At the heart of Ozark’s stirring comeback Wednesday was Ryan Engel’s own comeback. more

A role player who easily could have been overlooked by college coaches, Corey Kemp is sure playing for Nixa helped him on his recruiting trail that led to College of the Ozarks.  more

Sparta coach Deric Link can attest to how the basketball circles throughout SWMO and even over into SCMO seemingly can be small. He's only in his late 20s, but there are few schools the Trojans play or visit that Link doesn't already have an acquaintance. more

Former Nixa coach Jay Osborne has Springfield Catholic in the Class 4 District 10 championship game and has added to his list of awards. more

Who knew Lebanon was part of the Class 6 District 5 field a year ago? more

CARTHAGE — Jacob Lafferty has come a long way since his first dunk, whenever that might have been. more

COLUMBIA — Basking in the glory of his third straight State championship, Zan Fugitt made a point to point out the many contributors to his success within and outside of Nixa’s program. more

COLUMBIA — Nixa’s Brennan Carey rode a late comeback win in the semifinal round at the State Wrestling Championships to being crowned the Class 4 215 champion. more

COLUMBIA — Noting the State Wrestling Championships don’t seed each weight class’s 16-man brackets, Ozark's Braxton Strick couldn’t find fault that as a defending state champ he faced a two-time defending state champ in a semifinal and not a title tilt Saturday. more

COLUMBIA — Brenya Crahan gained a bit of redemption and put herself back on the winning track Saturday at the Girls State Wrestling Championships. more

If Jacob Lafferty ever wondered who he inherited his off-the-charts athletic genes from, he got his answer very unexpectedly during a recent visit to the Ozark Community Center. more

Natalie Wilks’ message to Sparta fans who didn’t make the trip to Skyline last week was that the Lady Trojans’ woeful ball-handling Thursday was actually an improvement from their struggles against the Lady Tigers.  more