Jayleign Flood has a bit of experience on her side entering her second trip to the Class 3 State Track Meet.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/23/22
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Rylan Evans anticipates he and his Nixa teammates will be more motivated than ever in response to the Eagles’ Class 6 District 6 final loss to Kickapoo last week.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/23/22
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A state champion in gymnastics, Clever sophomore Maliya Clark is headed to the Class 3 State Track Meet.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/23/22
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Chloe Smith and Riley Britton took Clever’s 4 x 800 relay from sixth to third in Class 3 Sectional 3 action Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/23/22
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Memorial Day weekend for Sam Russo as a youth included making the short drive from his suburban Indianapolis home to Speedway, Indiana, to attend the Indy 500.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/22/22
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JOPLIN — A storybook season for Nixa with five walk-off hits and a school-record 32 wins ended Thursday at the hands of a pitcher having a storybook comeback in a fight for his life.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/20/22
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One of the largest events in Nixa is this weekend, May 20-22. Sucker Days opens at 2:00 p.m. and kicks off the festivities with the Sucker Day Parade on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The parade starts at the …
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LEAH GREENWOOD News Editor leah@ccheadliner.com
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5/18/22
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The Aetos Center for the Performing Arts officially announced its opening season on Tuesday, May 10. The center is located on the campus of Nixa High School and will serve as not only a place for …
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5/18/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Even after 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtimes, Ozark forward Madison Moore sprinted half the field to lead the Lady Tigers’ celebration Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — After shutting out Carthage on Monday, Ozark was shut out by Kickapoo 5-0 in a Class 6 District 6 semifinal Tuesday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — Prior to this week, Nixa outfielder Sam Russo had never experienced the thrill of a walk-off hit.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/18/22
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Gretchen House is on her way to Jefferson City for the Class 1 State Track Meet this weekend and is planning a trip to Hamburg, Germany, for the World Triathlon Series next year.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/16/22
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Gabriel Duarte continued to exceed his pre-season expectations by winning the discus at the Class 2 Sectional 3 Track Meet on Saturday and earning himself a berth to the Class 2 State Meet.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/16/22
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Jaret Nelson could get to the 100-hit milestone during Nixa’s Class 6 District 6 run in Joplin this week. He entered the Eagles’ opener with Springfield Central on Monday seven shy of triple digits.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/16/22
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With help from her Spokane teammates, Maggie Czachowski bounced back from a disappointing finish in the 100 hurdles at Districts to finish first in the 300 hurdles in Class 2 Sectional 3 action on Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/16/22
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Hardy Dougan and seemingly every Nixa pitcher and hitter has responded well to the change of coaching staffs at Nixa this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/15/22
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Kenna Wise doesn’t golf or play pool, but appears to have the kind of exceptional hand-eye coordination to excel in both.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/12/22
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Nothing can seemingly bring Mya Fulton to tears quicker than the prospect of not having her older sister, Aysha, as a Sparta teammate ever again after this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/11/22
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Whether she had her feet moving in the batter’s box and was slapping or was stationary and swinging away, Kenna Wise put the barrel of the bat on the ball Tuesday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/11/22
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The ‘COVID Kid’ has become the ‘Comeback Kid.’
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PAT DAILEY
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5/9/22
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It says everything about the reverence Nixa athletes have for former Eagles star Chase Allen that Koby Graham was worried about Allen’s reaction upon breaking his school javelin record.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/9/22
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Ozark’s Ryan Dotson typically throws the javelin further than his competition and noticeably higher.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/9/22
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