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After compiling just five wins last season, the Mansfield Lady Lions’ softball team has its focus on doubling or even tripling their win total in 2025 with the hopes of playing the best softball in the postseason.“I truly believe that this group is hungry for more,” said Mansfield head coach Hannah...
Hartville’s Katia Todd, left, and Sarah Palmer, right, with home run balls in the win over Plato.
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team, who competes in districts in the fall, opened up their spring season schedule with three wins after outscoring their opponents, 47-18.A 20-hit attack helped them crush Cabool, 22-3.McKenzi Stigall had three hits, four RBIs and four runs scored; Katia Todd...
Hayden Akers
Archers from throughout Wright County competed in the 2025 Missouri National Archery in the Schools State Tournament held March 19-22 in Branson.Mountain GroveLeading the archers was Mountain Grove freshman Hayden Akers, who earned a fourth place trophy after shooting a 292 in the state 3D...
Several Wright County basketball teams had players recently receive either Class 2 All-State and some with All-District honors for Class 2, District 10.Boys basketballTwo Wright County teams had players earn All-State honors. Hartville’s Payton Cogdill and Mason Cogdill were both All-State...
Several Wright County basketball teams had players recently receive either Class 2 All-State and some with All-District honors for Class 2, District 10.Boys basketballTwo Wright County teams had players earn All-State honors. Hartville’s Payton Cogdill and Mason Cogdill were both All-State...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team opened their season last week with an impressive, 15-5, road victory over Hurley with the help of an 11-hit attack.It was a 5-4 game through three innings when the Pirates put six more runs on the board in the top of the fourth inning. They added four more in the...
The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team had won seven of eight contests this past fall before finishing that season at .500 with a 7-7 record.This came on the heals of a spring season in which the Lions went 22-4 before falling to Bakersfield in districts.As for most baseball teams, pitching will be the...
Mountain Grove’s baseball team is entering the 2025 season under the direction of new head coach Jeff Richardson, who comes over from Houston to take over a Panthers team that was 12-13 overall last spring.Coach Richardson, along with assistant coaches Christian Vonderheide and Garrett Newberry,...
The Hartville Eagles’ baseball team enter this spring after compiling a 14-4 record in a fall season that ended with a runner-up finish in the Summit Conference tournament.Last spring, the Eagles finished just one game under .500 at 11-12.A key to this year’s squad will be a pitching staff led by...
Mansfield natives Logan and Lauren Jones reached a goal of theirs Saturday when their second-seeded team, the College of the Ozarks Lady Cats, won the NCCAA Division 1 National Championship at Saturday’s match-up against the No. 1 seed Mission University’s Lady Patriots at home in Keeter Gymnasium...