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A year after Nixa received flack from Fair Grove for the presumed imbalance in the bracket at last season’s NIT, there couldn’t have been any such complaints directed at the defending champion …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/23/26
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Jack Sallie helped Ozark finish off Parkview 76-52 Tuesday by showing off his 3-point prowess from the left corners, in front of the Vikings bench in the first half and in front of the Tigers’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/22/26
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Spokane guard Gabe Jones is new to varsity ball, but has quickly become accustomed to the ups and downs that typically go with playing as a freshman.
“Most nights can be pretty good, but there …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/21/26
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BRANSON — Colton Wilson is Ozark’s first wrestler to still be undefeated going into the Tigers’ annual trip to the Winnetonka Tournament since 2021. The 144-pound sophomore speaks like a …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/20/26
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Nixa’s Avery Muniz has made herself a State contender in both wrestling and track by taking advantage of the elite mentors she’s had around her.
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PAT DAILEY
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1/19/26
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Mentally and physically, Owen Diemoz has made as much improvement over the past couple of years as anyone in Nixa’s wrestling room.
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PAT DAILEY
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1/19/26
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Jax Adams relates Nixa football fans have a bit of panic in their voices when talking to him after seeing the Eagles’ projected No. 1 running back in 2026 wrestling at 132 pounds.
“People …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/19/26
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Having crafted an identity for himself at Nixa as a hard-hitting linebacker on the gridiron, Weston Weldon no longer feels the burden of living up to his father’s standards on the mat.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/26
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Ozark’s Colton Wilson carried on the dominance he exhibited at 144 pounds to his debut at 138 during the Tigers’ 36-33 setback against NIxa on Thursday.
Wilson improved to 15-0 by recoding a …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/26
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Sparta guard Abel Hume agrees with the basketball theorists who believe shoes make the man.
“Look good, feel good, play good, to be honest,” Hume said.
Hume has the Trojans (10-4) on …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/17/26
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It might seem hard to believe at the moment, but Ozark is due to have more regular-season home games this season than the Tigers have enjoyed in 11 years.
Ozark began a five-game stretch Tuesday …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/16/26
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ROGERSVILLE — Once again this winter no one’s playing copycat of the ‘Cats, and it’s a wonder why.
Rogersville’s matchup zone gave Ozark absolute fits Tuesday, as the Wildcats whipped …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/14/26
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Following Nixa’s win at Republic last week, Brock Blansit was making a beeline toward the Eagles’ bus when he came upon a couple of youngsters scurrying around in shrubbery outside the school.
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PAT DAILEY
Sports Editor
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1/13/26
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Ozark heavyweight Isaiah Collins is adapting as well as could be expected to a strained pectoral muscle in his right shoulder.
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PAT DAILEY
Sports Editor
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1/13/26
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REPUBLIC — When the subject of possibly becoming Nixa’s career scoring leader is brought up to Adam McKnight, he acknowledges how special the distinction would be to him.
But true to form, …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/10/26
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SPRINGFIELD — Teagon Patterson didn’t get the rematch with Kickapoo’s Jahan Huynh he was seeking Wednesday, but posted a pair of pins in Ozark’s dual wins versus the host Chiefs and Branson.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/9/26
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Matt Walker has resigned as Nixa’s softball coach after 14 seasons, Nixa AD Brandon Clark confirmed Thursday.
Walker ranked fourth among Nixa head coaches in tenure behind soccer coach Evan …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/8/26
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Less than a year after Republic held Ozark to its lowest points total against any opponent going all the way back to 2008, Ozark kept Republic Tuesday to its low water mark in the teams’ series …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/26
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Jack Sallie relates he doesn’t have a nickname. He’s well on his way to earning a ‘Big Shot Jack’ moniker.
The consensus was Sallie had the biggest bucket in Ozark’s 49-44 triumph …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/26
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SPRINGFIELD — Colton Wilson didn’t go through an identity crisis, per se. He knows fully well who he is and what he’s all about. But a broken ankle that kept him off the mat for two months had him feeling lost without being in Ozark's wrestling room.
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PAT DAILEY
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1/5/26
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A pair of freshmen, 106-pounder Parker Hansen and 132-pounder Andrew York, joined Wilson as Ozark champions at the Kinloch. Also, the Tigers ran away with the team title, outdistancing the field by …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/5/26
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SPRINGFIELD — Reed Wilson has grudgingly accepted getting used to his matches being interrupted by bleeding from a cut on his nose.
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PAT DAILEY
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1/4/26
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If there was a quote of the year, and maybe there should have been,
from the Christin County sports scene in 2025, it would belong to Clever multi-sport sophomore standout Trenton Allen.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/3/26
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SPRINGFIELD — Clever handled Crane 47-35 Tuesday to cap a three-win, four-game, five-day stint at the Blue & Gold Tournament that met the Jays’ expectations.
The opportunity to take down …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/2/26
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Christian County could again lay claim to being the center of high school sports throughout all of SWMO in 2025, what with our area schools and athletes producing compelling drama in wide-ranging venues.
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PAT DAILEY
Sports Editor
patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/31/25
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