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photo by Patty Ingalls
The Zizzers squeaked by with a 34-27 victory over a pesky Logan-Rogersville team in the District 6 semifinal game last Friday night, November 8.   “We could never put ‘em away,” said Zizzer head coach Joel Wyatt.   The Zizzers jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter on two touchdown...
Area teams have announced their post season honors for the 2024 volleyball season.   All-District Team Class 2 District 9: First Team-Sophia Dotson, Cabool; Jayne Thompson, Cabool; Loren Bojko, Fordland; Korie Lind, Mtn. View-Liberty; Bryleigh Wallace, Mtn. View-Liberty; Kaylie Wagner, Mtn...
Howell County News/ Kacey Blunk
The Liberty Eagles used a burst of 36 second half points to take down the visiting Houston Tigers Friday night.    It was a rematch of the epic last second thriller just two weeks ago. In that game, Liberty broke a 0-0 tie on the last play of regulation to win in exhilarating fashion. Much...
photo by Teresa Cockrum, courtesy of West Plains Running Club
It was a muddy mess, but both of the Zizzer Cross Country teams kept up the winning tradition last Saturday at the State Championship meet in Columbia, Mo.   The Zizzer boys brought home the State Championship trophy for the first time since 2008. This win is the 14th State title for the boys...
photo courtesy of West Plains Zizzer Cross Country
It is time to start using the word “dynasty” to refer to Zizzer cross country.   Around West Plains, we hardly talk about how great our cross country team is.  It is just known -- a given. The candy-striped shorts, the athletes running in packs all over the streets, and the legacy of...
courtesy of Zizzer Volleyball
It was a history-making year for the 2024 Zizzer volleyball team.   With a 27-win record, a top seed in districts, and a trip to the District Championship, it was a volleyball season to be remembered for West Plains.   The Zizzers lost, 0-3, last Tuesday, October 29, in the championship...
Howell County News/ Kacey Blunk
The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish had a rough start to their season, going 0-6 and getting outscored 217-36 in that stretch. But, with 17 seniors, Catholic eventually got things figured out. Midway through the season, the Irish switched from the spread to a flexbone offense. That switch...
The 2024 football season came to an end Friday night as the Bears fell to the Fair Grove Eagles, 59-13.  Fair Grove, ranked #1 in Class 2 in the state and top ranked in the district, had more than enough fire power to vanquish any hope of an upset.  And the Bears did nothing to help themselves,...
As November starts, several volleyball seasons are coming to an end. Overall, the area saw some fantastic volleyball. Here is a breakdown of how some seasons wrapped and how some are moving forward. Willow Springs Volleyball ended a record year with a 24-8-2 season record. Their season ended...
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The West Plains High School Cross Country team recently competed at the Ozark Mountain Conference Cross Country meet. Emily Ritter was named the OMC Champion. The following athletes were also named OMC All-Conference for their individual places in the meet. All OMC Conference Athletes and...

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