Sports
Mountain Grove’s Kylie Roth and Cassidy Behrendsen during the 100 meters race at Saturday’s Mountain Grove Invitational. Roth won the race and finished the day with four gold medals.
Mountain Grove’s Panther track and field team won the recent SBU Bearcat Classic held in Bolivar.They had 52.5 team points to hold off Clever, who had 51. Only the top five places in each event received a medal.Andrew Whitson led Mountain Grove with a first place toss of 157’4” in the discus....
Hartville senior Gus Sinning signed a letter of intent to play baseball in the fall of 2026 for the College of the Ozarks last week. Joining Gus for his signing was his family (parents, Jeff and Stephanie Sinning; sister, Rileigh Sinning; and brother, Cole Sinning) Hartville baseball and basketball...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball team with their second place plaque from the Salem Tournament.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball team had a busy week of six games that ended in them winning second place in the Salem Tournament.They fell to a good Ava team in the finals, 6-2, after the Lady Bears scored five runs in the third inning. Mountain Grove’s defense made seven errors in the...
Mountain Grove’s JP Dickey and Trygg DeVries after taking second for doubles in the West Plains Tournament.
Leading the way recently for Mountain Grove’s tennis team was the doubles squad of Trygg DeVries and JP Dickey. The No. 1 doubles pair for the Panthers earned a second place finish in the West Plains Tournament last week.The Panthers as a team defeated West Plains in a match on April 20, 6-3....
The Hartville Eagles golf team at the Mountain Grove Tournament.
The Hartville Eagles’ golf team had their lowest team score to date in last week’s Mountain Grove Tournament played at Randel-Hinkle Golf Course.They shot a combined 353 and were led by Jace Hughes and his 81.Jesse Hughes shot an 83, Jesse Vestal had a 90 and Brock Jones shot a 102.Brent Mount shot...
Mansfield pitcher Brayden Stuart sends a pitch to the plate against Spokane in a game played at the Springfield Cardinals’ stadium in Springfield.
Things have turned around for the Mansfield Lions’ baseball team this spring as three wins last week gave them a five-game winning streak. This came on the heels of the Lions dropping seven straight in what was a gauntlet of a stretch in their schedule against many double-digit win teams.Their big...
Norwood’s Kalie Chadwell gets the relay baton from Jayden Chambers during a race at the Mountain Grove Invitational.
Norwood’s track and field team enjoyed success at a pair of meets held last week.In Mountain Grove on Saturday, Jayden Chambers won the 1,600 meters race with a time of 5:48.92.She was also fourth in the 300-meter hurdles race with a time of 50.77 seconds.Chambers teamed with Sadie Kelly, Jaycee...
Mansfield’s Kadyn Ivy competed in the Mountain Grove Tournament last week at an event featuring several area teams. Ivy was the lone Lions’ golfer and he nearly broke the century mark, shooting a 100.
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ softball team moved its Summit Conference record to 3-1 this spring after defeating Gainesville in their lone game last week, 14-4.Mansfield trailed 4-0 through three innings before scoring eight runs in the fourth and six in the fifth behind a 10-hit attack.Addie Jones...
Mansfield’s Devyn Ball, left, and Addie Jones, right, during the 300-meter hurdles race at Mountain Grove.
Mansfield’s boys and girls track and field program enjoyed some success at a pair of area meets last week.At the Mountain Grove Invitational, the Lions picked up a couple of first place finishes.Malachi Ussery won the long jump with a leap of 6.60 meters, but suffered a devastating injury in the...