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The Ultimate Guide to the 2023 Tournament of Champions

OH MY GOD!!!!!! ITS HERE AGAIN!!!!!! My favorite event of the calendar year. Forget the Super Bowl. Forget the NBA Finals. The Blue and Gold is a close second but definitely second none the less. The Bass Pro Shoppes Tournament of Champions return to Springfield and this years event promises to be just as good…

BySkylan AkinsJanuary 12, 20230Comments

Just Compete: A Writers View What Separates Good From Great

Small schools are notorious for peaks and valleys as its nearly impossible to maintain high levels of success without some decline or a “rebuild”. A rouge Facebook post really got me thinking about why some programs continue to rebuild and reload and why some programs go from multiple successful years in a row to struggling…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 30, 20220Comments

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Blue and Gold Championship Day Game Summaries

The Liberators Rebounds and knocks off Hartville The defending Gold Division champions Bolivar looked to be on their way for another championship after solid wins against Catholic and Ash Grove. But 2022 Cinderella Sparta pulled carpet out from the feet of the Liberators in OT for the shocker of the tournament to this point. Hartville…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 30, 20220Comments

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Blue and Gold Recap: Day 3 Thoughts

JD Tate may be the best player you haven’t seen In all of the hustle and bustle of the Blue and Gold there are always guys that maybe you missed as they light up the consolation bracket. Last year it was Stockton’s Jay Baxter. This year it is definitely JD Tate. Through three games, the…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 29, 20220Comments

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Blue and Gold Recap: First Two Days Thoughts

Chalk Chalk Chalk Chalk Chalk One of the things that makes the Blue and Gold magical is the upsets. Through the first day we got 0. Through the first two days we have 2. With 5 seed Sparta defeating 4 seed Ozark and 6 seed Greenwood defeating an AK Rael-less Strafford. With the majority of…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 28, 20220Comments

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Hartville’s feisty defense leads the Eagles to another semifinal appearance

Alex Boyer - The Eagles are no rookies in the Blue and Gold tournament. A year after advancing to the semifinals as a No. 6 seed, the Eagles are back in the semifinal round with a dominant 55-41 win over the Camdenton Lakers in the Blue Division on Tuesday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena.…

BySWMOBasketball StaffDecember 27, 20220Comments

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Sparta Stuns Ozark to Advance to the Blue Semifinals

Sparta shocked Great Southern Bank Arena and the Ozark Tigers as the Trojans downed the Tigers 60-59 in true David vs Goliath fashion. In the two teams’ first meeting since 1989, Ozark opened the game strong with a quick 4-0 run but the smaller of the two Christian County squads did not let up as…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 27, 20220Comments

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Bolivar Downs Ash Grove Behind Pocks Big Effort

The Bolivar Liberators secured the first spot in the Blue semifinals with a convincing 69-46 win over Ash Grove. Bolivar jumped out to a quick lead in the opening quarter thanks in large part to their size advantage over the Pirates. Bolivar scored the first six points of the game but Ash Grove was able…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 27, 20220Comments

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Complete Guide to the 2022 Blue And Gold: Gold Division

It is the most wonderful time of the year Andy Williams says in the classic Christmas anthem and I completely agree. Christmas time means Blue and Gold time!!! The 77th annual tournament is set for another instant classic as powers around SWMO and small schools with a chip on their shoulder looks to shock SWMO.…

BySkylan AkinsDecember 24, 20220Comments

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Complete Guide to the 2022 Blue And Gold: Blue Division

BySkylan AkinsDecember 22, 20220Comments

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