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

FAIR GROVE — On a night in which trash-talking was prevalent from both sides, Sparta’s Jacob Lafferty received good-natured ribbing from one source that he knew better than to have an answer for. more

FAIR GROVE — Relating to a 'roughy' making his living 8 seconds at a time on the rodeo circuit, Kavan Walker made eight 3-pointers Wednesday to keep Sparta's season alive. Sporting his customary Hooey … more

Sparta fans showed up in good numbers for the Lady Trojans’ Class 3 District 11 first-round win Tuesday. They’re being invited back tonight, along with anyone else wanting to be part of the ‘Black Curtain.’ more

Fans may be enjoying popcorn for lunch while glued to the action for one possible premier semifinal matchup Saturday during the State Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena. more

Nixa’s Zan Fugitt figures there are naysayers who scoff at the notion of a mighty mite being considered the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the state. more

 The Class 6 District 5 seedings meeting on the girls side produced first-round matchups that will include a rematch between fifth-seeded Ozark and fourth-seeded Glendale. more

Sparta’s Natalie Wilks is a well-spoken sort with a reputation of making herself comfortable while socializing with people who were strangers only seconds earlier. more

Even as a favorite, which Brenya Crahan is at every tournament, the Nixa 135-pounder vows not to be outworked. more