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After careful consideration, Conway’s Dallis Bailey narrowly edges Olivia Francka of Halfway in last weeks QofW. Bailey took 42% of the vote to edge Francka who finished with 35%. Jasmin Hughes of Hartville and Sonya Kilongkilong tied with 3 votes each. Which returning girls track & field state champion has the best chance to repeat? Dallis [...] Track and field is now in full swing across the Ozarks. And there are four young ladies out there looking to repeat state championship performances from last year. So our QotW asks which one has the best chance? Who will win state again? Hartville’s Jasmin Hughes took the class 2 200 meter title last year as [...] Some great matchups of top level teams last night. Starting on the girls side with Mt. Vernon traveling to Stockton. The Lady Tigers were on a roll coming into this game having beaten Skyline handily. But it wasn’t to be as the Lady Mountaineers take the 60-43 road win. On the boys side, great finishes in a number of important games. Spokane knocked off Strafford 47-45 despite Conner Wilson’s 25 points. Jeremy Dresslaer scored 32 to lead Clever to a 64-59 win over Pleasant Hope. In a matchup of Blue and Gold division winners, Branson defeats Ozark 73-60. Avery Dingman had 29 for the Pirates. A rising Willard team defeats Webb City 50-49. And Neosho overcame a 22-4 deficit to rally and defeat Republic in overtime 58-56 as Corey Crandall hit 2 free throws with 4.5 seconds left for the winning margin. Finally, on the wrestling mat, Waynesville gets a big win defeating state ranked Rolla 33-27. And in a clash of state ranked teams, it was no contest as #1 Neosho crushed #8 Carl Junction 67-9. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
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 top finisher for the Hornets as they took fifth overall in team competition. On the girls side, Halfway’s Olivia Francka was the top area girls runner finishing fifth. Clever’s Kelli McNabb also broke into the top ten at eighth. In the team results, Laquey was the best area girls squad finishing fifth BOYS Team Results 1. College Heights – 64 ( 18:06 1:30:30) Other area teams Not much in the way of team results from Saturday’s class 1 state track & field meet. Only one top 10 finish on both the boys & girls side. Both the Liberal girls and New Covenant boys finished in sixth place overall. But some exciting individual event titles highlighted by New Covenent’s boys 4 X 400 relay team of Daniel Baird, Luke Letsinger, Jeremy Weimer, and Caleb Scott. The boys discus was a strong event for the Ozarks with three of the top five finishers calling SW Mo home. Including state champion Merrit Crawford of Osceola, runner-up Donnie Smith of Crocker, and fifth place Garrett Gladden of Everton. On the girls side a pair of sophomores claimed state titles. Halfway’s Olivia Francka completed a good weekend by winning the 1600, and Sonya Kilongkilong (my favorite name in the Ozarks) of McAuley won the 400. GIRLS Team results – Final 1. Southwest (Ludlow) – 48 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 boys side, New Covenant is a strong second in the early team results trailing only Princeton. Luke Letsinger took third in both the 800 and 1600, and Jeremy Weimer grabbed second in the high jump for the Warriors. The only other area team in the top 10 is Everton, tied for seventh on Garrett Gladden’s second place shot put finish. GIRLS Couch falls from the ranks of the the unbeaten, but they have nothing to hang their heads about as they go to West Plains and fall to the Zizzers 46-40. Alisha Shipley led the West Plains charge with 18 points as they go to 15-6 on the year. Couch goes to 19-1 and has to feel good about the result. Jessica Jones scores 12 to lead the Lady Indians. Another unbeaten stays perfect though as Kayla Coffer puts in 18 to lead Sparta over Seymour 54-43 despite 21 from Alisha Coday. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
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 70-48 behind Mike Wiebe’s 23 points. And Neosho picks off Mt. Vernon 49-47 in overtime BASKETBALL Possibly the stat line of the year last night as Laquey’s Tyler Bock put up 30 points and brought down 20 rebounds in the Lady Hornets 51-45 win over Licking. Laquey goes to 16-1 with the win. BASKETBALL BOYS Tony Dubray Classic - Liberal
CLASS 1 District 3 at Vienna Boys Individual state qualifiers 1 Zach Bryant, Russellville – 17:43.0 |
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