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The Mansfield Lions’ basketball team after defeating Willow Springs, 55-53, to win the Sparta Trojan Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 1 in Sparta.
For the second time this season, the Mansfield Lions’ basketball team earned the right to be called a tournament champion.A little more than a month after winning their own tournament in December, the Lions snapped a recent four game losing streak by picking up three quality wins to be crowned...
Back in early December, the Mansfield Lions’ basketball team beat a good Willow Springs squad by 11 points in the Mansfield Invitational semifinals.The Bears returned to the Lions’ court last Friday, but results were much different this time as Willow Springs won this contest, 64-56.For the Lions,...
Just 18 days earlier, the Mansfield Lady Lions dropped a tough home game to rival Hartville by six points.With both teams winning their first two games in the Cabool Invitational Tournament last week, a rematch between the rivals was set for the championship game between the top two seeded teams in...
Hartville’s Payton Cogdill goes in for a layup against Mansfield.
The Hartville Eagles welcomed rival Mansfield to their gym last Tuesday night and there was a lot of excitement in the packed house for the contest between the two rivals. Unfortunately for the Lions, Hartville completely overwhelmed them with an early 20-0 run before cruising to a 65-27 victory....
The Mansfield Lady Lions had the tough task of driving to Fordland on Jan. 13 to take on a solid Fordland Lady Eagles team, one of the top teams in the Summit Conference. They battled tough at parts of the contest, but were on the wrong side of a 43-29 defeat. Cali Lemons made a 3-pointer in the...
On the 28th day since their last home game, the Mansfield Lions were on the road last Friday taking on a solid Forsyth team.A slow start ended up being too much for them to overcome in a tough 67-52 loss to the Panthers.Jace Headrick scored four of his team’s nine points in the opening frame, but...
The Mansfield Lions’ basketball team lost yet another heartbreaker last week as they traveled to Ava and left with a tough 60-58 loss.Since Dec. 20, the Lions have now lost four games by three points or less as their record is now 6-7 on the season.In the first quarter, Haven Proetz scored four of...
A pair of Mansfield archers line up their target in the Lions’ inaugural meet in early January at Spokane.
Archers from two local Wright County programs recently began their season by competing in area events in recent weeks.MansfieldArchers from Mansfield competed in the first ever meet for the program back on Saturday, Jan. 4 in Spokane.Joseph Kidd had the best score for the young program with a 246,...
The Mansfield Lady Lions’ basketball team nearly became the sixth Wright County team to win a tournament championship this season when they competed in the Second Annual Gainesville Lady Bulldog Holiday Tournament.They first knocked off Bakersfield, the No. 1 overall seed, and then defeated the...
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...