The News-Leader released their 2009 All-Ozarks Softball team yesterday. Three teams ruled the selection. Nixa had three players (Carlie Rose, Danelle Billings, and Courtney DeRonde) picked for the first team and a fourth for the second team. Republic saw Hailey Johnson named first team and two other Lady Tigers named second team. And Ozark had [...]
Thanks to a generous reader, here’s the class 3 all-state softball teams. Republic has three selections to the squad with pitcher Hailey Johnson being selected to the first team. Her catcher, Amanda Davis, and infielder Payton Appleberry made the second team. McDonald County received two selections on the second team also. Pitcher Kaily Harvey and [...]
Ozarks squads bring home a third and fourth place finish home from St. Joseph and the state softball final four. In class 2, the Pleasant Hope Lady Pirates took the third place game 4-1 over Belle to finish the season 23-5. Sarah Siegismund scattered 8 hits over her 7 innings of work while striking out [...]
4:15 PM – Game over. Kirksville wins 1-0 on a fielders choice in the bottom of the 11th. Great game for both teams but Republic will play for third tomorrow against Platte County at noon. PC fell 4-2 to Cape Girardeau Notre Dame in the first semifinal of the day.
3:55 PM – The latest report [...]
After a softball quarterfinal Saturday across the state, two Ozarks teams remain alive in their quest for a state championship. The Pleasant Hope Lady Pirates defeated Strafford 6-4 as they push three runs home in the top of the sixth, then hold on. For Pleasant Hope, it’s the school’s second final four appearance in any [...]
VOLLEYBALL
Varsity
Carthage 2, Joplin 1 (25-15, 20-25, 25-16)
Carthage: Chelsea Williams – 10 kills; Andrea Westhoff – 13 digs; Taylor Smith – 6 aces; Lindsey Terry – 32 assists
Ozark 2, Hillcrest 0 (25-6, 25-6)
Ozark: Jade Hayes – 10 kills; Sydney Potts – 19 assists
Wheaton 2, Exeter 1 (11-25, 25-18, 25-18)
Conway 2, Fordland 0 (25-11, 25-16)
Conway: [...]
BOYS SOCCER
Varsity
Glendale 2, Ozark 0
Glendale: Cameron Dugan, Austin Hart
Joplin 3, Willard 0
Joplin: Parker Maher 2, Jordan Wood
Cassville 2, Branson 0
Waynesville 2, Catholic 1
Waynesville: Mark Ward, Ben Moore
Catholic: Luke Straus
It could be a case of deja vu all over again for Ozarks class 2 volleyball in 2009. Last year, three area teams were ranked in the top 10 in the state to start the year. Of those three, none won their district and only one played for the title. Meanwhile Mt. [...]
10:10 PM – And the softball weekend is already over for all but one of the Ozarks teams. Walnut Grove finishes fourth as they fall 1-0 to Canton. The Lady Tigers could only manage 1 hit and struck out 15 times as the finish the season 21-6. Morrisville also finished fourth with a 21-10 record, [...]
A memorable year on the golf links for Natalie Bird got a whole lot more so Wednesday. The Carl Junction senior sank a par putt on the second playoff whole to beat Mt. Vernon’s Jeanna Brewer and win the MSU Golf Relays. Both golfers finished with scores of 77 then parred the first playoff whole [...]