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Billings sweeps Crane to win Class 1 District 9 championship
VERONA — Using an overpowering offense and stingy defense, Billings cruised past Crane on Friday evening to claim the program’s second-straight district title. Billings defeated the Lady Pirates 25-11, 25-8, 25-11 to win the Class 1, District 9 crown, limiting Crane to single points in most instances, while often scoring in bunches themselves.
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Eight Seniors Honored as Bearcats Tie #2 Team in GLVC
Bolivar, Mo. – The Southwest Baptist University women's soccer team celebrated eight seniors Saturday afternoon with an impressive performance against one of the GLVC's top teams. The Bearcats battled to a 2-2 draw against second-place McKendree University, earning another point in the GLVC standings. The result moves SBU to 6-7-4 overall and 4-6-3 in GLVC play.
Springfield News-Leader
Nixa kicker Jonah Fields goes from afterthought to Missouri record book
NIXA — Jonah Fields has found himself to be an incredible weapon for Nixa football, even though he was never supposed to be the team’s starting kicker, let alone one of the best in the state. “I didn’t really take it seriously at first,” Fields said with a smile. During freshman year, coaches asked every player to hit a kick. Whoever kicked the furthest was made the kicker for the season. Well, Fields won the competition, which started an incredible journey. “I was thrown into it first and we’ve went from there,” Fields said. Nixa football: Inside the Eagles' fifth straight conference championship In Nixa’s 59-14 win over Glendale on Oct. 22, Fields drilled a 54-yard field goal with ease. According to MSHSAA records, Fields’ field goal is tied for eighth-best in state history. This was the longest field goal since 2022, set by former Liberty North and current Mizzou kicker Blake Craig, who hit a 56-yarder. “I’m glad he gave me a second chance,” Fields said. “I got to go out there and prove what I was capable of.” Earlier in the game, Fields missed a chip shot. The angle was tight and made it an uncomfortable kick. Fields'
Ozark Sports Zone
Willard falls 7-5 to Helias in Class 4 quarterfinals
WILLARD – Willard softball’s postseason run came to an end in the Class 4 quarterfinal Saturday afternoon. Less than a week after claiming the program’s first district title since 2023, the 28-8-3 Tigers fell 7-5 to Jefferson City Helias. Sophie Heckenkamp’s two-out, two-run double in the bottom...
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Springfield News-Leader
Inside Nixa football's fifth straight conference championship
SPRINGFIELD — The conference title is the first step in Nixa’s ultimate goal. The Eagles (8-1) defeated Glendale 59-14 to secure the Central Ozark Conference East title for the fifth consecutive season on Thursday, Oct. 22. “That’s obviously a goal of ours when we get started,” coach John Perry said about winning the conference title. “We have great kids and they work hard every single day to get a little better.” Glendale (5-4) jumped ahead first on a 72-yard touchdown catch from Joelle Rover. The star receiver caught a pass from Ryder Spickard near the sideline. He broke a few tackles and was gone for the big score. Nixa turned things around on two key fourth-down calls. The Eagles were stopped at midfield. Instead of punting, the team snapped the ball to Reed Wilson at the up-back position. The fake punt worked beautifully with Wilson breaking multiple tackles down the near sideline. He sprinted into the end zone, tying the game. “I was like, ‘Dang, I might go down and be short,’” Wilson said. “I spun off and there was a gap on the left. I was running into the end zone and dang, I did it. I’ve never had
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Strong Finish Ends Republic’s Long Conference Drought
Republic scored touchdowns on its first six possessions in a 42-15 win at Willard Friday night, and the win gave Republic its first outright conference championship since 1990. Republic finished 5-0 in the COC West. It’s Republic’s first undefeated conference season since coach Eddie Miller’s 1990 team went 7-0 in...
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Rock Bridge's Kimes wins Class 3 girls tennis individual title
A champion was crowned Friday, as Rock Bridge's Kate Kimes won the Class 3 singles title in girls tennis. The semifinals and finals of the tournament were held Friday in Springfield. In the semifinals, Kimes defeated Ashley Hayes of Francis Howell Central 6-1, 6-1. She defeated Grace Leitner of Lindbergh...
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High School Volleyball Postseason: Blue Eye, Branson, Harrison Advance, Other Action Tonight
High Schools in Arkansas are wrapping up Regional Tournament action while schools in Missouri are winding up District Tournaments. The Harrison Goblins finish second in the 4A Regional Tournament losing to Pottsville 3-1 in the Championship match. The Lady Goblins had already qualified for the 4A State Tournament in Bauxite next week.
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Cross country teams sweep COC-West meet
Both the Webb City girls and boys teams won the Central Ozark Conference-West cross country meets Saturday at Nixa. Araceli Perez paced the girls in the 5,000-meter run. Her time was 18.27.40. Following her to achieve a team score of 29 were Olivia Klotz, third; Alexis Shuster, fourth; Emma McKinzie,...
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Cornelsen Wants Another Step Forward as Republic Travels to Willard
Ryan Cornelsen told his players this week that the teams still playing at the end of the season are the ones that keep getting better. That was the theme of practice as the Tigers prepped for their final game of the regular season this week. “The teams that are just...