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Howell County News/Kacey Blunk
Liberty Eagles High School Baseball goes into regular season with a three-game week. The Eagles traveled to Mansfield, falling to the Lions and to West Plains, also falling to the Zizzers. The boys closed out the week at Doniphan with an 8-6 victory.
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In Willow Springs when it comes to girls basketball, the name Chloe Jones typically stands out.   After recently wrapping up the 2024-2025 basketball season, Jones has added more accolades to her already illustrious career, including hitting her 1,000th point and being named an All-State...
The Class 3 District 10 basketball post season honors have been announced with several players from the area being recognized.   All Class 3 District 10 Boys Basketball - Liberty (Mountain View): Senior Gavin Reese, Sophomore Alex Tune and Junior Parker Tune. Willow Springs: Junior Kolby...
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It was the end of the road for the Lady Zizzers in the District Championship last week when they came up just short, 58-64, against the #4 State-ranked Marshfield Lady Jays   “We knew we would be in a battle with Marshfield in the Championship game,” said first year Head Coach Christy Otter...
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Coach Mason Miller resigned after two years at the helm of West Plains Boys basketball. Miller was an assistant at West Plains for three years before taking over the program from former Coach Shane Benson. Zizzer boys’ basketball has had one 20-win season and zero District Championships in the...
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The West Plains girls’ basketball team has done it again.    For the fourth time in five years, the Lady Zizzers will play for a District Championship.   “We were not expected to be in this position,” said West Plains Girls Basketball Coach Christy Otter. “I think the only people that...
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Howell County Futbol Club expanded this year by taking a group of boys and girls to compete in the Lake Country Indoor Soccer League. The team is comprised of athletes from Mountain View, Willow Springs, West Plains, Houston, Cabool, Mountain Grove, and this year-- Rolla.   "My husband and I...
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The West Plains R-VII School District announced last week Brandon Somoza as the new Assistant Principal of West Plains High School for the 2025–2026 school year. Somoza has led the Zizzer Pride Academy as Director since 2023. Before that, he taught in the Cabool School District. His background...
Howell County News/Sue Fiorino
In a storyline plucked from a young adult romance novel, high school sweethearts Madilyn Mayfield, cheerleader, and Isaiah Jones, quarterback, signed their letters of intent on February 28 to attend Missouri Baptist University together next fall. The couple has been dating for two years.  ...

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