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Basketball all-star games

One more catch up item.  With only one set of all-star games left, let’s take a look at what has transpired already on the all-star circuit.

Missouri Challenge

The inaugural Missouri Challenge was a huge hit and a resounding success for the Southwest squads.  The fourth seeded boys team swept to the championship behind great [...]

2008-09 basketball year in review

Since we’re halfway through baseball season, I thought I’d better do our basketball review before it gets totally lost.  We’ll always remember this as the year of the ladies in the Ozarks as every state championship game features a team from SW Mo.  The Nixa Lady Eagles, Exeter Lady Tigers, and Sparta Lady Trojans each [...]

Missouri Challenge boys teams and brackets

The teams have all been announced and the teams seeded for the boys side of the inaugural Missouri Challenge May 29th & 30th.  The Southwest team is composed entirely of Ozarks players.  While the South Central and Southeast teams both have Ozarks players also.  St. Louis grabs the top seed, with Kansas City second, and [...]

Class 1, 2 & 3 quarterfinal schedule

Fourteen Ozarks teams remain alive in the smaller classes on the road to Columbia.  By Saturday evening that number will be at least 12, and most likely less.  Here’s a quick look at each matchup and what to expect.  Except for class 3 games at Springfield, all boys games are at 1 PM, and all [...]

Class 1, 2, & 3 boys district preview

CLASS 1

District 2 at Bakersfield

Eminence has already beaten Lesterville twice this year and stud Austin Brewer is now back.  After scoring 12 points his first game back, can he get back to near full capacity?

Eminence
Lesterville
Dora
Bakersfield
Bradleyville
Bunker
Lutie

Prediction:  This looks pretty clear cut.  Eminence hasn’t needed Brewer to beat Lesterville yet.  They do even better with him.

District 5 [...]

At the barbershop – 1/8/09

As I travel through this progression of events & experiences known as life, I pick up little bits of wisdom along the way.  Some I gain from simple observations I make.  Others come from things shared by my fellow man.  But the most lasting lessons come from my own experiences.  It was through this path [...]