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The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team with their first place plaque. Shown, from left: Cara Nelson, Leah Broome, Emma Crewse, Peyton Tyrrell, head coach Mike Mallow (in back row), Chloe Slagle, Payton O’Connor and Gabby Miller. Not pictured: Aspen Shelton, Sophia Cameron and Avery Talley.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team hosted an event featuring seven total schools on Sep. 11 at Randel Hinkle Golf Course.As a team, the Lady Panthers were first place overall after shooting a combined score of 377. They beat rival Ava by 52 strokes.Peyton Tyrrell led the team with an 88...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ golf team shows off some of their medals from the event in Mountain Grove. Shown, from left: Addie Jones, Mylee Sullivan, Chloe Scofield, Kendall Sanders, Savannah Clark and head coach Mindy Lemons
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ golf team played on what is their home course for Mountain Grove’s home event on Sep. 11 at Randel Hinkle Golf Course.As a team, the Lady Lions tied Ava for second place overall with a team score of 429.Leading the way was Mylee Sullivan, who medaled in fifth place.Addie...
Three Wright County cross country programs participated in the Steve Waggoner Invitational in Willow Springs on Sep. 11.
Mountain GroveAs a team, the Panthers won first place among the 15, Class 3 and 4 teams with 61 points.Trece White led Mountain Grove with a sixth place time of 19:40.30 as five...
It was a busy week for the Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team as they played six games in six days.While they had mixed success, their big win over the week came against Wright County foe Hartville.Norwood traveled to the Lady Eagles’ field and left with a 3-2 victory.Hartville’s McKenzi Stigall...
Mountain Grove volleyball players made saves and struck the ball hard in the match-up with Licking.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team won their home opener last week in a five set thriller with the Licking Lady Wildcats, 3-2.Mountain Grove jumped out to a two set lead winning 25-22 and 25-13.They then lost a pair of 25-21 sets before holding on late to win the fifth set, 16-14.Two...
Things are coming together this fall for the Mansfield Lady Lions’ volleyball team as they are now winners of four of their past five matches this fall.They traveled on the road on Sep. 9 and left Springfield with a 3-0 win over Greenwood.Mansfield won 25-20, 25-21 and 25-16.They are now 4-0 all-...
Mansfield pitcher Fisher Croney gets ready to send a pitch to the plate in a game last week.
After seeing their losing streak reach four straight games, the Mansfeidl Lions’ baseball team ended the skid with a solid 7-1 win over Alton.Mansfield scored three runs in the first before adding two runs in each of the next two innings.Cole Whorton and Jaxon Clark had two RBIs and one run scored...
The Hartville Eagles’ baseball team extended their wining streak to four straight after picking up three Summit Conference wins.One big win came over rival Mansfield as a four-run sixth inning helped them to the 9-3 victory.Gus Sinning had a big day with three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored;...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team opened their season last week with a split of two games against solid programs.They won their season opener at home against Summit Conference foe Conway, 4-3.The Bears scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning and had the tying run on second with no outs....
Mountain Grove’s Kale Gardner gets ready to make the catch for a 40-yard touchdown against the Guardians.
A large contingency of Mountain Grove Panthers’ football fans made the three-and-a-half hour drive to Lee’s Summit on Friday night for the week two battle with St. Michael the Archangel.Though the Guardians were effective with the passing game, the Panthers rushing attack had two 100-yard carriers...