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Class 2 & 3 Sectional Update

Eight teams left in each division after last night’s state sectional action.  And the Ozarks scored some big wins.

On the girls side, the big game was in Republic and I was there.  Sparta and Miller went back and forth all night.  But a bizarre turn of events early in the fourth quarter is what most [...]

2/11/10 Scores

Verona continues their run of solid play lately winning their Ozark 7 showdown with Exeter 54-42.  Jessica Smith had 21 to lead three Lady Wildcats in double figures.  That should set up a showdown with Purdy for the league title on the 26th.  Parkview gets a big win 67-65 over Glendale.  Emily Akins leads four [...]

2009 OS.Net Girls Basketball Preview

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.  [...]

2009 class 1 volleyball preview

Last year was a fantastic year for class 1 volleyball in the Ozarks.  The state poll was dominated by teams from SW Mo with up to five teams at a time, and seven teams overall making an appearance in the top 10.  Six teams made the state tournament with three advancing to quarterfinals.  The only [...]

2008-09 basketball year in review

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 [...]

MBCA All-State Basketball Teams

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released their All-State teams yesterday. 26 girls and 15 boys from the Ozarks were selected.  The Sparta girls garnered the most selections with three, Kayla Coffer, Brooke Stevens, and Tashina Tennis.  The girls teams from Webb City, Nixa, and Exeter had two selections each.  And Nixa’s Jim Middleton, Skyline’s Kevin [...]

Class 2 final day updates

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 [...]

Class 2 semifinal updates

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% [...]

Class 1, 2, & 3 quarterfinal update

CLASS 1

BOYS

Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff – Scott County Central 87, Eminence 58
State Fair CC, Sedalia – Chadwick 61, Thomas Jefferson 42

GIRLS

Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff – Bakersfield 56, Delta 52
State Fair CC, Sedalia – Exeter 40, Montrose 33

Class 1, 2 & 3 quarterfinal schedule

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 [...]