By: Skylan Akins/SWMOSports There’s a certain kind of frustration that only the Tournament of Champions can hand you — the kind where you’re right there, trading haymakers with elite competition, but the margin between “statement win” and “tough lesson” is a handful of possessions. That was the story for Kickapoo heading into the consolation semifinal. The Chiefs came into day two carrying the emotional residue of their opening-night loss to #2 Principia — a game that flashed

By: Skylan Akins/SWMO Sports #5 Bartlett outlasts #4 Wheeler, 58-50, in TOC opener full of run-outs, rim-rattlers, and late-game chaos If you like your Tournament of Champions games loud, fast, and played above the rim, the #5 Bartlett Panthers  and #4 Wheeler Wildcats  delivered exactly that in a 58-50 opening-round battle that swung on second-chance points early and free throws late. And afterward, Bartlett head coach Dion Real  summed up the moment perfectly: “When we came

We are about 98 hours away from the tipoff of the 41st annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions and we at SWMO Sports are ready for this year's tournament. Many things have changed since the inception of the tournament and while some have been good, some has been bad and some have been…..well indifferent. This year as we are leading up to the tournament we wanted to know what the Data says about perhaps the most up in the air tournament in recent history. So in true 2026 fashi

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