The 36th Annual Missouri Lions All-Star Football Game will be played in Warrensburg on Saturday, July 21st. The game features outstanding 2012 graduated high school football players from the entire state. Pre-game festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with kick-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Walton Stadium/Vernon Kennedy Field on the UCM Campus.

The annual affair was created in order to benefit the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and has raised nearly $200,000 for this statewide Lions project. The game pits some of the top football talent from around the state to play one last game with and against their peers before entering the world of college or other careers. The game is divided into Blue and Gold Teams. Heading this year’s Blue squad will be Coach Nathan Morgan of Caruthersville High School, and the Gold team will be piloted by Coach Dustin Baldwin of Miller High School.

The players and coaches arrived at UCM on Sunday, July 15th. The week will be spent getting acquainted, learning plays and two-a-day practice sessions. It will culminate with the banquet Friday evening, July 20th, with Westran High School Coach (and last year’s All-Star Gold Team Coach) Curtis Jasper as the keynote speaker, and the game at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21st. Tickets for the game will be available at the gate on game day at only $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.

The Missouri Lions are pleased to announce that this year’s game will be broadcast live on KKWK (100.1 FM) Radio in Cameron, MO, and at NorthWestMOInfo.com.

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Photo Above: The Bearcats will be well-represented in the 2012 Missouri Lions All-Star Game, with (from left) Tyler Miller, Zach Lacy, and Cody Stevens all earning spots on the roster.

The Rib City Shootout is underway! This weekend, nearly 60 teams will compete across the junior high, junior varsity, and varsity divisions of the two-day basketball extravaganza.
Above, Advance's Lane Below moves the ball up-court during Friday morning's contest against Winona.

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PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 90 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on artificial baits after dark; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 86 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Cypress Lake: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1 - 3' of water on jigs, crickets and worms; largemouth bass slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2 - 8' of water on worms, crickets and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/12/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 85 degrees, low, clear; bluegill and warmouth sunfish fair on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. Note: boaters be aware of tree stumps due to low water levels. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Lake Girardeau: 88 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill and redear sunfish good on worms and crickets; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Perry County Lake: 86 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 94 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Wappapello Lake: 88 degrees, normal, black bass fair on plastic worms early and late; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines using live bait at night; all other species slow.

Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 83 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): low, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures in early morning; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/12/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): 82 degrees, falling, muddy; blue catfish and channel catfish fair on worms, stinkbait and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/12/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, stinkbaits and worms; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/11/2012)

Anglers are invited to send pictures of their catch to the ShowMe Times - simply email a photo to SMT Sports Editor Andrew Cato, including your name, where the fish was caught, the species of the fish, and - if you care to share - what bait you were using!

Charleston- On Wednesday night (July) at Hillhouse Park, the Charleston Squirrels did what no one thought they could. At the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament, the Poplar Bluff Thunder was the team to win it all, but the Squirrels had something else in mind.

The Thunder (36-6) went undefeated in the double elimination tournament staying in the winner's braquet until Wednesday night. The Squirrels were needing to force two games out of the Thunder and give them their first loss, so they gave the ball to Bloomfield's Paul Fox.

In the first game, Fox seemed a little shaky in the top of the first charged with giving up four runs (one earned) in the top of the first inning because of two infield errors by the Squirrels and a double by Poplar Bluff's Scott Foster. After the first inning the Squirrels calmed down and put it behind them. Fox didn't seemed phased by the first inning and continued to work around the batters and quiet the Thunders lineup to just three hits the rest of the game. Fox threw all seven innings and struck out nine on one hundred and one pitches. The Squirrels won 11-5.

In the second game Advance's Ryan Moses was on the mound. All he wanted to do was win that game, so he threw his first shutout of his career. He never tried anything fancy and knew that he had defense ready to play behind him. They then won 9-0.

The Charleston Squirrels are now the Senior Babe Ruth State Champs for the second year in a row. They will be on their way to the Midwest Plains Regional in Montroe, Colorado.

Good Luck Squirrels! Keep on fighting your way to the top!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

Area basketball fans are in for a treat this weekend with the return of the Rib City Shootout.

The Shootout, now in its third year, has quickly become the premier summer event for basketball teams in the region; this summer has already seen one week of boys action with 45 teams from three states competing in 145 games.

Tournament organizers are busy preparing for the fourth week of this summer's shootout, and the second week featuring boys competition, where basketball fans can see 57 teams from Missouri and Arkansas converging on seven courts - three at the Bearcat Event Center, the DHS, DMS, and Southwest Elementary gyms, and the DPR Gym, located next to the Dexter Aquatic Center - during this weekend's (July 13-14) shootout.

The Bearcats will be represented on all levels - Middle School, JV and Varsity - for the first time this summer; the Varsity squad kicks things off Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the BEC, while the JV squad opens competition at 3:00 p.m. in the Middle School. The 8th grade squad opens at noon on Friday at the DPR gym, while the 7th graders start at 9:45 in the BEC.

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