Sports
Norwood’s Chase Blakey accepts the Diamond 9 Award from Executive Vice President Kari Norris, of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Norwood’s Chase Blakey was officially a Diamond 9 honoree at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Luncheon held on May 19 at the Wilson Logistics Arena in Springfield.Blakey was joined by fellow teammates, coaches and family as he received the prestigious honor.According to information from the HOF,...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team after defeating Summersville to win the Class 1, Distriict 9 championship in a game played at West Plains High School.
For the second time in the last three years, the Norwood Pirates’ baseball team was crowned district champion last week after winning the Class 1, District 9 Tournament.In a championship game moved from Norwood to West Plains after weather forced a postponement, the Pirates broke open a scoreless...
Hartville’s Jace Hughes, right, with his third place state medal and head coach Emily McDaris.
Hartville’s Jace Hughes saved his best round of the season for the first round at last week’s Class 1 State Championships held at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.Hughes opened day one with a birdie and finished his solid day with a 75, just one stroke behind the leader.On day two, Hughes did...
Two Mountain Grove golfers competed in a field of nearly 100 golfers at the Class 3 State Championships held May 18-19 at the Sedalia Country Club.The pair of Panthers had to battle some weather issues, but managed to have competitive scores in the two-day event.Leedy Curtis led Mountain Grove by...
Mansfield’s baseball team knew they would need to play a near perfect game if they were going to defeat a 23-win Crocker team in last week’s Class 2, District 9 Tournament semifinals to earn a trip to the championship game. They did just that as the defense committed no errors and starting pitcher...
The Hartville Eagles’ baseball team entered last week’s Class 2, District 9 Tournament semifinals as a state-ranked team with 16 wins eager to defend the championship they won last spring.Unfortunately, they ran into a surprising Richland Bears’ team that won just three of their previous 11 games...
Mountain Grove’s 4x800-meter relay team of Truman King, Masen Byerly, Aydon Barbe and Max Guilliams advanced to state after finishing third in the Class 3, Sectional 3 meet at Buffalo.
The Mountain Grove’s boys and girls track and field program combined to advance to the Class 3 state championships in nine different events after participating in the Class 3, Sectional 3 meet held in Buffalo on Saturday.As a team, the Panthers were fourth at sectionals in the team standings with...
Four Mansfield track and field athletes have advanced to the Class 2 State Championships after earning top-four finishes at last weekend’s Class 2, Section 3 meet in Buffalo.Kellen Campbell won the sectional title in the triple jump event after leaping a personal best 13,49 meters.Just three weeks...
Hartville’s McKenzi Stigall after taking third at sectionals in the 400 meters.
The Hartville Lady Eagles track and field team had just one athlete advance to the Class 2 State Championships after competing in the Class 2, Sectional 3 meet in Buffalo on Saturday.McKenzi Stigall broke the school record after placing third in sectionals in the 400 meters with a time of 1:01.16....
Four Norwood Lady Pirates pose with medals they earned in the Class 1, Sectional 1 meet. Shown, from left: Sadie Kelly, Kalie Chadwell, head coach Jonathan Winslow, Jayden Chambers and Jaycee Hall.
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ track and field team had athletes advance to the Class 1 State Championships in four different events.They competed in the Class 1, Sectional 1 meet last Saturday in Mokane at South Callaway High School.Norwood was led by the 4x800-meter relay team of Sadie Kelly, Jaycee...