Sports
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team finished ninth in the Class 2 State Championships held Oct. 20-21 at Meadow Lake Acres in New Bloomfield.On day one, golfers battled 18 m.p.h. winds while day two featured 23 m.p.h. winds.Mountain Grove head coach Mike Mallow said the course was...
Norwood Lady Pirates’ cross country runner Jayden Chambers won the Mansfield Invitational last week after taking first place in a field of 45 runners.Her time of 20:02.80 was 13 seconds better than a second place runner from Gloria Deo Academy.Her teammate, Kalie Chadwell, finished sixth place...
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team won the outright South Central Association (SCA) Conference championship last Friday night when they won the state-ranked battle with Thayer last Friday night, 42-34.The SCA crown is the Panthers’ second in two seasons under head coach Dan Swofford as his...
The Mountain Grove boys cross country team won the South Central Association (SCA) Conference championship last week after three runners finished in the top five at the race held in Willow Springs.The Panthers earned a team score of 58, holding off second place Ava by 12. Trece White was third (18:...
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team quite literally ran through Houston’s defense last Friday night for a 46-13 victory to remain undefeated in the South Central Association (SCA) Conference.Mountain Grove had one rusher with nearly 250 yards on the ground and two more with more than 100...
Mountain Grove’s volleyball team ended a three match skid last week when they hosted Salem on Senior Night and defeated the Lady Tigers for a 3-0 victory.The Lady Panthers won 25-20, 27-25 and 25-15 on Pink Out Night.During the win, setter Aubrie Gerla was recognized for her 1,500th career assist...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball season came to an abrupt end after they fell in the quarterfinals of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament on their home diamond.Norwood, the No. 2 seed, took on No. 7 seeded Neelyville and fell, 15-4.Six Lady Pirates’ errors doomed Norwood in the loss as they were...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team’s season came to an end in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 4 Tournament on their home field.There they ran into eventual district champion Holden and fell, 8-1.Gensen Culver had the lone RBI while Sarah Palmer scored the only run.On the mound, Saige...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ volleyball team picked up one win in the Third Annual Mansfield Lady Lions Invitational recently.In a battle with Niangua, the Lady Lions dominated the Lady Cardinals for a 25-12 and 25-17 victory.They followed that match with a tough 25-21, 25-16 loss to Seymour and a 25-...
Mansfield’s cross country program had two races last week as runners worked on improving times with districts coming up on the schedule.In the Hollister Open, the Lions were eighth in the team standings with 201 points.Against a field of 111 total runners, Brent Stuart was 27th place overall with a...





