*Missouri State Basketball Championships
Here is the schedule for this weekend’s MSHSAA Class 4 and 5 State Basketball Championships at The Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Class 5 Boys
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Poplar Bluff (26-4) vs. Rockhurst (22-7), 4:30 p.m.
Vashon (28-0) vs. Springfield Kickapoo (29-1), 6:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Third Place Game, 4:30 p.m.
Championship Game, 8:05 p.m. (Fox Sports-Midwest)
Class 5 Girls
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Nerinx Hall (22-8) vs. Lee’s Summit (25-3), 7:40 p.m.
Springfield Kickapoo (28-1) vs. Incarnate Word (27-3), 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Third Place Game, 9:45 p.m.
Championship Game, 6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports-Midwest)
Class 4 Boys
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Cape Girardeau N.D. (14-16) vs. O’Hara (25-5), 9 a.m.
Willard (28-2) vs. Westminster Christian (25-5), 10:35 a.m.
Saturday, March 12
Third Place Game, 9 a.m.
Championship Game, 12:10 p.m.
Class 4 Girls
Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)
St. James (24-5) vs. Lincoln Prep (25-4), 12:10 p.m.
Ozark (22-8) vs. Jennings (20-8), 1:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Third Place Game, 10:35 a.m.
Championship Game, 1:45 p.m.
*University of Missouri
Men’s Basketball: The Tigers will participate in the Big XII Conference Tournament this weekend at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Mizzou will open tournament play against Nebraska today at 11:30 a.m. The winner will play Oklahoma on Friday at 11:30 a.m.
*Saint Louis University
Men’s Basketball: The Billikens are participating in the Conference USA Tournament in Memphis this week. The winner of Wednesday night’s SLU-Memphis game will play Charlotte tonight at 6 p.m.
*University of Illinois
Men’s Basketball: The No. 1 ranked Fighting Illini will participate in the Big Ten Conference Tournament in Indianapolis this weekend as the No. 1 seed. Illinois will open tournament play on Friday night against the Northwestern-Michigan winner at noon.
*Illinois State Basketball Playoffs
The IHSA Class AA Boys Supersectionals will be held on Tuesday, March 15 at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Tip-off time is at 8 p.m.
*St. Louis Falcons Tryouts
The St. Louis Falcons Basketball Club will hold open tryouts on Wednesday, March 16 at Forest Park Community College (5600 Oakland Ave.). The times for the tryouts are as follows: 15-and-Under, 6-7:15 p.m.; 16-and-Under, 7:15-8:30 p.m.; 17-and-Under, 8:30-10 p.m. For more information, call (314) 255-7130.
*Boxing
Many of St. Louis’ finest amateur boxers will square off at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday evening, March 12, at the Casa Loma Ballroom, 3354 Iowa at Cherokee. Promoter Steve Holley will be in charge of matching up the talented amateurs for the exciting action, which will benefit Matt Browning, the former St. Louis City police officer who lost both legs while in the line of duty.