Sports
The Willow Springs Middle School Bears suffered two losses at the hands of the Liberty Eagles. The 7th grade Bears lost 0-28 and the 8th grade bears lost 6-8.
The weather conditions were perfect for football on Friday night when the Bears hosted the Mountain Grove Panthers at Palenske Field. The Bears were looking for their first win of the season and both teams were trying to pick up their first conference win. However, the game turned out to be...
For most of the first half last Friday night, the Liberty Eagles football team battled closely with the state ranked Ava Bears. With just over five minutes remaining before half, Liberty cut the Ava lead to 22-14 on a Carter Pruett to Gavin Reese 26 yard pass. From there, however, it would be all...
The stage was set for football Friday night as the Willow Springs Bears hosted their neighboring SCA competitor, the Cabool Bulldogs, for Homecoming. Prior to the start of the game, emotions and ceremony ran high with the crowning of Homecoming Queen, Allie Martin.
The Bears knew they had their...
The Steve Waggoner Invitational Cross Country meet was held at the Willow Springs Municipal Golf Course in Willow Springs last Thursday, September 7. A total of 401 athletes in junior high and high school completed the hilly, grassy course.
Liberty varsity athletes
Runners from Liberty...
After a couple tough losses to begin their season, Liberty and new head coach Jansen Acklin came out ready to roll against the Thayer Bobcats. Explosive plays all around was the theme of the night on their way to a 36-16 victory over their familiar opponent.
Liberty's Gavin Reese got the...
A special thank you to Dave Guyll and the crew at Thomas F. Benyo Golf Course. The course has looked great all summer.
Another thank you to Carl Hicks and Ben Knight for running the Cat and Dog League and the Church League.
The course and everyone involved really does appreciate it. Leagues...
The Willow Springs Bears took their show on the road Friday night to face a formidable foe in the Marionville Comets. Coming off a difficult loss against a talented team from California, Mo., in week one, the Bears knew they were going to have to bring their A-game to Marionville. The Comets...
After an opening week loss to the Strafford Indians, Liberty football hoped some home cooking would do the trick. Liberty welcomed the Blackhawks from Adrian to the "Nest," for their home opener. Adrian promised to be a tough opponent, however, as they were last year's Class 1 State runner-up....
The Liberty Lady Eagles battled through adversity this week as Senior Bre Daniels was injured during the first set of the first game of the season against the Licking Wildcats on Monday, Aug. 28.
"Mondays game I was extremely disappointed in how the girls mentally handled the situation. I...