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The Liberty Lady Eagles had an outstanding 2023 season that sadly came to an end on Thursday night against Fair Grove in sectional play. The Lady Eagles lost in three sets 21-25, 13-25, 24-26.
Several Lady Eagles were named to the Class 2 District 9 All-Tournament Team for the season. Those...
The Ozark Mountain Conference has announced its approval of Hillcrest High School’s application to compete in the 2024-2025 school year.
The OMC schools now include Branson, Bolivar, Carl Junction, Hillcrest, Logan-Rogersville, Marshfield, and West Plains. The OMC district superintendents have...
The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Volleyball team enters postseason play this weekend at the NJCAA Region 16 Championship Tournament in Hillsboro.
The Grizzlies, 4-1 in the Region 16 regular season play, are seeded first in the two-day tournament. They will face the...
The difficult and often frustrating season for the Willow Springs Bears came to an end Friday night in Forsyth as they took on the 7-2 Forsyth Panthers in the first round of districts.
The Bears came out strong on the opening play of the game, recovering their own onside kick. Going for it on...
Friday night's district quarterfinal matchup between the Liberty Eagles and the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish came down to the wire. The muddy field and periods of heavy rain that fell throughout the game forced the often-potent Eagles offense to be one dimensional. Carter Pruett used his...
The Willow Springs girls tennis season came to an end on Friday, Oct. 13 at the State Tournament held in Springfield. The doubles team of Melaina Wilson and Briana Hann battled hard in two tough losses to St. Michael's Catholic School and Marshall. The team finished with an overall record of 12-6...
The Willow Springs Bear Pride Band placed first overall in Class 1A competitions at the Branson Marching Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 14. In Class 1A, the band received the following ratings: Best Visual, Best Music, Best Color Guard and Best Outstanding Effect.
A rare Thursday night game was the setting for the Bears’ final contest of the regular season as they hosted the Ava Bears. Ava roared into town boasting an 8-0 record, ranked 4th in State in Class 3, and as undisputed SCA Champs.
It was Senior Night in Willow Springs and before the game, four...
After a rough 1-3 start to their season, the Liberty Eagles football team has settled in nicely, winning five contests in a row. With Friday night's 35-14 win against the Houston Tigers, Liberty finished the regular season in second place in the South Central Association. Their lone conference...
A battle took place Saturday night at Cabool High School as the Lady Eagles faced off against the Thayer Bobcats for the Class 2 District 9 Championship. Just ten days prior to this game, the Lady Eagles defeated Thayer for the SCA title in five sets. Claiming the SCA title was a feat that had...