Sports
The Willow Springs Bears won 6-3 at Norwood on Thursday, improving their record to 3-1 for the season.
This week, the Bears have a packed schedule of away games. On Monday and Wednesday, the Bears will play in Mountain View and Thayer. On Thursday and Friday, they will compete in the Hartville...
Last week saw six wins in six days for Willow Springs softball. Norwood came to Willow Springs Monday, and went home empty-handed with a score of 6-5, Bears. Two regular season games were also notches in the W column – the Bears beat Gainesville 8-4 Tuesday and Mountain View 19-8.
On Saturday, the...
Liberty Eagles softball get their first loss against the Willow Springs Bears. They started off strong but fell behind the Bears 19-8. The Lady Eagles are 3-1 on the season.
Bears baseball notched their first win of the season at home against the Van Buren Bulldogs last Wednesday. The 6-4 win at home on Booster Field marks the Bears’ first win over Van Buren since 2016.
Last week’s away game against Alton was postponed due to rain.
Up next, the Bears will take on the...
Spring sports are off to a slow start. Rain is always a factor. The Liberty Eagles baseball was set to face the Cabool Bulldogs, Winona Wildcats, and the Norwood Pirates in the Cabool Tournament. The Eagles battled it out with the Cabool Bulldogs to start things off. Liberty led throughout the game...
The Mansfield Lions traveled to Willow Springs to challenge the Bears on St. Patrick’s Day. Last Friday, Bear baseball fans were in the stands for this first time this spring. Willow Springs fell to Mansfield by a score of 8 to 5.
Next week, the Bears will have two chances to put a tick in the...
Locally, players from both Willow Springs and Mountain View were recognized.
Girls
First Team: Hadley Chowning - Mtn View/Liberty - Sophomore
Second Team : Reagan Wells - Mtn View/Liberty - Junior and Chloe Jones - Willow Springs - Freshman
Honorable Mention Lyla Cornman -...
For their first taste of district action, the Willow Springs Lady Bears took on the Lady Bisons from Buffalo High School. These two teams had not faced each during the regular season. The Lady Bears pulled off a 46-39 win, and moved on to face SCA foe, the Ava Lady Bears.
Ava and Willow...
The Willow Springs Bears faced the Mountain Grove Panthers in the first round of district play on Feb. 27. The Panthers managed a twenty-point win over the Bears in the regular season. At districts, the boys from Willow Springs made them work harder for the win, but ultimately came up short. The...
Royalty - Emilee Dougherty, right, West Plains and Kale Willison, Thayer, were crowned the 2023 Grizzly Homecoming Queen and King, respectively, during halftime activities of Saturday's basketball game between Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) and Mineral Area College in Joe Paul...