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The Mountain Grove Panthers’ cross country team won the South Central Association (SCA) Conference championship last week.
The Mountain Grove Panthers cross country team needed a complete team effort if it was going to defeat Houston to win this year’s South Central Association (SCA) Conference championship in the race held last week in Willow Springs.They did just that as six runners finished in the Top-15, led by Max...
Mansfield head baseball coach Joe Garrison
After 27 years as a head baseball coach, Mansfield head baseball coach Joe Garrison will step away from the dugout at the conclusion of the spring 2027 season, bringing an accomplished coaching career to a close.He will continue in his role as the principal of Mansfield Middle School.Coach Garrison...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team had their season come to an end in the first round of the Class 2, District 4 Tournament played at South Callaway High School in Mokane.In a match-up with the host Lady Bulldogs, a three-run top of the sixth inning led to the Hartville 6-4 loss. The Lady...
Mountain Grove’s Brannon Short, No. 68, puts his shoulder right into the ball carried by a Houston Tigers’ receiver and the pops in the air. Center and right: The Panthers’ Eli Golden catches the loose ball and eventually returns it around 44 yards for a touchdown.
With a 48-7 victory over Houston on a rare Thursday night game, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ football is set for a South Central Association (SCA) Conference showdown in Thayer on Friday, Oct. 23. A win will earn the Panthers the outright SCA championship as the Bobcats enter the match-up with one...
Two Wright County cross country programs competed in the recent Clever Invitational.
Mountain GroveThe Panthers placed second place as a team in the Clever Invitational as they were led by Max Guilliams, who was third place overall with a personal best time of 16:36.70.Garrett Bell also set a...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball season came to an end last week in the Class 1, District 1 quarterfinals game played at Richland High School.The No. 5 seeded Lady Pirates took on the No. 4 seeded team from Naylor and lost 11-2.Autumn Parsons had the team’s lone RBI in the loss while Addison...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team split their final pair of South Central Association (SCA) Conference contests last week to end the regular season portion of their schedule.Their win came at home against Willow Springs as the Lady Panthers won in three sets.Mountain Grove cruised...
The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team after defeating rival Hartville, 11-1, to win the Summit Conference Tournament championship.
The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team capped off 12-6 fall season last week by winning the Summit Conference Tournament championship with a big 11-1 win over rival Hartville.The Lions scored four runs in the first and five in the third and used 11 hits to cruise past the Eagles on Mansfield’s home...
Mountain Grove golfers Peyton Tyrrell and Gabby Miller with head coach Matt Anderson.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team left the Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield last week with a share of an individual Class 2, District 3 championship and have two golfers advance to the state championships.Junior Peyton Tyrrell shot an 86, tying Kameryn Wood, of Liberty (Mountain View...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’’ volleyball team with the third place plaque from the Lady Lions’ Invitational.
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ volleyball team earned a third place plaque after hosting the Fourth Annual Lady Lions Volleyball Tournament. Mansfield picked up big victories over Niangua (25-21, 25-8), Seymour (25-20, 25-23) and Plato. The win over Plato came in bracket play as they lost the first set...