The Neosho High School girls soccer team suffered a 4-2 loss to Willard on Thursday.
Avery Renfro scored both of Neosho’s goals. One of the goals was unassisted, while Breanna Alvarado had one assist.
Goalkeeper Shelby Roberts made 11 saves for Neosho.
The Wildcats had five shots on-goal, while the Tigers had 15.
Neosho (5-5) is at Carl Junction on Tuesday.
Thursday’s other girls soccer scores
Branson 1, Joplin 0
Webb City 1, Ozark 0
Republic 4, Carl Junction 0
Joplin — Rob Mallory has been named director of athletics for Missouri Southern State University. Mallory, who will start on July 1, will become Missouri Southern’s sixth athletics director.
Mallory comes from Kentucky Wesleyan, a NCAA Division II Institution that includes 21 varsity sport programs, where he served as vice president of intercollegiate athletics. He was promoted to this position in January 2021 after serving as director of athletics since May of 2015. Prior to that, he served as associate director of athletics at NCAA Division II Quincy University (Illinois) July 2010 through June 2015 where he directed a comprehensive compliance program as the senior compliance officer. Mallory spent three years from 2007-10 at NCAA Division I University of Evansville (Indiana) as the director of marketing and ticket services.
“MSSU has a proud history of success in competition, in the classroom, and in the community,” said Mallory. “I am honored to be chosen to now lead those efforts as its next director of athletics. I want to thank Dr. Van Galen and the search committee for this tremendous opportunity.”
During Mallory’s last five years at Kentucky Wesleyan, he oversaw an overall increase in revenue for his department through the development and streamlining of athletic giving with the Panther Athletic Fund. Updates and renovation plans for all athletic facilities at Kentucky Wesleyan were started with his oversight.
Kentucky Wesleyan athletic programs expanded during his tenure with the addition of four new programs. The Panthers have also flourished in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, winning five conference titles and making six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In the classroom, 16 programs (of 19) maintain a cumulative GPA above 3.0, while one third of all student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors for the 2019-20 academic year.
In 2019, Mallory was appointed to the NCAA Division II National Football Committee for a four-year term, which followed three-year terms serving on the NCAA Division II Regional Advisory Committee for football and baseball.
“I am excited to welcome Rob Mallory to Missouri Southern and Lion Athletics,” said Dr. Dean Van Galen, MSSU president. “Rob brings to MSSU extensive experience and a record of success as an athletics administrator at the NCAA Division II level. He is a thoughtful, principled and collaborative leader who will advance athletes and positively contribute to the university’s future.”
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Julie Wengert, served as chair of the search committee. Other committee members included Director of Athletic Internal Operations Karesa Burr, Head Baseball Coach Bryce Darnell, Dean of the Plaster College of Business and Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, Lionbacker Steering Committee President Alan Cook, Director of Annual Giving Elisa Bryant, Volleyball Head Coach Kalie Mader, Softball student-athlete Abby Atkin and men’s basketball student-athlete Christian Bundy. Missouri Southern received 90 official applications and dozens more inquiries about the position.
“We were extremely pleased with the candidate pool,” said Wengert. “Dr. Kurt Patburg, senior vice president of Athletics Staffing Consultants, supported our committee on the front end of this process, which helped us build both a diverse and quality candidate pool of applicants.”
“It was important to establish a diverse search committee with representation from key areas of campus who work directly with the department of athletics. Each member brought a unique and passionate perspective to the table, which produced rich discussion throughout the process. The committee devoted a tremendous amount of time and energy to this process, thoroughly vetting all of the candidates and bringing in a strong group of finalists for on-campus interviews.”
Mallory said he and his family are excited about the move to Joplin.
“I look forward to working with the entire campus community to build an even brighter future for Lions athletics,” he said.
Mallory graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. in management information systems and served as the head football manager in 2001. He earned a master’s degree in sport administration from Xavier University in 2007.
He and his wife, Holly, have two children, Lilly and Mitchell.
Mallory will be formally introduced at an upcoming press conference. Details will be released at a later time.
GRANBY, Mo. — College Heights Christian and McAuley Catholic were among the schools competing at Thursday’s East Newton Relays track and field invitational.
The College Heights girls won three relays—the 4×100 (52.70), the 4×200 (1:51) and the 4×400 (4:26).
Jayli Johnson, Allie Fiscus, Lauren Ukena and Addie Lawrence ran on both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays, while the 4×400 relay featured Johnson, Ukena, Katie Moss and Lawrence.
Also for the CHC girls, Ukena was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash, while Johnson finished third in the 100 and Fiscus took sixth in the 300 hurdles.
McAuley freshman Kendall Ramsey finished fifth in the girls 1600.
The College Heights boys placed in two relays and had medalists in two individual events.
The College Heights team of Colsen Dickens, Derrick McMillan, Corban Thomas and Caleb Quade took fourth in the 4×400, while the 4×800 team of McMillan, Thomas, Jace Edwards and Quade placed fifth.
Also for College Heights, Dickens finished fourth in the 400 and McMillan placed sixth in the 1600.
On the girls side, Cassville (110), Mount Vernon (103), Lamar (79) and Aurora (74) were the top four teams. Seneca (55) and College Heights (45) were fifth and sixth, respectively. There were 13 teams in attendance.
Lamar’s boys won the meet with 138 points. East Newton (112), Mount Vernon (59.33) and McDonald County (58.33) rounded out the top four. There were 14 boys teams competing.
Mount Vernon’s Sadie Heisner won three events—the girls pole vault, long jump and 100 hurdles. Heisner set a meet record in the pole vault by clearing 10-6.
Aurora’s Aubrey Boatwright won two events—the girls 800 and 3200. On the boys side, Aurora’s Cole Rohlman won two events—the 200 and 400. He placed third in the 100.
Seneca’s Rylee Darnell also had a busy day, as she won the triple jump, took second in the pole vault and placed third in the high jump.
Other event winners on the girls side were Cassville’s Hannah Hackler (100), Hallie Hackler (200), Kyren Postlewait (shot put) and Sharayah Seymour (high jump), Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (1600) and Phajjia Gordon (discus), Aurora’s Maisie Phillips (300 hurdles) and Elizabeth Martin (javelin) and Mount Vernon’s Kadence Krempges (400).
Individual event winners on the boys side were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen (300 hurdles), Kelton Sorrell (800), Michael Crowe (high jump) and Nathan Evey (pole vault), Lamar’s Logan Crockett (100), Joe Kremp (1600), Trace Willhite (javelin) and Rylan Wooldridge (shot put), McDonald County’s Eliam Eliam (discus), Esteban Martinez-Olvera (long jump) and Joshua Pacheco (triple jump), Mount Vernon’s Wyatt Cordray (110 hurdles) and Southwest’s Travis Sickles (3200).
FULL RESULTS: East Newton Relays 2021 – Meet Results (milesplit.com)
OZARK, Mo. — Treghan Parker and Matt Woodmansee combined to drive in 11 runs as the Webb City Cardinals rolled to a 21-5 win at Ozark on Thursday.
The Cardinals improved to 13-2 and 2-1 in the Central Ozark Conference.
Webb City needed just three innings to plate 21 runs on 16 hits. The Cardinals scored four runs in the first, eight in the second and nine in the third.
A senior shortstop, Parker drove in six runs on three hits, including a home run, to lead the Cardinals.
Woodmansee drove in five on three hits, including his first home run of the season.
Everyone got into the act for the Cardinals, as Devrin Weathers, Cole Gayman and Jeremiah Leaming all had two hits apiece, while Gayman, Aiden Brock, Eli Goddard and Leaming had two RBI apiece.
Shane Noel, Weathers, Parker and Woodmansee scored three runs apiece, while Eric Fitch, Brock, Goddard and Leaming scored two runs apiece.
Gayman earned the pitching victory. He went all three innings and scattered six hits and struck out four.
Ozark’s Holden Sabor, Colton Casteel and Greydon Miller had one RBI apiece.
Webb City is scheduled to play at St. Mary’s Colgan at 4:30 on Friday, weather permitting.
Below is a look at Thursday’s area boys tennis results.
CLEVER, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson’s boys tennis team hiked its record to 8-0 on the season with a dominant 9-0 win over Clever on Thursday.
In singles play, Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding beat Cole Waisner 8-1, while Noah Hamlett defeated Bryce Friend 8-0 and Hari Nagarajan handled Jase Whiles 8-0.
Prithvi Nagarajan beat Anthony Dodds 8-0, Lele Qian beat Draven Mendez 8-1 and Devan Murali defeated Charles Donan 8-1.
In doubles action, Ding-H. Nagarajan beat Waisner-Dodds 8-1, Hamlett-P. Nagarajan defeated Friend-Whiles 8-3 and Qian-Murali beat Mendez-Donan 8-0.
Thomas Jefferson competes at Joplin on Monday.
Joplin suffered a 9-0 setback to Nixa at the JHS athletic complex.
“Nixa has a lot of depth with 31 players on their roster if you include JV,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump said. “Joplin has a team of 15 players this year including JV. We played with grit in today’s matchup, making Nixa earn the victory in multiple matches. We have things to work on so that we can be more competitive late in the season.”
In doubles action, Joplin’s Logan Merkley and Jeffrey Evenson lost to Isaac Forbis and Benjamin Mills 8-0, while Ben Wardlow-Colin Vermillion lost to Dallin Attwooll-Mason Murray 8-3 and Josh Yarnall-Michael Mancipe lost a close match to Brody Ball-Trey Hartwell 8-6.
“Josh and Michael started the match out with a slight lead,” Stump said. “But the Nixa players came back and were able to hold on and win.”
At No. 1 singles, Forbis edged Joplin’s Merkley 8-6.
“Logan was down 7-2,” Stump said. “His determination and hustle helped him gain momentum and brought him back to make this a close match.”
Nixa’s Mills beat Evenson 8-4, Attwooll edged Wardlow 8-6 and Murray nipped Yarnall 9-7.
“Josh played our closest match of the day,” Stump noted. “He ran tennis balls all over the court throughout the match, which is what kept the match so close.”
Nixa’s Ball beat Mancipe 8-0 and Hartwell defeated Vermillion 8-4.
Joplin is scheduled to host Thomas Jefferson on Monday.
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Neosho High School boys tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Ozark on Thursday.
Neosho’s lone win came at No. 3 singles, as Christian Williams defeated Brady Goss 8-5.
In other singles matches, Ozark’s Orion Lewis beat Kuhio Sohl 8-2, Major Cardin topped Landon Austin 8-0, Ethan Fast defeated Melvin Lopez 8-5, Anthony Psarev beat Ryno Lee 8-1 and Andrew Kean edged Brandt Gonzales 8-6.
In doubles, Ozark’s Reese-Bottarel beat Sohl-Williams 8-2, while Lewis-Cardin defeated Austin-Lopez 8-0 and Quirk-Goss topped Lee-Gonzales 8-2.
Neosho is scheduled to host Aurora on Friday.
Another tournament, another win.
Joplin topped the 17-team field at the Ozark Invitational golf tournament on Thursday at Fremont Hills Country Club.
The Eagles finished with a 315 and were three strokes better than runner-up Nixa.
Joplin’s Harry Satterlee shot a 74 to earn medalist honors. He was two strokes better than Kickapoo’s Hayden Wiggins and Springfield Catholic’s Tyler Han.
Joplin’s Fielding Campbell carded 77 and tied for fourth place with Ozark’s Kyler Smith and Nixa’s Chance Wilhite.
Also for the Eagles, Wyatt Satterlee and Hobbs Campbell both carded 82 and Ethan Sage turned in an 83.
Joplin (315), Nixa (318), Ozark (324), Catholic (347), Carthage (359), Branson (361), Carl Junction (362), Webb City (363), Republic (368) and Marshfield (388) were the top 10 teams.
Tying for seventh place individually with scores of 79 were Ozark’s Carter Chronister and Nixa’s Meyer Lively. Rounding out the top 10 individuals were Branson’s Nathan Woodmansee and Nixa’s Jonathan Miller, as both carded 80.
Carthage’s Britt Coy and Owen Derryberry both carded 83 to lead the Tigers, while Webb City was led by Keegon Dill’s 87 and Carl Junction’s low score was shot by Noah Williams (89).
Area golfers will compete at the Sonic Invitational beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday at the Carthage Golf Course.
JOPLIN (315)—Satterlee 74, Campbell 77, Satterlee 82, Campbell 82, Sage 83.
CARTHAGE (359)—Coy 83, Derryberry 83, Brewer 87, Fagg 106, Nicholas 107.
CARL JUNCTION (362)—Williams 89, Teeter 90, Wrensch 91, Wyrick 92, Walker 95.
WEBB CITY (363)—Dill 87, Cahoon 89, Carter 93, Frazier 94, Burlingame 95.
VERONA, Mo. — College Heights Christian ballooned a one-run lead by scoring a combined seven runs in the third and fourth innings on the way to a 9-5 win over Verona on Thursday.
After Ben Thomas singled home a run in the top of the first to put the Cougars (4-5) in front, College Heights touched home five times in the third inning to take all of the momentum. Josh Allen had an RBI double to left before Thomas singled to center in the next at-bat for his second RBI of the game. Nate Williams and Bo Sitton wrapped the scoring with consecutive RBI singles with two outs to extend the CHC advantage to 6-0.
The lead moved to eight after Ethan Coggeshell and Nick Breggman scored on a Verona error in the fourth.
After Verona scored on a Cougars’ error in the last of the fifth, Thomas drove in another run with an RBI groundout in the top of the sixth to make the score 9-1.
The Wildcats scored four times in the bottom of the six to cut the lead to 9-5, but drew no closer to completing the comeback. Alex Campbell had a two-run double to left and Noah Freiburger drove in a run with a two-out single through the left side to highlight the inning..
Breggman earned the win after allowing one run on five hits, seven walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work. Thomas allowed four unearned runs on two hits, two walks and a strikeout in two relief innings.
Dillin Shrum took the loss after allowing eight runs, six earned, on eight hits, four walks and four strikeouts.
Allen led the Cougars at the plate with three hits, including a double, an RBI and a run scored. Thomas had two hits, scored a run and drove in a game-high three runs. Sitting finished with one hit and two RBI. Breggman had a hit, walked and scored three runs.
Campbell had three hits, two RBI and two runs scored for Verona, while Freiburger had three hits and drove in one.
College Heights is at Lockwood Monday.
REPUBLIC, Mo. — Republic hung crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the third and fifth innings en route to a 5-1 win over Carl Junction on Thursday.
The Tigers broke a scoreless tie through two innings with three runs in the third inning. Carl Junction (10-4, 1-2) got on the scoreboard with a run in the top of the fourth, but Republic scored twice in the fifth inning and kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard for the final three frames to earn the win.
Gavyn Beckner earned the win after allowing one run on five hits, one walk and seven strikeouts in a complete-game, seven-inning performance.
Alex Baker took the loss for the Bulldogs after allowing five runs, one earned, on five hits, a walk and six strikeouts in six complete innings.
Carson Johnson doubled and scored a run for CJ, while Baker had a hit and the lone RBI in the loss.
Beckner had two hits, including a double. Vincent Pyeatt had one, a run and an RBI. Jared Hughes tripled and scored a run.
BRANSON, Mo. — Joplin struck early for the initial lead before scoring five times in the fourth inning on the way to an 8-3 Central Ozark Conference road win over Branson on Thursday.
With the win, Joplin improves to 11-4 with a 3-0 COC record, tops in the conference.
Ethan Guilford earned the win for the Eagles after shutting out the Pirates over four innings. He scattered two hits and struck out two. Kirk Chandler allowed three runs, one earned, on four hits, two walks and two strikeouts in 1 2/3 relief innings. Josh Harryman closed it out with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and struck out two.
Kale Lankton took the loss for Branson after allowing eight runs, five earned, on nine hits and three walks. Heath Cole pitched four scoreless innings in relief, surrendering two hits, walking one and striking out two.
Joplin broke through on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the first inning. After the first two at-bats resulted in outs, the Eagles’ next five batters reached to push across two runs. David Fiscus highlighted the inning with an RBI double to left. Kohl Cooper had a double and scored a run, while Alex Curry singled and scored a run.
The Eagles pushed the lead to 3-0 in the top of the second when Cooper singled home Carson Wampler, who walked to lead off the inning.
The first five batters reached base in the top of the fourth to propel Joplin to a four-run inning. After consecutive singles from Fielding Campbell and Bodee Carlson started the inning, Cooper doubled to center field to bring home both runners, with Curry following up with a double of his own to left field to score Cooper. The Eagles scored two more runs to make the score 8-0 later in the inning when a Branson fielding error with two outs allowed two runs to score.
James Houston singled home a run to highlight the three-run bottom of the fifth for the Pirates.
Cooper led Joplin with a 3-for-3 game with two doubles, a team-high three RBI and two runs scored. Curry and Carlson each had two hits and scored a run, while Curry had an RBI.
Joplin hosts Pittsburg at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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