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The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team have been unable to keep their record above .500 recently after dropping three of their last five contests.Though they had a few tough losses, they did manage to beat Sparta for a Summit Conference win on Sep. 24, 7-1.Norwood’s offense scored four runs in the...
When the Norwood Pirates’ baseball team hosted Hartville on Sep. 10, they were playing their first game of the fall 2024 season while the Eagles entered the contest with a 4-1 record.The situation did not appear to shake the Pirates as they scored two runs in the second and fourth innings before...
Mansfield’s Nolyn Corder after winning first place in the Steve Waggoner Invitational in Willow Springs.
All four Wright County cross country teams competed in the Steve Waggoner Invitational last Thursday in Willow Springs.
MansfieldMansfield’s boys program led the county squads as the Lions’ Nolyn Corder dominated the race in a field featuring 129 runners.Corder crossed the finish line with a time...
Coming out of a tough start to their season in the Halfway Softball Tournament where they lost two of their first three games of the fall season, the Norwood Lady Pirates are now officially on a roll.They won four games over the last two weeks, outscoring their opponents, 19-7.During that stretch,...
Norwood’s boys and girls cross country squads have their eyes on making the fall 2024 season a successful one.The Lady Pirates are led by returning All-State runner Jayden Chambers.Joining the junior on this year’s squad includes fellow returning juniors Sydney Irwin and Aliyah Irby.The newcomers...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team was the only Wright County squad to win a district championship last spring.Though they were just 3-8 in the fall of 2023, they improved to .500 in the spring after making a run all the way to the state quarterfinals.Seniors leading the Pirates into the fall 2024...
Coming on the heels of a spring 2024 season where Norwood earned a share of the Summit Conference softball title with an 11-2 overall record, the Lady Pirates now set their sights on the fall 2024 season with the hopes of ending the year deep into the postseason.Last fall, the Lady Pirates were...
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...