SPRINGFIELD — Jaxon Dublin’s rise from a junior playing jayvee ball to a varsity starter as a senior led to his 17-point night in his Blue & Gold Tournament debut Thursday.
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12/27/24
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Nixa’s Kamryn Bourbon was dealt her first loss while taking third place at 145 pounds at the Kansas City Stampede this past weekend.
Bourbon (12-1) was pinned in 5:10 by Elizabet …
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12/27/24
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SPRINGFIELD — Nixa fell victim to one of the biggest upsets in Blue & Gold Tournament history, as the No. 1 seeded Eagles bowed to Bolivar 59-56 in a Gold Division semifinal Friday.
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12/27/24
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Never mind his countdown to 2,000. Chadwick senior swingman Clayton Garrison is much more interested in his countdown to 1,939.
Garrison drew closer to becoming the Cardinals’ career …
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12/24/24
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WALNUT GROVE — Any lingering disappointment Chadwick players have felt about not receiving a Blue & Gold Tournament invite subsided Monday once the Cardinals took the floor at the Walnut …
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12/23/24
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New Ozark coach Jayme Donnelly received an early Christmas present from his players in the form of a win at Branson last week leading up to the Blue & Gold Tournament.
Donnelly placed a high …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/21/24
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Two-time defending Blue & Gold Tournament champion Nixa will be challenged as the No. 1 seed in the Gold Division by the likes of No. 2 Republic, No. 3 Hartville, No. 4 Strafford, and No. 5 …
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12/21/24
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BRANSON — If there’s anyone on Ozark’s roster who fancies himself as a 3-point shooter, and will hold onto that thought even while going nearly five full games without a 3, …
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12/20/24
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WALNUT GROVE — Sparta was on the wrong end of a complete contrast in experience at point guard Monday.
The Lady Trojans managed just nine second-half points while being dealt a 49-27 …
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12/20/24
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Chadwick is seven games into its season and the Cardinals have faced only two teams they met all of last season.
That trend will continue before and after Christmas, with Chadwick making its …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/19/24
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The ‘Krans Can catchphrase has carried over to the college level.
Nixa 2023 grads Gaven and Chloe Krans headline our Headliner Area Alumni Update.
The Krans twins are proving …
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12/19/24
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Ozark’s Maelynn Sundie showed off her versatility while rolling to the 135-pound championship at the Nixa Girls Invite on Monday.
Sundlie drew satisfaction from her four pins in as many …
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12/19/24
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Addison Harkins’ championship at the Nixa Girls Invite on Monday will look on paper as a dominating run for the Lady Eagle’ 125-pound junior.
Harkins made it to the finals by posting …
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12/19/24
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Kamryn Bourbon took full advantage of the chance this past summer to travel to Washington to compete in a national freestyle tournament with Nixa greats Brenya Crahan, Caly Dupree and Addison …
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12/18/24
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SPARTA — Trenton Ingle’s transition from shooting guard to center led to his game-winning putback Tuesday.
Ingle followed up a miss by teammate Lee Mayes, grabbed the rebound and …
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12/18/24
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Nixa’s run to the Class 6 state championship game saw the Eagles and their post-season opponents combine for 12 Class 6 All-State First-Team selections.
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12/17/24
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Clever’s Xavier Robinson, Peyton Guccione, and Jack Whitlinger have capped their Jays careers by being named to the All-Mid Lakes First Team.
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12/17/24
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Dayton Moison picked up a pair of pins as Ozark split home-opening duals with Republic and Willard on Thursday.
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12/17/24
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With the release last week of the Blue & Gold Tournament brackets, we learned Nixa won’t have the chance to extend its winning streak against Fair Grove.
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12/17/24
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Abel Hume is attentive when his father talks basketball. After all, the Sparta freshman has heard enough people tell him his dad was one of the best hoopsters SWMO has ever seen.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/16/24
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For Ozark’s Kylan Pickren, there’s nothing like your best friend being the the consensus No. 1-ranked sophomore point guard in the state and quite possibly already best player in SWMO.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/14/24
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It's only mid-December, but the fact this season is the last go-around at Chadwick for the Cardinals’ all-state duo of Tristan Smith and fellow senior Clayton Garrison is tugging at Smith's …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/13/24
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Headliner Sports Editor Pat Dailey reviewed the 2024 Ozark football season and previewed the 2025 Tigers with coach Jeremy Cordell in a Qs and As session:
Q: What did you think of your second …
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12/12/24
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It’s hardly being viewed as a slam dunk that the COC has strengthened itself by expanding this year to 12 full-time members, a pair of part-timers and splitting everyone into two divisions.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/12/24
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With college baseball trying to get back to pre-pandemic roster sizes, Ozark’s Hudson Roberts is back to being an open commodity.
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PAT DAILEY
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12/11/24
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