KWWR Sports Report 11/1/2024

It’s a win or go home for the Mexico Bulldogs football team when they battle the Kirksville Tigers in Week 1 of the District playoffs in Kirksville on Friday, November 1, 2024.

This is a rematch from Week 7 between Mexico and Kirksville, when Kirksville came out on top 28 – 13 at Hawthorne Heights.

Kickoff is at 7.

Checking out some of the games around mid-Missouri:

• Boonville (7 – 2) playing Versailles (1 – 8)
• Bowling Green (8 – 1) hosts Montgomery County (3 – 6)
• California (3 – 6) travels to Southern Boone (5 – 4)
• Capital City (6 – 3) is at home for a game against Smith-Cotton (2 – 7)
• Battle (1 – 8) goes to O’Fallon to play Fort Zumwalt West (4 – 5)
• Hickman (4 – 5) hosts Francis Howell Central (3 – 6)
• Rock Bridge (8 – 1) plays St. Dominic (4 – 5) in Columbia
• Fulton (1 – 8) travels to (2 – 7) Moberly
• Hallsville (2 – 7) is on the road against Winfield (2 – 7)
• Hannibal (6 – 3) is home playing Holt (3 – 6)
• Jefferson City (3 – 6) travels to Lebanon (5 – 4)
• Kirksville (9 – 0) hosts the Mexico Bulldogs (4 – 5)
• Louisiana (0 – 9) travels to O’Fallon for a game against Veritas Christian Academy (1 – 7)
• Macon (2 – 7) and Mark Twain (2 – 7) meet in Center
• Marshall (1 – 8) has a road game against Warrensburg (8 – 1)
• Monroe City (6 – 3) hosts Highland (0 – 9)
• North Callaway (8 – 1) hosts South Callaway (6 – 3)

The Rock Bridge Lady Bruins shut out the Helias Catholic Lady Crusaders 7 – 0 yesterday (Thursday) in Springfield to move on to the Class 5 State Tournament championship game.

The Bruins face Lafayette for the Class 5 State Title today (Friday) at 12:45.

The Father Tolton Lady Trailblazers defeated Westminster 7 – 1. Father Tolton will play Belton for the Class 4 softball championship this morning (Friday) at 10.

The 23 – 6 Paris Lady Coyotes will play 23 – 8 Gallatin at 11am this morning (Friday) at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield for a trip to the Class 1 softball championship game.

Centralia Lady Panthers are playing Blair Oaks for a trip to the Class 3 championship in Springfield on Friday at 1:30pm.

The St. Louis Cardinals started the off season yesterday (Thursday) by declining three options attached to the contracts of starting pitchers Kyle Gibson, Lance Lynn and reliever Keynan Middleton.

Each player will receive a $1 million dollar buyout as a result.

According to several reports the moves were not unexpected as the club is looking to get younger and cheaper.

The St. Louis Blues were edged out in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Philly last (Thursday) night.

Nathan Walker scored for the Blues, which lost its third straight game.

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