SPRINGFIELD — Ozark forward Kylan Picken is aware he and his teammates are running out of weeks to put together a winning streak of any significance.
Ozark once again followed its win-one, …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/16/25
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It’s been impossible not to notice and be disappointed in student sections shrinking considerably this basketball season all around SWMO.
Three months and 50-some games into the season, as …
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2/16/25
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As newcomers to Clever’s lineup who have flourished this season, Nixa transfer Brooke Wheeler and freshman Bella Argo have their sights set on the post-season.
The Lady Jays will be at …
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2/15/25
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It didn’t escape Clever’s Xavier Robinson that in Strafford’s Cody Voysey, the Jays saw a perfect example of the benefits of penetrating to the basket.
Voysey shot 17 free …
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2/15/25
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Nixa’s COC winning streaks held up earlier this week, with the Eagles beating perhaps their biggest challenger for conference supremacy in Kickapoo. A formidable road trip to Central is on tap …
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2/14/25
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Mac Whitehead has been promoted to become the fourth head coach in the Clever football program’s five-year history.
Whitehead served as defensive coordinator the past two years for the …
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2/13/25
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For Ozark seniors Caden Harrington, Keaton Hurst and Dayton Moison, they will be sleeping in their own beds during Districts for the third time in their careers.
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2/12/25
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It’s no coincidence Nixa’s Randy Flint has made a name for himself on the gridiron and the hardwood at the defensive end.
His mother, Lisa, has taught him, ‘Defense …
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2/12/25
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Amidst all the skirmishes surrounding him, Nixa backup center Lane Meltabarger had no problem staying in his own lane Tuesday.
Upon his entry in the Eagles’ victory versus Kickapoo, …
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2/12/25
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When Cohen George checks Ozark's stats sheet, the Tigers senior center is scanning for his assists total practically before he looks at any of his other numbers.
“It's starting to …
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2/12/25
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In her first full varsity season, Avery Havens has received assurance from her Ozark teammates and Lady Tigers coach Brandon Clift to look to shoot.
The sophomore swingman has emerged into …
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2/11/25
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Perhaps the most intriguing development in Ozark’s 83-55 blowout of Lebanon on Monday was Tigers coach Jayme Donnelly having centers Cohen George and Hendrix Haymes on the floor at the same …
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2/11/25
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Knowing her father’s background, Ozark’s Leti Covello has been mindful on the mat to hone in on his voice.
With her father cheering her on, Leti gained her 36th win on the season …
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2/10/25
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As badly as the final sequence in Spokane’s 51-49 loss to Marionville on Saturday played out, the Owls feel they’ll be better off for it.
Ditto for Spokane’s 61-58 victory …
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2/9/25
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Ozark’s Brooke Guyer was a three-time winner at the SWMO Swimming Championships over the weekend.
Guyer swam away from the field while winning the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle. …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/9/25
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Ozark’s Keaton Hurst didn’t necessarily want to call his rematch with Carthage’s Caden Groom on Thursday a must-win. But his ‘Senior Night’ victory provided him …
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2/7/25
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Dayton Moison is determined to try to make a return to State, despite his doctor’s orders.
Ozark’s 175-pounder has been competing the last several weeks with an injured left hip, …
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2/7/25
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Nixa’s Faught Gym hosted high school hoops Tuesday for the first time in more than 50 years, giving today’s Eagles a glimpse of the past from their grandparents’ generation.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/5/25
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Nixa coach Brock Blansit sounds like a baseball coach referring to a pitcher throwing in the early innings, while talking about opponents sending Adam McKnight to the free-throw line.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/5/25
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Adam McKnight has gained a sense of empathy for what his beloved Kansas City Chiefs have grown accustomed to during much of the Patrick Mahomes era.
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2/4/25
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Looking ahead to this summer and fall, indications are Randy Flint will be the first full-time two-player for Nixa since coach John Perry took over the Eagles’ program five years ago.
A …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/3/25
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JOPLIN — Colton Wilson became the first Ozark freshman to be crowned a COC Tournament champion since Braxton Strick five years ago.
Wilson wrapped up a dominating run to the 132-pound …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/2/25
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A wildly inconsistent night by Nixa saw the Eagles let a 14-point lead slip away and drop a 74-70 overtime decision to Park Hill in an NIT semifinal Friday.
It’s just the second time in …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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2/1/25
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Keivon Flint was as disappointed as anyone Nixa didn’t get the chance to play in the first round of its own NIT on Thursday.
Nixa received a win by forfeit and was inserted to …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/31/25
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Not surprisingly, Spokane center Coy Cutbirth admits the Owls’ faith in themselves was tested during their 0-18 start to this season.
Spokane was SWMO’s only winless team prior to …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/30/25
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