Sports
Several Mountain Grove Panthers’ and Lady Panthers’ basketball players have recently received All-South Central Association (SCA) Conference honors.
PanthersKale Gardner was his squad’s lone first-team selection for Mountain Grove.Aden Estep was a second-team selection while Brody Emery earned...
The spring softball teams in Wright County are ready for the upcoming season.Mountain GroveLady Panthers’ head coach Allison Klock enters her second season as head of the program and is in her 19th season as a coach at the high school level.Mountain Grove was 12-7 overall last spring before falling...
Wright County’s four baseball programs are ready for this spring on the diamond.Mountain GroveThere are four returning starters and a total of six returning lettermen for a Mountain Grove baseball team that was 9-17 last spring.A lot of arms will be deployed on the mound this spring for head coach...
Norwood’s Kalie Chadwell goes up for a loose ball alongside Marionville’s Lanie Stokes in the Class 2 state quarterfinals game played at Bolivar High School.
A dream run to a possible fourth straight Final Four came to an end for the Norwood Lady Pirates with just 5.4 seconds remaining in last Friday’s Class 2 state quarterfinals game against Marionville at Bolivar High School.A turnover on an inbound play near mid-court forced a late foul and two Lady...
Mountain Grove’s Kale Gardner with a dunk in the Class 4, District 10 semifinals against Logan-Rogersville at Bolivar High School.
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team’s season came to an end last week after running into No. 1 seed Logan-Rogersville in the Class 4, District 10 semifinals, 87-51.The loss dropped Mountain Grove’s record to just under the .500 mark at 13-14. It was also the final game for seniors Aden...
Hartville’s Jordan O’Quinn with a late 3-point attempt in the Class 2 state sectionals contest against Eugene played at Lebanon High School.
The Hartville Eagles’ basketball season came to an last week against defending Class 2 state champion Eugene in the state sectionals contest played at Lebanon High School.In the fourth quarter, Hartville had five early turnovers and Eugene took advantage with a 9-0 run to take a 26-24 lead in a low...
Though the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ basketball season ended last week in the Class 4, District 10 tournament semifinals in a loss to eventual champion Strafford, the buzz from the week remained from the girls’ first round come-from-behind victory over Buffalo.The Lady Bison simply couldn’t...
The Hartville Eagles’ basketball team after defeating rival Norwood to win the Class 2, District 10 championship in Mansfield.
After surviving No. 5 seeded Bakersfield with a slim two-point win in the Class 2, District 10 semifinals, the Hartville Eagles knew they would need to regroup quickly if they were going to beat state-ranked Norwood in the championship game.They did just that as they opened up an 11-point lead in...
The Mountain Grove Panthers’ basketball team ended their regular season portion of the schedule last week with a 71-66 loss at Springfield Catholic. This dropped their record under the .500 mark at 12-13.The Panthers were in control early opening with a 16-7 run as Kale Gardner scored seven points....
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team was hoping the momentum of a Class 2, District 10 semifinals win over rival Mansfield in overtime would carry over into the championship game against No. 1 seed Hartville.Unfortunately, outside of a couple of solid rallies, Norwood was unable end their season on...