As tortuous and prolonged as the second half of Sparta’s Class 3 District 11 final Friday with Strafford might have seemed, the proceedings actually went by much too fast for the Trojans. more

With Jacob Lafferty standing 6-foot-5 and Walker Loveland being 5-5, the consensus is it actually makes perfect sense they are best friends. more

A thinking man’s point guard, Walker Loveland added up all aspects of Sparta’s Class 3 District 11 semifinal with Skyline that he was seeing and came to a conclusion. more

Both Ozark’s boys and girls will be trying to take two from Carthage. more

Looking back on the upset of Strafford that ultimately wasn’t for Sparta, the Lady Trojans didn’t accept an adversary they had worked more than 20 minutes to seemingly embrace. more

REPUBLIC — With longtime high school and College of the Ozarks George Wilson passing away over the weekend, hoops fans have been sharing their memories of him. more

Sparta’s spacing offensively set up the Trojans’ biggest space-eater to clinch their Class 3 District 11 opening-round win Monday. more

Deric Link would have never guessed two years ago at the Walnut Grove Tournament, while he coached Fair Play, that he was coaching against his future players. more

COLUMBIA — The timing of Miles Robinson’s arrival at Nixa as an assistant coach at the start of Peyton Moore’s freshman season led to a glorious career for Moore. more