Curtis Glossip feels his 165-pound COC Tournament championship over the weekend is further confirmation he made the right choice to bump up two weight classes.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/31/24
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Nixa’s Kelsey Watts has set a new career-high for pins with 31 and counting, after she won by fall four times to take the 105-pound championship at the COC Tournament over the weekend.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/31/24
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Johnny Williams hopes a lesson he learned on his way to the 190-pound championship at the COC Tournament on Saturday will serve him well in the post-season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/31/24
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Whether he’s running for touchdowns or posting a pin, Malachi Rider’s biggest fan is his father, Trevor.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/30/24
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Double-team defense denied Jake Lafferty his customary double-double and his final chance at a Sparta Tournament championship.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/29/24
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Caden Harrington’s road to a COC Tournament championship over the weekend saw him start the new year with only match that included just three-plus minutes of mat time over the first two weeks.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/29/24
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If Brenya Crahan had picked up where she left off last season and stayed at 135 pounds, she'd likely be eyeing a countdown to the end of this season more than a countdown toward becoming Nixa’s all-time winningest wrestler.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/28/24
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Adam McKnight has obliged his doctors by following their orders after suffering a concussion the first week of this month.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/27/24
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Among the many talents Kael Combs showed off during his Nixa career was his head-snap. He drew countless fouls from awe-inspired referees by snapping his head back nearly every time he penetrated and a defender approached him.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/26/24
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The Sparta-Chadwick rivalry remains on hold for a second straight basketball season, and it’s not clear if it will be renewed anytime soon.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/26/24
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Nixa’s Malachi Rider and Curtis Glossip came home with ‘Tonka hammers after winning championships at the Winnetonka Tournament on Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/25/24
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Spokane is riding quite a streak of standout point guards, with Ricky Riott emerging as the Owls’ second-leading scorer this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/24/24
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Nixa’s Brooke Teter showed off her variety of skills during the Lady Eagles’ fourth-place finish at their own NIT last week.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/24/24
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SPRINGFIELD — Ozark didn’t respond well Tuesday to its first overtime in more than two years, as the Tigers fell 82-76 to Glendale on Tuesday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/24/24
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Jake Lafferty wore his Sparta home white uniform for the Trojans’ trip to Southwest Baptist in the Missouri Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/22/24
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BOLIVAR — For starters, Braylen Luttrull’s intro as a bordering breakout star for Sparta should begin with his strong penchant to be a starter.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/21/24
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With Nixa center Laila Grant emerging from the Lady Eagles’ locker room Friday distraught and down on herself, guard Lily Mahy quickly consoled her.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/20/24
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STOCKTON — Tristan Smith's 11-point first quarter highlighted Chadwick’s 59-37 championship game win against El Dorado Springs at the Stockton Tournament on Saturday.
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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1/20/24
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Who better than Nixa veterans Lily Mahy and Sadie Conway to articulate the continued progress the Lady Eagles are making on the offensive end?
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/19/24
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ROGERSVILLE — Sparta’s free-throw woes reached a new low Thursday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/19/24
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During the fifth anniversary week of Spokane winning its own tournament as the No. 7 seed, the Owls made a brief run at more tourney history Wednesday as a No. 8 seed trying to upset the No. 1 seed.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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Sparta’s girls basketball program appears on its way to a fifth straight winning season, with the Lady Trojans off to a 10-6 start.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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The Pink & White Lady Classic’s loss may be the Nixa Invitational Tournament’s gain.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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However unofficial it might be, Sparta’s Jake Lafferty is second in the state in rebounding and fourth in scoring, according to MaxPreps.com.
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1/17/24
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A replenished Damien Moseley was strong to the finish Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/15/24
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