Sports
The Lady Eagles entered their second week, and it was a grueling week of on-the-road games. And not for nothing as the Lady Eagles faced off against Fair Grove, and SCA rivals Mtn. Grove and Winona. As Head Coach Shari Tune said, the puzzle pieces are there -- it just needs pieced together....
West Plains Cross Country hosted the Joe Bill Dixon Zizzer Invitational on September 17. A total of nine schools participated in the varsity race: Cabool, Hillcrest, Liberty (Mountain View), Licking, Mountain Home Christian Academy, Niangua, Poplar Bluff, West Plains, and Willow Springs. Three...
Sometimes in a football game, a team beats their opponent outright.
And sometimes a team beats themselves.
Both happened to the West Plains football team against Branson last Friday, September 20.
The Branson Pirates beat the Zizzers in the first three quarters, but in the...
It might be remembered as the Remy Wilson game.
Standing tall at 5’6, West Plains Running Back Remy Wilson rushed for over 200 yards and three touchdowns against Hillcrest last Friday, September 13, and led the Zizzers to a 35-7 victory.
With the other starting running back, Jackson...
A drizzly rain was falling at “The Pit” in Cabool as SCA play opened for the Bears (1-1) and the Bulldogs (0-2). You kind of knew that Friday the 13th was going to end in bad luck for one of them.
Wet conditions told the tale for most of the first half. The slippery ball resulted in fumbles...
Week 3 of the high school football season is in the books. No question, the Liberty Eagles played their best game so far on Saturday afternoon against the Thayer Bobcats. Led by a breakout performance from running back Jaren Rutledge, the Eagles forced their will with a powerful ground attack....
All in all, it was a good day of volleyball for West Plains.
The Zizzers played six different teams in six different matches in a long day at the Showdown Tournament at the West Plains Civic Center last Saturday, September 14.
West Plains played their first match at 9:00 a.m. and was...
The Willow Springs Lady Bears faced off against the Summersville Lady Wildcats on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The Junior Varsity won in two sets 25-18 and 25-14 while the Varsity swept the competition in three 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.
Next up for the Lady Bears will be an away game at Licking on...
The Liberty Lady Eagles are relying on grit and grace to lead them through the 2024 volleyball season. After graduating three of their main players, the Eagles are trying to find their groove. The team is not without talent though. They boast three seniors and two juniors who have had countless...
Willow Springs, population around 2000 souls, has three starting volleyball players standing over 6 feet tall. Yes, that’s right, three.
West Plains, population around 12,000 souls, has none.
Two well-coached teams from Howell County met on the court last Tuesday, September 2, for the...