Sports

Lady Trojans coming together

January 11, 2023

Southwest chemistry improving, players competing for starting positions The Southwest girls basketball team has strong numbers and mix of scoring leaders and on-the-floor leaders the Lady Trojans hope will translate to greater success. At 4-8 this season, Southwest’s wins have been small in number but big in meaning.

January 11, 2023

Newer names led the Cassville boys wrestling team at the Monett Tournament on Saturday, held at Reeds Spring High School due to Monett’s gym floor being flooded. Tristan Thompson, at 157 pounds, and Riley James, at 150 pounds, both earned second-place medals for Cassville.

PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest v Diamond in Southwest Holiday Tournament Championship

January 4, 2023

Scenes from Southwest's win over Diamond in the Southwest Holiday Tournament title game.

2022 Sports Top 10

January 4, 2023

State track medal haul, repeat medal in golf top year’s stories Six Cassville boys and girls track and field athletes returned home in May with All-State honors. Bradan Dickinson earned a third-place finish in shot put, throwing for 16.44 meters to set a new school record.

11 years coming

January 4, 2023

Full-court pressure and steals early, sustained momentum boosts from a large crowd and a final rally in the last half of the fourth quarter spelled one result for the Southwest boys basketball team — Holiday Tournament champions. The Trojans overcame Diamond in the title match, 78-54, led by MVP Lucas Paulsen and surrounded with story lines and history that will leave their marks on the proud program.

Runner-up repeat

January 4, 2023

For the second consecutive year, Cassville met Gentry (Ark.) in the title game at the Southwest Holiday Tournament, and for the second consecutive time, the Lady Wildcats hoisted the second-place trophy. The Lady Pioneers put the game out of reach early, sinking 12 total 3-pointers in the first half and another 4 in the second to defeat Cassville, 65-20.

January 4, 2023

The Cassville boys basketball team (7-4) earned a win and fell twice in the Neosho Holiday Classic Dec. 28-30.

PHOTO GALLERY: Cassville vs. Gentry, Southwest Holiday Tournament championship

December 30, 2022

Scenes from Thursday's Southwest Holiday Tournament championship game.

Lady Bulldogs shining on defensive end

December 27, 2022

A young squad is going through the grind this season in Wheaton, learning as much as they an on the floor with the hope of a significant numbers boost next year. Jessica Dermott, Wheaton girls basketball coach, said the team is in a transitional period between a large senior lass last year and large eighth-grade class this year, leaving the Lady Bulldogs (2-8) with only 7 on the roster.

Security Bank donates to Cassville programs

December 27, 2022

Security Bank of Southwest Missouri has donated $500 to the newly established Cassville High School Pickleball Club. CHS Pickleball Club began this year and currently has nearly 20 members. The donation from Security Bank will be used to purchase T-shirts for participants as well as medals for an upcoming tournament. Front row, from left: Dixon Reid, Jacob Martinez, Kyler Hayward, Elly Ramaeker, Dulce Rivera, Lorelei Vanderhoeff, Elizabeth Butler, Kyla Bowling and Corbin Rhodes. Back row: Security Bank President Jon Horner, Simon Gates, Ashton Wheeler, Andrew Gray, Ethan Bohmke, Caleb Leach, Eli Stokes and Jackson Ray. Contributed photo