Webb City's Lady Cardinals completed a 30-1 basketball season Saturday afternoon with a 60-53 victory over Cape Girardeau- Notre Dame in the Class 4 state championship game at the Mizzou Arena, Columbia. Webb City trailed, 26-25, at halftime after back-to- back steals by Hailey Roderique and Summer Greek led to Lady Card baskets in the closing moments of the second quarter. Kaitlin Jaeger's two free throws with 4:44 remaining in the third quarter put the Lady Cardinals ahead to stay and they built eight-point leads in the fourth quarter on the way to their 20th straight victory. Webb City coach Brad Shorter, a former Lockwood Tiger, said his team's experience in a loss in the 2009 state title game helped in this year's championship game.

Montrose Lady Jay Morgan Eye scored 25 of her 29 points in the second half and Montrose stayed undefeated with a 61-50 victory over Verona in a Class 1 state quarterfinal game in Sedalia. Verona led, 22-21, at the half before Eye started her scoring spree. 5-foot-4-inch sophomore Jenna Chadd, formerly Nevada, led Verona with 19 points. The Lady Jays, 29-0, are to play Naylor, 22-8, at 3:20 p.m. Thursday in the state semi-finals at Columbia. Verona's 24-6 season ended in the loss at State Fair Community College. Dadeville outscored Thomas Jefferson, 63-55, in overtime in a Class 1 quarterfinal game -- the second year in a row the Cavaliers season ended in Sedalia. Dadeville, 29-1, is to play Scott County Central, 27-2, at 6:40 p.m. Thursday in the state semi-finals.

Miller's Lady Cardinals and the Clever boys won Class 2 quarter- final games Saturday night at Willard High School. Senior Hannah Wilkerson, a future Missouri State Lady Bear, led Miller with 42 points in an 87-76 victory over Osceola. Senior Jordan Garrison, a future Creighton Lady Blue Jay, led the Lady Indians with 33. Miller, 27-4, will play undefeated Harrisburg, 29-0, at 8:20 p.m. Thursday in the state semi-finals. Clever rallied from a three-point deficit in the last two minutes and edged Adrian, 53-52, to advance to a state semi-final game against Sturgeon, 30-0, at 1:40 p.m. Thursday in Columbia. Clever's 24-7.

Maryville defeated Stockton, 46-30, Saturday in a Class 3 state quarter-final game at Smith-Cotton High School, Sedalia. The Lady Spoofhounds, 25-3, are to play a 27-3 Mount Vernon team at 1:40 p.m. Thursday in the state semi-finals. The Lady Tigers' 25-5 season ended with Saturday's loss.

The Kansas Jayhawks defeated Kansas State, 72-64, Saturday evening in the championship game of the Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The Jayhawks are 32-1 this season and were expected to be a #1 seed when the NCAA D-I tournament teams were announced late today.

The Northwest Missouri State women's tennis team defeated Missouri-St. Louis, 5-1, in a dual at Maryville. Former Nevada Lady Tiger Lisa Pendrak won the #2 singles match for the Bearcat women, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8, and teamed with Veronica Castilla for an 8-2 win in the #2 doubles. The Northwest Missouri women are 3-1 this Spring and were to play Drury University at 10:00 a.m. today and Nebraska-Kearney at 2:00 p.m. Monday in Maryville.

St. Louis defeated a Houston Astro split squad, 8-5, Saturday in an exhibition baseball game heard on AM-1240, KNEM. The Cardinals are 4-5 this Spring and were to play Washington's Nationals at 12:05 p.m., CDT, today at Viera, Florida. Cardinal Network coverage was to begin at 11:45 a.m. on KNEM.

The Royals drilled the Angels, 12-3, Saturday in a Cactus League game in Arizona. Mitch Maier and Chris Getz hit two-run homers for K-C and the Royals added four more runs in the sixth inning and another four in the seventh at Surprise, Arizona. Kansas City obtained Getz from the White Sox during the off-season in a trade involving former Nevada Griffon Mark Teahen. The Royals are 5-3-1 this Spring and were to play the A's at 3:05 p.m., CDT, today at Phoenix.