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Greetings from the Motor City. For those of you who are interested, it’s Wisconsin vs. Boston College tonight for the national championship.
But closer to home, Cassville’s Travis Northern continues his scoreless inning streak to start the year. It’s now 14 innings, as he throws 5 scoreless last night in the Wildcats 11-0 win over Reeds Spring. Bo Blisard went 3 for 3 with a homer and 5 RBI to lead the offense. Liberal remains undefeated with 10-0 win over St. Paul Kansas Thursday. And the Red & Blue tournament is in full swing in Springfield.
BASEBALL
4/7
- Wheaton 14, McAuley 1 (5 inn)
- Wheaton: Jakob Beck – W, 2-hitter; Blake Dilbeck – HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
- Rogersville 10, Fair Grove 2
- Joplin 18, Skitook, OK 11
- Joplin 9, Perry, OK 1
- Joplin: Adam St. Peter – W, 2 hitter
- Jefferson City 14, Lebanon 11
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“Playoffs?” - Jim Mora
Yes, coach. We’re talking about the playoffs. Because they’re here. Thirty teams from the Ozarks seek the state championship in five different classifications. Thirty teams are done for the year. At least nine more schools will start basketball practice after tomorrow night. Here’s what to watch for.
CLASS 1
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Some teams rise up when the stakes are high. Others fall flatter than a Kansas wheat field. Seeing a team make the transition from one who falls to one who stands strong can be exhilarating. Watching a team go the other way can be painful beyond all measure. Friday’s action showed off some of both. And for many of you, you don’t have to search your memory very much to find those teams who have changed lately.
A couple examples of teams that have changed for the better? Cassville. 0-10 a few short years ago and a team that won only 1 district title from ’05 to ’07 despite losing only three games during that stretch. Now, the defending state champs have consecutive wins over excellent teams to win their district title. How about Lebanon? After breaking a 14 year losing streak to Camdenton last year, they put a huge crimp in the Lakers playoff fortunes by starting their own winning streak in the series. I won’t point out teams that have changed for the worse. I’m sure you can come up with those on your own.
Remember to slow down and savor your next to last helping of…
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I think it’s safe to say we had the upset of the year this weekend. I had Greenfield/Lockwood on my ‘Games to keep an eye on’ list, but only thought it would be closer than expected. Lebanon has found the power switch after a slow start to the season. They’ll need it going into a district that features undefeated Rolla, a Camdenton team that is lethal when on, and a Waynesville squad that has one two of their last three. Webb City & Cassville look to be in great form to defend their titles, Mountain Grove may have found the springboard they need to get them to the Dome, and our favorite Eagle continues to soar. All in this weeks hermetically sealed version of…
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Just call me butter baby, because I am on a roll. Only one ugly game this week and it truly was ugly as Rolla & Joplin slugged it out in the slop. Other than that, I only missed close ones. So, yes. I am feeling better about myself. I am somebody. Wednesday we’ll debut the rankings for each class along with the undefeated & winless lists. But rest assured, I’ll be studying hard to do even better this week in the meantime.
Because I’m not happy, until all the ugly is eliminated from…
The Good
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As Monty Python sang, always look on the bright side of life. My picks have been sub-par, but it’s made for some exciting football. For example, I took Mountain Grove to beat Mt. View-Liberty. But it was flat out exciting being in the house as the Eagles beat the Panthers for the first time in nearly 20 years. I picked Nixa to beat Branson, and Rogersville to beat Bolivar. But how can I feel bad about having a wrong pick when the games were so great. And I picked Waynesville to beat Parkview, and Lamar to drop Aurora. But I can’t feel bad about the Vikings and Houn Dawgs getting a win right now.
Yeah. I’m just rationalizing. My picks stink so far & I hate it. On to this weeks calcium fortified version of…
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