Here’s how I’m going to do this. I’ll list the games for this week along with my original picks that I’ve made already and that the predicted records are based on. Then I’ll let you know if I still feel confident in my prognosticating abilities. So in essence I’ll show my picks, [...]
Softball scores from the area yesterday. Including all the scores from the JSA Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Memorial Tournament in Joplin where Webb City won a pair 7-1 over Neosho and 5-3 over Raymore-Peculiar.
SOFTBALL
JSA Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Memorial Tournament – Joplin
Webb City 7, Neosho 1
Webb City 5, Ray-Pec 3
Park Hills South 4, Joplin 1
Blue Springs [...]
OK. I’ve told you all about the teams, the conferences, and made predictions for all of them. To wrap up our preview for this year, here’s my picks for district champions, top players, rivalry games, and other games to watch.
DISTRICT CHAMPS & RUNNERS-UP
Class 1
District 3 – Cabool, Marionville, Miller, Thayer
Champ – Miller
Runner-up – [...]
In the Spring River Valley (that sounds like a commercial for bottled water) a potential state challenger leads the way.
Team
record
conf record
Miller
9-1
6-1
Pierce City
7-3
6-1
Lockwood
8-2
5-2
Liberal
7-3
5-2
Sarcoxie
5-5
3-4
Greenfield
4-6
2-5
Jasper
2-8
1-6
Diamond
0-10
0-7
Miller return everyone and the kitchen sink. Not only are they returning all but one starter from last years 7-3 squad including QB Justin Jack, they also get back RB Spencer Goodman who [...]
Want to know the effect of the new playoff system on conferences? Look no further than the Ozark Conference where only 4 teams will play a full conference schedule.
Team
record
conf record
Camdenton
9-1
8-1
Waynesville
8-2
8-1
Lebanon
7-3
7-2
Rolla
5-5
5-4
Joplin
4-6
4-3
Glendale
6-4
3-4
Hillcrest
3-7
2-5
West Plains
3-7
1-6
Parkview
2-8
1-6
Kickapoo
1-9
0-7
This is the biggest gut pick I’m making this year. Taking a team with 4 offensive and 2 defensive starters to win a [...]
A three-way title chase is shaping up this year in the Mid-Lakes Conference. And a traditional power may be about to take some lumps.
Team
record
conf record
Stockton
9-1
5-1
Fair Grove
8-2
5-1
Strafford
8-2
5-1
AshGrove
6-4
3-3
Marionville
3-7
2-4
Pleasant Hope
1-9
1-5
Skyline
1-9
0-6
Any of the top three teams can win the conference this year. Working through the schedule, I have Stockton losing at Strafford, Strafford losing at Fair Grove, [...]