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Norwood’s Laken Coatney goes around a Sparta defender for an off-balanced score.
In a battle of state-ranked teams last Friday night, Norwood (No 5., Class 2) overcame some adversity to defeat Summit Conference foe Sparta (No. 9, Class 3) on Homecoming night, 49-41.Playing without leading scorer Carder Kelly for most of the night due to sickness, many other Pirates would need...
A little more than two weeks earlier, the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers struggled their way to an eight-point win over Fordland in the semifinals of the tournament hosted by Mansfield.In the rematch on the Lady Eagles’ home court, Mountain Grove made sure to take care of them a little better this...
Mountain Grove’s Brody Emery goes up strong for a shot against Cabool from inside the paint.
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team is now on a three game wining streak after cruising to their third straight South Central Association (SCA) Conference win last week.They opened play in Ava and pulled away from the Bears in the fourth quarter after making a 26-16 run for a 71-56 victory...
The Mansfield Lions moved their record to 18-6 overall after picking up a pair of big home Summit Conference wins last week.It was a back-and-forth battle against a solid Class 3 Seymour Tigers’ squad. Fortunately, the Lions held on late for a 55-51 victory.Jace Headrick scored six points in the...
The Hartville Eagles clinched another Summit Conference championship after picking up a pair of road victories a week ago. They are now 6-0 in the Summit with a game against Gainesville after press time.Against state-ranked Sparta, the Eagles held off a late Trojans’ rally for a 59-56 road victory....
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team has now won four of their past five games after going 2-1 a week ago.Their big win came on Feb. 12 when they hosted Bakersfield and picked up a 43-33 victory.After leading her team with four of their seven points in the first quarter, Sarah Palmer added...
Hartville’s Kennedy Raney, on far right, with a medal earned at a meet in January.
Hartville’s Kennedy Raney just finished up her season as part of the Marshfield Lady Bluejays swimming and diving team and she enjoyed some success down the stretch.At the Ozark Conference meet, Raney medaled by placing second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 100-yard backstroke....
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ basketball team has learned they will be the No. 7 seed in the upcoming Class 2, District 10 Tournament on their home court.They will take on No. 2 Gainesville at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23. A win gives them a match-up with Hartville or Dora at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. The finals are...
Mountain Grove’s Powerlifting team after placing second in the regional championships.
The Mountain Grove Powerlifting team recently placed second in the regional championships event after several lifters earned medals in their division.Slade Rodgers had the best overall performance as he was the strongest in all classes with a lifting total of 1,355 lbs.He earned the regional title...
Hartville’s Boone Garrison glides in for a layup against Chadwick in their Homecoming win.
The Hartville Eagles’ basketball team entered last Friday’s Homecoming match-up with Class 1 state-ranked Chadwick on a rare three game losing streak.Head coach Brett Reed’s group responded in their first game in seven days by handing the Cardinals their worse loss of the season, a 30-point...