41 years of digs and kills
Southwest’s Laura Henry (No. 10) sets teammate Marissa Freeman for a kill attempt in a matchup with Pierce City Saturday at Southwest’s Volleyfest, the 41st year of the tournament.
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Getting in their groove
The Purdy volleyball team is getting into its groove. After a tough 1-6-1 start, and another 6-game skid at the end of September, the Lady Eagles are 3-2-2 in their last seven and gearing up for Class 2, District 11 competition.
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FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Mt. Vernon
This Week 6 road contest is brought to you by the Cassville Dispensary, happy to support Wildcat Nation this football season!
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Pickleballing for Cassville
Ethan Bohmke, of Cassville, stretches to play a ball during the second annual Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. The two-day event featured singles and doubles tournaments, with 46 participants playing 150 games and raising $6,000. Funds benefit the Cassville Community Foundation, which awards grants to local non-profits.
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Cassville content with improvement in road play
A battle of Wildcat defenses played to a one-score result on Friday, with Cassville coming up just short on the road at Harrisonville, 13-7. Only twice in the game did the ball get inside the red zone, and both of those Harrisonville possessions ended with turnovers to Cassville (2-3).
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The Cassville softball team (11-9) stayed above .500 by splitting a pair of Big 8 contests last week. The Lady Wildcats fell on the road to McDonald County, 7-3, but defeated district rival Nevada, 6-1.
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Seniors medal at Cassville Invitational
Cassville senior Adelee Hendricks tees of during play in the Cassville Invitational Thursday, earning her first varsity medal with a 7th-place finish.
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Barry County Bows double up at state
The Barry County Bows, a 4-H bow-shooting club, had seven youths compete at state on Sept. 22 at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports in Columbia. Participants included: Savannah Doucet, Eli Madsen, Connor Madsen, Alec Smith, Zoei Stockton, Lydia Stockton and Garrett England.
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FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Harrisonville
This Week 5 contest is brought to you by Johnson Chiropractic. Road trips got you feeling stiff? Chad Johnson has your back with chiropractic care, sports medicine and massage therapy!
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Cassville beats Class 2 No. 1 by 1
The Cassville football roller coaster kept on rolling Friday, with the Wildcats rising from the depths of Week 3’s East Newton loss to surprise Lamar at home, 35-34. After suffering its first loss to the patriots in nearly 20 years in Week 3, the Wildcats returned home in Week 4 with resolve.
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