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COLUMBIA — Adam McKnight recorded a second double-double to power Nixa past Lafayette 56-33 in Thursday’s Class 6 third-place game.
McKnight collected 15 points and 12 rebounds. For …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/22/25
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COLUMBIA — It would be understating things to summarize that Nixa’s Jaise Combs was on Oak Park’s radar going into Wednesday’s Nixa-Oak Park Class 6 state semifinal.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/21/25
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COLUMBIA — Nixa center Adam McKnight was right by suspecting beforehand Oak Park would be seeking revenge at the Class 6 Final Four Wednesday.
Knight and the Eagles beat the Northmen at …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/21/25
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COLUMBIA —Nixa’s comeback attempts in the Eagles’ Class 6 state semifinal loss to Oak Park Wednesday came without guard Randy Flint.
Flint injured an ankle early in the fourth …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/21/25
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COLUMBIA — Just as Adam McKnight has become well acquainted with Nixa’ training staff, he got to know the trainers at the Class 6 Final Four Wednesday, as well.
McKnight’s …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/21/25
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Thanks to a trip to the KAMO Hoops Shootout in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, last summer, Randy Flint, Adam McKnight and their Nixa teammates aren’t prone to being intimidated by all the hype …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/20/25
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COLUMBIA — It’s almost always been all about the guards at Chadwick in recent seasons, from Stevi Jones to Paris Gilbert to Abi Smith to Kerrigan Guerin to Rae Little.
But the Lady …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/19/25
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COLUMBIA — Clayton Garrison has wondered aloud if he would have the NCAA D-I offer he’s seeking if he wouldn’t be playing at the Class 1 level.
But after leading Chadwick to …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/19/25
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Going into his second season at his alma-mater, Sparta coach Jacob Finney is optimistic the Trojans can post their program’s first winning season in three years.
Sparta was 12-13 last …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/19/25
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Things got so rocky for Rockhurst at Nixa in the teams’ Class 6 Quarterfinal clash Friday that the Hawklets wanted to talk football.
Rockhurst forward Kevin Sullivan and Nixa center Adam …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/18/25
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Just as Keivon Flint jumped into Nixa’s student section with no inhibitions Friday, he boldly went right at Rockhurst’s defenders on his way to the basket.
Flint scored on the …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/18/25
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COLUMBIA — Clayton Garrison’s 18 points, 17 rebounds and nine blocked shots powered Chadwick to a 60-30 rout of Wheatland in a Class 1 state semifinal Friday.
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3/18/25
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COLUMBIA — Emily Landry’s first-half explosion triggered a 48-40 Chadwick victory versus Walnut Grove in a Class 1 state semifinal Friday.
Landry poured in four 3-pointers in the …
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3/18/25
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Nixa’s basketball team will try to knock off a team coached by a former NBA player, after the Eagles’ football team beat a team coached by a former NFL player.
Nixa (27-2) hosts …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/17/25
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Clever not only picked up a strong-armed quarterback when Rex Deters joined the Jays, but a flame-throwing pitcher, as well.
Deters played for one of SWMO’s premier programs a year ago at …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/17/25
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Ozark coach Justin Sundlie is counting on his veterans to help the Tigers play better under pressure than a year ago.
Ozark was involved in 14 games decided by two runs or less last season and …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/17/25
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The standards have been raised at Nixa to such an elite level that it’s no longer sure universal the Adam McKnight-Wyatt Vincent touchdown pass at Lee’s Summit North is the Eagles’ …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/16/25
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Chadwick’s seniors will close out their careers where they have wanted to all along, with the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals both bound for the Class 1 Final Four this weekend.
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PAT DAILEY
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3/14/25
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Rae Little admittedly needed a bit of encouragement to get ready for the start of her senior season.
Little was preparing to play for the first time without Kerrigan Guerin beside her. They were …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/14/25
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Nixa’s struggles against Kickapoo have now covered a full decade.
Dealt a 53-44 loss in Tuesday’s Class 6 District 5 final, the Lady Eagles fell for the 14th time in their last 15 …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/13/25
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Zack Owens is confident in his second go-around as Ozark’s girls soccer coach, after establishing his system and principles in year one last season.
“With last year being (my) first …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/13/25
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Jaise Combs was happy to oblige all the starstruck youngsters who surrounded him Monday by flashing his wide smile while posing for photos with each and every one of them.
After all, he …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/11/25
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Nixa coach Brock Blansit could be forgiven for sighing and saying, ‘It’s been a long week’ on a Monday.
Class 6 District 5 at Nixa carried over from last week to this week, …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/11/25
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Jasie Combs made sure his older brother Kael’s detour to Nixa Monday was well worth the trip.
Jaise’s winning 3-pointer for the Eagles in their 56-53 Class 6 District 5 championship …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/11/25
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Ozark 215-pounder Ruben Arvizu wasn’t quite the biggest man in the Tigers’ wrestling room this winter, but is conceivably the proverbial big man on campus.
As Arvizu’s …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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3/10/25
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