By: Skylan Akins/SWMO Sports We have done this before with the Blue and Gold but I am trying it with a twist, keeping it live. We will be constantly updating this very article all night long so that you have up to the minute updates so stay tuned. Back in the arena its about noon. Vibes are high as we are here with Brady of FlicPics and my right hand man Billy Bieber. First game up in half an hour, Kickapoo vs #4 Wheeler in the 7th place game. Try our first real time test to

Log-Rog win Catfight 66-64 in instant classic By: Skylan Akins/SWMOSports Logan-Rogersville 66, #4 Wheeler 64 — Day 2 Opener Turns Into a Classic By the time Logan-Rogersville took the floor to open day two at the Tournament of Champions, this result didn’t feel like it came out of nowhere — it felt like the continuation of a trend. Just 24 hours earlier, Rogersville pushed #1 Paul VI to the brink, trading punches with the top-ranked team in the country and walking off the fl

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