Troy McPherson can only hope his upcoming tenure at Reeds Spring proves as fulfilling as his seven years at Sparta.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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7/3/23
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Nixa’s girls basketball program has added a pair of former rivals to its coaching staff, most notably 12-year Kickapoo coach Jim Pendergrass.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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7/2/23
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Ozark’s starting quarterback job is absolutely up for grabs this summer, much more so than in recent seasons, what with the Tigers not returning anyone who has made a single pass under Friday night lights.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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7/1/23
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Sean Price could have never guessed last winter when he led Billings to a 46-44 win versus Clever that he’d be coaching the Jays a year later. But he’s had his eyes on Clever for several years.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/30/23
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Frankie Munoz may wake up to his alarm clock at home, but nothing makes the Ozark linebacker more full of life than arriving at school and seeing new Tigers coach Jeremy Cordell.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/26/23
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Linebacker Charles Lawson was among the many newcomers to Ozark’s defense who shined last week during their very unofficial debut as starters on the varsity level.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/25/23
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Sam Russo thrived in his completely new role as an atypical clean-up hitter during his freshman season at State Fair this year.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/20/23
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Brody Baumann’s top highlights from his freshman season at College of the Ozarks were throwing a no-hitter in his first start and firing six scoreless innings of relief in his final appearance.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/20/23
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Holden Sabor is hoping things can turn for the better for him at the same place where they began to unravel on him.
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PAT DAILEY
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6/19/23
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Clever’s second-place finish in the Mid-Lakes Conference led to the Jays landing five players on the Mid-Lakes First Team.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/14/23
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The hope out of Nixa’s camp is the Eagles’ trip to the Class 6 Final Four earlier this month will lead to Ethan Taylor getting the chance to continue his career at the college level.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/11/23
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Having handled well the transition of making a move while in high school, recent Ozark grad Cooper Buvid’s next tough task will be to gain a military education at The Citadel.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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6/11/23
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In his one season wearing a Nixa uniform, Ethan Taylor gained a strong loyalty to his new teammates that never wavered, even under adverse conditions.
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PAT DAILEY
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6/4/23
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Nixa finished up its showing at the Class 6 Final Four by trailing for every inning of its two games en route to a fourth-place finish.
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PAT DAILEY
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6/4/23
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With Nixa players placed in rows according to their class for their team photo in the pre-season this year, it occurred to Colin Kelley how super the Eagles’ sophomores were.
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PAT DAILEY
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6/1/23
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Outfielder Wyatt Vincent and coach Logan Hughes don’t expect any carryover effect at this weekend's Class 6 Final Four from Nixa's loss last season to defending state champion Liberty North.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/31/23
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Jackson Cantwell became the first shot put state champion in Nixa history by winning the gold medal with a throw of 64-3 3/4 at the Class 5 State Track Meet over the weekend.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/30/23
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Maliya Clark and the Clever girls’ 4 x 400 relay topped the Lady Jays’ finishers at the Class 3 State Track Meet over the weekend.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/30/23
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A Nixa comeback over the final two innings and another shutdown relief outing by Colin Kelley lifted the Eagles to a 5-4 Class 6 Quarterfinal triumph at Blue Springs on Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/26/23
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Nixa’s run to the Class 6 District 6 championship last week saw shortstop Caeden Cloud repeatedly make plays for the third out of an inning with the opponent having a runner in scoring position.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/24/23
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With MSHSAA opting for teams to have as many as eight days off in between their District and Quarterfinal games, Nixa will have a week’s worth of practices leading up to its trip to Blue Springs on Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/24/23
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Natalie Wilks homered in her final at-bat in a Sparta uniform, but didn’t make the trip to State she dreamed of.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/22/23
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SPRINGFIELD — Nixa’s Gideon Carter, Afton Hopkins and Jackson Cantwell, along with Ozark’s Abby Beets, all captured first-place finishes in Class 5 Sectional 3 action Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/20/23
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WEST PLAINS — Clever’s Maliya Clark qualified for State in four events during Class 3 Sectional 3 action Saturday.
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5/20/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Spokane’s Lily Hunsucker and Sydney Bryan, Chadwick’s Chloe Burkhart and Billings boys’ 4 x 100 all collected top-eight finishes and medals at the Classes 1-2 State Meet over the weekend.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/20/23
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