Nixa’s boys basketball team was back in the State finals for the fifth time in its program’s history to earn the Headliner’s No. 2 Sports Story Of The Year.
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1/2/23
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The feel-good game of all feel-good games for Nixa’s football team was its 22-21 comeback win at Carthage, an instant classic that ranks as the Headliner’s No. 3 Sports Story of 2022.
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1/2/23
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ASH GROVE — In-game adjustments by Sparta’s Brooklyn Roller at both ends of the court factored in the Lady Trojans' final steps toward the Walnut Grove Holiday Tournament championship Friday.
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12/31/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Josh Peters didn't get to fully show at the Blue & Gold Tournament this week the exceptional athletic genes he inherited from his mother. But playing at her alma mater brought out the best in his jump shot.
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12/30/22
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SPRINGFIELD — If Sparta's Jacob Lafferty had filled out a Blue & Gold Tournament bracket at the beginning of this week, he wouldn't have had the Trojans advancing as they did.
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12/30/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Nixa center Allison Jones couldn't help but wonder exactly how many 3-pointers Greenwood (Arkansas) was going to make Friday.
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12/30/22
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SPRINGFIELD — For as good as the duel between Jacob Lafferty and Kyle Pock at the Blue & Gold Tournament was Wednesday, and it was spectacular, unassuming Kavan Walker thrust himself in a starring role, as well.
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12/29/22
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SPRINGFIELD — There might not be a more happy-go-lucky Nixa player than free-spirited Devon Kemp. But the junior guard was much more assertive than easy going Wednesday.
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12/29/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Jacob Lafferty and his Sparta teammates have taken a liking to playing a game called Tips before, after or even during their practices.
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12/28/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Josh Peters enjoying extended playing time Tuesday was as pleasant a development as anything for Nixa at the Blue & Gold Tournament.
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12/28/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Responding to center Haven Haymes' season-ending knee injury, point guard Molly Rushing and her Ozark teammates played with a faster tempo Tuesday.
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12/28/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Ozark coach Mark Schweitzer fully expects Sparta to be nearly everyone’s darling at the Blue & Gold Tournament today.
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12/27/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Ryan Engel continues to give Ozark what the Tigers have expected from him all along at the defensive end. As a bonus, he’s providing offense in a manner he and coach Mark Schweitzer didn’t see coming in the pre-season.
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12/26/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Walker Loveland turned over a turnover to help Sparta turn away Mountain Grove.
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12/26/22
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Ozark and Camdenton didn’t meet, but got to see each other at the Rogers (Arkansas) Great Eight Classic to begin this season.
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12/26/22
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Nixa has attained the distinction of the winningest team at the Blue & Gold Tournament over the past seven seasons, despite not having won a championship since 2014.
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12/24/22
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Sadie Conway seemed to be torturing herself by taking in basketball games nearly every weekend last summer, while she couldn't play herself.
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12/23/22
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SPRINGFIELD —Nixa beat Springfield Central at its own place Tuesday without trying to beat the Bulldogs at their own game.
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12/22/22
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Carsten Seitz has gone from a junior who didn’t sniff varsity playing time last season to a senior whose stock and confidence are dramatically on the rise this winter.
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12/22/22
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Like most underclassmen who make the jump to varsity ball, Nixa’s Brooke Teter is finding herself not part of a starting five for the first time.
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12/21/22
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Standing 6-foot-9 as a sophomore, Ozark center Cohen George is optimistic he will have another growth spurt to help him get to 7-0.
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12/21/22
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With Chadwick boys coach Shawn Guerin having taken over as Chadwick's girls coach, as well, the Lady Cardinals are operating out of a dribble-drive offense, just as the Cardinals have for years.
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12/20/22
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HARRISON, Arkansas — Grady Preston is counting on the lessons he’s learning, even the hard way, will eventually lead to Chadwick having a better backcourt.
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12/19/22
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SPRINGFIELD — As far back as when Ozark sophomore center Cohen George was in the fourth grade he dreamed of playing at ‘The Pit.’
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12/17/22
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