Mountain Grove

Mountain Grove’s Slade Rodgers destroys a Willow Springs’ ball carrier.

The Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team drew an undefeated and much improved Willow Springs’ Bears squad last Friday night who was coming off of two shutout victories where they outscored their opponents, 75-0.Though the Panthers had some adversity playing without starting tailback Braydon...

Mountain Grove golfer Cara Nelson gets her shot onto the green and sends it towards the hole at Randel Hinkle Golf Course.

The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team won the Mansfield Lady Lions Tournament held at Randel Hinkle Golf Course as the Lady Lions also play on the Lady Panthers’ home course.All five golfers finished in the Top—11 at the event.Peyton Tyrrell was third place overall with her 97.Payton O’Connor...

Mountain Grove cross country runners celebrate their team’s hardware earned at a race last week in Mountain Home, Ark.

For the third meet in a row, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ cross country team finished first in the team standings. This time, they had their top five runners finish in the Top 15 of the Clint Pevril Bomber Invitational in Mountain Home, Ark.Skyler Oliphant won first place overall after completing...

Mountain Grove’s Lyla Golden goes up for a kill against Strafford.

It’s been a busy stretch for the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team as they have played nine matches in an eight day stretch.While they have not picked up much for victories, the stretch is likely to help them as the season moves along.In the recent West Plains Showdown, the Lady...

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...

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