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Before the recent Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament, the Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team won their second game in a row after defeating Plato, 59-38.Hartville scored 19 points in the opening quarter behind the sharp shooting of Kinley Cryer. Cryer made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points....
Mountain Grove’s Stella Benson goes in for a layup with Norwood’s Kalie Chadwell closing in.
A couple of Wright County heavyweights slugged it out on the basketball court recently when the Norwood Lady Pirates hosted the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers as both squads entered the contest with six wins.It was just a two-point contest at halftime before the Lady Panthers pulled away late for a...
Mansfield’s Blake Henry battles for an open shot as a pair of Mountain Grove defenders close in while trying not to foul him on his attempt.
It was a classic battle between two solid Wright County boys basketball programs back on Friday, Dec. 20 when the Mountain Grove Panthers traveled to Mansfield to take on the Lions during their Homecoming night.Mansfield’s Zach McCrite hit a deep 3-pointer from the corner to give the Lions a 64-63...
The Norwood Pirates’ basketball team has opened their season with a 9-0 record.Before the recent Cabool Holiday Tournament, the Pirates competed against Valley Springs, Ark. in the Ninth Annual Border War Shootout held on the campus of North Arkansas College.Norwood was paced early by the hot...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ basketball team pushed their winning streak to three in a row recently when they picked up a pair of wins over Gainesville and Spokane.In their Summit Conference opener on the road against the Lady Bulldogs, Mansfield’s defense held Gainesville to just one point in the...
The Hartville Eagles’ basketball team won their second tournament championship this season after picking up three wins and winning the 51st Liberty Invitational recently.A six-win Bakersfield program awaited Hartville in the championship game and the Lions were a handful.Though Hartville’s offense...
Only one point separated the Hartville Eagles and Mountain Grove Panthers at halftime when the two boys basketball teams squared off last Tuesday night.Coming out of the break though, the Eagles had an 11-2 run and never looked back in the 52-36 victory.Hartville’s defense held Mountain Grove to...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ basketball team opened their Summit Conference season last week with a solid 41-27 victory over Gainesville in their home opener.A 21-point first quarter helped Hartville open the game with a 16-point lead after eight minutes of play.Maddie Brown scored eight points and...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ basketball split their first pair of games of the winter season, both coming on the road.They picked up their first victory of 2024-2025 when they traveled to Plato on Dec. 9 and left town with a solid 43-38 win. Mansfield scored only four points in the opening quarter in...
The Mountain Grove Panthers hosted a tough Greenwood squad last week, but they were unable to pull out a win, falling 63-50, dropping their record to 3-4 on the season.The Bluejays jumped out to a 20-11 first quarter lead, though the Panthers were able to trim the gap to seven at halftime.Gardner...