March Madness has arrived

Whether your game is High School or College Basketball March Madness is here!
Where do I start? The High School Class 4 and 5 District tournaments are already heating up with the usual suspects on the boys side like Sikeston, Notre Dame and Poplar Bluff making some serious noise.
On the girls side you could say the same for Notre Dame, Dexter, Poplar Bluff and Farmington.
The Cape Central boys and girls finally managed to beat Jackson but now they face a tough test against Poplar Bluff.
A Couple of outstanding Illinois Class 2A Regional finals with Massac County playing Murphysboro and Pinckneyville hosting Du Quoin.
All this and were just starting to get the ball rolling on the post-season.
Talking College hoops, the Salukis wrap things up for the regular season Saturday at home against Wichita State. SIU needs a win to help it's positioning for the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
The Ohio Valley Conference regular season concludes Saturday.
The SEMO men have one more shot at a win at Austin Peay while the women try to keep their slim hopes alive of hosting a first round game. The Murray State women are the number one seed.
The UT Martin men lead the OVC Standings by a single game over Saturday's opponent Morehead State, Murray State and Austin Peay.
It should all add up to a fantastic final four in Nashville.
All this and the NCAA Tourney is still ahead!

Hoops Season Hits Home Stretch

The high school basketball season is hitting the home stretch.
With district basketball tournaments just around the corner teams are trying to get healthy and peak at playoff team.
There are several great games ahead Friday night on Heartland Hoops.
Some of the top match ups include Cape Central hosting Dexter which also happens to be our location for our Heartland Hoops Subway Shot of the Night.
New Madrid County Central visits Portageville with an important theme to help raise awareness about cancer.
Sikeston may be on the brink of a state title run, the Bulldogs play a road game at Kennett.
In Southern Illinois Marion at Carbondale promises to be a competitive game and Pinckneyville will take it's best shot at Anna-Jonesboro.
See you on Heartland Hoops!