Lady Tigers Take Top Seed in Pink & White

The Republic Lady Tigers are the top seed in the White Division of the Pink and White Lady Classic scheduled for Dec. 26-29. Republic opens its tournament with a first-round game against Springfield Catholic at 9:30 a.m. at the O’Reilly Event Center on the Drury University Campus.

Bishop duPont Manual of Kentucky is the second seed in the White Division. Jacksonville, Ark., is seeded third, and Nixa is fourth. The 5-8 seeds are Marionville, Branson, Skyline and Crane.

If Republic wins its opener, it would meet the Crane/Greenwood winner on Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Tigers could potentially meet COC foe Nixa in a semifinal matchup.