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With three of the Top-10 teams in Class 2 participating in the same District 10 tournament, at least two good teams were going to go home.Unfortunately, one of those teams was the Mansfield Lions as they saw their season come to an end after falling to rival Norwood, 62-56, in overtime.The loss...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ basketball team entered this week’s Class 4, District 10 Tournament after winning five of their final six regular season contests. Their last win coming in Hollister as they held the Lady Tigers to nine points or less in the first two quarters of a 69-46 victory.It...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team after beating Gainesville to clinch an undefeated run through the Summit Conference to be crowned the conference champions.
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team is once again the Summit Conference champions after finishing an undefeated 7-0 run last week with their 53-27 victory in Gainesville against an 18-win Lady Bulldogs’ team.Norwood opened the contest with a 20-point first quarter as Addy Gray hit three, 3-...
Family members, friends, teachers and coaches celebrated with Mountain Grove senior Stella Benson on Friday, Feb. 20 as she officially signed her letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Lyon College located in Batesville, Ark. “It means the world,” Stella said about continuing her...
The Hartville Eagles’ basketball team continues to sit alone at the top of the Summit Conference after completing an undefeated 7-0 run last Tuesday when they defeated Gainesville, 73-53.The two-point victory clinched for them yet another Summit Conference championship just one week before entering...
Mountain Grove’s Bret Gardner goes up strong for a layup against Salem.
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team is entering their final week of the regular season schedule on quite a role after a pair of South Central Association (SCA) Conference games to extend their winning streak to a season-high five straight.Mountain Grove opened the week by traveling to...
Mountain Grove’s Briley White gets past a Salem Lady Tigers’ defender for a layup.
It was a special senior night for Mountain Grove’s Stella Benson last Friday night as her Lady Panthers cruised to a big 58-42 win over Salem.The win ended their South Central Association (SCA) Conference schedule with a 5-2 record.The Lady Panthers jumped out to an early 17-6 lead as Sadie Schober...
Mansfield’s Malachi Ussery gets a layup as Norwood’s Laken Coatney flies through the air to try to challenge the shot.
The Mansfield Lions’ basketball team picked up some momentum heading into the postseason after knocking off state-ranked rival Norwood and a 19-win Fordland team for a pair of Summit Conference road victories.In the match-up with the Pirates, the Lions went on a late 22-17 run to hold on for a 67-...
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team finished their regular season schedule last week with an 18-7 record after defeating Class 1 state-ranked Chadwick, 61-52.Norwood opened the game on a 20-12 run as Remington Hill scored 11 points and Pierce Lawson added six.Carder Kelly, who has been battling...
The Hartville Lady Eagles are entering districts on a four game winning streak after adding three wins a week ago.Their biggest win of the stretch was when Hartville held on late for a 38-37 win over Summit Conference foe Fordland.It was a low scoring first quarter as both teams combined to score a...