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Jackson Gamble lamented not having his best stuff to throw Friday against the best team among a slew of powerhouses he’s faced this season.
Fayetteville hit Gamble like Nixa players, …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/27/25
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Caden O’Donnell still isn’t listed on Ozark’s varsity roster, after beginning the season as a sophomore jayvee pitcher. Now, he’s practically the Tigers’ good luck …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/26/25
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If Ozark’s Chloe Kondracki had it do over again, she feels going with her left foot would have been the right thing to do.
Kondracki wasn’t able to get a shot off upon entering the …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/25/25
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SPRINGFIELD — A day after appearing in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches’ state rankings for the first time in seven years, Ozark suffered a 12-3 setback at the hands of Kickapoo …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/24/25
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Brock Kissee returned to his alma mater Thursday to attend a ceremony in which his Sparta uniform number 24 was retired by the Trojans.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/23/25
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Jax Adams is a bit of a break from the norm as a wrestler and sprinter.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/23/25
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Top performances of Christian County boys and girls track and field athletes from this spring:
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PAT DAILEY
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4/22/25
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Rylan Sutton is on track to become the first member of Ozark’s 100-hit club since 2019 grad Blake Mozeley.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/22/25
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After a few weeks of meets, Nixa’s Keivon Flint has received confirmation that he made the right decision by returning to track.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/22/25
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Riley Franklin turned in an intriguing scorecard for the Ozark Tournament from his round at Fremont Hills Country Club on Thursday.
Franklin bounced back in a big way from a possibly devastating …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/20/25
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Outfielder Marcus Heavin could relate to the tough luck the great majority of his Ozark teammates endured Wednesday.
The Tigers didn’t strike out once, but managed a modest five hits while …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/18/25
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The hope out of Ozark and Nixa is the Christian County Relays will get bigger and better in years to come.
Nixa will serve as host of the inaugural Christian County Relays on Friday. The Eagles …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/18/25
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During Ozark’s 8-0 blowout of Joplin earlier this week, Brooklyn Schulte received an assist from her teammates and was able to flip sides of the field and play forward.
She took …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/18/25
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Chloe Kondracki and her Ozark teammates continued their bid Tuesday to make their mark in the Lady Tigers’ annuals.
Kondracki recorded her second hat trick this season and the third of her …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/17/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Nixa finished first in three relays at the Jim Vaughan Invitational on Friday.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/16/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Nixa’s Randy and Keivon Flint, along with Troy Huff, bounced back in a hurry to team with Jax Adams for a first-place finish in the 4 x 100 relay at the Jim Vaughan Invitational on Friday.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/16/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Hayden Mays is encouraged to throwing the discus in mid-April this season even better than he did in late May a year ago.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/14/25
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Jackson Cantwell was proud of himself for emerging from perhaps the first slump of his Nixa career and taking first place in the shot put at Parkview’s Jim Vaughan Invitational on Friday.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/14/25
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Ozark welcomed back shortstop Hudson Roberts and first baseman Rylan Sutton last week in time for them to contribute mightily as the Tigers won five of seven games to improve to 12-4.
Roberts …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/14/25
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SPRINGFIELD — After training together in the off-season, Ozark’s Kannon Williams and Nixa’s Randy Flint are looking forward more than ever to what promises to be a classic long-term …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/13/25
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Rylan Sutton changed his day in a big way Thursday, thanks to Ozark coach Justin Sundlie changing his response to adversity.
After striking out in his first at-bat, Sutton ripped his first …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/12/25
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Noah Schiman and Aiden Clay combined for a pair of eagles as Nixa totaled a 16-under par 56 in a scramble format to win the Rivercut Rumble on Thursday.
A highlight for the Eagles was Schiman …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/11/25
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With repeated 15 mph gusts of wind Thursday, it was just another day on the golf course for Evan Growcock. But off the tee box, it was a welcomed breakthrough for the Ozark junior.
Growcock hit …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/11/25
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The value of a Dollar at Nixa has risen over the past month.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/10/25
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On Saturday, March 22, Zan Fugitt, a 2023 Nixa High School graduate, won All-American honors when he came in fourth at the NCAA National Wrestling Tournament in Philadelphia, becoming only the second person from south of I-44 to win All-American honors in wrestling. Less than a week later, he was back in Nixa to lead a wrestling clinic at his old high school. About 60 kids attended the clinic.
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Steve Chapman
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4/9/25
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