Sports
Celebrate the grand opening of West Plains R-VII School District Zizzer Ballpark on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 4:15 p.m.
Be there for the West Plains Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the first softball game played at the park against Rogersville. There will be free commemorative...
And just like that, another season begins as the Willow Springs football Bears rolled into their season opener against the Lincoln Cardinals. Behind freshman quarterback, Caden Lee, the Bears had the look of a team trying to outrun the ghosts of seasons past. With a combination of carries by...
At times, the Liberty Eagles football team looked explosive against the Strafford Indians. Other times, they looked a tad inexperienced compared to the senior laden Indians. There is always a certain level of turnover from year to year with each team, but the positional experience of Strafford...
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...
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...
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...
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...