Story by Prairie Communications intern Kadin Rogers
The Great Western Shootout at Abingdon-Avon high school is taking place this Saturday. Game action begins at 9 A.M. with the Monmouth-Roseville Titans taking on Ridgewood. The 8-game shootout finishes with the Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes girls and boys teams at 6:00 and 7:30, respectively. Other teams that will be at the tournament include Rockridge, the Macomb girls and boys teams, Farmington, Fulton, state-ranked Columbia and undefeated Southeastern.
Athletic Director at Abingdon-Avon high school Reid Kelso arranged the matchups for the shootout, and he went through his process in creating the schedule, on the WRAM morning show.
All day admission for the Great Western Shootout will $7 for adults and $5 for kids and seniors. For the full interview with Athletic Director Kelso, visit the Sports Podcast section of our wesbite, radiomonmouth.com.
Great Western Shootout Schedule:
9:00………..Monmouth-Roseville vs. Ridgewood (Boys)……….Sunny 97.7 WMOI, 8:40 pregame show
10:30……..Wethersfield vs. Farmington (Boys)
12:00……..Knoxville vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement (Boys)
1:30……….Rockridge vs. Columbia (Boys
3:00……….Southeastern vs. Fulton (Boys)
4:30……….Macomb vs. Scales Mound (Boys)
6:00………Abingdon-Avon vs. Macomb (Girls)……..AM 1330/FM 94.1 WRAM, 5:40 pregame show
7:30………Abingdon-Avon vs. Illini Bluffs (Boys)….AM 1330/FM 94.1 WRAM, pregame show following postgame show