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Mountain Grove’s Stella Benson gets a floater over two Chadwick Lady Cardinals’ defenders.
Much like the Mountain Grove boys basketball team did in giving the No. 1 team in Class 1 (Bunker) all they could handle two weeks ago, it was the Lady Panthers turn last Thursday when they hosted the top girls team in Class 1, the Chadwick Lady Cardinals.Just like the Bunker game that came down to...
Mansfield’s Addie Jones goes up strong for a shot against Cabool in the Consolation semifinals.
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ basketball team seemed like they might be destined to play for some hardware in last week’s Cabool Lady Classic when they drew the host Lady Bulldogs in the Consolation semifinals.After all, one of the Lady Lions’ three wins came back on Dec. 5 against the same Cabool...
One week after their plans to go after a Summit Conference title hit a snag with a slim two-point loss to rival Hartville, the Norwood Pirates’ basketball team drew another tough opponent last week when they hosted a tall Class 3 Seymour squad.Unfortunately a slow start led Norwood to opening...
This past weekend’s winter storm may have postponed the St. James Touranment championship game Friday, Jan. 30, but it was unable to stop the Norwood Lady Pirates picking up a pair of wins to give them a chance at the title against Fatima.In the semifinals against Class 6 Waynesville, Norwood...
After ending their five game losing streak a week earlier, the Mansfield Lions’ basketball team has now won three in a row after picking up a pair of big victories over Bears teams from Conway and Willow Springs.The Lions are now at .500 in the Summit Conference as they hosted Conway and crushed...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team after winning the Stoutland Lady Tigers Classic last week.
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team pushed their record over the .500 mark last week after extending their winning streak to three straight.Two big wins came in the Stoutland Lady Tigers Classic as they defeated the host Stoutland team and Newburg to bring back to Hartville a first place...
Mountain Grove’s defense closes in before stealing the ball from a Houston player.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers are now 2-1 in Souch Central Association (SCA) Conference play after splitting a pair of contests last week.Their big win was a 30-point victory over Houston, 61-31.It was tight in the first quarter as Mountain Grove held a slim 12-10 lead before they went on a 23-5...
Hartville’s Boone Garrison flies into the paint against Norwood with a shot with the Pirates’ Hunner Finch closing in.
After facing a solid Class 3 Seymour team a week earlier to open Summit Conference play after losing All-State player Mason Cogdill for the season due to injury, the Hartville Eagles’ schedule only became harder last week with a pair of games against state-ranked rivals in Norwood and Mansfield....
Mansfield’s Malachi Ussery gets the reverse layup against the Forsyth Panthers.
The Mansfield Lions were somehow still appearing in the latest Top-10 rankings for Class 2 in spite of dropping five games in a row.That skid finally came to an end on Friday night when the Lions held off Forsyth, 73-68, in overtime for a big Homecoming victory over the Panthers.It was a sluggish...
Mountain Grove’s Kale Gardner with one of his three dunks in the win over Licking
It was a dominating performance for the Mountain Grove Panthers last week when they hosted Licking and cruised to a 68-57 victory. The Wildcats scored several late points to make the game closer than it was.Mountain Grove was up four before their 21-8 run in the second quarter with the help of Kale...