Wade Greenfield
SportsDecember 31, 1999
CHARLESTON REBOUNDS FROM UPSET, DEFEATS JACKSON FOR THIRD 69-61After Advance upset top-seeded Charleston on Wednesday, the third-seeded Jackson Indians may have hoped to catch the Blue Jays while they were down. It was not to be, however, and Charleston outperformed Jackson in the fourth quarter to win 69-61 and claim third pl...SportsDecember 29, 1999
U-HIGH TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS SET; JACKSON 'HOLDS' JOHNSON TO 32 POINTS, UPENDS SCOTT CENTRALThird-seeded Jackson got a bit of a scare early against sixth-seeded Scott County Central, but the Indians got their act together to earn a 80-61 victory Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Bank of Missouri University High School Christmas Tournament at the S...SportsDecember 28, 1999
U-HIGH ENCOUNTERS TAME OPENING DAY; AMONG TOP SEEDS, ONLY NO. 8 FALLSThe fifth-seeded Advance Hornets remained undefeated in a 78-51 blowout over the 12th-seeded Bell City Cubs in the opening round of the University High School Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center Monday night. The only unbeaten team in the field, Advance, ran...SportsDecember 23, 1999
1A ORAN FACES BIG TASK IN OPENING ROUND OF TOURNEY WHEN IT TACKLES CAPE CENTRALWhen first-year Oran coach Larry Boshell was asked whether he felt a Class 1A school such as Oran has a chance against the much larger 4A Cape Central Tigers in the opening round of the U-High Tournament, his answer was unequivocal. "I'm not really scared by a bigg...SportsDecember 23, 1999
NOTRE DAME STOPS JACKSON FOR THIRDIf success is anything like fine wine, it tastes better with age. Since Notre Dame's 58-54 upset victory over Jackson in the third-place game of the HealthSouth Holiday Classsic was two years in the making, it must have tasted delicious. Notre Dame had not defeated...SportsDecember 23, 1999
BELL CITY CUBS HOPE TO AVOID ANOTHER STINGING LOSS TO THE ADVANCE HORNETSIf Bell City hopes to make any noise in the U-High Tournament, the Cubs will have to solve the problem of nemesis Garrett Broshuis and the Advance Hornets. Bell City, seeded 12th, will face unbeaten Advance, the fifth seed, at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the opening round....SportsDecember 23, 1999
OAK RIDGE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE OF FACING TOUGH TOURNAMENT COMPETITIONFormer Notre Dame athlete turned Oak Ridge coach Paul Lynch is excited about the prospect of coaching in a U-High Tournament he once played in. Facing fifth-seeded Jackson only seems to add to his excitement. "The Christmas Tournament gives small schools the opport...SportsDecember 21, 1999
CENTRAL STAYS HEALTHY, REACHES SEMISHolding an early lead, Perryville may have thought Cape Central's girls were going to give them an early Christmas present in the opening round of the HealthSouth Holiday Classic, but the Lady Tigers weren't in a giving mood and went on to a 58-35 victory Monday ni...SportsDecember 16, 1999
TIGERS FIND HOLES IN KNIGHTS' ARMOR; PULL OFF UPSETThe Cape Central boys got their first taste of victory this past Monday over Perryville, and they must have liked the flavor, as the Tigers pulled off a huge 68-62 upset at Tiger Fieldhouse over undefeated Farmington on Wednesday night. Cape Central's Ross Conner w...SportsDecember 13, 1999
JACKSON WRESTLERS TAKE THIRD PLACE IN MISSOURI DUALS TOURNAMENTJEFFERSON CITY -- The Jackson wrestling team took third place in the Missouri Duals Tournament on Saturday with 171 points. The 10-team tournament was divided into gold and blue divisions, with Jackson participating in the blue division. Several Jackson grapplers t...Advertisement
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