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Class 5 Semifinal Updates

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 & 5 Quarterfinal Report

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 [...]

At the Barbershop - 2/5/10

Feeling sick for two weeks can leave you a lot of time to think.  And since my mind is going 100 miles an hour on a normal day, the last thing I need is time to think.  Lewis Black once hypothesized that hearing the dumbest thing he’d ever heard could be the possible cause of [...]

2009 Holiday Tournament W

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, [...]

2009 state girls tennis – Day 1

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 [...]

What a day!

It’s a huge day in Ozarks sports.  Not only is it week 2 of the district playoffs with a number of big matchups, but we have state championships going on in softball & girls tennis.  Up in St. Joseph, the Republic Lady Tigers and Pleasant Hope Lady Pirates are getting ready for the semifinal games.  [...]

Friday district tennis

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 [...]

10/1/09 scores

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 [...]

9/22/09 scores

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 [...]

MO Dream Team take second at nationals

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 [...]