Many thanks to coach Jason Morris of Iberia for sending along the all-district baseball team from class 2 district 8. Iberia lead the way with 7 picks and 1 honorable mention. Conway and district champion Eugene both had 5 picks also. Conway & Eugene will return all but one of their selections next year so [...]
And the lineups for Springfield are all set as the quarterfinals come to a close. In class 2, Strafford ends Purdy’s season with a 15-9 win. Conner Wilson got the win in relief and also went 3 for 3 at the plate to lead the Indians. Strafford next takes on Linn on Wednesday. And it [...]
One area team moves on, and one goes home in state soccer action last night. Catholic advances to an all Catholic school final four as they defeat Southen Boone 2-1 last night. Maddy Renner got the eventual game winner midway through the first half and the Lady Irish defense made it stand up. But in [...]
And just like that, the quarterfinal round is almost over while the final sectional game is still being played. Dora wins their class 1 battle with Stoutland 5-2, ending the Tigers quest for a fourth straight final four trip. The Falcons will be making their first trip to the big show. Strafford and Purdy were [...]
Last week, Ole at Springfield Soccer posted the girls roster for the Southwest Missouri All-Star Game to go along with the boys roster announced in Nov. So I thought this would be a good time to make sure every one here put it on their calendars. June 15th at Cooper #1 at the Lake Country [...]
Only one game still left to play. Ava at Clinton. The winner there will be Carl Junction who downed Catholic 11-8. Salem also marches on with a 3-0 win in St. Louis over Westminster Christian. And Strafford wins the big matchup as three unearned runs help them get past Landon Jarrett and Mansfield 3-2. I’ll [...]
Glendale didn’t score early, as it took over 20 minutes to get on the board. But after that, they did score often in their sectional matchup with Joplin winning 9-1 behind four goals from Emily Cline. Cline and Molly Brewer each knocked home a pair in the first half with Jeni Frewin grabbing one to [...]
A wild one in Stockton tonight in the class 2 sectionals. Stockton jumps all over Purdy in the first inning to the tune of 8-0, scores 5 more runs the rest of the way, and it is not enough to move on as the Eagle bats ignite and Purdy wins 16-13. Blake Williams drives home [...]
Updating one of our prospect profiles, I’m happy to announce that Everton senior Garrett Gladden has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. Garrett completed a very successful four year career at Everton in both basketball and track & field. Pictured below with Garrett is coach Jim [...]
College Heights’ Caleb Hoover was one of the stars of the weekend at the class 2 state track & field meet. Hoover finished first in the 1600, first in the 3200, fourth in the 800, and was part of the winning 4 X 800 relay team along with Alan Good, Trenton Morris, and Alex Moore. [...]