By: Skylan Akins/SWMO Sports IT’S FINALLY HERE The Tournament of Champions is back in Springfield — and this one feels different in the best possible way. Every January, Great Southern Bank Arena becomes the epicenter of high school basketball, but the 2026 Tournament of Champions  has a little extra juice. The field is as wide open as it’s been in years. There’s no runaway favorite, no clear-cut bracket path, and no shortage of teams that can realistically see themselves cut