It was all going Purdy’s way — until it wasn’t. The Lady Eagles softball team (24-10) saw its season come to a close with a stop of the second bag by Miller’s shortstop to deliver Purdy a 10-9 loss in the Class 1, District 5 title contest on May 9.

Cassville saw 16 of its boys and girls track and field athletes medal at the Big 8 Conference Meet, and the teams are now focused on the stair steps to state. Nine Wildcats and seven Lady Wildcats earned All-Conference status in Monett on May 2, and the boys set a new school record in the 4x400 relay.

The first annual Big 8 Pickleball Tournament was held at the Monett City Park on Saturday. Fifty-six students and staff from five Big 8 districts competed in four tournaments.

The Southwest baseball team (11-10) are on a sixgame win streak after going a perfect 3-0 at the Miller Invitational last week, besting Greenfield, 17-0; Sarcoxie, 3-2 in 10 innings; and Miller, 3-0. Against Sarcoxie, Brendyn Paulsen had the walk-off in the 10th after three scoreless innings.

The Cassville Middle School Track team traveled to Marshfield on April 29 to compete in the Big 8 Junior High Track meet. Two competitors set Big 8 records, with Logan Parsons clearing 9’3.5” in Pole vault, and Brylee Gross running the 200 in 27.9 seconds.

May 10, 2023 Water level is normal, at 52 CFS on Sunday. This is great, and the fishing has been very good.

Three senior Cassville boys athletes signed letters of intent on April 26 to continue their careers in college, one in cross country and track, a second in rugby, and a third in wrestling. Caleb Leach, Class 3 cross country state medalist and new school record-holder in the 3200-meter, penned his name with the University of Missouri-St.

Former Cassville basketball and softball coach Randy Robertson, front row, second from left, was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2023.