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The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team finished their regular season schedule last week with an 18-7 record after defeating Class 1 state-ranked Chadwick, 61-52.Norwood opened the game on a 20-12 run as Remington Hill scored 11 points and Pierce Lawson added six.Carder Kelly, who has been battling...
The Hartville Lady Eagles are entering districts on a four game winning streak after adding three wins a week ago.Their biggest win of the stretch was when Hartville held on late for a 38-37 win over Summit Conference foe Fordland.It was a low scoring first quarter as both teams combined to score a...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ defense held Plato nine points or less in all four quarters of a dominating 42-20 victory last week.Mansfield trailed by two points in the first quarter before going on a 10-1 run as both Addie Jones and Patience Parsons scored three points.The Lady Lions pushed their lead...
Norwood’s Jayden Chambers glides in for a layup in the Lady Pirates’ Homecoming win over Sparta.
A couple of scoring milestones were reached for the Norwood Lady Pirates last week after they defeated three teams by 23 points or more in the victories.On Homecoming, senior Gentry Davault scored her 1,000th career point in the Lady Pirates dominating 70-30 win over Sparta.Norwood opened the game...
Norwood’s Laken Coatney goes around a Sparta defender for an off-balanced score.
In a battle of state-ranked teams last Friday night, Norwood (No 5., Class 2) overcame some adversity to defeat Summit Conference foe Sparta (No. 9, Class 3) on Homecoming night, 49-41.Playing without leading scorer Carder Kelly for most of the night due to sickness, many other Pirates would need...
A little more than two weeks earlier, the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers struggled their way to an eight-point win over Fordland in the semifinals of the tournament hosted by Mansfield.In the rematch on the Lady Eagles’ home court, Mountain Grove made sure to take care of them a little better this...
Mountain Grove’s Brody Emery goes up strong for a shot against Cabool from inside the paint.
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team is now on a three game wining streak after cruising to their third straight South Central Association (SCA) Conference win last week.They opened play in Ava and pulled away from the Bears in the fourth quarter after making a 26-16 run for a 71-56 victory...
The Mansfield Lions moved their record to 18-6 overall after picking up a pair of big home Summit Conference wins last week.It was a back-and-forth battle against a solid Class 3 Seymour Tigers’ squad. Fortunately, the Lions held on late for a 55-51 victory.Jace Headrick scored six points in the...
The Hartville Eagles clinched another Summit Conference championship after picking up a pair of road victories a week ago. They are now 6-0 in the Summit with a game against Gainesville after press time.Against state-ranked Sparta, the Eagles held off a late Trojans’ rally for a 59-56 road victory....
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team has now won four of their past five games after going 2-1 a week ago.Their big win came on Feb. 12 when they hosted Bakersfield and picked up a 43-33 victory.After leading her team with four of their seven points in the first quarter, Sarah Palmer added...