Among the many novelties Mexico native Melissa Peralta-Sanchez has found to her liking in her short time at Ozark is the concept of a conference tournament.
Olivia Engelman and Nixa coach Brock Blansit can’t help but wonder what might have been had Engelman picked up a tennis racquet prior to her junior season a year ago.
Many of the names for Nixa’s tennis team are the same as a year ago, but where they are playing is different.
Nixa's tennis team shut out Branson 9-0 Tuesday, as the Lady Eagles won five matches by two games.
Megan Brassard’s jump from No. 4 singles to No. 1 singles will actually be the smallest leap any of Nixa’s top six players will be making this season.
Ozark's Jacob Dralle makes a return at Kickapoo in Class 2 District 11 action Tuesday.
Greg Hannah is enjoying his last hurrah as Ozark’s boys and girls tennis coach.
With all other varsity matches concluded and players from both sides and their fans all gathered around the No 5 singles court Tuesday, Ozark’s Roman Campa soaked in the atmosphere.
Clever coach Dan Jones would like to see the athleticism a group of his players have gained from playing basketball carry over to the tennis court.
Garrett Robertson assumes the No. 1 singles slot for Nixa this season as the Eagles welcome back four players from their top six a year ago.
Ozark’s six singles players don’t figure to change this season, but the slot in which they play might change quite a bit.
Luke Mulder serves as a prime example to his Ozark teammates on how far improvement in their game can take them.
Headliner News sports editor Pat Dailey engaged in a Q’s and A’s session with Nixa sophomore tennis player Garrett Robertson:
The chase for the All-Sports Trophy for girls in the Central Ozark Conference for the 2018-19 school year may be over not long after it began.Ozark gained a commanding edge on the rest of the league during the fall sports season, as the Lady Tigers enjoyed unprecedented success within the lo…
Catherine Everett’s first trip to the Class 2 State Tennis Tournament will see her begin play against Erin Davis, of Lafayette.
SPRINGFIELD — Nixa's Catherine Everett qualified for State for the first time with a win in Class 2 Sectional 4 acton on Wednesday.