Abel Hume is attentive when his father talks basketball. After all, the Sparta freshman has heard enough people tell him his dad was one of the best hoopsters SWMO has ever seen.
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12/16/24
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For Ozark’s Kylan Pickren, there’s nothing like your best friend being the the consensus No. 1-ranked sophomore point guard in the state and quite possibly already best player in SWMO.
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12/14/24
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It's only mid-December, but the fact this season is the last go-around at Chadwick for the Cardinals’ all-state duo of Tristan Smith and fellow senior Clayton Garrison is tugging at Smith's …
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12/13/24
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Headliner Sports Editor Pat Dailey reviewed the 2024 Ozark football season and previewed the 2025 Tigers with coach Jeremy Cordell in a Qs and As session:
Q: What did you think of your second …
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12/12/24
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It’s hardly being viewed as a slam dunk that the COC has strengthened itself by expanding this year to 12 full-time members, a pair of part-timers and splitting everyone into two divisions.
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12/12/24
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With college baseball trying to get back to pre-pandemic roster sizes, Ozark’s Hudson Roberts is back to being an open commodity.
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12/11/24
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Nixa has 17 players named to the All-COC East Division First Team.
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12/11/24
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Ozark’s home-opener Tuesday saw Lauren Carson showed off her 3-point stroke that she has worked on tirelessly and purposefully.
Carson hit a trio of 3-pointers in the Lady Tigers’ …
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12/10/24
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There has been preliminary discussion regarding COC football teams playing non-conference opponents the first two weeks of the season as soon as 2026.
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12/9/24
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COLUMBIA — 24-7-365, even on 12/7/24 and especially after 35-20.
The work continues, Nixa quarterback Adam McKnight was quick to point out, for the Eagles in their relentless quest for the …
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12/7/24
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Putting a capper on what has been a whirlwind of Nixa football coverage from this corner leading up to tonight’s Class 6 state championship, we’ve zeroed in on the Eagles’ …
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12/6/24
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Football fans who have questioned the why a holding penalty on an offensive lineman is twice as many yards as off-sides on a defensive lineman, you’re not alone.
Nixa left tackle Jackson …
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12/6/24
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REPUBLIC — Kylan Pickren gave every indication in Ozark’s season-opener Thursday he’s well on his way to transitioning from a shooter to a scorer.
Pickren powered the …
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12/6/24
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Jackson Cantwell has been tabbed the 2024-25 Gatorade Missouri Football Player of the Year and also has been selected as a finalist for the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year award.
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12/6/24
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Among Sparta coach Deric Link’s initial reactions to coaching with a shot clock for the first time was his view that he and his colleagues are going to have to do some re-thinking.
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12/5/24
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Count Nixa tight end Lane Meltabarger among the Eagles’ most passionate Mizzou fans. Thus, his emotions will be at a peak while playing for the Class 6 state championship Friday and doing so at …
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12/5/24
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MSHSAA continues to refuse to acknowledge the home-field advantage in football, even allowing state championship game particiapants to be decided on home turfs. Nixa and De Smet were among …
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12/4/24
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Nixa coach John Perry is well aware what is the natural first impression, and probably the second impression, too, Eagles fans and new acquaintances have of cornerback McCoy Sullivan.
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12/3/24
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Randy Flint was born in St. Louis, but his roots are firmly planted in Nixa.
He has lived in Nixa since he was 2 years old. He hasn’t even told enough about his upbringing in St. Louis to …
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12/3/24
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The consensus within Nixa’s locker room is Parker Mann is as popular a teammate as any of the Eagles. Little wonder he’s so charismatic, given his zeal for life, zany quirks, quick smile, …
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12/2/24
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STRAFFORD — Lee Mayes proved to himself he could indeed dribble-penetrate and finish at the basket in Sparta’s season-opener Monday.
But he didn’t make that discovery until the …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/2/24
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Who better to go to than five-star left tackle Jackson Cantwell for a scouting report on De Smet, Nixa’s opponent in this week’s Class 6 state championship game.
Through his many and …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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12/1/24
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Dylan Rebura hasn’t forgotten anything about his grueling foray into boxing the summer before last. Representing Grappling Concepts in Nixa, he stepped into the ring at a card in Jefferson City …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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11/30/24
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With Ozark being minus high-scoring guard Hudson Roberts in recent weeks, the hope from Tigers’ corner is the opportunity in practices for players to raise their stock will pay dividends.
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11/30/24
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