Cast aside the storyline surrounding Jett Easley’s still-missing and still-yet-to-be-replaced No. 1 home red jersey, it’s all about his genes.
Showing the same speed and field-vision …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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8/31/24
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Rex Deters fired two touchdown passes in his Clever debut Friday, as the Jays won for the first time since 2021 by beating Miller 23-12.
Clever, which had lost 21 games in a row, is 1-0 for the …
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8/31/24
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Wyatt Vincent has already gained status as a co-record-holder in MSHSAA’s baseball records book. As a junior this past spring, he tied the state’s career triples record.
Now a …
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8/30/24
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Let the Adam McKnight era on the gridiron kick off circa tonight.
McKnight, of course, made his Nixa varsity debut in an intermittent role as a freshman wide receiver a year ago. But his …
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8/30/24
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Scouting Clever’s season-opener versus Miller tonight:
The Jays are out to halt their losing streak at 21 games. …
Clever hasn’t beaten anyone but Agape going back to …
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8/30/24
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Rylee Harper was set up for success at Nixa by being born and raised in the softball hotbed that is southern California.
Harper hailed from San Clemente in famed Orange County, halfway between …
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8/30/24
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After moving from Cubs Country to Cardinals Country, Jeremy Cordell is showing further ability to go from one end of a spectrum to the other by shifting from defense to offense.
Cordell has …
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8/29/24
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Happy early No. 3 birthday Friday to Nixa coach John Perry’s granddaughter, Georgia!
The fact her birthday lands on the same day as the Eagles’ season-opener versus Republic …
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8/29/24
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Jimmy Nimmo’s 20th year at Ozark and his eighth season as the Lady Tigers’ head softball coach will both his last. He’s retiring at the end of this school year.
Nimmo arrived …
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8/28/24
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Following Audrey Carlton’s monstrous junior season, Ozark coach Jimmy Nimmo is pondering the idea of offering her protection in the Lady Tigers’ lineup in the form of Natalie Morgan.
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8/28/24
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Scouting Nixa’s Week One home contest with Republic:
Nixa has taken seven of the teams’ last nine meetings. The visiting team has won each of the teams’ last three matchups. …
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8/27/24
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Scouting Ozark’s Week One home contest with Willard:
Ozark fell at home to Willard in Week Four last season by a 45-23 count. It was a 25-23 ball game entering the fourth quarter. …
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8/27/24
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Carter Fangrow can thank Parker Mann for his relentless pursuit in having the two best friends reunited on the football field.
Fangrow is strapping on shoulder pads as a member of Nixa’s …
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8/26/24
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SPRINGFIELD — Ozark’s jamboree at Kickapoo on Friday saw Jett Easley sport the third jersey number he’s donned during his blossoming high school career, with his second season as a …
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8/24/24
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SPRINGFIELD — Jamboree night a year ago served as an intro for Malachi Rider at Nixa. Likewise, jamboree night Friday was a coming-out party for Bryin Sandgren.
Just as Rider ran for two …
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8/24/24
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The SWMO football sector got a rare glimpse of the persona of Nixa’s Dylan Rebura during his junior season a year ago.
Sharing the Eagles’ offensive backfield with fellow running …
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8/23/24
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Logan Smith is not only among the most popular teammates at Ozark, he’s well liked at Nixa.
Smith, a senior left tackle, reports the bond between offensive linemen is such that it goes …
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8/23/24
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Perhaps the best compliment Nixa’s John Perry can give is to single out a player from his 30 seasons as a coach as the best he’s coached at a position.
Mind you, Perry coached Pearl, …
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8/22/24
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From his new free safety post, Marcus Heavin will rely on the Tigers’ scouting, along with his instincts and, of course, his vision to make repeated split-second decisions that could make or …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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8/22/24
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The tangible results Parker Mann provided last season weren’t good enough for COC coaches to present him with All-COC First-Team recognition. Perhaps the intangibles he’s supplying this …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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8/19/24
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There’s a strong sense of confidence among Ozark’s defensive linemen that the Tigers can turn things around on that side of the ball by primarily featuring a 3-4 front.
One of the …
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8/18/24
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Given the spring in Zernie Vess’ legs as a former triple jumper, long jumper and high jumper at Nixa, he could put on quite a show in victory lane once he earns his first checkered flag.
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8/18/24
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No one was happier to see the first week of practices this week come and go without incident than Ozark’s Keller Schafer.
Schafer remains a big part of the Tigers’ picture at running …
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8/17/24
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Rory Banks’ natural talents and work ethic have helped him rise to prominence in Ozark’s offense. The 5-foot-8, 155-pound junior running back is hoping genetics might provide him a …
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8/17/24
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The good folks at RecruitLook outstandingly caught a rising star on video by capturing a Keivon Flint dunk earlier this summer.
During a showcase at Homefield KC in Olathe, Kansas, Flint …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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8/16/24
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