The standards have been raised at Nixa to such an elite level that it’s no longer sure universal the Adam McKnight-Wyatt Vincent touchdown pass at Lee’s Summit North is the Eagles’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/16/25
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Chadwick’s seniors will close out their careers where they have wanted to all along, with the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals both bound for the Class 1 Final Four this weekend.
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3/14/25
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Rae Little admittedly needed a bit of encouragement to get ready for the start of her senior season.
Little was preparing to play for the first time without Kerrigan Guerin beside her. They were …
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3/14/25
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Nixa’s struggles against Kickapoo have now covered a full decade.
Dealt a 53-44 loss in Tuesday’s Class 6 District 5 final, the Lady Eagles fell for the 14th time in their last 15 …
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3/13/25
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Zack Owens is confident in his second go-around as Ozark’s girls soccer coach, after establishing his system and principles in year one last season.
“With last year being (my) first …
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3/13/25
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Jaise Combs was happy to oblige all the starstruck youngsters who surrounded him Monday by flashing his wide smile while posing for photos with each and every one of them.
After all, he …
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3/11/25
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Nixa coach Brock Blansit could be forgiven for sighing and saying, ‘It’s been a long week’ on a Monday.
Class 6 District 5 at Nixa carried over from last week to this week, …
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3/11/25
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Jasie Combs made sure his older brother Kael’s detour to Nixa Monday was well worth the trip.
Jaise’s winning 3-pointer for the Eagles in their 56-53 Class 6 District 5 championship …
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3/11/25
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Ozark 215-pounder Ruben Arvizu wasn’t quite the biggest man in the Tigers’ wrestling room this winter, but is conceivably the proverbial big man on campus.
As Arvizu’s …
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3/10/25
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Macy and Emily Landry continue to receive further confirmation their family’s move from Protem to Chadwick was the right move for them to make.
Now in their second season wearing Chadwick …
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3/10/25
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Entering tonight’s Class 6 District 5 title tilt against Kickapoo, Nixa has enjoyed a six-week stretch in which its offense was consistently good, if not spectacular.
The Eagles (26-2) …
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3/10/25
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Nixa received a rare challenge to go full-court and ran away from Branson by a 70-30 count in a Class 6 District 5 rout Saturday.
With both teams applying full-court pressure, the Lady Eagles …
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3/9/25
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Chadwick twins Emily and Macy Landry most certainly were aware going into the Lady Cardinals’ Class 1 Quarterfinal game with Lockwood that the Lady Tigers also featured twins.
“We …
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3/9/25
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Crunch time Friday may have been Clayton Garrison’s finest hour, or however long the final eight minutes of regulation and the four minutes of overtime took to play out.
Garrison had eight …
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3/8/25
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Tristan Smith owns the biggest shot in Chadwick’s history on the hardwood, but no longer has the same shot he showed off in everlasting fashion a year ago at the Class 1 Final Four.
As a …
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3/8/25
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It’s been more of the same for Nixa in its first two District wins.
The Eagles handled Glendale by a 72-57 count in a Class 6 District 5 semifinal Friday, after they whipped Neosho 71-37 …
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3/8/25
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Scouting defending Class 1 state champion Chadwick’s Class 1 Quarterfinal matchup tonight with Risco:
Opening tip 6 p.m. The site has been moved to Sparta to clear the way for a bigger …
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3/7/25
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Lauren Carson ended her Ozark career the way every senior wants to by performing at her best, even if it wasn’t in a winning effort. Carson poured in 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the …
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3/7/25
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All things considered, Bryce Foster’s hot hand Wednesday was a bit of a pleasant surprise for the Nixa senior guard.
Foster swished a couple 3-pointers while scoring eight first-half …
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3/6/25
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Ozark endured Wednesday in a 58-25 Class 6 District 5 first-round loss to Republic the lowest scoring game in its program’s annals over the past 17 seasons.
Going back to the 2008-09 …
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3/6/25
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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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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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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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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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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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3/3/25
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