A pretty resounding answer from you, the readers, as to who the girls athlete of the year is. By a better than 2 to 1 margin over the next closest finisher, it Hannah Wilkerson of Miller. For her record setting exploits on the basketball court and the third place finish of her Miller Lady Cardinals, Wilkerson [...]
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Another fantastic year of Ozarks hoops. Three state titles courtesy of the Hillcrest boys, and Webb City and Mt. Vernon girls. Tons of teams in the state rankings all year. We saw Hannah Wilkerson run down the all time high school scoring mark, then make a run to Columbia. We witnessed possibly the national high school boys basketball highlight of the year when Trey Starks launched himself into the rafters of Mizzou arena and over Oakville’s Garrett Reeg. We prayed as Stephanie Phillips stopped coaching to renew her fight against cancer. And we rejoiced as she came back to guide her team to the final four. We followed the rise of newcomers to the state rankings. Verona and Richland on the girls side. Thomas Jefferson and Gainesville on the boys. We cheered all the buzzer beaters, big wins, great plays, comebacks, defensive stands, hustle plays, razzle dazzle, and gutsy losses. And now, like always, we say goodbye to those seniors who gave everything they had for their schools, for their towns, and for us, and leave us with so many memories. Here’s the year in review. The Webb City girls lead the way among area teams with Kaitlin Jaeger, Kyndal Clark, and Hailey Roderique all being selected all-state. As well as Brad Shorter being named coach of the year in class 4. Getting two all-state honorees were the Kickapoo, Mt. Vernon, Nixa, Stockton, Thayer, and Verona girls, as well as the Dadeville and Hillcrest boys. Joining Coach Shorter as coach of the years selections were Mt. Vernon’s Doug Hepler in girls class 3, and Stephanie Phillips of Kickapoo in girls class 5. Congratulations to all! 2010 Missouri Sportswriters All-State Basketball Teams BOYS CLASS 1 First team Since I was running all over the country Saturday and could only Twitter updates, here’s the wrapup on the final day of Show-Me Showdown I for 2010. We got a good omen right off the bat as O’Hara, who Webb City defeated in the semifinals, won the class 4 girls 3rd place game 40-37 over St. Dominic. Next came Republic in the class 4 boys 3rd place game against Soldan out of St. Louis. The first half couldn’t have gone much better as Kevin Stander scored 9, Jonathan Combs 7, and Republic lead by as many as 13 in route to a 29-23 halftime lead. But Soldan opened the second half with an 11-3 run to grab their first lead of the day. Republic fought back and regained a lead they would hold until midway through the fourth quarter on a pair of Nick Yocum free throws. Continue reading Show-Me Showdown I Wrapup It’s going to be a busy day today. Starting with the first game, Kickapoo vs Ft. Zumwalt West for third place in class 5. We’ll start with the updates at the first quarter break and keep going right through the nightcap, Republic vs Kearney. And of course, in between, we’ll see what the Webb City girls can do. Should be a fantastic day. Keep checking back in.
Key conference matchups last night as we are in the last week of the regular season for classes 4 and 5. Webb City completes their undefeated run through the COC Large division with a 69-40 win over Republic. Kaitlin Jaeger leads the way with 24 points. Hailey Roderique continues her strong year with 20. Kickapoo is one win away from doing the same in the Ozark Conference after knocking off Rolla 57-32. Fair Grove reminds everyone of what they’re capable of and throws a monkey wrench into the Mid-Lakes Conferece race with a 55-52 win over Stockton. And in the COC Small, both Catholic and Bolivar pick up wins. Catholic drops Marshfield 52-40, while Bolivar defeats Reeds Spring 67-31. The big performance of the night though is on the boys side where Hurley’s Steven Jennings goes for 36 points in the Tigers 79-41 win over Bradleyville. BASKETBALL GIRLS Varsity
A couple of rivalry games went different directions last night. Mt. Vernon cruised past Aurora 56-29. The Lady Mountaineers jumped out to a 26-9 halftime lead and added to that as they went along to get the Big 8 victory. While Kickapoo took control of the Ozark Conference race with a 55-50 overtime win over Glendale. Casey Carroll had 20 to lead the Lady Chiefs. The Mid-Lakes girls race stayed wild as Lauren McCurry’s 28 points helped Pleasant Hope get past Fair Grove 49-48. Webb City continued their roll with a 60-53 win over Ozark behind Kaitlin Jaeger’s 24 points. And the big performance of the night goes to Carl Junction’s Lauren McRae who scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Lady Bulldogs 66-34 win over Lamar. BASKETBALL GIRLS Varsity
BASKETBALL GIRLS Crocker Tournament
McAuley Warrior Classic
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BASKETBALL GIRLS Mansfield Tournament
Osceola Tournament
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Caught the Crane/Cassville boys game last night deep in Barry County. I wanted to get a first hand look at Crane’s high scoring guard Levi Cook, and see how and if the Cassville Wildcats were progressing under new coach TJ Dickenson. When the dust settled, Crane had themselves a 61-44 victory, Cook had 27 points, and the Wildcats have reason to hope. The game itself was entertaining. Cassville jumped out to a 7-2 lead only to see Crane reel off a 10-1 run and finish the first quarter up 12-8. Cassville stayed in the game though not letting Crane pull away until a 12-2 run in the third quarter game them some breathing room. Cook had 14 points in the first half, and 13 in the second, most of them answering each Cassville attempt to get back in the game. And they wouldn’t as the Pirates outscored them in each quarter to get the win. |
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