Sports
Three Wright County cross country programs competed in last week’s Conway Invitational and left with some medals.NorwoodAll four Lady Pirates earned medals with Top-20 finishes.Kalie Chadwell was third place overall with a time of 23:02.61 while Timber Rice was fifth (23:12.57) and Anna Rice placed...
Mountain Groves Damien LaFranchise finds an open lane during a long touchdown run against Salem.
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team improved their record to 5-0 in the South Central Association (SCA) Conference last Friday night when they cruised past Salem, 46-7.In their five SCA contests this season, Mountain Grove has outscored its opponents by a 236-35 margin.They didn’t take long...
The Hartville High School cheerleading squad recently placed third at Regionals held in Kansas City in the Class 1A Large. The State Championships are held Oct. 24-25 in Columbia.
Mansfield golfers: Junior Kendall Sanders with seniors Mylee Sullivan, Savannah Clerk and Arianne Newby.
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ golf season came to an end last week after they competed in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament held at Greene Hills Golf Course in Willard. As a team, the Lady Lions shot a 491 for seventh place overall.Mylee Sullivan did not quality for the Class 1 State Championships,...
The Hartville Eagles’ baseball team made a nice run at the end of their fall season winning five of six contests before it came to an end with a second place finish in the Summit Conference Tournament. Their final two wins came in the tournament, with their biggest coming as the No. 7 seed...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team ended a three game losing streak last week in a big way when they cruised past East Carter, 20-7.Norwood scored five runs in both the first and third innings and pulled away with a 13-hit attack.Jaycee Hall had four RBIs and three runs scored; Isabella...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ split their pair of matches last week. They first picked up their ninth streigh victory after crushing Eminence, 3-0-.Mountain Grove won the first set in a nail biter, 26-24, before winning the final two sets, 25-16 and 25-15.Then on Senior Night, Mountain Grove...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team dropped a pair of contests a week ago.Against Glendale, the Lady Eagles scored three runs in their final at-bat behind Sarah Palmer’s three-run home run, but the rally fell short in an 8-6 loss.Maddie Brown, Saige Petty and Dani Flachsmann each had one RBI...
Norwood’s baseball team dropped two of their three Summit Conference games last week, all played on the Pirates’ home field. Their big win came with the help of a 12-hit attack in a 7-2 victory over Fordland.Both Taylor Garner and Drae Bradshaw had two RBIs and one run scored; Jase Bradshaw had one...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team dropped a pair of tough games last week.They first lost 14-10 to Stoutland in spite of scoring four runs in their final at-bat. Stoutland had 20 hits in the win.Reagan Bennett led Norwood with two RBIs and two runs scored; Jordanna Atkins had two RBIs; while...