And here’s the final all-state team. Class 1 where dynamic pitcher Katie Shockley of Crocker is the only area first team pick. Both Norwood and Weaubleau got a pair of underclassmen on the second team. For Norwood, juniors Ashlynn Chadwell at catcher and Jordan Gray at third base made it. For Weaubleau, junior pitcher Callie [...]
College Heights rolls to another boys cross country state title over the weekend, easily defeating second place Oak Ridge 64-92 (less is more in cross country). Caleb Hoover took first place individual honors for the Cougars, followed in second by teammate Trenton Morris in second. Rounding out the top three was Hermitage’s Brent Collins, the [...]
Olivia Francka of Halfway claims the first state title for the Ozarks yesterday as she won the 3200 yesterday. Her finish puts Halfway in the top 10 team standings at seventh. Liberal shares eighth place with four other teams as Kylie Brown took fourth in the 3200 and their 4X800 relay team took eighth.
On the [...]
4:05 PM – The old adage is ‘defense wins championships’. And Exeter showed that again in the final as they hold Marion County to 23.4% shooting for the game. In addition to forcing 20 turnovers, they got 10 steals, allowed Marion County less than 10 points in each quarter, and expanded the lead throughout the [...]
BOYS
9 AM – 3rd place – Glasgow (25-6) vs Chadwick (25-5)
Chadwick gets their look at possibly the best class 1 player in the state, Glasgow’s Jay Lee. The 6′ tall Lee averages 29 points per game, shoot over 33% from three, and is explosive to the basket. Combining his offensive prowess with 6′4″ center Ben [...]
11:18 PM – Whitney Edie carried the load in the first half for Exeter scoring 9 of the Lady Tigers 15 first half points. But in the second half, Destani Stensrud came alive and complimented Edie’s 8 second half points with 14 of her own as Exeter shot 61% in the half and broke the [...]
BOYS
6:10PM – Chadwick (25-4) vs Newtown-Harris (28-1)
In the Newtown Tigers, Chadwick will see a team as skilled and disciplined as themselves. They take care of the ball well, have good ball movement, and run 8 players deep. Those eight players all average over 5 points a game with guard K.J. Cool leading the pack at [...]
GIRLS
Poplar Bluff High School – Bakersfield 47, Naylor 44
SBU, Bolivar – Exeter 52, Humansville 35
Exeter: Whitney Edie – 25 pts
Clinton High School – Montrose 5o, Lockwood 32
BOYS
Poplar Bluff High School - Eminence 89, Clarkton 62
SBU, Bolivar – Chadwick 69, Dadeville 61 (2OT)
Dadeville: Zach Medley – 23 pts, Brock Toler – 21 pts
Chadwick: Seth Thomas – [...]