Mountain Grove
Mountain Grove’s Damien LaFranchise after running through an Ava defender on his way to the end zone late in the Panthers’ big 48-7 victory over the Bears.
It had been since just after the Covid pandemic that the Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team defeated rival Ava.Entering their home opener with the Bears last Friday night, a close match-up was expected by many fans as Ava was coming off just an 11-point loss to Logan-Rogersville. They defeated...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team with their first place plaque. Shown, from left: Cara Nelson, Leah Broome, Emma Crewse, Peyton Tyrrell, head coach Mike Mallow (in back row), Chloe Slagle, Payton O’Connor and Gabby Miller. Not pictured: Aspen Shelton, Sophia Cameron and Avery Talley.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team hosted an event featuring seven total schools on Sep. 11 at Randel Hinkle Golf Course.As a team, the Lady Panthers were first place overall after shooting a combined score of 377. They beat rival Ava by 52 strokes.Peyton Tyrrell led the team with an 88...
Mountain Grove volleyball players made saves and struck the ball hard in the match-up with Licking.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team won their home opener last week in a five set thriller with the Licking Lady Wildcats, 3-2.Mountain Grove jumped out to a two set lead winning 25-22 and 25-13.They then lost a pair of 25-21 sets before holding on late to win the fifth set, 16-14.Two...
Mountain Grove’s Kale Gardner gets ready to make the catch for a 40-yard touchdown against the Guardians.
A large contingency of Mountain Grove Panthers’ football fans made the three-and-a-half hour drive to Lee’s Summit on Friday night for the week two battle with St. Michael the Archangel.Though the Guardians were effective with the passing game, the Panthers rushing attack had two 100-yard carriers...
A host of Mountain Grove defenders make sure Fair Grove’s quarterback gets no further in the Panthers’ contest with the Eagles.
An instant football classic took place in Fair Grove last Friday night when the Mountain Grove Panthers took on an Eagles’ squad that finished just four points away from winning the Class 2 state championship a season ago.The Panthers overcame an early 14-0 deficit to eventually take an 11-point...
Mountain Grove’s cross country program competed in the recent Hot Dawg Invitational in Aurora.The Panthers were third place in the team standings with 82 team points.The boys had three runners earn Top-20 finishes.Hunter Bartlett was eighth (18:56), Skyler Oliphant placed 13th (19:17.30) and Max...
The Lady Panthers’ golf team will be led by returning seniors Emma Crewse, Chloe Slagle and Payton O’Connor.The squad also features juniors Gabby Miller, Cara Nelson and Aspen Shelton; sophomores Leah Broome, Peyton Tyrrell and Sophia Cameron; along with freshman Avery Talley.“I’m excited to see...
The Mountain Grove cross country program has all of their runners returning from a young squad a year ago.The boys are led by Hunter Bartlett, a junior, and sophomores Skyler Oliphant, Trygg DeVries, Trece White and Max Guilliams.Lincoln Zohner is a sophomore move-in from Texas while freshman Masen...
An instant football classic took place in Fair Grove last Friday night when the Mountain Grove Panthers took on an Eagles’ squad that finished just four points away from winning the Class 2 state championship a season ago.The Panthers overcame an early 14-0 deficit to eventually take an 11-point...
Though the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team has some changeover in both staff and key positions on the court, there is a lot of optimism that the 2025 fall squad will leave their own mark this season.Taking over is new head coach Bobbi Jo Bayer.Bayer comes over to the Lady Panthers...