Per usual on jamboree night, underclassmen received the majority of snaps for Ozark and Nixa on Friday and in the case of the Tigers that meant the unofficial varsity debut for Parker Elliott.
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8/20/22
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Over the years Gage Depee has accepted that as the son of Ozark coach Chad. Depee, there are times he will be assigned a job he didn't necessarily ask for.
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8/15/22
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Kaleb James was a late arrival to the gridiron, having grown up with a focus on soccer.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/8/22
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When Nick Rohrbaugh and Jace Whatley first met five
years ago as sixth-graders, there was an instant
kinship.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/8/22
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Brandon Cobb’s storyline of leaving an assistant’s job at Ozark to become a head coach at Clever reads a lot like Jim Genzler’s narrative did a year ago.
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6/10/22
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Nixa’s undefeated run through the COC earned the Eagles seven selections on the All-COC First-Team, including the Player Of the Year and Pitcher Of the Year awards.
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6/2/22
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On her way to qualifying for the Class 5 State Track Meet for the first time, Ozark’s Hanna Vorhies has added to her legacy as a Lady Tiger.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/27/22
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Taylor Hopper is hearing about the personal records of some of the sprinters from the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas and is curious what they might mean to her PR.
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5/27/22
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Grant Heimer hoped he had set the tone for Billings on Wednesday by leading off the Wildcats’ Class 1 Quarterfinal matchup with St. Elizabeth on Wednesday with a single.
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5/26/22
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Jayleign Flood has a bit of experience on her side entering her second trip to the Class 3 State Track Meet.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/23/22
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Rylan Evans anticipates he and his Nixa teammates will be more motivated than ever in response to the Eagles’ Class 6 District 6 final loss to Kickapoo last week.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/23/22
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A state champion in gymnastics, Clever sophomore Maliya Clark is headed to the Class 3 State Track Meet.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/23/22
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Memorial Day weekend for Sam Russo as a youth included making the short drive from his suburban Indianapolis home to Speedway, Indiana, to attend the Indy 500.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/22/22
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JOPLIN — A storybook season for Nixa with five walk-off hits and a school-record 32 wins ended Thursday at the hands of a pitcher having a storybook comeback in a fight for his life.
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5/20/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Even after 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtimes, Ozark forward Madison Moore sprinted half the field to lead the Lady Tigers’ celebration Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — After shutting out Carthage on Monday, Ozark was shut out by Kickapoo 5-0 in a Class 6 District 6 semifinal Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — Prior to this week, Nixa outfielder Sam Russo had never experienced the thrill of a walk-off hit.
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5/18/22
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Gretchen House is on her way to Jefferson City for the Class 1 State Track Meet this weekend and is planning a trip to Hamburg, Germany, for the World Triathlon Series next year.
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5/16/22
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Gabriel Duarte continued to exceed his pre-season expectations by winning the discus at the Class 2 Sectional 3 Track Meet on Saturday and earning himself a berth to the Class 2 State Meet.
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5/16/22
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Jaret Nelson could get to the 100-hit milestone during Nixa’s Class 6 District 6 run in Joplin this week. He entered the Eagles’ opener with Springfield Central on Monday seven shy of triple digits.
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5/16/22
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With help from her Spokane teammates, Maggie Czachowski bounced back from a disappointing finish in the 100 hurdles at Districts to finish first in the 300 hurdles in Class 2 Sectional 3 action on Saturday.
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5/16/22
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Hardy Dougan and seemingly every Nixa pitcher and hitter has responded well to the change of coaching staffs at Nixa this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/15/22
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Kenna Wise doesn’t golf or play pool, but appears to have the kind of exceptional hand-eye coordination to excel in both.
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5/12/22
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Nothing can seemingly bring Mya Fulton to tears quicker than the prospect of not having her older sister, Aysha, as a Sparta teammate ever again after this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/11/22
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