AND CABOOL CUT INTO THE LEAD, BUT LICKING ADVANCED TO THEIR 5TH DISTRICT TITLE GAME IN A ROW…
ABBIE SULLINS LED LICKING WITH 15, KYLIE TAYLOR HAD 12 AND WINTER MURRAY ADDED 10 AS NINE GIRLS SCORED.
LICKING WILL PLAY STEELVILLE ON FRIDAY AT DIXON..

THAT’S BECAUSE STEELVILLE TURBO CLOCKED THE HOUSTON LADY TIGERS, 77-41 IN THE OTHER GIRLS SEMI FINAL….
THE STEELVILLE-LICKING RE-MATCH TIPS AT 6 ON FRIDAY…….
THE LADY CARDINALS DEFEATED LICKING 58-41 IN A DISTRICT SEEDING CONTEST BACK ON FEB. 1ST…..

TONIGHT IS A NIGHT OFF FOR THIS TOURNAMENT…

THE BOYS FINALS WILL BE TOMORROW AS THEY WERE SET MONDAY WHEN DIXON RALLIED BACK TO KNOCK OFF LICKING, AND STEELVILLE 20 POINTED CABOOL..
THE THURSDAY MATCH UP WITH STEELVILLE AND DIXON, AT DIXON IS SET TO TIP AT 6PM ..
DIXON LOST TO STEELVILLE 81-58 IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON BACK ON NOV. 24TH…

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CLASS 3, DISTRICT 8, HOSTED BY TIPTON…
THE BOYS PLAYED THEIR FIRST ROUND LAST NIGHT AND 5TH SEED RUSSELLVILLE UPSET 4TH SEED STOVER, 83-61 TO ADVANCE TO MEET IBERIA IN THE SEMI FINALS ON THURSDAY IN ROCKTOWN…

3RD SEED TIPTON MOVED RIGHT WITH A 68-43 WIN OVER BELLE…
TIPTON TRAVELS TO LINN ON THURSDAY IN THE OTHER BOYS SEMI……

GIRLS SEMI FINALS TONIGHT…..
THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS TRAVEL TO TOP SEED AND STATE RANKED TIPTON TONIGHT FOR A SEMI FINAL TIP AT 6PM…..
LINN GOES TO 2ND SEED RUSSELLVILLE FOR THE OTHER SEMI….

FINALS ARE SET FOR STOVER ON SATURDAY….GIRLS TIP AT 2, BOYS, 3 HOURS LATER AT 5…….

 

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Tiger Woods was seriously injured and hospitalized Tuesday morning after being involved in a car crash near Ranchos Palos Verdes, California. He had to be extracted from his sports-utility vehicle as it sustained major damage following a single-vehicle rollover traffic accident, per the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Woods, 45, completed surgery Tuesday night. The 15-time major winner underwent “a long surgical procedure on his lower right leg and ankle” at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and is “awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room,” according to a press release from his team.

“Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity that were treated during emergency surgery by Orthopaedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center,” explained Dr. Anish Mahajan, the center’s chief medical officer and interim CEO.
rods, pins and screws were used in the surgery….

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The Denver Nuggets struggled in a variety of ways on Tuesday. They shot only 42.6 percent from the field. They were outrebounded by the Portland Trail Blazers, 47-40. They allowed Carmelo Anthony to score 16 points in a single quarter. But it didn’t matter. Why? Because the Nuggets were nearly flawless in one very important part of the game. They committed only one turnover all night, setting an NBA record for the fewest ever in a game.

The previous record of two turnovers was shared by five teams, including the Phoenix Suns this season, as they recorded only two turnovers in a game against the Indiana Pacers.