Sports
The Steve Waggoner Invitational Cross Country meet was held at the Willow Springs Municipal Golf Course in Willow Springs last Thursday, September 7. A total of 401 athletes in junior high and high school completed the hilly, grassy course.
Liberty varsity athletes
Runners from Liberty...
After a couple tough losses to begin their season, Liberty and new head coach Jansen Acklin came out ready to roll against the Thayer Bobcats. Explosive plays all around was the theme of the night on their way to a 36-16 victory over their familiar opponent.
Liberty's Gavin Reese got the...
A special thank you to Dave Guyll and the crew at Thomas F. Benyo Golf Course. The course has looked great all summer.
Another thank you to Carl Hicks and Ben Knight for running the Cat and Dog League and the Church League.
The course and everyone involved really does appreciate it. Leagues...
The Willow Springs Bears took their show on the road Friday night to face a formidable foe in the Marionville Comets. Coming off a difficult loss against a talented team from California, Mo., in week one, the Bears knew they were going to have to bring their A-game to Marionville. The Comets...
After an opening week loss to the Strafford Indians, Liberty football hoped some home cooking would do the trick. Liberty welcomed the Blackhawks from Adrian to the "Nest," for their home opener. Adrian promised to be a tough opponent, however, as they were last year's Class 1 State runner-up....
The Liberty Lady Eagles battled through adversity this week as Senior Bre Daniels was injured during the first set of the first game of the season against the Licking Wildcats on Monday, Aug. 28.
"Mondays game I was extremely disappointed in how the girls mentally handled the situation. I...
The Willow Springs Lady Bears had a great showing against the West Plains Lady Zizzers on August 29.
The freshman team split with West Plains 20-25 and 25-11. The Junior Varsity team won in three sets 25-21, 19-25 and 25-22. The Lady Bears lost in a tough five set match 26-28, 22-25, 25-19, 22-25...
Monday, August 28 - Church League
There were eight players, two teams. The Payne Hole was the #6 hole. Buster Graves, Ron Brown, Barb Tate and Terry Brock had a score of 34. Paul Davis, Kolton Stolba, Linda Benyo and Gibby had a score of 34. Closest to the pin on Hole #9 was Buster Graves.
The Lady Bears varsity tennis team defeated Waynesville 6-3 on August 29. The Lady Bears JV also won their matcehs 6-2. Pictured above is Senior Melaina Wilson serving.
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) have hired the first head coach for the Grizzly Baseball program.
He is Kadem Tharp, who is coming to the Grizzlies from Harrison, Arkansas, where he served two seasons as head baseball coach at North Arkansas College, an NJCAA...