Finally found the last all-state softball teams. Here’s class 2 with class 1 to follow. Only one first team selection from the area. Morrisville’s Kasey Painter. Both Pleasant Hope and Purdy place two girls on the second team. The Pirates Sarah Siegismund is one of only two freshman picked. Congratulations.
First Team
Pitchers
Taylor Baxter, [...]
Not much success on the boys side of the equation at the class 2 state cross county championships this weekend. No area boys teams finished in the top 5. But Austin Slagle of Ash Grove did represent the Ozarks well finishing fourth in the individual competition.
A totally different story on the girls side as Springfield [...]
BOYS
District 5 at Buffalo
Team results
1 Buffalo – 56 Average: 19:00.20
2 Strafford – [...]
College Heights’ running has them high in the first day standings in class 2 boys. Caleb Hoover placed first in the 1600 and fourth in the 800, and Trenton Morris third in the 1600 as College Heights sits second currently. Iberia’s Brian Duncan claimed a state title in discus for the Rangers as they currently [...]
3:55 PM – Sparta brings it home. Sparta 56, Canton 49. The scoring was cranked up in the second half as Canton’s Tori Niemann, who set out most of the first half with two fouls, scored 18 points to finish with 21. But Sparta was equal to task as they built their lead to as [...]
BOYS
3rd place: 9 AM – Miller (24-5) vs Laquey (28-3)
We know these guys. In fact we’ve seen this game already this year. Laquey rallied from behind to defeat Miller to win the championship of the Conway Tournament. Laquey was short handed for that game. But won’t be this time. Should be another great game.
GIRLS
3rd place: [...]
2:15 PM – Sparta doesn’t let it stay close, comes out firing in the third period hitting 5 3s to push the lead to as much as 19, then maintained the rest of the way to win 59-38 over Couch. Kayla Coffer gets 21 and Brooke Stevens 17 for the Lady Trojans. Sparta shot 63.2% [...]
Here’s what on tap today with the four class 2 teams from the Ozarks in action this morning.
BOYS
9 AM – Portageville (22-5) vs Miller (24-4)
The Bulldogs features a starting lineup that are all 6 foot or taller. But the tallest is only 6′4″ so they won’t have a great height advantage. They’re also not know [...]
I’m finally recovered from my lovely tour of Ozarks gyms and starting to feel myself again. Just in time for tonight’s action in classes 2 & 3. We started the night with the possibility of three Ozarks teams advancing to Columbia in both class 2 boys & girls. That’s already been rendered impossible as Thayer [...]