As prepared as she was for it, the hardest thing for Natalie Morgan to adjust to Thursday was Ozark teammate Kelsie Batey’s unique home run celebration.
Following Morgan’s second …
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10/11/24
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With Nixa being 6-0 and Waynesville, 0-6, this is the only matchup in any class throughout SWMO involving an undefeated team against a winless team. Lucky us. …
Going as far back as 2009, …
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10/10/24
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Even with two years starting experience at Glendale, Rex Deters’ first season at Clever has also been his first go-around as a starting quarterback.
Deters’ maturity has stood out as …
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10/10/24
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Scouting Ozark’s COC East Division home contest with Glendale on Friday:
Ozark's defense needs to rebound from an extremely subpar showing last week against Lebanon. It was surprising to …
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10/9/24
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Scouting Clever’s Week Seven home contest with Mid-Lakes Conference newcomer Hollister:
Jays running back Quintin Lemmer rushed for a career-high 150 yards on 21 carries, or an average of …
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10/9/24
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By all accounts, Ozark all-state center fielder Audrey Carlton has been good about not putting undo pressure on herself.
The only instance in which she felt anguished was at the beginning of …
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10/9/24
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The COC schedule-maker gave Nixa his/her best shot, yet the Eagles breezed through their murderous six-week assignment with absolute ease. What was supposed to be a vicious stretch of games turned …
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10/7/24
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Parker Elliott is optimistic his left thumb will be at full strength in time for Ozark’s post-season run, if not as soon as the Tigers’ Backyard Brawl trip to Nixa.
The senior middle …
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10/6/24
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It was cruel irony that the Ozark defense forced four Lebanon fumbles Friday, but the Tigers didn’t give themselves a chance at an upset by losing two fumbles that directly led to two …
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10/5/24
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The story behind Aaron Ashley’s dramatic improvement at the Riann Libinski Invite had more to do with circumstance than anything else.
Ashley won the boys championship Saturday in …
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10/5/24
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Adam McKnight and Keivon Flint were thankful Thursday Nixa offensive coordinator Dustin Baldwin didn’t shut the door on the Eagles' screen.
Likewise, Baldwin also didn’t balk at the …
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10/4/24
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It says everything about Izzy Bryant’s compatibility with her elder Ozark teammates that they wish they could include the junior second baseman in all their senior activities.
“She's …
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10/3/24
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It took nearly all of five games, 19 quarters to be exact, for Ozark wide receiver Sam Clark to catch the first touchdown pass of his senior year.
He only had to wait a coupe minutes to snag his …
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10/3/24
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Scouting Clever’s Mid-Lakes Conference road trip to Buffalo on Friday:
The Clever offense’s 22.8 scoring average is a high for the program. The Jays’ single-season school …
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10/3/24
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Hendrix Haymes’ arrival on the varsity scene as a sophomore starter and even a two-way player for Ozark was pushed back a bit due to his slow start for summer workouts.
Haymes admittedly …
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10/3/24
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Among the three active winning streaks in the COC that are encompassing multiple seasons is the Ozark soccer program’s stretch of 22 consecutive conference wins.
The Tigers are off to a …
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10/2/24
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Scouting Ozark’s Homecoming game with Lebanon on Friday:
Ozark and Lebanon have not met since 2017, when the Yellowjackets beat the Tigers 35-17 in the third round of the Class 5 state …
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10/2/24
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Scouting Nixa’s Homecoming game with Kickapoo (2-3) on Thursday:
This is the programs’ first meeting on the gridiron since 2013, when Kickapoo beat Nixa in Districts. …
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10/1/24
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WAYNESVILLE — Quarterback Peyton Russell fired three second-half touchdown passes over the final 13-plus minutes of Ozark’s 27-19 COC triumph against Waynesville on Friday.
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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9/28/24
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LEBANON — Nixa experienced life as a trailer for the first time this season, but otherwise rolled to a 56-12 COC win against Lebanon on Friday.
Running back Dylan Rebura accounted for five …
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9/28/24
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The many misadventures of Clever’s defense Friday was most often summarized as missed opportunities from the Jays’ perspective.
To a man, Clever defenders agreed they actually …
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9/28/24
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Ozark ‘keeper Carson Sandgren added to his ever-growing list of highlight-reel saves as part of Ozark’s 2-0 COC triumph against Carthage on Thursday.
With Carthage forward Jose …
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9/27/24
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Nixa’s Rylee Harper has seen enough of Kickapoo pitcher Allison Scott over three seasons that the senior right field was hoping for a bit of deja vu Thursday.
Two years ago, Harper …
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9/27/24
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Aven Guajardo was rewarded in a big way for his listening skills last week.
The Clever junior outside linebacker collected two interceptions and nine tackles against Forsyth in the Jays’ …
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9/27/24
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Trenton Allen is relishing the chance to get a head start on many of his gun-toting cohorts and record a kill during the state’s youth deer firearm season November 2-3.
“ This is my …
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9/26/24
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