Rhett Hayward and Sutton Hanks didn’t see much varsity playing time for Ozark last season, but are two of the Tigers’ most compelling pre-season stories this time around. more

Quinn Nelson had his mind all season on a Great Lakes Valley Conference award, but was recognized by the league’s coaches in a manner he never imagined. more

JOPLIN — With Joplin’s All and Always Wright doing their thing at the other end of the court Wednesday, Nixa’s Kael Combs showed he isn’t all or always left. more

JOPLIN — Kickapoo’s relentless barrage of 3-pointers Wednesday was such that Ozark’s Ethan Whatley was surprised the Chiefs didn’t have more than 16 3-pointers. more

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