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Watkins has Bloomfield GBB on the rise after strong season of growth (2/29/24)The top eight girl’s basketball squads within MSHSAA Class 3 are still alive and competing as they take the courts on Friday in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament, and Bloomfield won’t be one of them after falling in its opening postseason game of the recent Class 3 District 2 Tournament. However, there isn’t any way that an observer of the Wildcat program this season could not find it to be an immense success.
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C2D3 BKB: Advance regroups late, rallies for OT shocker vs. host 'Cats (2/21/24)BLOOMFIELD – As the fourth quarter got underway in the opening round MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament game pitting the Advance High School varsity boy’s basketball squad against host Bloomfield on Tuesday, there was probably only one person in the historic Bloomfield Gymnasium that felt the Hornets had a chance at prevailing.
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C2D3 BKB: Bloomfield wary of Advance despite its struggles (2/20/24)A glance at the records of the boy’s basketball teams at Advance (4-20) and Bloomfield (11-13) high schools would lead one to think that tonight’s opening round game of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament between the two squads won’t be that close.
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C3D2GBB: Woodland gets defensive in 2H for W over hot Bloomfield (2/20/24)BLOOMFIELD – There weren’t very many girl’s basketball squads that entered the 2023-24 postseason on Monday playing better than Bloomfield.
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SCAA: Woodland regroups following dramatic defeat to claim 3rd place (1/29/24)BLOOMFIELD – It is typically a coach’s job to teach his/her players lessons. However, in the case of the Woodland High School varsity boy’s basketball squad, the young Cardinals helped third-year Cardinal coach Shawn Kinder through some trying moments recently.
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Donettes lock up OFC, go to 16-0 (1/27/24)NEELYVILLE — The Doniphan Donettes claimed the regular-season championship in the Ozark Foothills Conference Friday night with a 63-36 road victory over the Neelyville Lady Tigers. Doniphan extended its undefeated season record to 16-0 and claimed the OFC championship for their fourth consecutive year...
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SCAA: Puxico holds off pesky Bloomfield for shot at long-awaited title (1/26/24)BLOOMFIELD – After being extremely disappointed with his team’s overall effort in its opening win in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament, third-year Puxico coach Bryant Fernetti was much happier following its next game.
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Bloomfield outmuscles Sikeston in second half comeback (1/25/24)SIKESTON — Battling the winter blues after a nearly two-week layup, Sikeston stumbled to a surprising 43-38 loss to Bloomfield with Richland at the Field House on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Lady Bulldogs (6-10) couldn’t find their range and the timing appeared off, while the Lady Wildcats (8-7) leveraged their size and physicality inside, controlling the paint and converting second-chance opportunities...
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SCAA: Bloomfield has that 'winning' feeling going right now (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – It’s another week of the boy’s basketball season, and another noteworthy achievement can be recognized for the Bloomfield High School varsity boy’s squad.
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Young Bloomfield coach has 'Cats playing 'fundamental' hoops entering SCAA Tourney (1/22/24)History says that the Bloomfield High School boy’s basketball squad won’t make much noise in this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament, which will be played in the Wildcats’ iconic gymnasium beginning today.
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Improved Bloomfield D is going to be needed as schedule toughens (1/17/24)Statistics can often be misleading in athletics, and a good example of such is studying the 2023-24 season for the Bloomfield High School varsity boy’s squad. On one hand, the Wildcats (6-7) have dropped four of their past six outings. However, on the other hand, if Bloomfield can get past Woodland (9-4) on Friday in Bloomfield, which will be no easy task, the seventh win will be the program’s most since the 2017-18 season.
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BCS GBB Tournament: Woodland dominates (again) en route to third title (1/13/24)PATTON – Each varsity boy’s basketball season, the team at Woodland High School hosts the Woodland Invitational Tournament early in its season. The Cardinals’ girl’s program is seemingly doing something similar in mid-season, but it goes by the name of the Bollinger Cape Scott Conference Tournament, as Woodland has absolutely dominated this event since its inception three years ago.
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Bloomfield hoops knocks off Dexter for historic W (1/10/24)BLOOMFIELD – The last time that Bloomfield High School earned a varsity boy’s basketball victory over Dexter, Ben Sindle walked off the historic court in the Wildcats’ gym in a sour mood.
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BCT: Twin Rivers, Hayti to play for consolation (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD — Twin Rivers junior Luke Hester and senior Zach Joiner combined for 37 points to lead the eighth-seeded Royals past the 13th-seeded Wildcats and into the consolation final of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...
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BCT 2023: Bloomfield moves past Bernie in consolation round (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD — Thirteenth-seeded Bloomfield posted a 21-point upset over 12th-seeded Bernie on Wednesday to advance to the consolation semifinals of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament at Bloomfield High School. Bloomfield took a comfortable 10-point lead into the half, extended its lead to 17 after the third quarter and outscored the Mules 21-17 in the final period to win 65-44...
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BCT 2023: Malden pressures Bloomfield into faltering - eventually (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD – One month into this varsity boy’s basketball season, Bloomfield had still yet to play a game in its historic venue. That pent-up excitement to take the court in front of a home crowd showed early in the Wildcats’ game on Tuesday with Malden, but exhilaration can only last so long against length, skill, and athleticism.
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...