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The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team has a big group of seniors looking to help the squad make some noise this fall.That list includes Carder Kelly (INF/P), Pierce Lawson (CF/P), Holten Lopez (1B/P), Caden Black (INF/P), Hunner Finch (OF) and Wyatt Bolfing (OF).This group went 15-7 this past spring...
There’s a lot of optimism this fall for the Hartville Eagles after they ended last spring as a district champion before falling one game short of the Final Four.All four starting pitchers are returning from the 15-win squad.The rotation is led by senior Gus Sinning (P, 3B, OF). The rest of the...
The Norwood cross country program has two returning state qualifiers coming back this season.Senior Jayden Chambers finished eighth and now sophomore Kalie Chadwell was 36th at state a season ago.As a team, the Lady Pirates were fifth place overall in the district.The other girls’ runners include...
The Mountain Grove cross country program has all of their runners returning from a young squad a year ago.The boys are led by Hunter Bartlett, a junior, and sophomores Skyler Oliphant, Trygg DeVries, Trece White and Max Guilliams.Lincoln Zohner is a sophomore move-in from Texas while freshman Masen...
An instant football classic took place in Fair Grove last Friday night when the Mountain Grove Panthers took on an Eagles’ squad that finished just four points away from winning the Class 2 state championship a season ago.The Panthers overcame an early 14-0 deficit to eventually take an 11-point...
Though the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team has some changeover in both staff and key positions on the court, there is a lot of optimism that the 2025 fall squad will leave their own mark this season.Taking over is new head coach Bobbi Jo Bayer.Bayer comes over to the Lady Panthers...
Both the Norwood Lady Pirates’ and Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball teams are both ready to defend their district championships that both won last fall.NorwoodThe Norwood Lady Pirates’ softball team are entering a new era after coaches Lori and Kevin Drake retired at the end of the spring season....
Mountain Grove Panthers’ football fans received a first view of their favorite team during the Jamboree held Friday, Aug. 22 on their home field. The event also featured football teams from Willow Springs, Thayer and Houston.It didn’t take long for the Panthers to strike in their 15-play offensive...
Back in late April, two Hartville high school students, Sahara Fugitt and Adri Jenson, were part of the overall grand champion cheer squad that took part in the Prep and Rec Grand Nationals in Orlando, Fla. The two participated with their national elite cheer team, Champion Athletics, from Lebanon...
Mountain Grove’s Lucas Casas, in photo on left after hitting a home run, was part of a local Team Missouri 13U baseball team that won the USSSA National Tournament held July 29-Aug. 3 in Westfield, Ind. at Grand Park. The team took first place in a field featuring 28 total teams with a 7-1 record....