WEBB CITY — Jackson Cantwell and other Nixa offensive linemen the likes of Jacob Lile, Oakly White and Hayden Mays have become so celebrated, there’s practically been role reversal in the …
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9/7/24
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CARTHAGE — Ozark lost to Carthage for a seventh straight season Friday while dealt a 42-6 Week Two defeat.
Ozark’s offense stalled from the start. On each of its first three plays, …
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9/7/24
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However unofficial it might be, Ozark coach Zack Owens’ stats sheet will show the Tigers with three assists in their 2-0 victory versus Jefferson City Helias on Thursday.
“For the …
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9/6/24
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Harlow Hawkins followed an eerily similar path toward delivering the biggest hit of the game in an Ozark home-opening win for the second year in a row.
The senior first baseman’s three-run …
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9/6/24
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Tavis Lemmer has grown so accustomed to being referred to as Travis that he often simply answers to it.
“I’m used to it at this point,” he said. “It’s pretty …
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9/6/24
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Ethan Chandler continues to add to his reputation as Ozark’s ultimate teammate. The senior outside linebacker also proved in Week One he can be counted on to provide an explosive pass-rush as …
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9/5/24
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Ozark senior defensive end Quentin Combs felt he was done with football at the same time he started high school.
Even now, while looking back on his decision to not play as a …
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9/5/24
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Scouting Ozark’s Week Two road trip at Carthage on Friday:
A year ago against Carthage, Ozark’s offensive players were spectators on the sideline more often than not. With Carthage …
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9/4/24
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Scouting Nixa’s Week Two road trip at Webb City:
Nixa’s first six opponents were a combined 54-18 last season and 3-3 in Week One. …
The Eagles own a three-game winning …
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9/3/24
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Whatever sort of banners, placards, big-head cutouts or posters Ozark displays to honor its seniors this season, space will be at a premium.
With the Lady Tigers featuring eight, count …
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9/2/24
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Adam McKnight seemingly has it all. A former freshman phenom and now a super soph, the wunderkind has size, speed, strength, smarts, hand-eye coordination, instincts, poise, determination and resilience, all at an elite level.
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8/31/24
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Cast aside the storyline surrounding Jett Easley’s still-missing and still-yet-to-be-replaced No. 1 home red jersey, it’s all about his genes.
Showing the same speed and field-vision …
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8/31/24
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Rex Deters fired two touchdown passes in his Clever debut Friday, as the Jays won for the first time since 2021 by beating Miller 23-12.
Clever, which had lost 21 games in a row, is 1-0 for the …
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8/31/24
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Wyatt Vincent has already gained status as a co-record-holder in MSHSAA’s baseball records book. As a junior this past spring, he tied the state’s career triples record.
Now a …
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8/30/24
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Let the Adam McKnight era on the gridiron kick off circa tonight.
McKnight, of course, made his Nixa varsity debut in an intermittent role as a freshman wide receiver a year ago. But his …
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8/30/24
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Scouting Clever’s season-opener versus Miller tonight:
The Jays are out to halt their losing streak at 21 games. …
Clever hasn’t beaten anyone but Agape going back to …
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8/30/24
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Rylee Harper was set up for success at Nixa by being born and raised in the softball hotbed that is southern California.
Harper hailed from San Clemente in famed Orange County, halfway between …
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8/30/24
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After moving from Cubs Country to Cardinals Country, Jeremy Cordell is showing further ability to go from one end of a spectrum to the other by shifting from defense to offense.
Cordell has …
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8/29/24
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Happy early No. 3 birthday Friday to Nixa coach John Perry’s granddaughter, Georgia!
The fact her birthday lands on the same day as the Eagles’ season-opener versus Republic …
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8/29/24
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Jimmy Nimmo’s 20th year at Ozark and his eighth season as the Lady Tigers’ head softball coach will both his last. He’s retiring at the end of this school year.
Nimmo arrived …
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8/28/24
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Following Audrey Carlton’s monstrous junior season, Ozark coach Jimmy Nimmo is pondering the idea of offering her protection in the Lady Tigers’ lineup in the form of Natalie Morgan.
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8/28/24
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Scouting Nixa’s Week One home contest with Republic:
Nixa has taken seven of the teams’ last nine meetings. The visiting team has won each of the teams’ last three matchups. …
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8/27/24
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Scouting Ozark’s Week One home contest with Willard:
Ozark fell at home to Willard in Week Four last season by a 45-23 count. It was a 25-23 ball game entering the fourth quarter. …
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8/27/24
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Carter Fangrow can thank Parker Mann for his relentless pursuit in having the two best friends reunited on the football field.
Fangrow is strapping on shoulder pads as a member of Nixa’s …
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8/26/24
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SPRINGFIELD — Ozark’s jamboree at Kickapoo on Friday saw Jett Easley sport the third jersey number he’s donned during his blossoming high school career, with his second season as a …
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8/24/24
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