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Mountain Grove pitcher Hannah Dowden sends a pitch to the plate against Willow Springs in districts.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball season came to an end last week in the first round of the Class 2, District 4 tournament that they hosted.The Lady Panthers led 7-2 entering the bottom of the fifth inning as the Lady Bears were the home team being the higher seed.Then, Willow Springs put...
Mountain Grove golfer Mason Henry was his team’s lone medalist from last week’s Willow Springs Invitational.Henry shot an 81 to place eight in the event.Brady Anderson shot an 85; both Brady Harris and Leedy Curtis shot an 86; while Aidan Kumpula shot a 116.The Panthers season came to an end on May...
Norwood’s baseball team is entering their final week of the regular season after splitting their past six games, which includes a pair of tough Summit Conference losses.One tough loss came in an eight inning classic as they fell to Gainesville, 6-5.Cooper Vaughan’s RBI single in the Pirates’ final...
It’s been a tough stretch for the Mansfield Lions’ baseball team as they have won just one of their past five contests.Their win was a solid one though as they knocked off Sparta, 7-2.Bryston Kingery tossed four innings and gave up one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts. Brayden Stuart...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ softball team hurt Sparta’s chances at winning a share of the Summit Conference title on April 28 when they picked up a 6-4 win over the Lady Trojans.Addie Jones hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to centerfield to help her team seal the win.She finished...
Hartville golfer Jace Hughes, second from left, holds up his second place medal from the New Heights Invitational in Joplin last week.
The Hartville Eagles’ golf team had some success on the links in events last week.On a wet course, the Eagles combined for a team score of 375 at the New Heights Invitational in Joplin.They were led by Jace Hughes, who shot a 79 for second place overall.Other scores came from Jesse Hughes (91),...
The Mountain Grove golf team earned a fourth place finish in last week’s South Central Association (SCA) Conference meet in Houston. Leading the way for the Panthers was golfer Mason Henry, who earned second-team All-SCA Honors with his 82. Brady Harris earned honorable mention All-SCA honors after...
Both the Mansfield and Hartville track and field programs competed in last week’s Fair Grove Invitational and enjoyed some success. The Lady Lions were led by Faith Clark, who won both the 800 meters (2:31.98) and the 1,600 meters (5:35.55).Cali Lemons also had a big day as she won the 100-meter...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball team outscored two opponents last week by a 30-9 margin for a pair of victories.Mountain Grove took advantage of six Liberty (Mountain View) errors to pick up an 11-0 win over the Lady Eagles.Sophee Peterson had three RBIs and three runs scored; Payton O’...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ softball team after finishing second in the Salem Tournament.
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers earned a second place finish in this past weekend’s Salem Tournament after winning two of their three contests.Landry Golden, Hannah Dowden and Aubrey Gerla earned All-Tournament honors for the Lady Panthers.One of their wins came against a now 17-win Plato team as...