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		<title>Rt. 66 soccer tournament sign up link</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the link to the website gotsoccer.com, which is the way interested teams are to sign up for this year&#8217;s Rt. 66 Kicks for the Cure soccer tournament. Feel free to contact the Joplin Sports authority with further questions at 417-625-1006. http://rankings.gotsport.com/rankings/events.aspx?fromdate=&#038;viewa=&#038;todate=&#038;viewb=&#038;eventname=&#038;eventstate=MO&#038;type]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Below is the link to the website gotsoccer.com, which is the way interested teams are to sign up for this year&#8217;s Rt. 66 Kicks for the Cure soccer tournament.</p>
<p>Feel free to contact the Joplin Sports authority with further questions at 417-625-1006.</p>
<p>http://rankings.gotsport.com/rankings/events.aspx?fromdate=&#038;viewa=&#038;todate=&#038;viewb=&#038;eventname=&#038;eventstate=MO&#038;type</p>
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		<title>Directions to MCSAA &#8217;12 gyms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YMCA – South location   (3404 McIntosh Circle, Joplin MO) Starting at 32nd &#38; Range Line West on 32nd Street to McIntosh Circle (past Freeman Hospital) Left (south) on McIntosh Circle 1 block Carl Junction Intermediate School  (Wells &#38; Broadway, Carl Junction MO) Starting at 32nd &#38; Range Line West on 32nd Street to Main Street [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">YMCA – South location </span></strong>  (3404 McIntosh Circle, Joplin MO)</p>
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<li>Starting at 32<sup>nd</sup> &amp; Range Line</li>
<li>West on 32<sup>nd</sup> Street to McIntosh Circle (past Freeman Hospital)</li>
<li>Left (south) on McIntosh Circle 1 block</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Carl Junction Intermediate School</span></strong>  (Wells &amp; Broadway, Carl Junction MO)</p>
<ul>
<li>Starting at 32<sup>nd</sup> &amp; Range Line</li>
<li>West on 32<sup>nd</sup> Street to Main Street</li>
<li>Right (north) on Main St to Hwy 171</li>
<li>Left (west) on Hwy 171 to State Hwy Z – into Carl Junction</li>
<li>St Hwy Z (Pennell St) to S Roney St</li>
<li>Left (south) to Wells St. (second four way stop)</li>
<li>Right on Wells (west) 2 blocks, gym is on the right</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Carl Junction (Old High School Gym</span></strong> is next door to the Intermediate gym</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Joplin South Middle School</span></strong>  (900 E 50<sup>th</sup> Street,  Joplin MO)</p>
<ul>
<li>Starting at 32<sup>nd</sup> &amp; Range Line</li>
<li>West on 32<sup>nd</sup> Street to Connecticut</li>
<li>Left (south) on Connecticut to 50<sup>th</sup> Street</li>
<li>Right (north) on 50<sup>th</sup> Street to South Middle School – on left</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ozark Christian College </span></strong>(1111 N. Main St., Joplin, MO)</p>
<ul>
<li>Starting at I-44 &amp; Rangeline</li>
<li>Continue on Rangeline Road (US-71 BUS) north.  Go 2.6 miles.</li>
<li>Turn left on 7<sup>th</sup> St. (Historic RT 66).  This is the intersection with Forest Park Baptist, Grand Fortuna and Toys ‘R Us.</li>
<li>Turn right on Main Street.</li>
<li>Come to the stop light at the intersection of Murphy Boulevard.  Turn right.</li>
<li>Ozark Christian College will be on the left.</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thomas Jefferson School</span></strong> (3401 E. Newman Rd., Joplin, MO)</p>
<ul>
<li>Starting at 32<sup>nd</sup> &amp; Range Line Rd.</li>
<li>North on Range Line Rd. approximately 3 miles to Newman Rd.</li>
<li>Turn right on to Newman Rd. and go 0.4 miles</li>
<li>School will be on your left, turn into driveway and stay left</li>
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		<title>2012 Kaminsky Classic box scores</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Game One FRANCIS HOWELL (45) – Austin Gates 9, Joe Monica 5, Alex Hepburn 2, Phil Koenig 5, Eric Siebenshuh 4, Nic Perkins 20. WEBSTER GROVES (75) – Kielan Jones 2, Rayshawn Simmons 2, Brennab Coltrane 8, Michael Gulve 5, Alex McNeil 2, Lajuan Moye 4, Peter Fairbanks 17, Patrick Conners 7, Wiley Jones 11, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game One</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">FRANCIS HOWELL (45) – Austin Gates 9, Joe Monica 5, Alex Hepburn 2, Phil Koenig 5, Eric Siebenshuh 4, Nic Perkins 20.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WEBSTER GROVES (75) – Kielan Jones 2, Rayshawn Simmons 2, Brennab Coltrane 8, Michael Gulve 5, Alex McNeil 2, Lajuan Moye 4, Peter Fairbanks 17, Patrick Conners 7, Wiley Jones 11, Demetrius Robinson 14, Trey Adams 3.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Francis Howell       6        10      16      13      ‑        45</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Webster Groves     24      16      14      21      ‑        75</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Monica, Coltrane, Gulve, Conners, Fairbanks 3. Total fouls‑Francis Howell 14, Webster Groves 17. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fairbanks, a 6-foot-6 senior forward bound for Missouri to pitch for the Tigers baseball team, connected on all three of his 3-pointers in the first quarter tallying 11 of his 17 for the Statesman.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Two</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JEFFERSON CITY (57) – Harold Robertson 5, Brendan Jackson 6, Mike Washington 22, DeShon Williams 2, Dylan Mason 8, Scott Stegeman 13.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JOPLIN (65) – Gabe Sachetta 2, Charlie Brown 15, Sam Williams 16, Adam St. Peter 9, Daniel Stokes 13, Cord Franks 9, Tucker Wallace 2, Abe Hueller 2.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jefferson City        13      19      8        16      ‑        57</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Joplin 13      16      15      22      ‑        65</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Robertson, Mason 2, Brown 2, Williams 3, Franks. Total fouls‑Jefferson City 18, Joplin 16. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A close game throughout with neither team possessing larger than a five point lead, Charlie Brown’s 3-pointer from the left corner with two minutes left opened a 58-53 lead for the Eagles. Joplin connected 12 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Brown scored 12 of his 15 in second half; Washington scored 15 of his 22 in the second half.</span></div>
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<div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Three</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ST. LOUIS SUMNER (69) – Antoine William 21, Dominique Helgemo 21, Marcee Jackson 2, Marquise Price 18, Joseph Neely 2, Travion Leonard 5.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WICHITA WORD OF LIFE (66) – Jamal Jones 10, Jagos Matijasevic 8, Milos Bozovic 4, Mindaugas Kacinas 25, Luka Nikcevic 11, Logan Botica 8.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">St. Louis Sumner   21      6        25      17      ‑ 69</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wichita Word of Life        16      8        23      19      ‑        66</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Helgemo 3, Price 4, Jones 2. Total fouls‑St. Louis Sumner 11, Wichita Word of Life 15. Fouled out‑Kacinas, Leonard.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Luka Nikacevic block and steal with 1:20 left led to Jagos Matizasevic’s layup with a minute left that gave Word of Life its first lead of the second half 66-65.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Antoine William connected on a pair of free throws with :37 seconds left to put Sumner back in front and Dominique Helgemo’s free throws with :17 seconds left gave the Bulldogs a three-point lead.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Milos Bozovic missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to move the Bulldogs into Friday’s semifinals.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kacinas, a 6-foot-8 highly recruited junior forward, scored 25 points before fouling out with 3:23 remaining.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Four</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WILLIAM CHRISMAN (39) – Joey Williams 1, Brett Pendergist 4, Jordan Warner 2, Eli Alvis 2, Steve McAfee 3, Tre’von Grover 2, Freddie Manor 16, Dylan Cole 5, Devin Willians 5.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">TULSA MEMORIAL (71) – Wes Powell 2, Anthony White 15, Demari Edwards 10, Deshaun Kemp 2, Aleto Cole 5, Jamario McClellan 2, Jeff Pittman 6, R.J. Diggs 15, Jalen Smith 3, Alec Voskuhl Staab 5, A.J. Cockrell 6.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">William Chrisman   9        13      13      4        ‑        39</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tulsa Memorial      22      22      16      11      ‑        71</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑White 2, Edwards 2, Cole, Diggs 3, Voskuhl Staab. Total fouls‑William Chrisman 14, Tulsa Memorial 10. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Consolation Semifinals</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Five</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JEFFERSON CITY (58) – Brenden Jackson 6 4-6 16, DeShon Williams 3 0-0 7, Dylan Mason 2 0-0 5, Mike Washington 2 0-0 4, Scott Stegeman 3 2-5 8, Devon Moore 0 0-0 0, Chauncey Harris 0 0-0 0, JaQuan Humphrey 2 0-0 6, Jonathan Williams 3 0-1 6, Harold Robinson 2 0-0 6.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">FRANCIS HOWELL (56) – Matt Floyd 0 0-0 0, Joe Monica 5 0-1 11, Phil Koenig 5 4-9 15, Eric Siebenshuh 6 0-0 12, Nic Perkins 2 4-4 8, Bryan Hill 1 0-0 2, Austin Gates 3 2-4 8, Matt Qualley 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jefferson City        10      14      12      22      ‑        58</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Francis Howell       8        15      18      15      ‑        56</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Robinson 2, Humphrey 2, Mason, De.Williams, Monica, Koenig. Total fouls‑Jefferson City 18, Francis Howell 12. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jackson, Jefferson City’s 5-foot-8 junior point guard, scored on a putback, a driving lay-up and added a free throw in the final minute to account for part of his 10 fourth quarter points and game-high total of 16 to lift the Jays.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Koenig scored 11 of his 15 points for the Vikings in the second half.</span></div>
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<div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Six</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WILLIAM CHRISMAN (43) – Carter Martin 2 0-0 6, Brett Pendergist 1 3-4 6, Dylan Cole 4 1-2 13, Eli Alvis 2 0-0 4, Jordan Warner 0 1-2 1, Mike Hobbs 3 0-0 8, Alex Ball 1 0-4 2, Freddie Manor 0 0-0 0, Tre’von Grover 0 3-4 3, Joey Williams 0 0-0 0, Devin Williams 0 0-0 0, Steve McAfee 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WICHITA WORD OF LIFE (79) – Jamal Jones 6 5-5 17, Jagos Matijasevic 3 2-4 9, Luka Nikcevic 1 0-0 2, Mindaugas Kacinas 10 1-2 23, Logan Botica 3 2-5 8, Milos Bozovic 5 1-1 11, Titus Gwess 0 0-0 0, Josip Begic 2 0-0 5, Mike Jovanovich 1 2-2 4, Isidor Srdic 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">William Chrisman   12      11      13      7        ‑        43</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wichita Word of Life        26      23      23      7        ‑        79</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Martin 2, Pendergist, Cole 4, Hobbs 2, Matijasevic, Kacinas 2, Begic. Total fouls‑William Chrisman 20, Wichita Word of Life 18. Fouled out‑none.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kacinas, a 6-foot-8 junior forward from Lithuania, scored 21 of 23 in the first half. He had five dunks and a pair of 3-pointers. Jones, a 5-foot-11 senior point guard from Wichita, had 17 points and six assists.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div>
<div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Semifinals</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Seven</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JOPLIN (46) – Charlie Brown 5 1-4 13, Daniel Stokes 1 2-2 4, Sam Williams 4 2-3 12, Cord Franks 5 2-4 12, Adam St. Peter 2 1-2 5, Abe Hueller 0 0-0 0, Gabe Sachetta 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WEBSTER GROVES (57) – Kielan Jones 0 0-0 0, Rayshawn Simmons 7 6-8 22, Demetrius Robinson 5 4-5 14, Peter Fairbanks 3 0-0 8, Wiley Jones 2 0-0 4, Brennan Coltrane 1 0-0 2, Lajuan Moye 0 3-4 3, Michael Gulve 0 0-0 0, Patrick Conners 0 0-0 0, Trey Adams 0 0-0 0, Alex McNeil 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Joplin 10      12      8        16      ‑        57</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Webster Groves     26      11      4        16      ‑        46</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Brown 2, Williams 2, Simmons 2, Fairbanks 2. Total fouls‑Joplin 17, Webster Groves 19. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">After spending two hours Friday afternoon performing community service in the Joplin damage zone, Webster Groves showed no signs of fatigue jumping out to a 16 point lead early thanks to 20 combined first quarter points from Simmons, Robinson and Fairbanks.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Simmons a 6-foot-4 senior point guard, scored 12 of his game-high 22 in the first half as the Statesman drained all four of their 3-pointers in the first half.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Robinson, a 6-foot-4 senior forward, added 14 points.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Brown, a 6-foot sophomore point guard and like Simmons, a returning all-tournament performer from last year, led the Eagles with 13 points.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Webster Groves advances to the championship game of the Kaminsky for the sixth time in seven tournament appearances.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Semifinals</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Game Eight</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">TULSA MEMORIAL (61) – Demari Edwards 4 0-0 8, R.J. Diggs 4 6-6 16, Anthony White 7 5-6 20, Jeff Pittman 3 3-3 9, Aleto Cole 0 2-6 2, A.J. Cockrell 1 2-2 4, Deshaun Kemp 0 0-0 0, Jalen Smith 0 0-0 0, Alec Voskuhl Staab 0 0-0 0, Patrick Jansen 1 0-0 2.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ST. LOUIS SUMNER (44) – Antoine William 4 1-1 9, Dominique Helgemo 8 1-1 20, Marquise Price 3 0-0 7, Travion Leonard 0 0-0 0, Marquise Breeding 2 0-2 4, Christopher Williams 0 0-0 0, Joseph Neely 0 1-2 1, Travis McDaniel 1 0-0 3, Deangelo Gaston 0 0-0 0, Ameere Duff 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tulsa Memorial      18      5        20      18      ‑        61</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">St. Louis Sumner   10      6        17      11      ‑        44</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Diggs 2, White, Helgemo 3, Price. Total fouls‑Tulsa Memorial 5, St. Louis Sumner 16. Fouled out‑none.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">White, Memorial’s 6-foot-2 junior point guard, scored 18 of his game-high 20 in the second half with 11 in the third quarter and connecting on 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch in the fourth, part of the Chargers 12 of 14 shooting from the free throw line in the final quarter.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Diggs, a 6-foot sophomore guard, went 6 for 6 at the free throw line in the fourth to cap his 16 point effort, including 10 in the first half.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dominique Helgemo, a 5-foot-10 senior guard for Sumner, scored 13 of his 20 in the third quarter including a 3 before the buzzer to pull the Bulldogs within 10, 43-33.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Memorial, in its second Kaminsky Classic, is making its first appearance in the tournament championship.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Seventh Place Game</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WILLIAM CHRISMAN (51) – Carter Martin 1 2-2 4, Jordan Warner 0 0-0 0, Alex Ball 4 3-7 14, Eli Alvis 0 0-0 0, Dylan Cole 1 0-0 3, Mike Hobbs 4 0-0 11, Joey Williams 0 0-0 0, Brett Pendergist 1 1-2 3, Tre’von Grover 2 0-0 5, Freddie Manor 3 0-2 9, Devin Williams 1 0-0 2.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">FRANCIS HOWELL (64) – Joe Monica 1 3-4 6, Phil Koenig 10 4-7 25, Matt Floyd 1 2-2 4, Eric Siebenshuh 1 1-2 3, Nic Perkins 6 0-0 12, Bryan Hill 0 0-0 0, Matt Qualley 4 2-2 10, Austin Gates 1 2-2 4.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">William Chrisman   15      13      8        15      ‑        51</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Francis Howell       13      20      19      12      ‑        64</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Ball 3, Cole, Hobbs 3, Grover, Manor 3, Monica, Koenig. Total fouls‑William Chrisman 18, Francis Howell 17. Fouled out‑none.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Joe Monica’s 3-pointer at the buzzer capped a 19-8 third quarter for the Vikings. Koenig scored 11 of his game-high 25 in the third quarter and 15 in the second half. Matt Qualley scored 10 off the bench for the Vikings.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Alex Ball had 14 and Mike Hobbs scored 11 off the bench for the Bears.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fifth Place Game</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WICHITA WORD OF LIFE (61) – Jamal Jones 1 4-6 6, Jagos Matijasevic 1 0-0 2, Mindaugas Kacinas 11 4-5 26, Luka Nikcevic 3 1-3 7, Logan Botica 1 0-0 2, Josip Begic 3 1-2 8, Milos Bozovic 4 0-0 8, Titus Gwess 1 0-0 2.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JEFFERSON CITY (46) – Brendan Jackson 3 5-6 12, Jonathan Williams 8 2-2 20, Dylan Mason 0 0-1 0, Mike Washington 1 0-0 2, Scott Stegeman 2 3-4 7, DeShon Williams 1 0-0 2, Chauncey Harris 0 1-2 1, JaQuan Humphrey 1 0-0 2, Harold Robinson 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wichita Word of Life        9        16      18      18      ‑        61</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jefferson City        14      13      14      5        ‑        46</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Begic, Jackson, Williams 2. Total fouls‑Wichita Word of Life 16, Jefferson City 14. Fouled out‑none.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Minda Kacinas, Word of Life’s 6-foot-8 junior forward from Lithuania, capped an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter with an alley oop dunk, one three jams he had in the game to go along with 26 points, 18 in the second half.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Brendan Jackson, the Jays 5-foot-8 junior point guard, scored 10 of his 12 in the first half while Jonathan Williams added 13 of his 20 in the second half.</span></div>
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<div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Third Place Game</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ST. LOUIS SUMNER (35) – Antoine William 4 3-5 11, Marquise Price 1 0-0 3, Dominique Helgemo 5 0-0 12, Marquise Breeding 1 0-0 2, Travion Leonard 1 0-0 2, Marcee Jackson 1 0-0 2, Joseph Neely 1 0-0 3, Ameere Duff 0 0-0 0, Devaughn Jones 0 0-2 0, Christopher Lee 0 0-0 0, Deangelo Gaston 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">JOPLIN (56) – Charlie Brown 4 5-7 13, Daniel Stokes 2 2-2 7, Sam Williams 4 1-3 11, Cord Franks 3 0-0 6, Adam St. Peter 5 4-8 14, Abe Hueller 1 0-0 2, Gabe Sachetta 0 1-2 1, Terrell Gilmore 0 0-0 0, Alex Veney 0 0-0 0, Quantal Brown 1 0-0 2, Connor McCord 0 0-0 0, Tucker Wallace 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">St. Louis Sumner   14      4        9        8        ‑        35</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Joplin 14      10      16      16      ‑        56</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Price, Helgemo 2, Neely, C.Brown, Stokes, Williams 2. Total fouls‑St. Louis Sumner 21, Joplin 9. Fouled out‑Breeding.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Adam St. Peter, Joplin’s 6-foot-5 junior forward, caught fire in the second half scoring 8 of his 14 points, all from the paint as Charlie Brown, the Eagles 6-foot sophomore point guard broke down the Bulldogs defense on dribble penetration plays collapsing the defense to him opening up St. Peter and Abe Hueller in the post.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dominique Helgemo, a 5-foot-10 senior guard for St. Louis Sumner, scored 7 of his 12 in the second half.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Championship</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WEBSTER GROVES (61) – Kielan Jones 1 0-0 2, Rayshawn Simmons 4 6-7 15, Demetrius Robinson 5 5-6 15, Peter Fairbanks 6 3-3 20, Wiley Jones 1 0-0 2, Lajuan Moye 0 1-2 1, Michael Gulve 0 0-0 0, Brennan Coltrane 2 0-0 6.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">TULSA MEMORIAL (53) – Demari Edwards 4 0-0 9, R.J. Diggs 5 2-2 13, Anthony White 9 1-2 23, Jeff Pittman 1 0-0 2, Aleto Cole 1 0-0 2, A.J. Cockrell 0 0-0 0, Jalen Smith 0 0-0 0, Grant Murphy 1 2-2 4, Deshaun Kemp 0 0-0 0.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Webster Groves     20      10      13      18      ‑        61</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tulsa Memorial      17      9        15      12      ‑        53</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-point goals‑Simmons, Fairbanks 5, Coltrane 2, Edwards, Diggs, White 4. Total fouls‑Webster Groves 7, Tulsa Memorial 14. Fouled out‑None.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Peter Fairbanks, Webster Groves 6-foot-6 senior forward set to pitch for Missouri next season, and Tulsa Memorial’s Anthony White, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard who ranks amongst the best guards in Oklahoma for the class of 2013, held their own 3-point contest early in the game as Fairbanks connected on his first four shots from behind the 3-point line and had five total 3’s in the first half to account for 15 of his 20 points.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">White drilled three treys in the first quarter and added another deep 3 late in the fourth quarter to account for 12 of his game-high 23 points.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">R.J. Diggs added 13 points for the Chargers.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Statesman got 15 points each from Rayshawn Simmons, a 6-foot-4 senior point guard, and 6-foot-4 forward Demetrius Robinson who capped seventh Kaminsky Classic championship for the Statesman with a one-handed tomahawk slam.</span></div>
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<div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">2012 Kaminsky Classic All-Tourment Team</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Minda Kacinas, 6-foot-8 junior forward, Wichita Word of Life, averaged 24.6 ppg in the tournament.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dominique Helgelmo, 5-foot-10 senior guard, St. Louis Sumner, averaged 17.6 ppg in the tournament.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Charlie Bown, 6-foot sophomore guard, Joplin, averaged 13.6 ppg in the tournament and earned his second all-tournament mention.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anthony White, 6-foot-2 junior guard, Tulsa Memorial, averaged 19.3 ppg in the tournament.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">R.J. Diggs, 6-foot sophomore, Tulsa Memorial, averaged 14.6 ppg in the tournament.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Rayshawn Simmons, 6-foot-4 senior guard, averaged 13.0 ppg in the tournament, and earned his second all-tournament mention.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Peter Fairbanks, 6-foot-6 senior guard, averaged 15.0 ppg in the tournament.</span></div>
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		<title>13th Kaminsky Classic bracket set with loaded field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanlarimore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOPLIN, Missouri – The seedings are set and the bracket finalized for the 13th annual Joplin Kaminsky Classic basketball tournament sponsored by Freeman Sports Medicine and the Joplin Sports Authority scheduled for Jan. 5-7, 2012 at Missouri Southern’s Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium. The tournament field will feature eight teams from three states, including ranked teams [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JOPLIN, Missouri – The seedings are set and the bracket finalized for the 13<sup>th</sup> annual Joplin Kaminsky Classic basketball tournament sponsored by Freeman Sports Medicine and the Joplin Sports Authority scheduled for Jan. 5-7, 2012 at Missouri Southern’s Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium.</p>
<p>The tournament field will feature eight teams from three states, including ranked teams from Okla. and Mo., and a bevy of talented athletes highlighted by NCAA Division I and Division II recruits.</p>
<p>The tournament is scheduled to start Thursday at 4 p.m. with six-time Kaminsky champion Webster Groves vs. Francis Howell. The 5:30 contest will feature defending champion Jefferson City vs. Joplin, the 2011 tournament runner-up. The 7 p.m. game will pit top-seeded and tournament newcomer Wichita Word of Life against St. Louis Sumner. The 8:30 tilt matches Tulsa Memorial vs. William Chrisman.</p>
<p>Friday’s schedule includes consolation semifinals at 4 and 5:30 p.m. and winners’ bracket semifinals at 7 and 8:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Saturday’s finals start at 11 a.m. with the seventh place game, the fifth place game at 12:30 p.m., the third place game at 2 and the championship scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.</p>
<p>The all-tournament team will be announced following the conclusion of the tournament prior to the championship trophy presentation.</p>
<p>Webster Groves enters the tournament as the No. 2 ranked team in Missouri Class 5 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association while Tulsa Memorial enters as the No. 10 team in Oklahoma Class 5A by the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact Jeff Starkweather, Joplin High School athletic director at (417) 625-5242 or Jordan Larimore, Joplin Sports Authority Sports Information Director, at (417) 625-1006.</p>
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		<title>JSA tabs Hull as Assistant Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joplin Sports Authority and the Joplin Sports Authority Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Hull as its new Assistant Director.  Hull, 35, comes to the Joplin Sports Authority from the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Pittsburg, Kan., where he has served as CVB director for the past [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Joplin Sports Authority and the Joplin Sports Authority Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Hull as its new Assistant Director.</p>
<p> Hull, 35, comes to the Joplin Sports Authority from the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Pittsburg, Kan., where he has served as CVB director for the past five years. During his tenure with the Crawford County CVB, Hull worked to brand and market Crawford County as a sports destination hosting numerous state, Midwest, regional and national level championship events.</p>
<p> Prior to working for the Crawford County CVB, Hull was an assistant on the staff with the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Joplin Sports Authority. He spent eight years with The Joplin Globe as a sportswriter before transitioning into the travel and tourism industry.</p>
<p> “Mr. Hull brings experience and enthusiasm to our staff,” said Jim Frazier, Director of the Joplin Sports Authority. “He has a presence in this industry. We look forward to working with him.”</p>
<p> The Joplin Sports Authority is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation with the mission to attract, promote, provide and support local, state, regional, national and international sporting events to the Joplin area, which will provide economic impact and enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Joplin area.</p>
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		<title>Kicks For the Cure 2011 Soccer Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joplin Sports Authority is hosting a Kicks For the Cure soccer tournament this coming fall! More information will be posted here as it is available. For now, visit www.gotsoccer.com to register, see teams already signed up, and learn more about Kicks For the Cure! The deadline for registration is August 24, 2011.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><P>The Joplin Sports Authority is hosting a Kicks For the Cure soccer tournament this coming fall! More information will be posted here as it is available. For now, visit <A href="http://www.gotsoccer.com/">www.gotsoccer.com</A> to register, see teams already signed up, and learn more about Kicks For the Cure! The deadline for registration is August 24, 2011.</P></p>
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		<title>Preparing for Premier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jordanlarimore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we told you in our last blog post, Premier Baseball is in full-swing in 2011. A new page has been added to the left navigational menu on the website, which we think will be very helpful to all Premier athletes, parents, coaches, families and fans. So far, we&#8217;ve posted directions for all 6 of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we told you in our last blog post, Premier Baseball is in full-swing in 2011. A new page has been added to the left navigational menu on the website, which we think will be very helpful to all Premier athletes, parents, coaches, families and fans. So far, we&#8217;ve posted directions for all 6 of the fields we will use in the Incoming Freshmen tournament. Check back later for schedules, rosters, and results!</p>
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		<title>JSA handles historic tornado</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joplin Sports Authority is happy to announce that all staff and board members are safe and accounted for after Joplin&#8217;s May 22 tornado. The disaster has forced us to cancel a couple of events however as the previously scheduled June 4-5 Route 66 Soccer Tournament and our June 30-July 3 AAU track and field events will not be held [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Joplin Sports Authority is happy to announce that all staff and board members are safe and accounted for after Joplin&#8217;s May 22 tornado. The disaster has forced us to cancel a couple of events however as the previously scheduled June 4-5 Route 66 Soccer Tournament and our June 30-July 3 AAU track and field events will not be held in 2011. This summer&#8217;s Premier Baseball is still taking place however. Be sure to mark your calendars for July 5-10 and 19-24 to watch our freshmen and juniors!</p>
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		<title>BUSY MAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Garton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May has been very busy for the JSA. MCSAA came to town May 5-7. We got a little wet on Thursday and a little sunburnt on Friday. May 13-14 was Hall of Fame weekend. The banquet at Granny Schaffers went&#160;well and the golf tounament on Saturday went well &#8211; only a little chilly!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><P>May has been very busy for the JSA. MCSAA came to town May 5-7. We got a little wet on Thursday and a little sunburnt on Friday. May 13-14 was Hall of Fame weekend. The banquet at Granny Schaffers went&nbsp;well and the golf tounament on Saturday went well &#8211; only a little chilly! </P></p>
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		<title>MCSAA SPRING FESTIVAL FLYER</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Garton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us at The Carousel Park for food and fun! &#160; ﻿﻿]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://joplinsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MCSAA-Flyer7-e1303416133354.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-154" title="MCSAA Flyer" src="http://joplinsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MCSAA-Flyer7-791x1024.jpg" alt="" width="633" height="819" /></a></p>
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