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Defense has been the ticket all season for Cassville, allowing less than 50 points per game on average, but the train line came to a stop last week against an Aurora team with a hot second half of shooting.

ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com The tallest Wheaton girls basketball player this season was only 5-4, but the Lady Bulldogs did not let age or size challenges squash their growth on the court this season. Finishing at 5-22, Wheaton Coach Jessica Dermott said a squad of only seven players, three of whom were freshmen, met many individual goals and continued to improve through the season.

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The Cassville girls wrestling team was easy to spot at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships — just look for the girls in party hats and novelty sunglasses. The Lady Wildcats entered state with high expectations, ranked No.

The Cassville boys wrestling team took a record number of members to the Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships Wednesday and Thursday, and they have returned with a record number of medals.

Prep athletics coaches commonly call their team a family, but the Cassville wrestling program is taking the mantra a little more literally. A total of eleven boys and girls wrestlers qualified for the 2023 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships, and more than half are related.