Cross country teams make history

The Cassville boys and girls cross country teams made program history on Saturday at the Class 3, District 2 meet. For the first time ever, both teams qualified for the state meet, as they each took third in the district races. Full results include:

Boys

Caleb Leach, 4th, 17:17

Charles Elliott, 28th, 18:37

Mason Gautney, 29th, 18:38

Ethan Bohmke, 37th, 19:04

Jacob Martinez, 47th, 19:26

Jacob Hudson, 71st, 20:16

Evan Butler, 76th, 20:22

Girls 

Jolie Evans, 3rd, 20:43

Dakotah Anderson, 13th, 21:43

Jadyn Williams, 19th, 22:14

Tori Mitchell, 30th, 22:56

Kayli Anderson, 40th, 24:01

Evelyn Elliott, 58th, 25:48

Elizabeth Butler, 80th, 28:26

Wheaton falls in district title tilt

The Wheaton volleyball team closed its season on Oct. 25, falling to Galena 3-0 (19-25, 14-25 and 18-25) in the Class 1, District 9 championship. the Lady Bulldogs entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, defeating Exeter in straight sets in the quarterfinals, 25-22, 25-14 and 25-20. In the semifinals, Wheaton topped Verona 3-0 with scores of 25-14, 25-15 and 25-23. Galena was the top seed in the tournament.

Grossman wins all-tourney award

Cassville volleyball player Emerson Grossman was named to the 2022 Mustang Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team. The Lady Wildcats were 0-4 at the tournament, with losses to Seneca, Sarcoxie, College Heights and Diamond. Cassville’s season came to a close on Oct. 20 with a 3-0 loss (17-25, 17-25 and 13-25) to Mt. Vernon in district action. The Lady Wildcats finish the year at 2-27 with wins over Blue Eye and Monett.