Dylan Rebura hasn’t forgotten anything about his grueling foray into boxing the summer before last. Representing Grappling Concepts in Nixa, he stepped into the ring at a card in Jefferson City …
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11/30/24
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With Ozark being minus high-scoring guard Hudson Roberts in recent weeks, the hope from Tigers’ corner is the opportunity in practices for players to raise their stock will pay dividends.
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11/30/24
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There surely were immeasurable lessons Adam McKnight learned along the way from having the benefit of his father and mother both working in and around sports.
His mother, Karen, served as …
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11/29/24
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The Blue & Gold Tournament’s loss is the Walnut Grove Holiday Tournament’s gain.
Defending Class 1 state champion Chadwick was not offered a Blue & Gold berth by host …
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11/28/24
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Clayton Garrison averaged 21.9 points and 10.5 rebounds a game on his way to reaching 1,500 career points and being named the Class 1 Player Of the Year during Chadwick’s run to the Class 1 …
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11/28/24
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Nixa’s defense obviously received quite an assist during its pivotal third quarter goal-line stand last week from the Lee’s Summit North offensive line.
After having a first-and-goal …
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11/28/24
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Nixa's 12-0 season by the numbers entering Saturday's Class 6 semifinal with Kirkwood:
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Adam McKnight has given Nixa's offense a running threat behind center like no other QB …
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11/28/24
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Perhaps Dylan Rebura’s final game at Eagles Stadium won’t be Saturday’s Kirkwood-Nixa Class 6 Semifinal.
Rebura reports his recruiting rapport with Evangel has heated up, …
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11/26/24
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The sun isn’t forecast to be out for Saturday’s Class 6 Kirkwood-Nixa State Semifinal showdown, but football fans from all over SWMO are expected to turn out at Eagles Stadium.
Nixa …
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11/26/24
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Kirkwood will travel to Nixa for Saturday’s Class 6 Semifinal matchup only after the Pioneers suit up for their tradition-packed Turkey Day Game on Thanksgiving with neighboring Webster Groves.
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11/25/24
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Nixa goalkeeper Mason Adair and Ozark goalkeeper Carson Sandgren are among the Eagles’ and Tigers’ All-COC East Division First Team selections.
Adair posted 11 shutouts on his way to …
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11/24/24
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Softball’s version of its inaugural All-COC East Division First Team is made up four Ozark players and two Nixa players.
The Lady Tigers are represented by catcher Natalie Morgan, center …
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11/24/24
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LEE’S SUMMIT — Nixa didn’t fade into the oblivion of the Kansas City confines like Eagles teams from the past, even though seemingly everyone on both sides knew ‘fade’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/23/24
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It wasn’t by choice Nixa’s linebacking corps went through a complete makeover since summer camp. Injuries forced the Eagles to adapt. But the end result could easily make one conclude the …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/22/24
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Upon spotting fresh-faced sophomore Reed Wilson chatting with the local newspaper guy earlier this week, some of his Nixa teammates responded like proud parents.
“Oh, he’s all grown …
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11/22/24
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Jackson Cantwell reached his goal of 115 pancake blocks on the season in last week’s Class 6 District 5 title tilt victory versus Joplin.
The Nixa left tackle upped his total to 119.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/21/24
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With Ozark’s season-opener two weeks from today, Hudson Roberts is facing the possibility of sitting out his first game during his three-year Tigers career after having an appendectomy last …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/21/24
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With their first catch Friday, Nixa’s Wyatt Vincent and Keivon Flint could overtake two of the Eagles’ biggest all-time names on the program’s receiving leaders board.
Vincent …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/21/24
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Nixa’s Class 6 Quarterfinal opponent, Lee’s Summit North, has as many as eight players who have went on social media stating they have received an NCAA D-I offer. Of those eight, two …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/20/24
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Nixa's 11-0, Class 6 District 5 championships season by the numbers:
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Safety Parker Mann has made 111 solo stops among his 150 tackles this season. He has surpassed former …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/20/24
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Nixa will prep for a familiar foe in wide receiver Isaiah Mozee leading up to the Eagles’ Class 6 Quarterfinal trip to Lee’s Summit North on Friday.
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PAT DAILEY
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11/19/24
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Class 5 State runner-up Ozark has landed four players on the All-COC East Division First Team.
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11/19/24
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Like so many of his former colleagues, Nixa coach Evan Palmer made a move to go the administrative route. But he never quite followed through on plans to leave coaching behind in pursuit of a higher salary as an athletic director, principal, etc.
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PAT DAILEY
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11/18/24
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Nixa’s Lane Meltabarger and Adam McKnight are much too young to have watched David Tyree’s famed helmet catch from Super Bowl XLII as it happened in 2008.
McKnight wasn’t even …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/17/24
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With a nod to his ultra-cool first name in an analogy, Nixa center Oakly White proved to be like the pair of sunglasses you reach for in the car on a bight, sunny day only to realize they’re at …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/16/24
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