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Day: November 3, 2020

Volleyball: Eagles, Tigers named to all-district team

Posted on by Jason Peake

The Class 5 District 12 volleyball team has been released.
Joplin’s Addison Saunders and Aubrey Ritter and Carthage’s Chloe Black were first team selections.
Named to the second team were Carthage’s Sydnee Dudolski and Joplin’s Angelina Schramm and Kaylie Anderson.
Lee’s Summit West was the district champion.
The entire team is below.

Class 5 District 12 team
First Team
Chloe Black, Carthage
Addison Saunders, Joplin
Aubrey Ritter, Joplin
Aly Gurtiza, Lee’s Summit West
Abby Massengill, Lee’s Summit West
Sydney Handel, Lee’s Summit West
Julia Dorweiler, Raymore-Peculiar

Second Team
Sydnee Dudolski, Carthage
Angelina Schramm, Joplin
Kaylie Anderson, Joplin
Kaelyn McDonald, Lee’s Summit West
Ashley Briese, Lee’s Summit West
Lacey Higgins, Lee’s Summit West
Kierra Hipple, Raymore-Peculiar

Softball: Cardinals, Mustangs named to Class 4 all-state team

Posted on by Jason Peake

The Class 4 all-state softball team has been announced.
Webb City had three players recognized. Pitcher Haidyn Berry, outfielder Emma Welch and shortstop Peyton Hawkins were named first team all-state.
McDonald County’s Nevaeh Dodson (OF) and Carlee Cooper (IF) were also first team picks.
McDonald County’s Madeline McCall was a second team pick at pitcher.

The entire Class 4 team is below.

District soccer: Joplin, Carthage fall in heartbreaking fashion; CHC advances

Posted on by Jason Peake

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Joplin and Carthage both suffered heartbreaking losses at the Class 4 District 12 soccer tournament on Monday night.
The Eagles nearly pulled off a huge upset. In the end, it wasn’t meant to be.
Top-seeded Nixa edged fourth-seeded Joplin 2-1 in overtime on in a district semifinal contest at Republic High School.
Nixa took an early lead on Andrew Butler’s goal in the fifth mintue, but Joplin’s Andrew Taylor scored on a penalty kick in the 36th minute.
Neither team scored for the remainder of regulation.
In overtime, Nixa’s Carson Palmer scored the golden goal, with Butler assisting.
Joplin ended the season at 8-14.
CARTHAGE FALLS ON PKS
Second-seeded Carthage suffered a season-ending 3-2 setback to third-seeded Republic on penalty kicks after two overtimes weren’t enough to produce a winner.
Carthage’s Marcos Valdez opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, but a goal by Republic’s Marco Donjuan in the 32nd minute tied the score.
Carthage took a 2-1 lead in the 46th minute on Adrian Garrido’s goal, but Republic’s Jabali Kweyu Wanekaya recorded an equalizer in the 70th minute.
Neither team was able to score in two overtime periods. A lengthy penalty kick shootout went Republic’s way, 11-10.
Carthage finished with a record of 18-5.
Nixa (14-9) meets Republic (12-9) at 6 on Wednesday in the district championship.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS ADVANCES

Fourth-seeded College Heights Christian defeated fifth-seeded Richland 9-1 in the quarterfinals of the Class 1 District 6 tournament in Springfield.
The Cougars received goals from eight different players.
College Heights meets No. 1 New Covenant in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cooper Youth Sports Complex.

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