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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...
Last week marked the close of the season for the 2022-2023 both the Eagles’ and the Lady Eagles’ basketball season. Both Liberty teams soared through the first round.
The boys faced some very tough teams in this Class 3 District 10 tournament. They faced the Licking Wildcats in round 1. Terrell...
First up for the Lady Bears was SCA foe, the Cabool Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs controlled most of the game and held the lead for the first three quarters, but the Lady Bears would not be denied as they took over the lead in the fourth quarter for the first time and never looked back. Willow...
The Willow Springs Bears played two SCA rivals last week and won both games. Their season record now stands at 8 and 15. On Tuesday night, the Bears made the short trip to take on the Cabool Bulldogs. The Bears walked away with the win 59 to 40.
On Friday night, the other team from Texas County...
The MV-BT Liberty Eagles wrapped up their regular season play this week, leaving only the District tournament next week before their season comes to a close.
The Liberty Lady Eagles started the week off hosting the Thayer Bobcats. The junior varsity girls fell to the Bobcats 28-62. Liberty High...
The Willow Springs High School Lady Bears basketball team led their coach Shannon Crain to his 400th win on Feb. 13. The Lady Bears took a close victory against the Cabool Bulldogs with a final score of 51-46.
“It felt good to get to double-digits this season. Many predicted much fewer wins...
Two home games yielded mixed results for the Willow Springs Lady Bears last week. A Monday night match up against the Mansfield Lions had a final score of 58 to 28, Lions.
Their luck turned on Thursday night when the Lady Bears hosted the Hartville Eagles. The home team walked away with a 49 to 37...
The Ava Bears challenged the Willow Springs Bears at Munford Gymnasium last Tuesday. The boys from Willow Springs celebrated an easy win over Ava with a final score of 53 to 29.
Two away games showed up in the Bears’ loss column last week. On Friday, the Bears challenged the Mountain Grove...