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 …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/29/24
|
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 …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/28/24
|
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.
…
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/28/24
|
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. …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/27/24
|
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. …
…
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/27/24
|
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 …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/26/24
|
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 …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/24/24
|
SPRINGFIELD — Jamboree night a year ago served as an intro for Malachi Rider at Nixa. Likewise, jamboree night Friday was a coming-out party for Bryin Sandgren.
Just as Rider ran for two …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/24/24
|
The SWMO football sector got a rare glimpse of the persona of Nixa’s Dylan Rebura during his junior season a year ago.
Sharing the Eagles’ offensive backfield with fellow running …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/23/24
|
Logan Smith is not only among the most popular teammates at Ozark, he’s well liked at Nixa.
Smith, a senior left tackle, reports the bond between offensive linemen is such that it goes …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/23/24
|
Perhaps the best compliment Nixa’s John Perry can give is to single out a player from his 30 seasons as a coach as the best he’s coached at a position.
Mind you, Perry coached Pearl, …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/22/24
|
From his new free safety post, Marcus Heavin will rely on the Tigers’ scouting, along with his instincts and, of course, his vision to make repeated split-second decisions that could make or …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/22/24
|
The tangible results Parker Mann provided last season weren’t good enough for COC coaches to present him with All-COC First-Team recognition. Perhaps the intangibles he’s supplying this …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/19/24
|
There’s a strong sense of confidence among Ozark’s defensive linemen that the Tigers can turn things around on that side of the ball by primarily featuring a 3-4 front.
One of the …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/18/24
|
Given the spring in Zernie Vess’ legs as a former triple jumper, long jumper and high jumper at Nixa, he could put on quite a show in victory lane once he earns his first checkered flag.
…
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/18/24
|
No one was happier to see the first week of practices this week come and go without incident than Ozark’s Keller Schafer.
Schafer remains a big part of the Tigers’ picture at running …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/17/24
|
Rory Banks’ natural talents and work ethic have helped him rise to prominence in Ozark’s offense. The 5-foot-8, 155-pound junior running back is hoping genetics might provide him a …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/17/24
|
The good folks at RecruitLook outstandingly caught a rising star on video by capturing a Keivon Flint dunk earlier this summer.
During a showcase at Homefield KC in Olathe, Kansas, Flint …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/16/24
|
Come Monday, Jackson Cantwell will begin his ninth year enrolled in Nixa schools, with his family having moved when he was in the third grade in 2016 to SWMO from CoMo.
More specifically, the …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/15/24
|
From a track perspective, Ozark's Sam Clark looks back fondly on his senior track teammates from three years ago.
As a freshman, Clark teamed with seniors Ben Miller, Will Scheer and Hunter …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/13/24
|
Clever coach Willie Howard likes the Jays’ chances if they can play as good as they look while filling out their uniforms.
Howard points to the added size along his offensive line as a big …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/13/24
|
Xavier Robinson and Rex Deters didn’t dare dream four years ago they would eventually be high school teammates and they also wouldn’t have ever guessed they both would be at Clever.
…
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/8/24
|
Clever coach Willie Howard reports the level of excitement surrounding the Jays has noticeably risen since the arrival of quarterback Rex Deters.
"We went from a seven or eight to a nine and a …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/7/24
|
For Ozark linebacker Jordan Giles, the value he places in having Ozark grad Matt Fevold as the Tigers’ linebackers coach is immeasurable.
Giles is well aware of Fevold’s playing …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
8/4/24
|
Carrying over from last year, Clever’s quarterback situation has remained wildly unpredictable.
The Jays have welcomed aboard Rex Deters as a transfer from Glendale. The 5-foot-9, …
more
PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
|
7/26/24
|