Wheeler hits 500 wins
Purdy volleyball coach Barry Wheeler reached his 500th win last week with a 2-0 (25-19, 25-19) victory over Exeter on Saturday in the Thomas Jefferson Invitational. The Lady Eagles went 2-2 at the tournament and have an overall record of 3-8-2 this season. Purdy hosts McAuley Catholic on Thursday and Wheaton on Friday.
Cassville XC places in meets
The Cassville cross country team has been busy in recent week, placing as a team in meets in Monett, Seneca and Hollister. The varsity boys and girls teams finished 3rd in the small school division in Monett, and the middle school girls finished 4th and the middle school boys finished 2nd out of 11 teams. In Seneca, the varsity girls placed 3rd, varsity boys placed 4th and both middle school teams placed 3rd. Finally, in Hollister on Thursday, the varsity boys finished 3rd, varsity girls finished 7th and middle school girls finished 3rd.
Monett results
Varsity boys: Top 25 medal, 100 runners, 3.1 miles
Ethan Bohmke, 4th, 19:19
Trever Garnett, 9th, 19:48
Michael Butts, 15th, 20:17
Tyson Bohmke, 26th, 21:11
Andrew Grey, 31st, 21:36
Jacob Hudson, 34th, 21:38
Evan Butler, 50th, 22:30
Simon Gates, 64th, 23:24
Varsity girls: Top 25 medal, 56 runners, 3.1 miles
Jadyn Williams, 7th, 23:23
Tori Mitchell, 15th, 24:38
Kayli Anderson, 27th, 26:46
Claire Reuter, 38th, 28:01
Lydia Cupps, 43rd, 28:25
Evelyn Elliott, 45th, 28:56
JV girls: Top 20 medal, 30 runners, 2.2 miles
Layla Bailey, 21st, 24:37
Middle school boys: Top 30 medal, 97 runners, 1.6 miles
Preston Driskill, 2nd 12:16
Dade Zajac, 5th, 12:34
Jamison Barnes, 6th, 12:35
Donovan Mikesh, 38th, 14:31
Daniel Sledden, 62nd, 16:02
Vincent Buttrum, 77th, 18:00
Middle school girls: Top 30 medal, 107 runners, 1.6 miles
Briley Artherton, 15th, 14:56
Kynzleigh Scott, 22nd, 15:42
Addy Ramaeker, 26th, 15:58
Molly Cox, 38th, 16:45
Peyton Vogt, 57th, 17:39
Seneca results
Varsity boys: Top 25 medal, 76 runners, 3.1 miles
Ethan Bohmke, 8th, 19:20
Trever Garnett, 12th, 19:44
Michael Butts, 21st, 20:00
Tyson Bohmke, 30th, 20:49
Evan Butler, 42nd, 21:45
Jacob Hudson, 48th, 21:58
Simon Gates, 64th, 23:56
Varsity girls: 45 runners, 3.1 miles
Jadyn Williams, 3rd, 22:59
Tori Mitchell, 8th, 24:48
Kayli Anderson, 19th, 26:14
Lydia Cupps, 29th, 29:28
Evelyn Elliott, 32nd, 29:46
Claire Reuter, 35th, 32:10
Layla Bailey, 36th, 32:19
Middle school girls: 46 runners, 1.5 miles
Briley Artherton, 12:18, 5th
Kynzleigh Scott, 13:21, 14th
Addy Ramaeker, 13:48, 18th
Molly Cox, 14:38, 25th
Peyton Vogt, 19:01, 42nd
Middle school boys: 59 runners, 1.5 miles
Preston Driskill, 10:34, 5th
Jameson Barnes, 10:58, 9th
Dade Zajac, 11:04, 11th
Donovan Mikesh, 11:51, 20th
Daniel Sledden, 14:29, 51st
Vincent Buttrum, 15:16, 53rd
Hollister results
Varsity boys: Top 20 medal, 113 runners, 3.1 miles
Ethan Bohmke, 4th, 17:42
Michael Butts, 6th, 17:55
Trever Garnett, 8th, 17:57
Evan Butler, 40th, 19:47
Tyson Bohmke, 47th, 20:03
Jacob Hudson, 73rd, 21:13
Simon Gates, 85th, 21:54
Varsity girls: 78 runners, 3.1 miles
Jadyn Williams, 9th, 22:11
Evelyn Elliott, 44th, 25:11
Lydia Cupps, 59th, 26:41
Claire Reuter, 63rd, 27:02
Layla Bailey, 72nd, 28:31
Middle schools boys: 139 runners, 2 miles
Preston Driskill, 8th, 12:28
Jameson Barnes, 9th, 12:37
Dade Zajac, 20th, 13:13
Donovan Mikesh, 52nd, 14:40
Daniel Sledden, 84th, 15:55
Vincent Buttrum, 99th, 16:45
Middle school girls: 91 runners, 2 miles
Briley Artherton, 7th, 15:02
Kynzleigh Scott, 18th, 16:02
Addy Ramaeker, 33rd, 16:49
Molly Cox, 42nd, 18:01
Peyton Vogt, 62nd, 19:15
Cassville soccer nets Big 8 win
The Cassville boys soccer team (5-2-1) picked up its first Big 8 Conference win of the season on Thursday, a 1-0 victory over Marshfield courtesy of an Olympico from senior Jackson Ray. An Olympico is a goal directly from a corner kick, curving the ball along the goal line into the net. The win came two days after a 7-1 road victory over Fair Grove, with first-ever varsity goals coming from senior Van Thu and freshman Zeb Blankenship. The Saturday prior, the Wildcats wrapped up the New Covenant Academy Tournament at 1-1-1, drawing with Marshfield, 0-0, defeating Fair Grove, 3-0, and falling to New Covenant, 3-1. The Wildcats faced Crocker on the road Monday and will host Carl Junction on Thursday.
Lady Wildcats 2-3 in last 5
The Cassville softball team (4-10), picked up a pair of wins and three losses in five games played over two days Friday and Saturday. Cassville fell to Neosho, 7-1, then defeated Lebanon, 7-2, on Friday. On Saturday, the Lady Wildcats lost to Seneca, 7-3, beat West Plains, 3-2, and fell to Glendale, 13-1. Cassville hosted Carthage on Monday and traveled to Hartville on Tuesday. The next contest is against Neosho on the road on Monday.
Cassville volleyball off to winning start
The Cassville volleyball team (6-4-2) is looking to overcome a two-game skid after starting the season with 6 wins in 10 matches. The Lady Wildcats defeated Berryville (Ark.) on Sept. 11, 3-1 (22 – 25, 25 – 20, 25 – 21, 25 – 18), then suffered 3-0 losses to Carthage (16 – 25, 16 – 25, 19 – 25) and Mt. Vernon (19 – 25, 16 – 25, 21 – 25). Cassville faced Diamond on the road Monday and hosted Reeds Spring on Tuesday in conference action. The next match is at home on Thursday against another Big 8 foe, Nevada.
