JOPLIN — A storybook season for Nixa with five walk-off hits and a school-record 32 wins ended Thursday at the hands of a pitcher having a storybook comeback in a fight for his life.
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5/20/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Even after 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtimes, Ozark forward Madison Moore sprinted half the field to lead the Lady Tigers’ celebration Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — After shutting out Carthage on Monday, Ozark was shut out by Kickapoo 5-0 in a Class 6 District 6 semifinal Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — Prior to this week, Nixa outfielder Sam Russo had never experienced the thrill of a walk-off hit.
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5/18/22
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Wyatt Vincent responded to being dropped from the middle of Nixa's batting order to the bottom as well as Eagles coach Logan Hughes could have expected.
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5/17/22
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Gretchen House is on her way to Jefferson City for the Class 1 State Track Meet this weekend and is planning a trip to Hamburg, Germany, for the World Triathlon Series next year.
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5/16/22
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Gabriel Duarte continued to exceed his pre-season expectations by winning the discus at the Class 2 Sectional 3 Track Meet on Saturday and earning himself a berth to the Class 2 State Meet.
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5/16/22
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Jaret Nelson could get to the 100-hit milestone during Nixa’s Class 6 District 6 run in Joplin this week. He entered the Eagles’ opener with Springfield Central on Monday seven shy of triple digits.
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5/16/22
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With help from her Spokane teammates, Maggie Czachowski bounced back from a disappointing finish in the 100 hurdles at Districts to finish first in the 300 hurdles in Class 2 Sectional 3 action on Saturday.
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5/16/22
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Hardy Dougan and seemingly every Nixa pitcher and hitter has responded well to the change of coaching staffs at Nixa this season.
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5/15/22
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Kenna Wise doesn’t golf or play pool, but appears to have the kind of exceptional hand-eye coordination to excel in both.
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5/12/22
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Nothing can seemingly bring Mya Fulton to tears quicker than the prospect of not having her older sister, Aysha, as a Sparta teammate ever again after this season.
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5/11/22
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Whether she had her feet moving in the batter’s box and was slapping or was stationary and swinging away, Kenna Wise put the barrel of the bat on the ball Tuesday.
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5/11/22
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WILLARD — Greydon Miller got back in the swing of things in a hurry after he and his Ozark teammates endured an impromptu break of nine days.
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5/10/22
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The ‘COVID Kid’ has become the ‘Comeback Kid.’
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5/9/22
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It says everything about the reverence Nixa athletes have for former Eagles star Chase Allen that Koby Graham was worried about Allen’s reaction upon breaking his school javelin record.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/9/22
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Ozark’s Ryan Dotson typically throws the javelin further than his competition and noticeably higher.
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5/9/22
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Taylor Hopper didn’t hop around in celebration upon winning the 400 at the COC Track Meet on Friday because the Nixa freshman didn’t realize she had become a conference champion.
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5/9/22
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BRANSON — Noah Naugle has done well by playing his own game this season and not concerning himself with the play of competitors he’s paired with.
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5/8/22
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A year ago at Districts, Sparta pitcher Natalie Wilks marveled at the sudden power shown by teammate Averi Leyland, after the freshman hit her first varsity home run.
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5/5/22
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A healthy Austin McCracken is making up for a slow start to this season by making a late-season surge.
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5/2/22
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It would serve Ozark’s Nolan Moeller well for the similarities between himself and Ozark grad Riley Newsom to continue.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/2/22
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