BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Bolivar Tournament
Branson 56, Aurora 46
Buffalo 36, Rogersville 31
Bolivar 59, Hillcrest 54
Stockton 70, Springfield Catholic 52
Next – 1/20
4 PM – Aurora vs Rogersville
5:30 PM – Hillcrest vs Springfield Catholic
7 PM – Branson vs Buffalo
8:30 PM – Bolivar vs Stockton
And we’re back to regular action with a limited schedule due to the weather. Kelsey Williams has the night’s big performance going for 29 points. But it’s all for naught as the Redwings fall to Mountain Grove 57-45. The best game of the night goes to double overtime as Brittany McClelland’s 22 points lead Central [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Varsity
Sparta 58, Hartville 46
Parkview 57, Aurora 24
Kickapoo 52, Republic 29
Kickapoo: Mackenzie Smith – 24 pts
Thayer 44, Mountain Grove 30
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Aurora Tournament
Consolation – Verona 59, Aurora 45
3rd place – Purdy 37, MacDonald County 36
Championship – Mt. Vernon 60, Republic 53
Mt. Vernon: Kenzie Williams – 30 pts
Blue Eye Tournament
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Carl Junction Classic
#2 Seneca 51, #7 Liberal 22
#3 Carthage 49, #6 East Newton 46
Everton Tournament
Greenfield 64, Everton 62 (OT)
Everton: Jessica Holland – 19 pts; Paige Limpus – 16 pts
Greenfield: Audrey LaSalle – 19 pts, 5 3s; 4 players in double figures
Dadeville 40, Greenwood 32
Dadeville: Alicia Thorpe – 15 pts; Delana [...]
After a banner year for girls basketball in the Ozarks, we’re primed to do it again. Legitimate state contenders are in every class. Division 1 signees and other future college players abound. Great conference races in the Big 8, COC Large, Ozark Conference, Ozark 7, and Summit Conference should keep the courts hot all year. [...]
After a relatively quiet first night of districts, the upset bug went into overtime for day 2. And no upset was bigger than Winona knocking off the state’s #1 team Eminence 2-1 to win the district title. And that was after Winona earlier dispatched a very strong Summersville team 2-0 in the semifinals.
Other #1s that [...]
VOLLEYBALL
Varsity
Kickapoo 2, Nixa 1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-19)
Kickapoo: Erin Pavlin – 32 digs; Kinsey McCarter – 11 kills
Nixa: Bethanie Funderburk – 20 assists; Jackie Zellmer – 12 digs
Mt. Vernon 2, Central 0 (25-9, 25-10)
Catholic 2, Sparta 0 (25-21, 25-17)
Cassville 2, Aurora 1 (25-18, 26-28, 25-20)
Cassville: Marti Richmiller – 12 kills; Olivia Cline – 14 [...]
Since we’re halfway through baseball season, I thought I’d better do our basketball review before it gets totally lost. We’ll always remember this as the year of the ladies in the Ozarks as every state championship game features a team from SW Mo. The Nixa Lady Eagles, Exeter Lady Tigers, and Sparta Lady Trojans each [...]
Had a great time Saturday night at the All-Scoreboard Team banquet put on by Guy Newcomb of The High School Scoreboard Show and The Scoreboard Guy website. I was one of the individuals that Guy solicited for input on the teams and he asked if I would be one of the speakers at the banquet. [...]