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 [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Varsity
Verona 47, Thomas Jefferson 34
Verona: Jenna Chadd – 17 pts
TJ: Sally Currence – 14 pts
Cassville 56, Monett 43
Cassville: Hannah Elkins – 18 pts, Gail Edie – 16 pts, Emily Orrell – 11 pts
Monett: Madison Carlin – 11 pts
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Marionville Lady Comet Classic
Consolation semifinal – Cassville 52, Marionville 26
Winner semifinal – Mt. Vernon 58, Miller 50
Winner semifinal – Ash Grove 43, Pleasant Hope 37
Bolivar Lady Liberator Tournament
Consolation – Rogersville 61, Catholic 51
3rd – Bolivar 62, Stockton 57
Championship – Branson 58, Aurora 51
Thayer Winter Classic
Couch 49, Eminence 38
Couch: Whitney Mills – 21 pts, Tara Combs [...]
The game of the night is on the boys side as Mansfield and Fair Grove go four extra periods to settle their contest. The Lions Nathan Jones scored 23 and hit 7 threes to help Mansfield outlast the Eagles 82 – 77. It was inside vs outside with Mansfield tossing in 12 threes on the [...]
It was a good night to be a Lady Eagle. The Nixa girls get their revenge in round 2 as they defeat archrival Ozark 45-38. Bri Anton led all scorers with 18 but Nixa makes a 9 point lead entering the fourth quarter stand up. Aly Stock & Abby Bracker each had 12 for the [...]
Finals day at the Pink & White and action starts early at McDonald Arena. Here’s the schedule and latest updates.
Pink & White
7th place – #8 Hillcrest 62, Morrisville 42
Hillcrest: Taylor Parham – 19 pts
5th place – Aurora 42, Parkview 41
3rd place – #4 West Plains 46, Mt. Vernon 39
West Plains: Sara Paschall – 16 pts
Championship [...]
Despite the seeds taking a beating overall, #1 & #2 will meet in the final as Ozark and Glendale cruise in the semis today. #1 Ozark dropped #4 West Plains by hitting a tournament record 14 threes and placing 5 players in double figures. #2 Glendale used a 10-2 run to build a 14 point [...]
Top 5 Teams By Class
Class 1
Exeter – 8 returning letterman including all 5 starters. The Lady Tigers are primed for a big year with Whitney Edie leading the way.
Osceola
Chadwick
Lockwood
Humansville
Lots of tournament action right now in both girls & boys basketball. Championship games are now set for both Reeds Spring & Nevada tournaments. And in first round action at Rogersville, Chadwick proved they’re deserving of their state ranking by taking a very good Rogersville team to the brink on their home court [...]
Lot’s of smaller tournaments going on involving SW Missouri teams. Plus the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions tips off today.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Webb City Classic
Webb City 91, Olathe South(Ks) 81: Olathe South, Denver Holmes – 34 pts; Webb City, Landon Zerkel – 28 pts, Trey Laveroni – 22 pts
Branson 69, KC Lincoln Prep 56: Lincoln Prep, Deron [...]