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Advancing to the final round of the Nixa golf team’s season-long Game of 21 Tournament, Noah Naugle gave a great example of why he’s elevated his game from good to great, if note elite.
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5/12/25
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Nixa’s Wyatt Vincent agrees with the recruiting experts that the Eagles’ Jackson Cantwell will commit to Georgia, while two other heralded Nixa athletes believe he’ll commit to …
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5/11/25
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Ozark’s nemeses while facing Nixa in recent seasons have included unheralded types who blossomed into stars against the Tigers the likes of Garrett Hines on the hardwood or Payton Covel on the …
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5/10/25
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Nixa shortstop Caeden Cloud even amazed himself with a running catch he made during the Eagles’ 6-1 victory versus Ozark on Thursday.
Cloud added to his long list of defensive highlights …
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5/10/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Jaren Davis Nixa was part of three Nixa winning relays during the Eagles’ sweep of the relays and the COC East team championship Wednesday.
Nixa opened the meet by …
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5/9/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Brooke Bowman and her 4 x 400 relay teammates never doubted they could complete a 30-point Ozark comeback Wednesday and wrap up the COC East Division team championship for the …
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5/8/25
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Nixa’s Hunter Jensen will be idle the rest of this spring, putting his shot put in storage, in anticipation of what figures to be a very busy fall.
Jensen aggravated an elbow injury at the …
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5/8/25
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Christian County's Top Performers this spring:
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Kannon Williams, Ozark 10.75
Randy Flint, Nixa 10.78; Sam Clark, Ozark 11.02; Jett Easley, Ozark 11.04; Jaren Davis, Nixa …
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5/7/25
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Eva Williams set a Nixa school record in the 100 hurdles at the Republic Relays last week and surprised herself by doing so without a certain red-headed blazer beside her.
Williams posted a …
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5/6/25
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Taylor Hopper hasn’t neared this spring the Nixa school record of 25.25 in the 200 she set a year ago, but is confident she will do so in the coming weeks.
The Nixa senior ran a 25.51 …
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5/6/25
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By the end of last week, Gannon Miller was back at his customary position behind home plate. The Ozark senior was ready to start another streak of catching every inning of every game.
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5/4/25
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The stars came out Thursday for Nixa and Glendale, as did seemingly every MLB scout within driving distance of Springfield.
The stars lived up to their advanced billing, as Eagles center fielder …
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5/3/25
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BRANSON — Brock Benson has seemingly come out of nowhere to emerge as the Ozark pitching staff’s leader in victories.
Benson upped his W-L record to 5-1 while throwing a five-hitter …
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5/3/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Given their similarities, it’s hardly surprising to learn Nixa outfielder Caleb Jones is among the many Cardinals fans who enjoying howling, ‘Noooot’ while …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/2/25
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Ozark’s Marcus Heavin is serving as a prime example of breakthrough success in one sport leading to a mighty leap forward in another.
Heavin is following up his standout senior season on …
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5/2/25
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SPRINGFIELD — Cooper Pumphrey went to his go-to pitch Tuesday, but didn’t get it go where he wanted.
Pumphrey yielded a two-run, fifth-inning home run to Glendale’s Sebastin …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/1/25
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Cooper Pumphrey has been on both sides of a camera lens enough for the Ozark pitcher to gain further appreciation for all that goes into a picture.
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4/30/25
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Christian County's top performances this spring:
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4/29/25
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Wyatt Vincent found himself a 20/20 man at the start of this week with his sights set on 100s in four major statistical categories.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/28/25
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For the second time in as many years, Ozark has turned to a former Kickapoo assistant to fill a head coaching position.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/28/25
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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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Brody Julian is joining Rylan Sutton and Caden O’Donnell as significant contributors as sophomores for Ozark, as the Tigers near 20 wins.
Julian has started a handful of games at shortstop …
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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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