You know them for mud, but did you know that Brick’s Offroad Park built the largest jet sprint boat track in the world? They are getting ready to take the extreme sports world by storm with water. The USSBA Jet Sprint World Series comes to Brick’s this weekend, August 15-17, with over 30 sprint boat teams from all over the world coming to southeast Missouri. “We’ll have boats from New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, as well as from all over the U.S.,” explained Jay Brickell, owner of Brick’s Offroad Park. Jet Sprint racing is fast becoming one of the world’s fastest growing motorsports in the country. It’s a sport that gets the heart racing, whether racer or spectator, where 15-foot boats with 1200HP motors glide over the water at breath-taking speeds. “These boats take off.
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Piedmont, Mo. - SEMO TIMES was contacted late Sunday night about an exceptional father-daughter duo from Piedmont who took third place in A-flight in the Piedmont Country Club tournament this weekend. Avery Green and her father, Jarred, scored 71 on the Saturday and 69 on Sunday for a score of 4-under par on the par-72 course. The tournament field of coed's was dominated by adults and the father-daughter pair appeared to the other competitors as just a darling twosome until the first day's scores were posted. The family reported that Avery's drive was used several times in the two-day event and her putter dropped a couple of putts. Jarred and mother, Kaylie, were extremely proud of Avery's performance. When Avery
Aug 03,The FASA, Fastpitch American Softball Association, held its World Series in Branson this weekend for seven different age divisions. The 14U division (meaning 14 years of age and under) had nineteen teams from Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma who had qualified to be in this year's event. The SEMO Sluggers team, coached by Julie Sievers, was formed with players from East Carter, Poplar Bluff, Naylor, Senath, Paragould, Batesville and Doniphan. After winning seven straight games in the tournament, the SEMO Sluggers met the Benton, Ar, Thunder Elite in the championship game. SEMO Sluggers held strong and won the game 6-4. Coach Sievers said "it was a team effort. We had hot bats and every pitcher threw strikes." Siever said
Aug 03,ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has extended the contract of Head Coach Ken Hitchcock for the 2014-15 season. [more]
Jun 03,Now that baseball season is in full stride, it's time for voting season.
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