Early hoops focus turns to Van Buren, NMCC, Cape

The schedules are posted in our forum for the season-opening high school basketbal events across the region, including the Current River Challenge at Van Buren, the Riverbend Classic at New Madrid County Central, the Pepsi Shootout at Cape Girardeau, and the Farmington Invitational at the Farmington Civic Center.

The schedule is also up for the Heartland Hoopfest and a boys basketball tournament at Crystal City, both in December. Check back for schedules from upcoming events at Woodland, Oran and South Pemiscot and more in the next few days.

Among next weekend's events, the Van Buren schedule has grown by two games and features an eight-game lineup on Saturday. It's set to make a busy afternoon and night, joining five games at the Show Me Center's annual event and four games at NMCC on the day's schedule.