Marv’s Sports Monday June 7

SPORTS IS DONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AFTER BOTH SOCCER AND BASEBALL CROWNED THEIR CHAMPIONS LAST WEEK WITH SATURDAY BEING THE LAST DAY…

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GIRLS SPRING SOCCER SATURDAY SAW CLASSES 2 AND 4 REACHED THEIR PINNACLE…..THE ST. LOUIS AREA DOMINATED GIRLS SOCCER WINNING ALL 4 CLASSES…

THE CLASS 2 SEMI FINALS ON FRIDAY, URSELINE ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS BEAT KANSAS CITY’S PLEASANT HILL, 5-2….ST. CHARLES SHUT OUT OAK GROVE….ON SATURDAY, IT WAS URSELINE ACADEMY BLANKING ST. CHARLES 2-0 FOR THE TITLE.
OAK GROVE TOOK 3RD WITH A 3-0 SHUT OUT OF PLEASANT HILL…

IN CLASS 4, ST. DOMINIC OF O’FALLON GOT LEE’S SUMMITT WEST 5-2 IN THEIR SEMI WHILE
BY NERINX HALL TOOK DOWN ST. TEREASA’S 3-1……
ST. TEREASA’S SQUEEZED BY LEE’S SUMMIT WEST 4-3 FOR 3RD…

LATE LAST WEEK, THE CLASS 1 TITLE WAS WON BY ST. LOUIS JOHN BURROUGHS, WITH FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH OF ST. PETERS, A ST. LOUIS SUBURB, WON THE CLASS 3 TITLE….

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THE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE A LITTLE MORE DIVERSE AND SCATTERED AROUND THE STATE….

BASEBALL HAD THEIR 2 LARGEST CLASSES, 5 AND 6 WRAP UP THEIR SEASON SATURDAY…

IN THE SEMI FINALS FRIDAY, CLASS 5, GRAIN VALLEY BEAT ROCKWOOD SUMMITT 7-2..
WILLARD GOT AN 8 INNING WALK OFF WIN, 4-3, OVER FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH….that walk off came on a bases loaded walk…..
SATURDAY, THE WILLARD TIGERS PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO SCHOOL HISTORY BECOMING THE FIRST BOYS TEAM TO WIN A STATE TITLE AFTER A 9-8 SLUGFEST WIN OVER GRAIN VALLEY, AND FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT DAY, A WALK OFF IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH, THIS TIME, IT WAS A HIT FROM SOPHOMORE KYDEN MCMAIN…… WILLARD TRAILED 8-7 WITH ONLY 3 OUTS LEFT TO PRODUCE AT LEAST A TIE….THEY GOT THAT ON ELLIOT FRIENDS RBI SINGLE BEFORE THE NO, 9 HITTER IN THE LINEUP, MC CAIN CAME TO THE PLATE AND ENDED IT WITH A SINGLE THRU THE RIGHT SIDE…….AFTER A LOSS IN THE 2019 FINALS, AND NO SEASON LAST YEAR, WILLARD WAS BACK IN THE FINAL 4 FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE SEASON AND DELIVERED….

ROCKWOOD SUMMITT, FROM THE SIX FLAGS AREA BEAT FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH 6-2 FOR 3RD.

CLASS 6, LIBERTY OF KANSAS CITY KNOCKS OFF C.B.C. OF ST. LOUIS 8-2 IN THE SEMI’S, WHILE FT. ZUMWALT WEST OF O’FALLON SPANKED THE JEFF CITY JAYS 11-0 IN 5 INNINGS…
LIBERTY DOUBLED UP ZUMWALT WEST 8-4 IN THE FINALS GIVING THE TITLE TO A KANSAS CITY SCHOOL..
JEFFERSON CITY TOOK LIBERTY IN THE 3RD PLACE GAME, 12-1…

SO IN BASEBALL AS WE RE-CAP LAST WEEK…
ORAN FROM SCOTT COUNTY DOWN BY THE BOOTHEEL WAS THE CLASS 1 STATE CHAMP…
CLASS 2 CAME FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WHEN MARIONVILLE CLAIMED THE TITLE..
CLASS 3, ST. PIUS X OF KANSAS CITY TOOK THAT TITLE HOME FROM US BASEBALL PARK IN OZARK.
THE CLASS 4 CHAMP ALSO CAME FROM THE BOOTHEEL WHEN KENNETT OF DUNKLIN COUNTY WON THE TITLE…
CLASS 5 CAME FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI IN WILLARD AND CLASS 6 FROM KANAS CITY WITH LIBERTY GETTING CROWNED SATURDAY NIGHT TO WRAP UP THE SPRING BASEBALL SEASON…

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THE CLASS 1 ALL DISTRICT 4 SPRING SOFTBALL TEAM FROM THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT FORDLAND HAS BEEN RELEASED….
THE PLATO LADY EAGLES WERE THE TOP SEED IN THE TOURNAMENT BUT WERE ELIMINATED BY CRANE 5-3 IN DISTRICT FINAL….CRANE WOULD LOST TO ADVANCE, WHO THEN LOST TO PURDY WHO BECAME THE CLASS 1 STATE CHAMP..
THE ALL DISTRICT TEAM INCLUDES 7 PLATO LADY EAGLES ON THE FIRST AND 2ND TEAMS….

First Team
Pitchers
Kailey Garrett-Plato
Aubree Chisam-Crane
Tyra Gee-Koshkonong
Tessa Feeback-Fordland

Catchers
Megan Maffie-Koshkonong
Mahalia Burks-Fordland

Infielders
Lexis Friesen-Fordland
Kara Spinning-Blue Eye
Lauren Akin-Crane
Danielle Cutbirth-Crane
Ramsey Crews-Plato
Cara Copley-Plato

Outfielders
Emma Trotter-Fordland
Gracie Brawley-Crane
Callie Sturgeon-Koshkonong
Kaylee Copley-Plato

Utility
Britney Russell-Koshkonong

Second Team
Brooklyn Atterberry-Plato
Makayla Johnson-Blue Eye
Addison Blair-Crane
Shay Blair-Crane
Alexis Test-Plato
Cheyenne Hornback-Koshkonong
Skye Hobbs-Blue Eye
Chesney Essary-Crane
Cecilia Groves-Plato
Adrianne Gastineau-Koshkonong

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16 REGIONALS ARE UNDERWAY IN THE PRE-LIM MARCH TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…
FRI. NO. 12 OLE MISS BEAT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 6-3. THEN SATURDAY, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ELIMINATED THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS, SENDING SOUTHERN MISS AGAINST OLE MISS IN OXFORD WHO ELIMINATED FLORDA STATE…..
SOUTHERN MISS ON SUNDAY BEAT OLE MISS 10-7, GIVING THE TOP SEEDED REBELS THEIR FIRST LOSS IN THE DOUBLE ELIMINATION-ROUND ROBIN FORMAT…
THE TWO MEET AGAIN TODAY SO SEE WHO HEADS TO THE SUPER REGIONALS…..

JOINING OLE MISS IN MUST WIN MONDAY GAMES TO ADVANCE FROM THE S.E.C.,
MISSISSIPPI STATE TAKES ON CAMPBELL, ARKANSAS, THE OVERALL TOP SEED FACES NEBRASKA, AND L.S.U. MEETS OREGON TO SEE IF THEY CAN ADVANCE…
VANDERBILT AND TENNESSEE ARE ALREADY IN THE SUPER REGIONALS FOLLOWING THEIR SWEEP IN REGIONAL PLAY….

THE REGIONAL WINNERS MOVE ONTO THE SUPER REGIONALS AND THOSE WINNERS WILL MAKE UP THE BRACKET FOR THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN OMAHA NEBRASKA, STARTING JUNE 19TH…..

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SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS

THE Cardinals No. 2 prospect Nolan Gorman singled four times for Springfield LAST NIGHT in a 9-2 Cardinals loss to the San Antonio Missions at Hammons Field.
THE CARDINALS AND MISSIONS EACH BANGED OUT 13 HITS, BUT SAN ANTONIO GOT THEIRS WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION, WHILE THE CARDINALS LEFT TOO MANY STRANDED…

Springfield opens up a new six-game series at Hammons Field on Tuesday when the Arkansas Travelers (AA, Mariners) come to town for the first time this season

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IT WAS NOT A GOOD WEEKEND IN ST. LOUIS FOR THE CARDINALS….

THE REDBIRDS ARE 2 1/2 Back on both chicago and milawaukee, WHO ARE tied for 1st IN THE N.L. CENTRAL WHILE THE cards FALL TO 3rd PLACE….

KANSAS CITY REMAINS IN 3RD PLACE IN THE A.L. CENTRAL, 6 GAMES BEHIND DIVISION LEADING CHICAGO AFTER LOSING 2-1 TO MINNASOTA..ROYALS OPEN A SERIES AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS TONIGHT IN ANNAHEIM…..

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john rahm was running away with the memorial golf tournament after 3 rounds, when he was forced to withdraw following
a positive COVID-19 test, which left Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay tied for the lead after thinking they were six strokes down before the Rahm WD. They remained tied after Sunday’s finale before Cantlay clipped Morikawa by making par on No. 18 on the only playoff hole.

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Lexi Thompson squandered a five-shot lead in the final round of the 76th u.s. womens open by shooting a numbing 41 on the back nine, and with a bogey at 17 followed by another on the devious little monster that is the Lake Course’s 18th hole, Thompson capped a four-over-par 75 that left her one shot out of a playoff won in three holes by Yuka Saso over Japan’s Nasa Hataoka.

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In what may go down as the most exciting game in the rivalry’s history, the United States men’s national team beat Mexico on Sunday in the Concacaf Nations League final, 3-2 in extra time. The U.S. twice came from behind to draw level before star attacker Christian Pulisic scored the winning penalty kick in the second half of extra time, but it wasn’t over there. Mexico was awarded their own penalty kick on a handball in the box, with backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath, in the match because of an injury to starter Zack Steffen, denying Andres Guardado to secure the title.

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Yet again, Simone Biles has done something that no female gymnast has ever done before.
On Sunday, Biles claimed her seventh U.S. all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, setting a new record for the most all-around titles ever for an American woman. . In addition to the all-around title, Biles also took top honors in the vault, balance beam, and floor exercises.

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Sun, 6 June 2021, 7:52 pm·2-min read

Kyle Larson has notched an overtime victory in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Sonoma Raceway to continue his incredible season.

For the second week in a row, Larson’s win came in dominating fashion as he led a race-best 57 of 92 laps on Sunday.

He added two more stage wins to give him a series-best – by far – 11 for the season.

The victory was the Hendrick Motorsports driver’s third of the season, tying him with Martin Truex, Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing.