Everything you wanted to know about the Class 6 District 5 boys field at Nixa this week:
— No. 2 seed Nixa winners of nine straight
District host and No. 1 seed Nixa was 8-1 at home …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/4/25
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Hannah Egley was perilously close to not being part of Nixa’s Class 2 state championship team. She was ready to end her sophomore season shortly after it started.
“I do speech …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/4/25
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Clever’s post-season run to a District semifinal berth last week served as nothing less than breakout back-to-back games for sophomore point guard Coleson Cupit.
The seldom-used backup …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/4/25
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COLUMBIA — Bouncing back from a dislocated elbow at the beginning of this season, Nixa sophomore Reed Wilson peaked at the right time on his way to emerging as a Class 4 state runner-up.
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PAT DAILEY
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3/3/25
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COLUMBIA — After being forced to settle for Class 2 State runner-up individual and team finishes a year ago, Nixa’s Addison Harkins was crowned a double state champ Saturday.
Harkins …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/3/25
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COLUMBIA — With their ultimate dream of a state championship dashed, Ozark’s Caden Harringon and Keaton Hurst had their resilience tested like never before at the Class 4 State Tournament …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/3/25
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Clayton Garrison's ailing right shoulder looked good and felt good for both of his dunks Friday and as he and teammate Tristan Smith hoisted Chadwick’s Class 1 District 4 championship plaque.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/2/25
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Kinley Burk and Clever made good on 10 3-point goals in the Lady Jays’ 64-00 overtime win versus Pierce City in the Class 3 District 12 title game Saturday.
Burk netted four 3-point …
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3/2/25
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Fitting for a player who’s always had a flair for the dramatic, Hudson Roberts capped ‘Senior Night’ by making a trio of 3-point goals in the fourth quarter Friday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/1/25
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COLUMBIA — Ozark’s Caden Harrington and Nixa’s Reed Wilson earned semifinal berths at the Class 4 State Wrestling Tournament on Friday.
Harrington (29-6) pulled out a 7-4 …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/1/25
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COLUMBIA — Nixa appears well on its way to the Class 2 team championship after Friday action’s at the Class 2 Girls State Wrestling Tournament.
The Lady Eagles totaled 67.5 points to …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/1/25
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FAIR GROVE — Xavier Robinson will never have any problem answering the age-old question, ‘Would you rather lose a heartbreaker or get blown out?’
Robinson can speak from …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/28/25
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Jaise Combs looks every bit the part of one of SWMO’s premier players. But his ascension to elite state has been a long time coming, particularly taking into account his family’s storied …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/28/25
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With TrackWrestling.com having been available on the Internet for a little more than 20 years, Nixa 150-pound sophomore Reed Wilson and his cohorts don’t know what their wrestling lives would be like without it.
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PAT DAILEY
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2/27/25
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The game inside the game between Nixa’s Jaise Combs and Ozark’s Kylan Pickren played out as anticipated Tuesday, with both swingman enjoying spectacular scoring spurts.
It was quite …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/27/25
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The consensus from Ozark is the Tigers are better off continuing to guard out of their man-to-man defense, after being a zone team the first two months of the season.
Ozark’s defense …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/27/25
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With Clever having won its last four games decided by 10 points or less, Xavier Robinson has been the difference-maker he hoped he could be.
Robinson didn’t shoot hoops during his junior …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/27/25
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Upsets in Class 4 District 3 this past weekend provided untold motivation and confirmation for the likes of Ozark’s Keaton Hurst and Caden Harrington, along with Nixa’s Reed Wilson.
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PAT DAILEY
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2/26/25
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Experience has taught Cali Dupree and her Nixa teammates the importance of a killer instinct. The Lady Eagles aren’t necessarily going to be content with wins by decision in their quest for a team championship at this weekend’s Class 2 State Tournament.
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PAT DAILEY
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2/26/25
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A hot hand on ‘Senior Night’ Monday added to what has been a fulfilling and long-awaited senior season for Ceely Young.
Young had a trio of 3-pointers while scoring 15 points in …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/26/25
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FAIR GROVE — Xavier Robinson won over his coach Monday.
Repeatedly shooting and scoring with a defender’s hand in his face, Robinson poured in 23 points to power Clever to a 50-42 …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/25/25
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With Ozark’s Caden Harrington and Keaton Hurst each claiming championships and eight of their teammates joining them at State, the Tigers couldn’t have asked for a much better finish at …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/24/25
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Responding to his loss at the COC Tournament by increasing his workload led to Nixa’s Reed Wilson winning a Class 4 District 3 150-pound championship.
Wilson beat Willard’s Noah …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/24/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Lane Meltabarger couldn’t help but begin watching Central defenders not watching him Friday.
Seemingly no one within the tight confines of ‘The Pit’ had …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/22/25
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It’s not so much what Nixa does in its full-court press as who is pressing that has made it such a weapon for the high-flying Eagles.
As coach Brock Blansit points out, Nixa hasn’t …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/21/25
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