CRANE — This week’s Crane Tournament is showcasing three of the most electrifying guards in southwest Missouri who don’t stand 6-foot-0. Matter of fact, the trio don’t measure up to 5-11, 5-10 or even 5-9.
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CRANE — Taylor Genzier has used his time as a spectator to emerge as a shot-blocker at the Crane Tournament this week. With Clever playing in the nightcap both Tuesday and Thursday, the 6-foot-7 center has been able to scout the referees.
CRANE — There’s a New York minute and then there’s a Crane minute.
SEDALIA — Ozark’s boys basketball team reached the 80-point mark for the second time this week while winning its opening-round matchup at the Sedalia Smith-Cotton/McDonald’s Classic on Thursday.
There was all kinds of weather and different temperatures for the past three days. If one didn’t like what was happening at noon, there was always that 4 o’clock change. It could be better, and could be worse.
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A stop full of sweet treats will close in Ozark as part of a corporate reorganization.
Sparta's Alyssa Diers completes a pass against Blue Eye in the Sparta Tournament championship game Wednesday.
The renewal of the Blue Eye-Sparta rivalry got off to a memorable start Wednesday, with the Lady Bulldogs winning the Sparta Tournament championship game 49-46 on a 3-pointer by former Nixa middle-schooler Riley Arnold.
AJ Elliott collected 15 points and 15 rebonds to power Ozark's boys basketball team past Branson 80-75 in the Tigers' COC opener Tuesday.
Hunter Tennison ran his winning streak to 10 by posting a pin in the Ozark wrestling team's wins over Branson and Kickapoo on Tuesday.
Clever's girls basketball team earned a berth in the Skyline Tournament final by downing Leeton 62-50 in a semifinal Wednesday.
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His body language and attitude were different this time, so a judge agreed to a plea that will send Cory Hamilton to prison for 10 years.
Nixa High School received the AP District Honor Roll designation for the 2018-2019 school year.
Nixa was on such a roll Tuesday that even when something went wrong, something else went right.
Nixa’s current freshman class has been well-heralded for a while and with good reason, with the group winning back-to-back COC championships in junior high. Freshman swingman Kael Combs has already made an impact at the varsity level.
Clever’s boys basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the Crane Tournament by downing Diamond 76-54 Tuesday.
