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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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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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PAT DAILEY
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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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PAT DAILEY
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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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PAT DAILEY
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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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PAT DAILEY
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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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Nixa has 17 players named to the All-COC East Division First Team.
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PAT DAILEY
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12/11/24
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Ozark’s home-opener Tuesday saw Lauren Carson showed off her 3-point stroke that she has worked on tirelessly and purposefully.
Carson hit a trio of 3-pointers in the Lady Tigers’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/10/24
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There has been preliminary discussion regarding COC football teams playing non-conference opponents the first two weeks of the season as soon as 2026.
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12/9/24
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COLUMBIA — 24-7-365, even on 12/7/24 and especially after 35-20.
The work continues, Nixa quarterback Adam McKnight was quick to point out, for the Eagles in their relentless quest for the …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/7/24
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Putting a capper on what has been a whirlwind of Nixa football coverage from this corner leading up to tonight’s Class 6 state championship, we’ve zeroed in on the Eagles’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/6/24
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Football fans who have questioned the why a holding penalty on an offensive lineman is twice as many yards as off-sides on a defensive lineman, you’re not alone.
Nixa left tackle Jackson …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/6/24
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