And we finish getting caught up on News-Leader stories with the announcement of their Athletes of the Year. If you look at past winners of the awards, the News-Leader definitely favors multi-sport athletes. And this year is no exception. Selected all-state in both volleyball & basketball, and nearly qualifying for state in track & field, [...]
Now we’re back to just a week ago and it’s the News-Leader’s All-Ozarks Baseball team. And with a pitching staff of Ethan Mather, Tyler King, Dalton Friend, Landon Jarrett, David Gilley, John McDermid, Grant Gordon, & Timmy Townsend, you wouldn’t need much offense with these guys. Ozark, Nia, & Rolla all land two [...]
Another item from a couple of weeks ago. The 2009 News-Leader All-Ozarks girls soccer team. Glendale & Catholic dominate the teams with the Lady Falcons snagging four first team & one second team spot, and the Lady Irish three and one. Kickapoo added two first teamers and one second. Only Ozark’s Paige Hemphill & Jody [...]
Continuing the ‘catching up’ theme, here the Joplin Globe’s 2009 All-Area Boys Basketball Team. Player of the Year & Coach of the Year both went across the border to Kansas, but the Ozarks still had great representation. Eight members of the 16 man first team, nine out of 15 second team members, and the only [...]
Catching up on some things, the all-state girls soccer team was announced a couple of weeks ago. Springfield Soccer has the full team for each class. You can use the links below to get to each one. Leading the way from the Ozarks is Catholic who placed six players on the class 1 first and [...]
2009 MHSBCA ALL STATE TEAMS
CLASS 1
First Team
PITCHERS
AARON MCCAIG, SR – COOTER
DALTON HUNTER, SR – DORA
LOGAN [...]
The west was best in last weekends Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-star Series last weekend in St. Louis. The boys from the west side were undefeated for the weekend winning three games as the class 3 contest ended in a tie. Colton Jones of Mansfield had the big highlight for the [...]
If you’re not familiar with the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series, this weekend is your chance to find out all about it. This Saturday at Lindenwood University in St. Louis, seniors from around the state will be matched up in four games, one for each class, in an East-West format. [...]
Ozark 7 All Conference Baseball
Player of the year – Mason Roller, SR, Purdy
1st Team
McAuley
Kevin O’Keefe, SR
Austin Metts, JR
Purdy
Trent Goetz, SR
Chris Bennett, SR
Daniel Barrientos, JR
The Midwest Nationals are in full swing and both teams are headed for big tournaments this weekend. The Blue squad features some serious pitching power from the Ozarks. Ozark’s Ethan Mather, Nixa’s Patrick Chandler, Joel Harrington of Catholic, Dalton Friend of Rolla, Republic’s Tyler King, Blue Eye’s David Gilley, and a guy that [...]