Prep Basketball

Breast Cancer Awareness Girls All-Star Game set for Saturday

A group of Missouri girls All-Stars will take on a team of Illinios Girls All-Stars in the Straight out the Cannon Breast Cancer Awareness Girls High School All-Star Game. The event will be held on Saturday (May 7) at Harris Stowe State University at 1:30 p.m.

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Weekend Basketball Recap and Other Notes

We had our local teams scattered around the Midwest region and beyond in various tournaments and the STL area squads enjoyed many highlights over the weekend. ...

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Greater Midwest Classic Spring Fling Recap (The Girls)

I spent much of my weekend at McCluer North High to take in the action at the Greater Midwest Classic Spring Fling. I was really interested in the girls’ action this week, so my report will concentrate on the girls who put on a very good show, as they always do at this tournament....

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Greater Midwest Classic Spring Fling and Jayhawk Invitational reports coming up Monday

Several area boys teams have been competing at the Jayhawk Invitational in Lawrence, KS. this weekend. The top tournament in the area this weekend is the Greater Midwest Classic Spring Fling in North County for boys and girls. I'll have updates on both tournaments up on the website on Monday. Stay tuned.

Team Spotlight features to begin in May

During the month of May, I will begin writing my "Team Spotlight" features that will recognize the individual summer select teams from around the area. On a daily basis, I will be selecting a boys or girls team to introduce you to the vast earlaustinjr.com reading audience. Like last year, these team features will be running throughout the entire summer until the school year begins.

Four Missouri players listed in Top 40 of Rivals.com Final Rankings

An excellent year of hoops in the Show-Me State culminated with four players from the state being ranked in the Top 40 of the final Rivals.com Top 150 Rankings for the Class of 2011. Chaminade College Prep All-American Bradley Beal ended up No. 4 in the final Rivals rankings....

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Richard "Bird" Hamilton steps down as Beaumont head coach

Richard "Bird" Hamilton is stepping down as the head boys basketball coach at Beaumont High School after 17 years on the job....

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Midwest Showdown Tournament Recap

I spent part of my Easter weekend taking in the action at the Midwest Showdown Tournament, which was presented by Terrell Ramey of Rameybasketball.com. To summarize the weekend, one might say the tournament began with a storm and ended with a storm....

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Rameybasketball.com's Midwest Showdown 17U tournament is moved to Wohl Rec Center

The 17U Division of this weekend's Rameybasketball.com Midwest Showdown Tournament has been moved from Florissant Valley C.C. to the Wohl Recreation Center (1515 N. Kingshighway). Flo Valley is out of power after last night's tornado which hit North County. The games will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Rameybasketball.com’s Midwest Showdown Tournament set for this weekend

The Midwest Showdown Tournament will be held this weekend at various sites around the area. The tournament is being put on by Rameybasketball.com. Some of the region’s top teams and players will be on hand....

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