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Speedy Bombers and sultry, late summer temperatures were the Zizzers’ undoing Friday night in Mountain Home. The boys from Mountain Home were State Track Champions in class 5A Arkansas last May. It certainly showed. They outpaced the Zizzers in almost every aspect of the game. The Bombers easily...
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The West Plains High School Football team enters the inaugural year of the new Ozark Mountain Conference with fifteen returning starters and one of southwest Missouri’s best quarterbacks.   In a word, Head Coach Joel Wyatt describes this year’s team as, “Leadership. In my three years here,...
Monday, August 19 - Church League Will and Christian Gunnerson, Marc Prough and Scott Williamson with a score of 29; Steve and Jacq Coatney, Brady Altermatt and Linda Benyo with a score of 32; Blayne Altermatt, Bo, Mike Coatney, Barb Tate and Ron Brown with a score of 34. Closet to Pin on...
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If you drove past high school football practice this summer and did a double-take, don’t worry.  You aren’t in a time warp. Coach Logan Schwalm, who coached the Bears from 2017-2020, is back at the helm, taking on the task of getting the team rejuvenated.  The varsity Bears struggled in a winless...
Ahh…at last, football season is finally upon us. And with that brings dreams of grandeur and what could be for all high school football teams across the area. For the Liberty Eagles, the bar has been raised over the last 20 years. A certain level of success is not only wished for -- but expected...
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The Liberty Lady Eagles Volleyball team will enter the 2024-2025 season with a different look. The small team, in height and number, is determined to stand out amongst the area teams with their grit.   “I am so very excited about this group,” began Head Coach Shari Tune, who is entering her...
The newly formed Ozark Mountain Conference covers a large swath of southern Missouri, aligns similar sized schools, and launches its first year of action with the opening of the 2024-2025 school year.    “The new conference is very exciting! It’s not just athletics. It’s a new conference for...
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A familiar face is returning to the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team.   Dr. Walt Belcher, who served as an assistant coach for the Grizzlies during the 2022-2023 season, will join Head Coach Jared Phay and Assistant Coach Michael Poindexter on the bench...
Monday, August 12 - Church League Steve Coatney, Jacq, Paul Davis, Linda Benyo and Marc Prough with a score of 34. Mike Coatney, Barb Tate, Ron Brown and Noah with a score of 35. The Closest to the Pin on Hole #9 was Ron Brown. The Tuesday night Cat and Dog was cancelled due to rain.
Monday, July 29 - Church League Mike Coatney, Paul Davis and Barb Tate had a score of 32. Scott Williamson and Ron Brown had a score of 34. The Longest Putt on Hole #9 was Ron Brown. Tuesday, July 30 - Cat and Dog Mike Coatney and Linda Benyo with a score of 32; Barb Tate and Steve Coatney...

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