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Cassville’s Isa Rodriguez-Muise (No. 3) and Dakotah Anderson (No. 10) try to win the ball back in the box during an attack against Monett last season.

The Southwest volleyball team has its best offense in the last three years, according to Coach Steve Voyak, and the Lady Trojans are looking to show it this season. Southwest returns eight players with varsity experience, and three seniors are taking the lead in unique ways at times — like with a book club.

The Cassville football team kicks off its season on Saturday, returning 10 lettermen to a squad that lost 13 starters from the 2022 season. Clay Weldy, Cassville football coach, is in his second year at the helm of the program, aiming to turn youth and inexperience into a force to be reckoned with in the Big 8 West this season.

Cassville’s Cole Watts tees off during play in the Cassville Invitational last season.

Cassville’s Peter Littlefield clears a bar at the Cub Relays in Monett last season.

Cassville’s Marianne McCrackin, right, celebrates a record run with coach Casey Parsons at the Cassville Relays last season.

The Cassville football team hopes to turn its season and home opener into a College Gameday atmosphere, as the Wildcats will play their first regular- season Saturday game on Aug. 26 against Hollister.

The Cassville cheer team will be packing its bags in January for a trip to Dallas, earning a bid to National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Nationals following a home camp this summer. Victoria Henbest, Cassville cheer coach, said the team held an NCA camp in Cassville June 29-30, where NCA officials named 12 team members as All-American candidates and three as All-Americans.

Purdy Catcher Zoey Webb prepares to make a play at the plate on Exeter’s Emma Sorensen during action last season.

The Cassville boys soccer team may have been down in games in its summer friendlies this year, but they were never out.