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As the winter weather descended on the Ozarks, the Willow Springs School District, along with many others, issued school cancellations and that led to basketball games being postponed.   No official word on when these games will be rescheduled, but the boys basketball game against the Licking...
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Wrestling in West Plains is on its way up and Colten McGuire is a major reason why.   McGuire accomplished a major athletic achievement both for himself and Zizzer wrestling by getting 100 career wins last Saturday at the Capital City Tournament in Jefferson City.    He is the first...
The West Plains boys’ basketball team rallied to win, 60-57 in overtime, against Salem last Wednesday, January 8.    The Zizzers started off in a hole early when Salem jumped ahead, 10-0.    It took until late in the fourth quarter for the Zizzer boys to take the lead.   “I’m proud of...
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The diving team at West Plains is small but determined and getting better every week.   Emily Ritter set a new school record on Saturday by improving her diving score a whopping 33 points in one week to achieve a total score of 239.45 points. The previous record was set just one week ago by...
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Kaylee Pendergrass, a Willow Springs High School Senior, signed her letter of intent to play softball at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. "It was always my goal to play at that higher level," Pendergrass told the News. She says she knew she could achieve that goal when she was approached...
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Jace Rodgers, a 2025 Senior from Willow Springs High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play baseball at College of the Ozarks. "There is no specific moment that led me to make a decision to play at the collegiate level," explained Rodgers. "Growing up around baseball, it’s always...
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Willow Springs Bear John Jones signed his letter of intent to play football at Culver-Stockton College. Jones plans to major in athletic training with a minor in coaching. “I want to earn playing time, and learn new football skills," stated Jones. "I also want to learn coaching techniques that...
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The 4-5 Liberty Lady Eagles take down the 11-0 Mountain Grove Panthers in their first conference game, with a final score of 49-51. The battle was intense from start to finish but the Eagles brought an energy to Mountain Grove that could not be stopped.
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Zizzer Wrestling is getting better with every competition.   The boys recently competed in two highly competitive varsity meets. On December 21, the team traveled to St. Louis to wrestle in the Chaminade Invitational. Colten McGuire won the 150 pound weight class and went 4-0 on the day with...
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The hard-working Zizzer girls’ basketball team played five games in eight days during the Christmas break.    That might not sound so tough until you consider all five of them were road games and one was a five-hour trip north to St. Joseph, Mo.   The Lady Zizzers placed 4th in the Pink...

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