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Norwood’s Andrew Bradshaw gets a shot up over Mountain Grove defender Aden Estep.

The Mountain Grove Panthers had a 17-point lead at one time in the third quarter against Norwood last Friday night in the Family Pharmacy Panther Classic.The Pirates defense responded as the Panthers turned the ball over 14 times in the second half, helping Norwood rally in the fourth quarter for a...

The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team after winning the prestigious St. James Inviational championship with a win over Fatima last Friday evening.

The third time was a charm for the Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team as they won the St. James Invitational championship on Friday night with a 52-49 win over Fatima.In their first year playing in the tournament, the Lady Pirates were third before finishing in second a year ago.“(This is) the...
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...
The Norwood Lady Panthers traveled to Van Buren last week for a battle with a 11-4 Twin Rivers squad that has been making some noise this season in Class 3.Fortunately, the Lady Pirates made 11, 3-pointers as they left with a dominating 64-34 victory.Norwood made four, 3-pointers in the opening...
The Norwood Pirates picked up their 12th win of the season last week after cruising Houston at home, 64-15.Norwood opened the game on a 17-4 run as Andrew Bradshaw hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight of his team points.Carder Kelly took over the game before halftime with three, 3-pointers and...
The Norwood Lady Pirates held rival Mansfield to six points or less in all four quarters to open their Summit Conference schedule with a convincing 55-22 victory.Kalie Chadwell hit a pair of 3-pointers in Norwood’s 22-point first quarter.She had eight points in the frame while Gentry Davault paced...
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team drew a pair of tough road match-ups last week as they took on two programs that won district titles a season ago.Norwood traveled to Joplin to battle New Heights Christian and went to Strafford for a battle with the Indians.Fortunately, Norwood found a way to...

The Norwood Pirates with their third place plaque after beating Mansfield in the Cabool Holiday Tournament.

The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team entered this year’s Cabool Holiday Tournament as the defending champions, but they knew a possible semifinals match-up loomed with Bunker in the semifinals.After all, Bunker is the No. 1 team in Class 1.Sure enough, a pair of victories gave them a shot at Bunker...

The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team with the Consolation title after their win over Willard in the Pink Division of the Pink & White Tournament played on the campus of Drury University.

With an enrollment of just 92 students, the Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team competed in the recent Pink & White Tournament featuring several much larger schools, making it very difficult for the small school to leave Springfield with some hardware.In spite of the impossible task, the Lady...

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