SPRINGFIELD — Responding to center Haven Haymes' season-ending knee injury, point guard Molly Rushing and her Ozark teammates played with a faster tempo Tuesday. more

SPRINGFIELD — Ozark coach Mark Schweitzer fully expects Sparta to be nearly everyone’s darling at the Blue & Gold Tournament today. more

SPRINGFIELD — Ryan Engel continues to give Ozark what the Tigers have expected from him all along at the defensive end. As a bonus, he’s providing offense in a manner he and coach Mark Schweitzer didn’t see coming in the pre-season. more

SPRINGFIELD — Walker Loveland turned over a turnover to help Sparta turn away Mountain Grove. more

Ozark and Camdenton didn’t meet, but got to see each other at the Rogers (Arkansas) Great Eight Classic to begin this season. more

Nixa has attained the distinction of the winningest team at the Blue & Gold Tournament over the past seven seasons, despite not having won a championship since 2014. more

Sadie Conway seemed to be torturing herself by taking in basketball games nearly every weekend last summer, while she couldn't play herself. more

SPRINGFIELD —Nixa beat Springfield Central at its own place Tuesday without trying to beat the Bulldogs at their own game. more

Carsten Seitz has gone from a junior who didn’t sniff varsity playing time last season to a senior whose stock and confidence are dramatically on the rise this winter. more

Like most underclassmen who make the jump to varsity ball, Nixa’s Brooke Teter is finding herself not part of a starting five for the first time. more

Standing 6-foot-9 as a sophomore, Ozark center Cohen George is optimistic he will have another growth spurt to help him get to 7-0. more

With Chadwick boys coach Shawn Guerin having taken over as Chadwick's girls coach, as well, the Lady Cardinals are operating out of a dribble-drive offense, just as the Cardinals have for years. more