Sports
Brody Emery goes in for the slam dunk.
For the second straight year, the 417 Shootout made its home in Mountain Grove as teams from across Missouri gathered for a two-day basketball showcase featuring junior varsity and varsity players.On Thursday, boys teams came from Hartville, Lutie, Dora, Gainesville, Monroe City, Billings, Sparta,...
Norwood’s Pierce Lawson with the eventual game-winning RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Pirates past Billings in the Class 1 state sectionals.
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team’s season came to an end just one game from reaching the Final Four after their tough road loss to Dadeville in the Class 2 state quarterfinals.Norwood traveled nearly two hours to take on a Bearcats’ team in front of their large home crowd.The Pirates struck first...
Norwood relay runners Jayden Chambers, Jaycee Hall, Sadie Kelly and Kalie Chadwell with their All-State medals alongisde coach Jonathan Winslow.
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ track and field program earned All-State medals in three different events in the Class 1 State Championships held Friday-Saturday, May 22-23 in Jefferson City.Leading the way was Jayden Chambers, who earned a top-three finish in the 1,600 meters as she had a third place...
Mansfield’s Kellen Campbell, left, and Malachi Ussery with their All-State medals from last weekend’s Class 2 State Championships.
Nearly one month earlier, Mansfield senior Malachi Ussery broke his arm at a meet in Mountain Grove.One month later, Ussery overcame his adversity and found his way on the podium at the Class 2 State Championships held May 22-23 in Jefferson City.Ussery’s leap of 21’8.25” helped him earn a third...
Hartville’s McKenzi Stigall before her state race.
Hartville’s McKenzi Stigall represented the Lady Eagles in the Class 2 State Championships held on Friday and Saturday, May 22-23 in Jefferson City.Stigall finished 16th in the preliminaries for the 400 meters race with a time of 1:10.15.She was unable to qualify for the finals in the event, but...
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...