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The Wright County Journal has officially released its list of All-Wright County girls basketball selections for the 2024-2025 season.
End of the year statistics were submitted by all eight basketball programs (boys and girls teams) in the county. Statistics do help the Wright County Journal in...
The Wright County Journal has officially released its list of All-Wright County boys basketball selections for the 2024-2025 season.End of the year statistics were submitted by all eight basketball programs (boys and girls teams) in the county. Statistics do help the Wright County Journal in making...
Norwood's Kalie Chadwell glides in for a shot against Skyline.
Entering their opening contest of this year’s Class 2 state semifinals against defending state champion Skyline, Norwood head coach Wayne Jessen knew his team needed to take care of the ball if they were going to have a chance to upset the Lady Tigers.His biggest fear became a reality early on as...
Seven Wright County basketball players took up most of the 12 first-team spots as the 2024-2025 All-Summit Conference boys basketball team was recently announced.Both Norwood and Hartville led the conference with three first-team selections.The Summit Conference champion Pirates were led by first-...
Mountain Grove’s Aden Estep goes in for a reverse layup against Forsyth in the Class 4, District 11 semifinals.
After winning seven of their final eight regular season games, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team had some momentum entering last week’s Class 4, District 11 Tournament played in Rogersville.They were hoping to pick up a pair of wins to get another shot at a Logan-Rogersville team that...
Hartville’s Mason Cogdill goes in strong for a layup around a Eugene defender in Class 2 state sectionals played at Eugene High School.
Just three days after knocking off rival and state-ranked Norwood (No. 3) to win a district championship, the No. 2 state-ranked Hartville Eagles drew Eugene, the top team in Class 2, for a state sectionals rematch from a year ago.This time; however, Hartville traveled to Eugene for a match-up of...
Though a seven-game winning streak came to an end in the regular season finale against Springfield Catholic, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team have some momentum heading into the Class 4, District 11 Tournament.In their seventh consecutive victory on Feb. 25, the Panthers traveled to...
Mansfield’s Blake Henry goes up strong for a shot against Norwood in the district semifinals.
The Mansfield Lions’ basketball team was riding a two-game winning streak when it entered last week’s Class 2, District 10 Tournament hosted on their own court.Their most recent loss was a 12-point defeat on Gainesville’s home court, the same team they drew for the first round of postseason play.In...
Hartville swimmers Kennedy Raney, far left, and Sofia Moncada-Harris, far right, recently competed in the Class 1 Girls State Championships. The 200 Medley Relay team, that features both swimmers, placed 25th overall. Harris also placed 20th overall in the 100 breaststroke.
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team after defeating Fordland on the Lady Eagles’ home court to win the Class 2, District 10 championship.
Norwood head coach Wayne Jessen has enjoyed a special run of success since becoming the coach of the Lady Pirates three seasons ago.This past Saturday, they celebrated a three-peat after winning the Class 2, District 10 championship with a 45-36 victory over Fordland on the Lady Eagles’ home court....