Sports

The Norwood Lady Pirates’ track and field team finished sixth place in the standings with 48 points after they won a few events in last week’s Ash Grove Invitational.Jayden Chambers won first place in both the 300-meter hurdles (52.50) and 1,600 meters (6:04.63).Meanwhile, Kalie Chadwell won the...

Hartville’s Gus Sinning during a pitch to the plate against Mansfield.

It was a rivalry match-up last week when the Hartville Eagles’ baseball team hosted Mansfield.Fortunately, Hartville moved their record to 7-0 at the time with an 8-4 win after a six-run third inning was too much for the Lions to overcome.Jacob Meglan and Truett Coryell both had two-RBI base hits...

Norwood pitcher Maddie Campbell sends a pitch to the plate against Hartville.

In a battle of undefeated teams from the Summit Conference, the Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team came out on top, beating rival Hartville, 8-2, on the Lady Eagles’ home field.It was a 3-1 game before Norwood scored two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to pull away behind a 19-hit...

Hartville pitcher Saige Petty with her left-handed pitch against rival Norwood.

The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team now sits at 10-2 this spring after winning three of their four Summit Conference contests.In those three wins, they outscored their opponents by a 40-3 margin.One big win came over rival Mansfield as a seven-run second inning and a five-run fourth was too...

Mountain Grove pitcher Hannah Dowden whips a pitch to the plate against Houston.

The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball team picked up their biggest win of the season this past Saturday as Hannah Dowden hit a walk-off RBI single to score Lyla Golden for an upset win over Plato, 6-5.This took place in the Willow Springs Tournament as the Lady Panthers beat a Plato team who...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ track and field program competed in the Glendale Girls Night Out event last week hosted by Parkview at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Springfield.Their lone top eight finish in the large event came from Kylie Roth, who placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles with a...

Mountain Grove’s Trygg DeVries and JP Dickey won the No. 1 doubles title in Salem Tournament.

Mountain Grove’s tennis team last week was led by their No. 1 doubles team of Trygg DeVries and JP Dickey in the Salem Invitational Tournament. The pair won first place in the event to win tournament medals.One day earlier, the Panthers as a team fell to Houston, 8-1. Their lone win came from Emma...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team entered last week’s Hartville Tournament undefeated and state-ranked.They unfortunately ran into a pair of solid teams in the event and lost two of three contests, moving their record to 6-2.In their 14-3 win over Billings, Norwood scored 13 of their runs during...
Not too long ago, the Mansfield Lions’ baseball team started their season with a 3-0 record.Unfortunately, after losing another two games last week, the Lions’ losing streak has now reached seven straight.Against Lighthouse Christian, the Chargers surprised the Lions with three runs in their final...
Both the Mountain Grove and Mansfield golf teams took part in area tournaments last week.Mountain GroveMountain Grove’s golf team experienced some success in a pair of area tournament last week.At the Willow Springs Tournament, the Panthers were third place out of nine teams as they were led by...

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