The positive state of mind Meredith Avery maintained when her senior season was cut short due to injury carried over to what turned out to be a dramatically reduced rehab.
Emily Essick has received all the confirmation she ever needed and then some to pursue a career as a physical therapist.
Ozark’s Olivia Skipworth has a good idea already what to expect when she continues her volleyball career at Columbia and plays for coach Allison Jones.
Nixa grad Rielly Wallace (Dobbs) admits it took a while to get used to playing alongside Ozark grad Ryley Thixton three years ago when Thixton joined her at College of the Ozarks.
Winning its season series with Lafayette propelled Nixa to the Class 4 State Volleyball Tournament championship.
CAPE GIRARDEAU — Needing a win or a tie in its final pool play mach at the Class 3 State Volleyball Tournament on Friday, Nixa responded with a resounding sweep to earn a berth in the final.
Lexie Gregory met her match in the aftermath of Nixa’s Class 4 District 10 celebration this week.
Lauren Weber leads a Nixa celebration.
Ozark’s volleyball team broke away form Parkview en route to a 25-20, 25-18 win in Class 4 District 10 first-round action Monday.
Ozark coach Adeana Brewer is hoping the Lady Tigers serving as the Class 4 District 10 host for the first time in her seven years in charge of the program can help them pull off an upset or two.
Brooke Martin wasn’t near as nervous about transferring from Nixa to Spokane two years ago as she was about becoming a setter for the Lady Owls.
At the same time a group of freshmen including Josie Jordan, Paige Tate, Lydia Davis, Jordyn Rollings, Micayla McClure and Danielle Donaldson began their prep careers at Spokane four years ago, coach Kandace Drake was hired to lead the Lady Owls.
Billings' volleyball team won its second match in as many nights by sweeping School of the Ozarks 25-20, 25-23 Tuesday.
Ozark received help toward remaining in the COC title hunt Tuesday, when Nixa knocked off Republic. But less than an hour later coach Jimmy Nimmo’s Lady Tigers put themselves in position of needing even more help by falling to Willard 8-7.
Sensing she was one of the final players assigned to Ozark’s jayvee during pre-season practices, sophomore setter Ellie Shrader made it her goal to earn a promotion to the Lady Tigers’ varsity as soon as possible.
Issuing an unofficial second start to their season beforehand, Ozark’s front row trio of Cecelia Westfall, Hannah Tadlock and Hanna Vorhies responded with a potential-filling performance Thursday.
