Fall sports wrap up

The 2025 fall sports season was one for the record books for numerous teams in the Ozarks. Some seasons wrapped while others are fighting their way through district play on the road to a state championship.

 

For the Willow Springs Bears, their football team ended the regular season with a 3-6 record. They will play Springfield Catholic Fightin' Irish (7-2) on Friday, Oct. 31 for the first round of the Class 2 playoffs. The Lady Bears ended their dynamic 20-8-3 season in the second round of the Class 3 District 11 tournament. The Lady Bears volleyball team won the first round of district play over Forsyth in three sets, but fell in three sets to the Mtn. View Liberty Lady Eagles. The Lady Bears tennis team ended their season in the first round of the Class 1 District 5 Team tournament to Osage.

 

The Liberty Eagles football team ended their regular season play with a 7-2 record. They received a bye for the first round of district play and are set to take on the winner of the Fair Grove/Ava game on Friday, Nov. 7. The Lady Eagles volleyball team claimed their historic 6th consecutive district title after defeating the #1 seed Hollister 3-2. The Lady Eagles will play Mt. Vernon on Thursday, Oct. 30. The Lady Eagles golf team had Kameryn Wood placing 4th at the Class 1 District 1 tournament and then placing 6th at the Class 1 State Tournament.

 

The West Plains Zizzer football team wrapped their 7-2 season against Carl Junction. They will play the first round of the Class 4 State tournament on Friday, Nov. 7. The Zizzer will play the winner of the Monett/McDonald County game. The Lady Zizzer volleyball team defeated Perryville 3-0 and DeSota 3-1 during the Class 4 District 1 Tournament. They will play Notre Dame on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Lady Zizzer tennis team ended their fall season in the first round of the Class 2 District 1 Team Tournament against Festus. Lady Zizzer softball wrapped their season in the first round of the Class 4 District 6 Tournament against the Camdenton Lady Lakers 7-13.

 

Zizzer boys soccer have one game remaining in the regular season against Carl Junction on Thursday, Oct. 30. The team will then face off against the DeSoto Dragons on Monday, Nov. 3 in the first round of the Class 3 District 1 Tournament. Zizzer golf placed 4th in Boliver, Mo. at the Class 3 District 3 tournament with a score of 425. Individual golfers placed at the Class 3 State Tournament: 57th place Rose Reeves with a score of 206, Dakotah Brigman tied for 66th with a score of 213, and Bella Juline in 71st place with a score of 218. The Zizzer boys swim team are back-to-back Ozark Mountain Conference Champions. The Lady Zizzer cross country team brought home the Conference Championship for the second year in a row and the boys finished as runner-ups. Kaebrynn Gunter as named Conference Champion.

 

Districts for all cross country runners will be November 1.