Class 1 final four is set for the boys South Iron will play Jefferson Thursday at noon and St Elizabeth plays Glasgow Thursday at 2pm. On the Girls side Chadwick plays Jefferson at 4pm on Thursday and Leeton plays Meadville at 4pm on Thursday games are played at Springfield.
Class 2 final four is set for the boys Principia plays Plattsburg Friday at 2pm and Salisbury plays Hartville at 4pm on Friday on the Girls side New Haven plays Bishop Leblond Friday at 6pm and Tipton plays Norwood at 8pm Friday night games are at Springfield.
Class 3 final fours for the boys Central New Madrid County plays Lafayette County at 10am on Friday and Lutheran North plays Thayer at noon on Friday, for the girls West County plays El Dorado Springs Friday at 6pm and Skyline plays Fair Grove at 8pm Friday games will be played in Springfield.
The Lady Grizzly softball team double header vs Metropolitan College away game in Kansas City has been postponed due to weather conditions. A rescheduled date will be announced later.
NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 12 FINALISTS FOR CLASS OF 2023 ELECTION GENE BESS [Coach] – Bess coached at Three Rivers Community College in Popular Bluff, Mo., for 50 years, from 1971-2020. During his time at the helm of the Raiders’ program, Bess, who was named NJCAA National Coach of the Year twice, amassed 1,300 wins and is the all-time winningest college basketball coach across all levels. Bess coached his teams to 17 NJCAA Tournament appearances, including four finals (1979, ‘92, ‘94, 2010) and two championships (1979, ‘92). Before Three Rivers, Bess coached high school basketball for 12 years (1957-69), going 237-95. Bess has been inducted into the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame (1983), Missouri Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame (1988), NJCAA Fall of Fame (1989) and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
