LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AROUND :30-:40 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CHRIS IS PLAYING SOUND FROM HIS CLASSIC INTERVIEWS WITH SPORTS GREATS LIKE ROGER STAUBACH, LOU HOLTZ, BOBBY BOWDEN AND MANY OTHER LEGENDS AND HALL OF FAMERS IN THE UPDATES!
MISSOURI IS MIDWAY THROUGH IT’S STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. LAST WEEK CLASSES 1, 2 & 3 CROWNED THEIR CHAMPIONS (SEE RESULTS BELOW) THIS WEEK CLASSES 4 & 5 WILL CROWN THEIR CHAMPIONS IN BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ACTION. MSHSAA MADE MAJOR CHANGES TO THE WAY THE TOURNAMENT OPERATED FOR THE FANS. EACH SCHOOL WAS GIVEN 150 WRISTEBANDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO ITS FAN BASE. ONLY FANS THAT HAD A WRISTBAND WERE ALLOWED IN THE ARENA. ALL ENTERTAINMENT GROUPS WERE CANCELLED AND THERE WERE NO THIRD PLACE GAMES PLAYED, ONLY THE SEMI FINALS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT GAMES LAST WEEKEND
CLASS 1 BOYS CHAMP – DORA beat ST. ELIZABETH 59-49
CLASS 2 BOYS CHAMP – HARTVILLE beat SKYLINE 69-40
CLASS 3 BOYS CHAMP – CARDINAL RITTER beat CHARLESTON 88-32
CLASS 1 GIRLS CHAMP- WALNUT GROVE beat S. NODAWAY 52-41
CLASS 2 GIRLS CHAMP – EAST BUCHANAN beat TIPTON 62-51
CLASS 3 GIRLS CHAMP – STRAFFORD beat LICKING 65-62
FRIDAY
CLASS 4 BOYS STATE SEMI FINALS – FRIDAY in Springfield
NOTRE DAME (CAPE GIRARDEAU) (26-4) vs RAYTOWN SOUTH (25-3) 4PM
VASHON (24-5) vs HELIAS CATHOLIC (23-6) 6PM
CLASS 5 BOYS STATE SEMI FINALS – FRIDAY
CHAMINADE COLL PREP (21-6) vs STALEY (23-6) 4PM
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLL (21-7) vs KICKAPOO (20-9) 6PM
CLASS 4 GIRLS STATE SEMI FINALS – FRIDAY in Springfield
NOTRE DAME CAPE GIRADEAU (25-4) vs LINCOLN COLL. PREP (18-9-1) 12N
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY (27-4) vs CARL JUNCTION (28-0) 2PM
CLASS 5 GIRLS STATE SEMI FINALS – FRIDAY
KIRKWOOD (24-4) vs BLUE SPRINGS (24-5) 12N
HAZELWOOD CENTRAL (20-9) vs ROCK BRIDGE (22-5) 2PM
SATURDAY
CLASS 4 GIRLS STATE CHAMP GAME – SATURDAY 12N
CLASS 4 BOYS STATE CHAMP GAME – SATURDAY 2PM
CLASS 5 GIRLS STATE CHAMP GAME – SATURDAY 4PM
CLASS 5 BOYS STATE CHAMP GAME – SATUDAY 6PM
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING SPORTS RELATED HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SCARE. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ISSUED A RECOMMENDATION SUNDAY NIGHT THAT NO EVENS OR GATHEINGS SHOULD INCLUDE MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS.
THE NFL’S NEW LEAGUE YEAR WILL START THIS WEEK AS PLANNED. REPORTS ARE PLAYER-TEAM NEGOTIATION WINDOWS WILL START AT 11AM CENTRAL TIME MONDAY, THE LEAGUE YEAR WILL START WEDNESDAY AT 3PM. BOTH TIMES ARE THE SAME AS BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. REPORTS ARE THE NFL WANTED TO MOVE THE START OF THE YEAR BACK, BUT THE PLAYERS UNION WOULD NOT AGREE TO THE DELAY, SAYING NEGOTIATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN-PERSON.
IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE THE TITANS WANT TO LET QB RYAN TANNEHILL GET AWAY. THE TEAM HAS REPORTEDLY AGREEDTO A 4 YEAR DEAL WITH THE QB WORTH $118 MILLION, THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF $29.5 MILL A YEAR, WITH $91 MILLION IN TOTAL GUARANTEES. THE CHIEFS BEAT TANNEHILL AND THE TITANS IN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
THE NBA SUSPENDED ALL GAMES. REPORTS ARE LEAGUE OWNERS ARE READY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A RETURN TO ACTION POSSIBLY AS LATE AS MID TO LATE JUNE. IT IS POSSIBLE THE SEASON WILL BE COMPLETELY LOST.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS SUSPENDING SPRING TRAINING, AND PUSH BACK THE START OF THE REGULAR SEASON OPENERS AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.
THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON IS OVER. THE NCAA CANCELLED THE BIG POST SEASON TOURNAMENTS, FOR BOTH THE MEN AND THE WOMEN- THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE NO NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED. THE SEASON IS OVER.
-MIZZOU TIGERS FINISH WITH A 15-16 RECORD
-MIZZOU WOMEN WERE 9-22
-THE MSU BEARS 16-17
-THE #23 MSU LADY BEARS FINISH 26-4
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES SEASON IS ON HOLD FOR NOW. WHEN THINGS CAME TO A HALT THE BLUES WERE 41-19-10 ON THE SEASON.
SPRING BASEBALL –
THE CARDINALS WERE 10-9-2 IN GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY BEFORE SPRING PLAY WAS CANCELLED.
– THE RED BIRDS WERE SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE SEASON MARCH 26TH AT CINCINNATI
THE ROYALS WERE 9-9-2 IN SPRING PLAY BEFORE CACTUS LEAGUE PLAY WAS CANCELLED.
– BLUE CREW WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE SEASON MARCH 26TH AT THE W.SOX
THE NASCAR SCHEDULE HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS AS WELL. LAST WEEKEND’S RACE IN ATLANTA, AND NEXT WEEK’S RACE AT HOMESTEAD HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. THE RACE IN TEXAS MARCH 29TH IS STILL SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
THE ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS SEASON IS OVER. THE XFL HAS CANCELLED THE REST OF ITS INNAGURAL SEASON.