4:10 – We’re one hour away from the tipoff of Kickapoo vs Blue Springs on the girls side. The Hillcrest boys will take on Park Hill South at 8:30. We’ll have updates throughout the night right here. The first girls semifinal is under way with nationally ranked Incarnate Word with a 14 point lead over [...]
CLASS 4
At Hammons Student Center, Springfield
Girls – Webb City 57, St. James 36
Last year, the key to beating Webb City was to beat their press and stop Kaitlin Jaeger. But as Webb City displayed Saturday against St. James, even if you do hold Jaeger down this year, you’re still likely to get smoked. Balanced scoring [...]
What a day yesterday. Four games at the Blue and Gold. Then the KTXR Lady Classic first round with Webb City’s 65-62 overtime win over Midwest City capping off a tremendous day. Here’s a few thoughts from each game before we get to the scores.
Blue and Gold
Nixa 69, Willard 59 – Nixa is deep, talented, [...]
4:30 PM – Carlee and Mackenzie Rozell couldn’t have hoped for a more perfect day 1. They drop only 2 games as they advance to tomorrow’s semifinals. After winning their first round match 6-1, 6-1, they better than in the next round going 6-0, 6-0. Danielle Benson and Annie Armstong also advance in the consolation [...]
GIRLS TENNIS
CLASS 2
District 6 at Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield
Team results
1. Kickapoo – 28.5
2. Branson – 24
3. Glendale – 20
4. tie Joplin – 14.5
4. tie Nixa – 14.5
6. Ozark [...]
A huge volleyball matchup lived up to the hype last night as Ozark downed Webb City 2-1. Webb City grabbed the first set 28-26 serving notice that they wouldn’t be an easy win. But Ozark rallied to take an epic second set 29-27. In the third set, Ozark took control and Webb City couldn’t overtake [...]
Well there was some outside activity yesterday. Unless they’ve started playing high school golf indoors which I wouldn’t be surprised at. The Ozark Conference held their girls gold tournament yesterday and Kickapoo won their fourth straight title. But only by one stroke over second place Hillcrest. West Plains’ freshman Emily Odom took medalist honors with [...]
Congratulations to the MO Dream Team 14U girls who took second place at the Division 1 AAU Nationals in Salem, VA last week. The team is made up from players from Catholic, Glendale, & Kickapoo in Springfield as well as players from Branson, Mt. Vernon, Nixa, Ozark, & Verona. Jim Deines is the head coach [...]