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Seven Mountain Grove baseball players earned All-South Central Association (SCA) Conference honors for their contributions to the conference championship team that had a three-peat in the spring of 2024 after sharing the crown with Salem.
Senior Gabe Linton (OF) returned to baseball and left his...
Six Mountain Grove Lady Panthers earned All-South Central Association (SCA) Conference honors for their play during the spring softball season.
First team selections were senior Taylor Hicks (OF) and junior Landry Golden (IF).
Sophomores Stella Benson (OF) and Payton O’Connor (Utility) were both...
Norwood’s Wyatt Bolfing gets ready to connect on a pitch in the Class 1 state quarterfianls against Oran.
The Norwod Pirates’ baseball team’s magical run into the postseason came to an end on their home diamond last week when they hosted Oran, the No. 4 ranked team, in the Class 1 state quarterfinals.
A solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the Eagles to the Final Four after an...
The Norwood Pirates' baseball team after defeating Dora to win the Class 1, District 4 championship on the Falcon's home diamond.
Coming into their April 29 contest against Cabool, the Norwood Pirates’ baseball team had just a 6-11 spring record. When combining their 3-8 mark from the fall season, the Pirates had only won nine of the 28 total games they’ve played in 2023-2024.
Then everything began coming together for the...
Norwood’s Gunner Bradshaw with his All-State medal from the Class 1 state championships.
Norwood’s boys and girls track and field program earned a few team points in last weekend’s Class 1 state championships held in Jefferson City.
Leading the Pirates this year was junior Gunner Bradshaw, who earned All-State honors in the high jump event.
Bradshaw cleared 6’.50” to tie for fourth...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ track and field team pose with some All-State hardware as they hold up the Class 3 fourth place plaque earned by the program for its first top four finish at state in school history. Shown, from left: Santana Schwertfeger, Savannah Hellbusch, Kailyn Wake, Jozey MacPherson, Raylee Stenzel and Kylie Roth. Not pictured: Lilly Hines.
In the past couple of seasons, the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ track and field team earned several All-State medals in the Class 3 state championships, but what alluded them was a state title in at least one event.
That changed this past weekend in Jefferson City when the 4x100-meter relay team...
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ baseball team gave the No. 1 team in Class 4, Logan-Rogersville, everything they had in the District 10 tournament played on the Wildcats’ home diamond.
Unfortunately, the Panthers’ season came to an end as district runner-up after a 4-2 loss in the finals.
They lost by...
Hartville All-State golfers Archer McDaris, left, and Jace Hughes, right, with head coach Emily McDaris and their All-State medals.
The Hartville Eagles’ golf team had two golfers earn All-State honors among a field of 91 total golfers during the Class 1 state championships held at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club held May 13-14.
Senior Archer McDaris led Hartville by shooting an 81 in round one and added a 78 in round two...
The Mansfield boys and girls track and field program had earned team points in five different events this past weekend in the Class 2 state championships held in Jefferson City.
The Lions were led by Nolyn Corder, who scored seven total team points. He was fifth place overall to earn All-State...