The Globe released their All-Area Baseball team yesterday. In what has become a trend for the Globe, co-MVPs were named. Chance Sossamon of Webb City and Zak Porath of Carl Junction. Both deserving of such an honor, there’s not much statistically to split the two. I personally would have made Sossamon [...]
The News-Leader released their All-Ozarks Baseball teams over a week ago. And I struggled with mentioning it because, as with all the News-Leaders All-Ozarks team, it was heavily slanted to the immediate Springfield area and to the larger schools. Of the thirteen players named on the first team, only four are not [...]
In sports, we often make reference to ‘going out on top’. Coaches and players who retire after winning a championship. An athlete walking away from the game while still one of the very best. Memories of those who have done so are plentiful. Sandy Koufax retiring while still the dominant pitcher [...]
The Missouri Sportswriters/Sportscasters Association announced their All-State Baseball Teams today. Excellent Ozarks representation across all 4 classes. The final four teams (Stoutland, Conway, Webb City, and Ozark) all had multiple selections. Blue Eye, Forsyth, Miller, Purdy, and Rolla also each had 2 selections.
When the coaches all-state teams were announced, I questioned the exclusion of [...]
After lightning forced the premature end of the girls game Thursday night, both games have been rescheduled for this Thursday. Same start times (girls game at 6 PM, boys at 8 PM) at Lake Country Soccer. Again, this will be your last chance to see some of these athletes play. So get on out [...]
And the OzarksSports.Net conquest of the South is now complete. While I was out on vacation, both Mississippi and West Virginia visited for the first time. In honor of this momentous occurrence, let’s take a closer look at our new friends.
Mississippi
While not filled with tons of national titles & national recognition, the Mississippi [...]
I am nearing completion of what I hope will be the definitive page of Ozarks sports related links. All the schools, all the teams, all the newspapers, all the TV stations, everything that I can find that is related to high school and youth sports in SW Mo. There are sites that are creative & [...]
Both the Area boys & girls teams won in the 31st annual Lions Club All-Star Classic last night in Springfield. The girls, led by Casey Garrison’s 21 points, built a 15 point halftime lead and cruised to 71-44 win. Marshfield’s Lacey Boshe had 15 for the Area team. Alicia Garoutte of Kickapoo had 10 points [...]
Don’t forget about the 31st Annual Lions Club All-Star Classic tomorrow evening in the W.E. Dowell Fieldhouse at BBC. City vs. Area in both girls and boys games. Casey Garrison makes her first all-star game appearance of the season. The girls game will start at 6:30 with the boys game following. Tickets are $5.