Norwood

The Norwood Pirates hosted a good Blue Eye program two weeks ago and dominated their way to a 72-49 victory.Norwood went on a 37-23 run to take a 14-point lead at halftime.The Pirates then had a two point third quarter to pace them to the big 28-point victory.Carder Kelly scored a team-high 22...
The Norwood Lady Pirates added a pair of victories before the recent Pink and White Tournament that was still going on as of press time.On Dec. 22, they took on defending state champion Fair Grove and cruised to a 54-20 victory as they held the Lady Eagles to seven points or less in all four...

Norwood’s Gentry Davault defends a Mountain Grove shot. Davault dominated both sides of the court and scored 23 points in the win.

The Norwood Lady Pirates were completely locked in to their game plan on both sides of the floor last week when they traveled to Mountain Grove and left the Arena with a convincing 69-33 victory.A 12-0 run in the first quarter with the help of 11 points scored by both Gentry Davault and Kalie...
The Norwood Lady Pirates hosted a 5-0 Walnut Grove team last week that recently won the Ash Grove Tournament.The result, the Lady Tigers left Norwood with their first loss of the season as the Lady Pirates picked up a big 50-41 victory.A 16-4 second quarter helped Norwood take a 10-point lead into...

The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team after winning third place in the Summit Invitational in Oklahoma.

The Norwood Pirates’ boys basketball team earned a third place plaque after competing in the Summit Invitational held last week in Broken Arrow, Okla.Against Webster, Okla. in the third place game, Norwood’s 18-9 third quarter helped the Pirates leave the state with some hardware after their 51-42...
The Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ basketball team won just one of their three contests in the Marshfield Tip-Off Tournament.Their lone win was a 51-19 thrashing of Springfield Central. A 17-5 second quarter run and a 13-0 shutout in the third quarter helped the Lady Panthers pull away for a win....
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team had a tough road match-up with Van Buren last week and fell, 76-66, in overtime.Van Buren jumped out to a 25-point first quarter to put the Pirates in the hole early by eight.Norwood would close the gap before halftime thanks to Carder Kelly’s five points....

The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team after winning the large first place trophy from this past week’s Sixth Annual Crane Lady Pirates’ Invitational.

The Norwood Lady Pirates’ defense held Cassville to six points or less in the final three quarters to win the Sixth Annual Crane Lady Pirates Invitational, 48-35.Cassville jumped out to a 19-13 lead in the first quarter before the Lady Pirates closed the gap to trail by two at halftime.Norwood’s...
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team started their season 2-0 after outscoring two opponents, 141-62.Just before Thanksgiving, they hosted a Billings Wildcats’ team that came off a solid win against Monett in their season opener. The Pirates would use a 17-5 third quarter run to pull away with a 59...
The Norwood Lady Pirates’ basketball team is returning five players  who are coming off their third trip to the Class 2 Final Four and are hoping to return one more time during the 2025-2026 season.Jayden Chambers returns with the ability to guard all five positions. She also won the Class 1 state...

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