Sports
Fans, friends, current, and former members of the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Volleyball team are invited to celebrate the accomplishments of long-time head coach Paula Wiedemann at a special event Feb. 17 at the West Plains Civic Center.
University officials...
The Willow Springs Bears did not bring home any hardware from the Family Pharmacy Panther Classic last week. In the first round, the Bears squared off against the Hartville Eagles for the second time this season. The Bears fell by an almost identical margin during the tournament: 60 to 35.
On...
The Liberty Eagles took part in the 2023 Family Pharmacy Panther Classic alongside teams from Willow Springs, Licking, Mountain Grove, Houston, Marshfield, Forsyth, Hartville, and Norwood.
The fourth-seeded Liberty Eagles faced the fifth-seeded Licking Wildcats. Liberty lost to a Wildcat buzzer...
Mountain View-Birch Tree Liberty head football coach Brock Kenaga has announced his retirement at the end of the school year after a very impressive career at Liberty, beginning as an assistant coach in 2003 and becoming head coach in 2020. This Liberty alum has accumulated plenty of bragging...
On Tues., Jan. 17, the Varsity Eagles traveled to Eminence to face the Redwings. Terrell Gaines scored 17 points, Gavin Reese 15 points, Carter Pruett had 9 points and 6 steals, and Lucas Frazier had 7 points and 7 rebounds to give the Eagles the victory over the Redwings, 60-53.
The Eagles...
"The girls have done a great job of battling in each game, and I have been really pleased with the results of the season thus far," Head Coach Shannon Crain told Howell County News. "Sure, we lost some I thought we should have won, but we snuck up on a few teams and won some that their coach...
Now the Head Coach at Greenwood, Darren Taylor is a 1981 graduate of Willow Springs High School. Taylor was back in Willow Springs Thursday night to coach a varsity contest, and the Bears took a moment to honor him before the game.
According to Athletic Director Robert James, Taylor was...
The Willow Springs Bears played three games last week, but came up short each time. On Tuesday, the Gainesville Bulldogs came to Munford Gymnasium. They left with the win and brought their season to 8-8. The Bears lost with a final score of of 37-57.
The Bears hit the hardwood at home again on...
The West Plains High School Lady Zizzer Basketball Team will host their Tenth Annual Zizzer Pink Out night on Monday, Feb. 6, at West Plains High School. Games will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the Freshmen, Junior Varsity and Varsity teams in action against Waynesville. West Plains Bank and Trust...
The Willow Springs Bears played two away games last week. On Tuesday, they travelled to Webster County to face the Seymour Tigers and came away with a loss 65 to 47, Tigers.
On Friday, the Bears were guests of the Liberty Eagles in Mountain View, giving up 75 points. The final score was 75 to...