Key conference matchups last night as we are in the last week of the regular season for classes 4 and 5. Webb City completes their undefeated run through the COC Large division with a 69-40 win over Republic. Kaitlin Jaeger leads the way with 24 points. Hailey Roderique continues her strong year with 20.
Kickapoo is [...]
BASKETBALL
BOYS
Varsity
Southwest 50, Marionville 47
Southwest: Levi Roberts – 22 pts
Parkview 81, Buffalo 52
Greenwood 57, Crane 53
Bolivar 72, Fair Grove 51
Stover 65, Iberia 40
Eminence 53, Summersville 52
Salem 71, St. Clair 61
GIRLS
Mansfield Tournament
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Lady Comet Invitational at Marionville
Verona 73, Mt. Vernon 66
Verona: Tristan Carasquillo – 26 pts, 5 3s; Jenna Chadd – 23 pts, 5 3s
Mt. Vernon: 4 players in double figures
Miller 82, Ash Grove 70
Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 38 pts; Betsy Epps – 20 pts, 5 3s
Ash Grove: Kaile Weinreis – 27 pts
Lady [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
GIRLS
CLASS 1
District 6 at Aurora
#1 Exeter 57, #4 Chadwick 38
Exeter: Whitney Edie – 29 pts, 17 rbs, 5 blk
#2 Verona 46, #2 Walnut Grove 40
Next: Friday @ 6, Championship – #1 Exeter vs #2 Verona
District 7 at Hume
#1 Rich Hill 51, #5 Hume 38
#2 Lockwood 44, #3 Sheldon 31
Next: Saturday @6, Championship – #1 Rich [...]
Spent the evening in Purdy taking in the girls first round games. Top seed Miller looked sluggish, but still defeated Greenfield handily 70-46 with Hannah Wilkerson scoring 32 points. Coach Brandon Weiss told me that on the ride to Purdy he suspected that the girls weren’t quite focused and that certainly appeared to be true. [...]
I don’t think I’ll be allowed back into a Webb City girls game after watching them in a losing effort for the second consecutive time. Republic looks impressive in downing the Lady Cardinals 64-59 despite Kaitlin Jaeger leading all scorers with 18. The Lady Tigers get double digits from Jamie Holmes, Hannah Daniel, Kayce DuVall, [...]
On a night usually dominated by girls basketball, it was the Hillcrest boys that stole the show upsetting Central at the Pit last night 61-56. Derek Chaney had 17 to help the Hornets bring Central down to earth after their big win over Rock Bridge Tuesday. Tied at the end of the third, the Hornets [...]
The game of the night is on the boys side as Mansfield and Fair Grove go four extra periods to settle their contest. The Lions Nathan Jones scored 23 and hit 7 threes to help Mansfield outlast the Eagles 82 – 77. It was inside vs outside with Mansfield tossing in 12 threes on the [...]