On a wild Saturday of playoff action, six OS.Net teams punched their tickets to the final four. Including the Dadeville boys who won their anticipated matchup with Thomas Jefferson 63-55 in overtime. Zach Medley lead the Bearcats with 23 points hitting five three pointers including a buzzer beating 70 footer going into halftime. The Thayer [...]
Maybe tonight will finally wake up the rest of the state to what’s going on at Thomas Jefferson in Joplin. The Cavaliers go to Washburn and get revenge for their only loss of the season knocking of the #10 team in class 3, Southwest, by a final score of 48-41. The Cavaliers took a 9-0 [...]
A huge contest in Verona tonight as the Lady Wildcats were looking to rebound from a loss to Clever against state-ranked Purdy who knocked off Miller last week. And rebound Verona did as they win the Ozark 7 matchup 61-56 behind the 23 points of Tristan Carrasquillo. Jessica Smith added 21 for Verona, while Shelby [...]
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. [...]
Basketball season is right around the corner and for our question this week, we turn our attention to the small class girls teams and ask who will have the best season. Lot’s of contenders in classes 1 & 2. Final four teams from last year Exeter, Bakersfield, Sparta, and Couch. Purdy’s young troops with new [...]
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 [...]
Fourteen Ozarks teams remain alive in the smaller classes on the road to Columbia. By Saturday evening that number will be at least 12, and most likely less. Here’s a quick look at each matchup and what to expect. Except for class 3 games at Springfield, all boys games are at 1 PM, and all [...]
Coming to you from somewhere other than where I normally do, sitting in a chair that’s not at all comfortable, without access to my email, it’s Joboo with the very delayed Friday night scores. Once the faceless, bloodsucking, evil corporation that has forced this mini-exodus has put my personal Humpty-Dumpty back together again, I’ll tell everyone the [...]
“Oh the weather outside is frightful..” – Let It Snow
The Couch Lady Indians go to 16-0 and get a big win 57-49 over Micah Stevens and Thayer to win the championship of the Thayer Winter Classic. Tara Combs scored 19 to lead Couch with Whitney Mills netting 18.
On the boys side, Branson goes to 2-0 in the Webb City Classic dropping the host team [...]