A pretty nasty storm rolled through Cape Girardeau early Friday afternoon pounding the area with severe thunderstorms and hail.

I stuck mu iPhone out the back door of the TV station and shot the hail pouring down.

By no means is it ground-breaking, riveting or must-see-tv... But here it is.

SEMO hires Ty Margenthaler as women's hoops coach

Just over a month ago Southeast Missouri State made the decision to not renew the contract of women's head basketball coach John Ishee.

Ishee spent five seasons leading the Redhawks program.  They finished 8-21 last season and 4-14 in the OVC.

Thursday morning Southeast Athletics Director John Schaffer introduced the programs new head coach, former Wisconsin assistant Ty Margenthaler.

He is signed to a 4-year deal with a base salary of $82,500 a year.

Margenthaler is a 1997 graduate of SIU-Edwardsville and spent the last five years as an assistant with the Badgers.

He becomes the 7th coach in the programs history.

Scott County Central super fan loves her Braves

As the Scott County Central Braves prepare for possibly the schools 15th MSHSAA Class 1 State Title former teacher Lela Adams is in Columbia watching her 15th Final Four.

Countdown to Class 4 Title rematch

Sikeston gets a rematch of the 2006 Class 4 Championship game...A date with St. Francis Borgia.

The Knights have beaten Sikeston the last three times the schools have played including the '06 title game.

Tipp off from the Mizzou Arena should be around 3:05 pm.

You can follow on twitter for updates @kfvssports.  A full game recap with postgame Saturday night on Heartland News at 9:00 p.m. on FOX 23 and at 10:00 p.m. on KFVS12.

OVC Tournament Info

Gearing up for tis weeks Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in Nashville...You'll need a bracket.

2011 OVC bracket (Men)

2011 OVC bracket (Women)

The tournament gets underway Wednesday at noon. This season all tournament games will be played in Nashville at the Municipal Auditorium rather than first round games at campus sites.

The Championship game for the men will air Saturday at 7:05 pm on ESPN2, the women's title game airs on Wazoo Sports and ESPN3.

All-OVC hoops selections to be released via Twitter

I'll admit when I read this press release (below) I was surprised.  The Ohio Valley Conference is set to release this seasons OVC All-Conference Basketball teams using social media (Twitter). The lists will be released Tuesday.

It's forward thinking for a conference which you could argue has been behind the times in certain areas.
(Basketball double-headers for the men & women, Conference basketball tournament with opening round games at cam pus sites and the way conference baseball games are played).

(To their credit) This year all OVC Tournament basketball games will be played in Nashville and beginning in 2012 the OVC will play it's conference baseball games over three days (all 9 innings) as opposed to cramming them into two days with one of the games being a seven inning game.

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2001 MVC Tournament Info (Men)

Saturday night the Southern Illinois Salukis wrapped up a disappointing (12-18, 5-13 MVC) season with a fifteen point loss at Indiana State.

Coach Lowery leads his eight seeded team into the Valley Tournament to face ninth seeded Illinois State.
The Salukis and ISU split during the regular season (home team winning). Game time is set for Thursday at 6:05 pm at the Scott Trade Center in St. Louis. Winner moves on to play top seeded Missouri State (27-3, 15-3 MVC).

Unless the Salukis go on a serious win streak (8 games) they will end the year with a fourth consecutive sub 20 win season and third straight without advancing to a post season tournament (NCAA, NIT, CBI, etc).

2007-08 Saluiks finished 18-15 (NIT 2nd round)
2008-09 Salukis finished 13-18 (no post season tournament)
2009-10 Salukis finished 15-15 (no post season tournament)

The last time the program failed in back-to-back-to-back seasons to reach a post season tournament was over a decade ago (1998 - 2000).  That was the tail end of a six season drought (1995-2000).

You would have had to have walked through this past season with earplugs and blinders on to not be aware of the frustration brewing amongst SIU faithful. I have answered a lot questions concerning Coach Lowery and his future with the school. I was told has three years left on his contract and the buyout is the remainder of the deal.

Unless there is an agreement on a buyout don't expect him to be removed as head coach...It would be too expensive. However I I don't believe that is a serious option.

I would expect Coach Lowery to be back next season, but if things do not improve...All bets are off.

2011 MVC Tournament (Men)