Skylar Hilton’s intro to varsity ball came opposite eventual COC champion Nixa, of all teams, last season. Even as a freshman, she proved she belonged.
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8/29/22
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Ozark goalkeeper Trevor Carlton overcame any inhibitions he had regarding his surgically-repaired left shoulder sooner and easier than he expected.
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8/29/22
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Monday
Softball - Ozark @ McDonald County
Tennis - Ozark @ Lebanon; Republic @ Nixa
Baseball - Seymour @ Spokane; Billings @ Southwest
Volleyball - Ozark @ Heritage, Arkansas; Marionville …
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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8/28/22
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WEBB CITY — Ramone Green got to get in on the fun of a Nixa victory Friday over Webb City for the first time in his Eagles career.
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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8/27/22
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While looking ahead to its upcoming Week Two matchup at Republic, Ozark was forced Friday to think back to its matchup with Republic last season.
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8/27/22
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It may turn out the best route for Ozark coach Chad Depee to offer some of his two-way players a rest will be to rotate them at running back.
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8/25/22
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Coach Zack Owens has seen enough Ozark teams depleted by graduation still continue to thrive over the years that he's optimistic this edition of the Tigers can add to the program's winning tradition.
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8/24/22
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Nixa linebacker Tanner Grant isn't afraid to try seemingly anything and everything, including carrying the ball out of the Eagles' offensive backfield.
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8/23/22
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This Week's Area Sports Schedule
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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8/23/22
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Growing up in Sparta, Hudson Kissee passed time by riding dirt bikes with current Trojans basketball standout Jake Lafferty, in addition to shooting hoops himself and playing youth football in junior high.
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8/21/22
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Per usual on jamboree night, underclassmen received the majority of snaps for Ozark and Nixa on Friday and in the case of the Tigers that meant the unofficial varsity debut for Parker Elliott.
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8/20/22
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Austin McCracken etched his name in Nixa’s records book two years ago on the Eagles’ opening night. He’ll be sidelined in Week One at Webb City this upcoming season.
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8/17/22
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Jake Miller sports a rather distinct look when surrounded by his Nixa teammates, what with him letting his flowing blonde hair grow out this summer below his collar.
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8/17/22
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Jordan Tyler notes Nixa not only has some of its premier athletes running pass routes, but defending pass routes, as well.
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8/16/22
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With the shock of losing Andrew Butler to a torn ACL gradually settling in over the summer, his Nixa teammates are focused on staying on what they hope is a championship course.
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8/15/22
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As fine a prospect as Nixa has seen on the ball diamond in recent years, Eagles sophomore Wyatt Vincent can't remember the last day he went without some sort of hitting practice.
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8/15/22
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Over the years Gage Depee has accepted that as the son of Ozark coach Chad. Depee, there are times he will be assigned a job he didn't necessarily ask for.
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8/15/22
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Nixa Athletic Director Brandon Clark said the sentiment among the school’s administration, coaches, board members and sponsors was to dare to be different in regard to planning earlier this year for Eagles Stadium’s new turf.
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8/12/22
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Nixa’s Zan Fugitt can confirm Italy, as the birthplace of pizza, deserves its reputation as home to the finest pizza in the world.
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8/9/22
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Jace Whatley is feeling bigger, stronger and faster and can thank his experience playing for Missouri Flight this summer and his time in the weight room with former Ozark teammate Tyler Harmon.
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8/9/22
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Kaleb James was a late arrival to the gridiron, having grown up with a focus on soccer.
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8/8/22
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When Nick Rohrbaugh and Jace Whatley first met five
years ago as sixth-graders, there was an instant
kinship.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/8/22
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The irony of Nixa defensive end Corbin Speaks’ last name has not been lost on his friends.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/2/22
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Brady Dodd figured a year ago at this time that he would follow Ozark’s trend of quarterbacks being one and done.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/2/22
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Just as Reid Potts played quarterback for Nixa two years ago with a torn ACL, Eagles nose guard Avry Rutherford is determined to play this season with what he strongly suspects is a torn labrum.
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8/2/22
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