From staff reports
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Semifinal winners followed similar blueprints Friday night in the Kaminsky Classic at Missouri Southern’s Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Defending championWebster Groves, ahead by 17 points at halftime, whipped Blue Springs 68-44.
William Chrisman, in the second semifinal, also had a comfortable halftime lead en route to a 75-66 victory over Francis Howell.
Webster Groves, 8-3, seeks its third straight Kaminsky Classic title at 2:30 p.m. today against William Chrisman, 7-7. Blue Springs and Francis Howell collide at 1 for third place.
Derrick Dilwerth, 6-foot-3 junior, scored 14 points to lead the balanced Webster Groves offense. Jason Meehan, 6-3 sophomore, added 10 points for the Statesmen.
Webster Groves led 30-13 at halftime.
Greg Whisner, 6-0 senior, had 15 points for Blue Springs.
William Chrisman struck for 28 points in the opening quarter. The Bears balanced their attack between a 30-point performance from 6-4 senior Justin Clark and nine 3-point goals. Jon Ekey, 6-7 senior, had four of the treys.
Camron Cathcart, 6-3 senior, scored 25 points for Francis Howell and Cody Sorenson, 6-5 senior, had 15 more.
Sports
January 10, 2009
Statesmen, Chrisman reach Kaminsky final
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
Chris Oldner takes a cut during the Joplin Outlaws practice Tuesday afternoon. The Outlaws open their season on Thursday night at Rossville and play seven road games before their home opener on June 5.
The Joplin Outlaws and new coach Rob Vessell have set some lofty goals for the 2012 baseball season.
Continued ... - Stanton’s homers fuel Marlins’ surge in May
- Five sign to join Missouri Southern women's track team
- Whisner ignites Joplin Miners past Webb City
- Venus Williams joins Serena on sideline in Paris
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- Pittsburg State Sports
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- Vengels sixth in heptathlon; PSU picks up two seventh-place finishes
- Ethan Cordray signs with Pittsburg State
- Lions, Gorillas begin competition in outdoor track and field championship
- Three finalists named for PSU head baseball coach position
- Lions qualify 10, PSU 15 for Division II outdoor track meet
- Missouri Southern Sports
- High School Sports
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Area athletes turn shine at state meet
Webb City's Jarvis Jones takes sixth in the 200.
- Cleo Elbert steps down at Thomas Jefferson
- Frontenac wins first state baseball title
- Joplin's Jeremy Lynn takes fifth at state tennis
- Frontenac advances at state baseball
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