Sports

Mountain Grove senior Cooper Hoerning finds a hole in Cabool’s defense.

After an 0-3 start against state-ranked teams, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team was looking to get on track for the 2024 season.It’s been mission accomplished for the program the past two weeks after they outscored Willow Springs and Cabool by a combined 91-0.Their most recent South...

The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team. Shown, from left: Cara Nelson, Sophia Cameron, Zoey Criner, Morgan Tyrrell, Emma Crewse, Chloe Slagle and Payton O’Connor. Not pictured: Peyton Tyrrell.

It’s been a busy stretch for the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ golf team as they continued to improve on the links.In the Mountain Grove Invite at the Randel-Hinkle Golf Course , the Lady Panthers held off West Plains by three strokes to win the team title with a combined score of 201.Both Morgan...
Both the Mountain Grove and Hartville cross country programs competed in the annual Plato Eagle Invitational and enjoyed some success.Mountain GroveKeena Roth led the Lady Panthers with her eighth place finish in the field of 51 runners. Her time was 23:28.59.Mackynli Blackwell came in 21st with a...
Both the Mountain Grove and Hartville cross country programs competed in the annual Plato Eagle Invitational and enjoyed some success.Mountain GroveKeena Roth led the Lady Panthers with her eighth place finish in the field of 51 runners. Her time was 23:28.59.Mackynli Blackwell came in 21st with a...
It’s been a difficult stretch for the Mansfield Lady Lions’ volleyball team as they have now lost seven of their last eight matches.Their lone victory came on Sep. 17 when they knocked off Bakersfield 25-21, 25-19 and 25-23.One day before the win, the Lady Lions fell to a now 14-1 Cabool team, 3-0...
It has been a tough stretch for the Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team recently as they lost two out of three games in two separate tournaments and did the same with three regular season contests.Through it all, Norwood sits with a .500 record at 8-8 on the season.In the Norwood Family Pharmacy...
Norwood’s boys and girls cross country program had some success at the recent Van Buren Scenic River Run on Sep. 25.Jayden Chambers led the Lady Pirates with a third place time of 22:00.80 among a field of 61 runners.Kalie Chadwell finished in 12th place with a time of 23:22.90 for Norwood.Also...
Mountain Grove’s cross country program was recently invited to the Bomber Open in Mountain Home, Ark.The Panthers scored 81 team points for a third place overall finish in the team standings.Leading the way for Mountain Grove was Hunter Bartlett, who finished 12th place out of 65 total runners with...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team have been unable to keep their record above .500 recently after dropping three of their last five contests.Though they had a few tough losses, they did manage to beat Sparta for a Summit Conference win on Sep. 24, 7-1.Norwood’s offense scored four runs in the...

Mountain Grove’s Braydon Curtiss leans over the goal line for a touchdown against Willow Springs.

After starting the 2024 fall season winless against three straight state-ranked opponents, the Mountain Grove Panthers’ football team was looking to find the win column last Friday night when they hosted an improved 2-1 Willow Springs Bears’ squad.With a 28-point first half and opening the third...

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