The Missouri Southern softball program got its final regular season sweep taking out Missouri Western 4-3 and 3-2 today inside the Pat Lipira Softball Complex.
The Lions (28-13-1, 19-6-1 MIAA) swept the Griffons (27-17, 16-10 MIAA) for the first time since the 2017 season and also achieved the most wins in the MIAA in school history besting the 17 wins in the 2001 season. Southern also has the greatest number of wins this year since the 2002 season in which they won 34.
Currently in third place the Lions are locked into a top-three finish and will host a best of three game series against an opponent yet to be determined Friday May 7. This is also the highest finish for the Lions since winning the MIAA regular season title in the 2001 season.
In game one both teams got a run in the first inning asAshlynn Williams singled homeJosie Tofpi. The Griffons scored two in the top half of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Kara Amos got the Lions on the board in the bottom half of the third inning singling through the left side to scoreLeighton Withers. Williams tied it up in the fourth reaching on a fielder’s choice to scoreMakaila Leonhart. Williams played the hero as she singled to right center to score Tofpi and seal the 4-3 win for Southern.
In the game Williams went 3-of-4 with three RBIs, Amos picked up the other RBI as she and Tofpi each had two hits, Withers also set a single-season record with her 12th hit-by-pitch of the season beating Kelley Hale’s (1998) total of 11. Amos also picked up her ninth win of the season pitching 4.1 innings of shutout relief and struck out four batters.
Game two began with the Lions getting on the board once again in the first inning as a Withers double to left center scored Tofpi. The Griffons answered back in the second inning scoring to tie it up 1-1.
In the third inning the Lions defense caught a Griffon runner on third attempting to steal home as Leonhart cut off a Williams throw to second firing back at Williams to get the runner out at home.
Williams in the bottom half of the third inning hit her fifth triple of the season to score Withers and Tofpi to reclaim the lead that the Lions wouldn’t relinquish.
In the fourth inning the Griffons scored a run to put it 3-2 in favor of the Lions, before loading the bases with no outs.Yazmin Vargas had a line drive hit to her for the first out before getting the double play at home gunning down the runner from third base, as the Lions defense again rose to the challenge today.
In the game Williams had two-RBIs, Withers had an RBI, Tofpi finished 2-of-3 scoring twice.Abbey Gann pitched four innings of one-hit shutout ball picking up the win and halting the Griffons in the comeback attempt.
Next up for the Lions is the MIAA Tournament that they will be partaking in for the first time since the 2017 season. Make sure to keep up to date by checking in atwww.mssulions.com and on our social media platforms on who the Lions will be playing and when first pitch will be later this week.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Carson Johnson had a big day and the Carl Junction Bulldogs improved to 14-7 on the season by earning a pair of non-conference wins on Saturday at Springfield Catholic.
Carl Junction defeated McDonald County 5-2 and beat Catholic 14-1.
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Johnson homered and was the winning pitcher for the Bulldogs in Saturday’s opener.
At the plate, Johnson homered, walked, drove in two runs and scored twice.
On the mound, went the distance and allowed just two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four.
Drew Beyer was the lone Bulldog with two hits, while Noah Southern and Kyler Perry had one RBI apiece.
Cole Martin hit a two-run home run for the Mustangs’ lone tallies of the game.
Cross Dowd was charged with the loss, but he only allowed four runs on four hits in five innings. Dowd struck out seven, but walked six.
Weston Gordon pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
Carl Junction scored twice in the first inning, as Southern hit an RBI single into left and Beyer scored on an error.
Johnson’s two-run blast came in the second and gave the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead.
Carl Junction went up 5-0 in the third when Perry’s sacrifice fly allowed Alex Baker to cross home.
McDonald County got on the board in the bottom of the third on Martin’s two-run shot to center.
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The Bulldogs used a pair of big innings to earn a run-rule victory.
Carl Junction pushed across six runs in the second and seven in the fourth before a one-run fifth concluded the scoring.
Carson Johnson went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double and five RBI.
Keaton Johnson, Cole Stewart, Southern and Perry had two hits apiece. Baker, Stewart and Keaton Johnson drove in two runs apiece. Dalton Mills and Beyer scored two runs apiece.
Southern was the winning pitcher. He scattered three hits and struck out three in five innings.
Catholic’s Collin Davis allowed 12 earned runs on 14 hits in four innings. Weston Cline gave up one run in one inning.
Ben Smith, Logan Ripper and Davis had one hit apiece for the Fighting Irish (17-4).
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The Mustangs were limited to two hits, a solo home run by Cole Martin and a single by Levi Helm.
Helm was charged with the loss after allowing five earned runs on two hits and three walks.
Catholic’s Logan Ripper went all five innings and gave up just two hits and one walk. He struck out two.
Jeremy Rader, Ben Smith, Collin Davis and Hans Kaiser drove in two runs apiece for the hosts, who scored their 11 runs on nine hits.
Pryce Mason first gave the pole vault a try as a seventh grader.
It turned out to be a great decision.
“One of the coaches pulled me aside and he told me he thought I could be a good pole vaulter,” Mason recalled of that fateful day. “I tried it in seventh grade and I’ve loved it ever since.”
Now an experienced performer in his signature event, Mason has been ascending to new heights this spring.
Webb City’s Pryce Mason competes in the pole vault at Friday’s Webb City Invitational. Photo by Jason Peake.
A senior at Webb City High School, Mason continues to soar higher and higher in the pole vault, breaking his own school record multiple times throughout the 2021 campaign.
Although he was unable to secure a new personal best, Mason once again topped the field in the pole vault at Friday’s Webb City Invitational by clearing 14 feet, 1 inch.
Like he’s done all season, Mason contributed big points as the Cardinals won their third meet of the season.
“I could have done a lot better today,” Mason said. “But it just shows me areas I can improve. But our team did great today. We performed well all-around.”
Mason’s legs may have been a bit fatigued by the time he vaulted, as he ran the sprints earlier in the meet, finishing fifth in the 100-meter dash.
And as soon as Mason finished up vaulting, he volunteered to run a leg of Webb City’s 4×400-meter relay team that finished third.
Webb City coach Dustin Miller said Mason is one of several seniors on the squad who continue to have success due to hard work and dedication.
“Pryce is rock solid and I’m just really proud of the kid,” Miller said. “He competes like a wild man. His selflessness really stands out to me. He doesn’t mind running relays. He wants to contribute any possible way he can to help the team. He doesn’t care if his legs are gone when he’s trying to vault. He ran a 100 and a 200 before he vaulted today. He’d go run the 4×400 and then finish vaulting if he had to. A bunch of guys in this state who can go 15-6 wouldn’t dream of doing any other event. Guys like Pryce, Luke Brumit and Mekhi Garrard just want to help the team have success.”
Mason has been standing out in his signature event since his sophomore year. That spring, Mason cleared 14 feet at the sectional and went 14-3 at the district meet, a school record.
Pictured is Webb City’s Pryce Mason.
At the 2019 state track meet, Mason finished 12th in Class 4 by clearing 13-6.
Of course, there was no track and field season in 2020. With that, Mason is making up for lost time in his final prep campaign.
At the 2021 season-opening Carthage Invitational, Mason set a meet record and school record by clearing 14-7.25.
Mason cleared a personal best 14-9 at the Southwest Baptist Bearcat Classic in Bolivar.
On Friday, inside the friendly confines of Cardinal Stadium, Mason had hoped to clear at least 15 feet even, but it wasn’t meant to be just yet.
“He attempted 15 feet and his hip height was great,” Miller said. “He just came down on it.”
It’s now May and the regular season has concluded. Championship season begins at Thursday’s Central Ozark Conference Meet in Branson.
District, sectional and state meets will follow.
Mason hopes to continue to soar higher and higher, with the ultimate goal of peaking at the state track meet.
“My goal is 15-6,” Mason said. “And I would love to be a state champion. Consistency is the key to success…and just making sure I have good practices. We’ll see what happens.”
Miller is confident Mason will conclude his senior season in a big way.
“As we get later in the season, and his events become more limited, he’s going to pop off some really big marks,” Miller said. “I really hope he can go 15-6 and compete for a state championship.”
GIRARD, Kan. — Carthage’s boys took first place in the team standings at the Girard Optimist Track Meet on Friday at Girard High School.
Carthage won the 4×800 relay in 8:28, took second in the 4×400 (3:31) and placed third in the 4×100 (44.9).
Bryce Miller won the pole vault by clearing 12-6, while Aiden Logan took first in the discus with a toss of 155-10 and Caleb Calvin won the javelin with a heave of 183-5.
Miguel Solano was second in the 800, while Mariques Strickland and Malcolm Robertson finished second and third, respectively, in both the 1600 and 3200.
Tyler Burt placed third in the 400.
Fourth place finishers were Aiden Rogers (100), Daryl Martin (110 hurdles), Silas Templeman (long jump), Brian Valencia (discus) and Logan (shot put).
Zachary Lansford took fifth in the javelin, while Tigers finishing sixth were Joseph Wyrick (3200), Martin (300 hurdles) and Stephen Kurz (triple jump).
Taking seventh in their events were Landen Schrader (200, 400), George Laytham (1600), Templeman (high jump, long jump), Trey Nye (pole vault) and Hiram Schuur (shot put).
Carthage’s girls finished third in the 4×400 relay in 4:30, while the 4×100 took fourth in 52.69.
Joey Hettinger and Kenedy Smith finished second and third in the high jump.
Smith took third in both the long jump and triple jump, while Hettinger was fifth in the long jump
Hadley McBride finished third in the 3200.
Finishing sixth in their respective events were Sydnee Dudolski (200) and Morelia Reyes (1600), while Ashlynn Patrick finished seventh in the 100.
Girard Optimist Invite Boys team standings: Carthage 131.2, Chanute 105.6, Girard 91, Pittsburg 50, St. Mary’s Colgan 38, Galena 38, Southeast 31, Parsons 31, Columbus 26, Frontenac 24.6, Riverton 24, Fort Scott 18.6, St. Paul 3. Girls team standings: Girard 133, Chanute 73, Pittsburg 72, Riverton 55, Columbus 51, Carthage 49, St. Mary’s Colgan 48, Parsons 42, Fort Scott 28, Galena 26, Frontenac 17, Baxter Springs 4, St. Paul 2.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — When the final meet of the regular season concluded on Friday night, Webb City boys track and field coach Dustin Miller was definitely feeling optimistic about his team’s postseason chances.
It wasn’t hard to see why.
Webb City’s boys compiled 177.5 points and cruised to the team championship at their own Webb City Invitational inside Cardinal Stadium.
“This team is geared up and ready to go compete in championship season,” Miller said. “Championship season starts six days from now. That’s all we’ve been talking about…nothing matters until May. This is the last day of April, so now the real season is about to start. I’m proud of these guys. It’s a fun group. They come out and work hard. It’s a great team atmosphere and these guys just lay it on the line.”
After the hosts, Joplin (131), Willard (129) and Jefferson City (81) rounded out the top four teams.
The Webb City boys have now won three meets—Carthage, Joplin and their own — and the Cardinals were second at Southwest Baptist.
The Central Ozark Conference Meet will be held on Thursday at Branson High School.
“We hope we can score enough points next week to hold off Joplin, Nixa, Ozark and Willard,” Miller said, noting all five teams could win the meet. “It will be really interesting. I think our guys are confident, but not arrogant. I know our guys love to compete, so we’ll see if it’s good enough to beat some really good teams.”
As far as the girls meet, Webb City finished second with 131 points. Jefferson City took first with 165.
Carl Junction (119) and Neosho (86.5) finished third and fourth in the team standings.
Webb City’s William Wolfe hands off the baton to Isaiah Brisco during the 4×100 relay on Friday inside Cardinal Stadium. Photo by Jason Peake.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
The Webb City boys won four events.
Pryce Mason, Grayson Smith and Justin Allen went 1-2-3 in the pole vault. Mason cleared 14 feet, 1 inch.
Luke Brumit won the high jump, while teammate Matt McDaniel took third.
Gustavo Sabbag took first in the 110 hurdles in 16.31, while Caleb Cook crossed the line first in the 300 hurdles in 41.27.
Mekhi Garrard finished second in the long jump, while Isaiah Brisco was fourth in the triple jump. Garrard was also the runner-up in the 100, with teammate William Wolfe third and Mason fifth.
Robert Hollis and Brumit finished second and third in the javelin. Roman Borboa was the runner-up in the 1600 and also placed third in the 800.
Zetthew Meister and Kamdyn Culver finished fourth and fifth in the discus, while Meister was fifth in the shot put and Gustavo Sabbag took fifth in the triple jump.
Sabbag took third in the 300 hurdles and Cook was fourth in the 110 hurdles.
The Cardinals finished second in two relays—the 4×800 (Blake Vaughn, Samuel Winesburg, Owen Weller and Joseph Dawson) and the 4×100 (Jordan Thornburg, Wolfe, Brisco and Garrard).
The 4×400 was third, with Brumit, Mason, Brisco and Cook competing.
Dustin Brockmiller placed fifth in the 3200 and Weller took sixth in the 400.
Webb City’s girls won five events.
Webb City’s Ripley Shanks competes in the pole vault on Friday.
Riley Hawkins crossed the line first in the 800 with a time of 2:29, while Abi Street won the 3200 in 11:54.
Dawsyn Decker and Haidyn Berry finished first and second, respectively, in the javelin.
Ripley Shanks won the pole vault and Emily Beres won the shot put.
Beres and Kaylyn Gilbert finished second and fourth in the discus. Gilbert was also third in the shot put.
Webb City’s girls finished second in the 4×800 (Lauren Kuechler, Street, Hawkins, Alanna Bundy), second in the 4×200 (Shanks, Maci Brown, Essence Robinson, Rachel Davison), third in the 4×100 (Morgan Brannon, Davison, Brown, Robinson) and third in the 4×400 (Khloe Rhuems, Hawkins, Davison and Kylie Jennings).
Bundy was third in the 800, Robinson took third in the 200, while Kuechler was fifth in the 1600.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
As they have throughout the season, Ally Montez and Shiloh Sluder won two events apiece to lead the Carl Junction girls.
Montez won the 100 hurdles (15.17) and the 300 hurdles (46.34).
Sluder took first in the 100 with a time of 12.55 and also won the 200 in 25.35.
Carl Junction won the girls 4×100 relay in 49.44, with Olivia Vediz, Montez, Salma Lewis and Sluder competing.
Also for the Bulldogs, Sadie Burchett won the 1600 in 5:56, while Emerson Lundien was the runner-up in the pole vault.
Vediz took third in the long jump, finished fourth in the 100 and placed fifth in the triple jump.
Hannah Lee took second in the shot put and was fifth in the discus, with Loren Lee seventh.
Bryn Neria, Kalyssa Hagston and Kris Smith were fourth, fifth and sixth in the javelin. Khloe Burk was sixth in the 1600.
For the Carl Junction boys, Reese Bonjour won the javelin and Brendan Jewell placed second in the high jump.
Owen Hensley finished fifth in the pole vault, Jaycob Colgin was fifth in the long jump and Collin Emmert was fourth in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
In leading the way for the Neosho girls, Jayden Browning finished second in three events, the high jump, long jump and triple jump.
Riley Kemna finished second in the 3200, Makenna Davis finished third in the 1600, while Madilyn Ebbinghaus was third in the 400.
Kinsley Wilson and Bailey Miller were fourth and fifth in the pole vault. Raine Harris took fifth in both hurdle races.
Neosho’s girls were fourth in the 4×400, with Miller, Claire Burghart, Ebbinghaus and Makayla Peters competing.
For the Neosho boys, Kaden Cole won the 1600 in 4:24 and took second in the 3200 (9:47).
Isaiah Green placed third in the triple jump, Isaiah Hill was third in the 400 and Jeremiah Larson took fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Neosho took second in the 4×400, with Tristan Clanton, Evan Haskins, Larson and Green running.
The Wildcats were third in the 4×200, with Clanton, Marcus Duncan, Haskins and Green running. Duncan, Talon Mitchell, Konnor Siler and Landen Wasson finished second in the 4×100.
Clanton finished fifth in the 200.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
The TJ boys finished fifth in the 4×100, with Elias Rincker, Kelsey Atteberry, Levi Triplett and Desi Hix competing.
For the TJ girls, the 4×400 relay team of Alivia Beard, Nico Carlson, Avery Hocker and Sarah Mueller finished seventh. Beard was sixth in the 100.
EAST NEWTON HIGHLIGHTS
East Newton’s Kelton Sorrell won the 800 in 1:57.
The Patriots won an exciting 4×400 relay in 3:31, as Sorrell used a strong finish to pass runners from Joplin, Neosho and Webb City.
Carl Junction’s Salma Lewis takes off after receiving the baton from Ally Montez during the 4×100 relay. Also pictured is Joplin’s Isabella Yust receiving a handoff from Allie Lawrence.
Neosho’s Kaden Cole won the 1600 and took second in the 3200 at Friday’s Webb City Invitational.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Donovyn Fowler continues to have a record-breaking season for the Joplin High School boys track and field team.
A junior, Fowler set a school record in the triple jump by clearing 49 feet, 4 inches at Friday’s Webb City Invitational inside Cardinal Stadium.
With Fowler leading the way, Joplin’s boys compiled 131 points and finished second in the team standings to host Webb City (177.5).
Fowler’s mark in the triple jump was also good for a first place finish.
“I think it was the weather honestly,” Fowler said of his triple jump performance. “Compared to some of the other meets, the weather today was perfect for jumping. I was nice and loose and just feeling it today. I was out for a week and I was trying to prove a point coming back.”
Fowler also won the long jump on Friday with a leap of 22-7.
Fowler already owns the JHS school record in the long jump (23-10.25). Again, he’s just a junior.
“I think having the record in both events means more people are going to look at me and take me seriously,” Fowler said. “I hope it gives me more opportunities with colleges.”
Fowler also ran a leg of Joplin’s 4×100-meter relay team that took first place with a time of 43.99. Dominick Simmons, Trayshawn Thomas and Luke Vieselmeyer also ran legs of the relay.
Fowler placed second in the 200-meter dash (22.51) to conclude a busy and productive evening.
Simply put, Fowler’s in the midst of a stellar season for the Eagles.
“I’m just trying to help my team win a state title,” Fowler said. “Our goals are high.”
The Joplin boys won five events overall.
Joplin’s 4×800 relay team of Hobbs Campbell, Micah Bruggeman, Ashton Ventura and Nicholas Horton took first in 8:11, giving the Eagles two wins in the relays.
Campbell won the 3200 in 9:40.
Thomas took second to Fowler in the triple jump and also finished fourth in the 200 and sixth in the long jump.
Bruggeman was the runner-up in the 400, with Ryan Byers fourth in the same event.
The Eagles were fourth in both the 4×200 (Byers, Korey Read, Vieselmeyer and Evan Overstreet) and 4×400 relays (Ventura, Bruggeman, Evan Matlock, Byers).
Matlock and Zaben Barnes finished fourth and sixth in the 1600, while Matlock took fifth in the 800.
Drew VanGilder finished fifth in the javelin, Read was fifth in both hurdle races and Horton was sixth in the 3200.
JOPLIN GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin’s girls won one event and finished sixth in the team standings with 63.5 points.
The team of Allie Keizer, Alexandra Carson, Jackaline Triplett and Jennalee Dunn crossed the line first in the 4×800 relay in 10:41.
The Eagles were fourth in the 4×200, with Kylie Anderson, Allie Lawrence, Isabella Yust and Sydney Newcomb competing. Joplin’s Anderson, Lawrence, Yust and Abigail Eckert took fifth in the 4×100.
Joplin’s 4×400 relay featuring Mya Ndedi-Ntepe, Kennedy Schwartz, Carson and Dunn finished sixth.
Third-place finishers for the JHS girls were Lawrence (pole vault), Alayna Merriman (javelin) and Keizer (3200).
According to Joplin coach Brandon Taute, Merriman set a school record in the javelin with her toss of 111-8.
Schwartz finished fourth in the 400, while Carson was fifth in the 800 and Kirsten Thom took fifth in the high jump.
Jovi Frost and Claire Jasper finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the shot put. Lawrence finished seventh in the 200.
College Heights Christian softball capped an incredible regular season with a 15-0 win over Wheaton in three innings to clinch the Cougars’ first ever Ozark 7 Conference title in team history in the process on Friday at the Joplin Athletic Complex.
“It feels great,” College Heights coach Mike Howard said. “This team has worked incredibly hard to get where they are at. It wasn’t easy, but they pulled off an undefeated conference year. I couldn’t be more proud of their efforts.”
Aside from the unblemished 4-0 conference record, College Heights (with McAuley Catholic) finished the regular season with a 15-3 overall record—the best record the program has ever seen from a win-percentage standpoint. The Cougars are one victory shy of matching a CHC single-season wins record of 16, which was set in the 2015-16 season when College Heights finished 16-7.
College Heights’ Jayli Johnson slides into third early in the Cougars’ conference title-clinching win over Wheaton on Friday. Photo by Israel Perez.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot of obstacles,” Howard said. “A lot of our girls are multi-sport athletes and a lot of times only half of our team was there. But whoever was there, they played and practiced hard. I give the credit to them for being tremendous athletes. We just try to put them in the best position possible to succeed and they do the rest of the work. I am super proud of this team and their fight this year.”
IN THE CIRCLE
CHC freshman pitcher Maddy Colin earned her 13th win of the season after tossing three perfect innings on 31 pitches in the circle. Colin faced nine batters and struck out all of them.
“She has been tremendous all year long and has done everything I’ve asked her to do out there,” Howard said. “She gives it her all every time she steps on the field and couldn’t ask for more out of a player.”
Monica Hinojosa took the loss after allowing 15 runs, 12 earned, on 10 hits, four walks and one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.
SENIOR NIGHT
College Heights recognized Layne Jackson, Avery Good, Sarah Painter, Ari Calandro and Emi Kuhns as this year’s senior class.
GAME ACTION
College Heights put it on Wheaton early with six runs crossing home in the first inning. With two runners on base via the free pass, Colin helped herself out with a two-run single to left field to give the Cougars the lead. Colin scored after tagging up to third on a foul out and crossing home on a Wheaton throwing error to push the lead to 3-0. With two outs and two on later in the inning, Calandro doubled to right field to score two runs. Lauren Ukena followed with a run-scoring single to center to wrap the scoring.
“The objective of this game was just to stay patient,” Howard said of his team’s offensive output. “We wanted them to take a strike before swinging the bat. … We wanted to take advantage of the opportunities we got and our girls had some really good at-bats.”
The Cougars added two more runs in the bottom of the second on an RBI triple to center field by Addie Lawrence and an RBI groundout by Good to push the lead to 8-0. College Heights put the game away via run rule with a seven-run third inning. Kloee Williamson highlighted the inning with a three-run double to right field. Good added an RBI single up the middle later in the inning.
“You definitely don’t want to be complacent, especially in our last game of the regular season,” Howard said about his team’s ability to add on insurance runs after getting a big lead early. “We knew this was Senior Night and they wanted to go out on a high note.”
College Heights’ Avery Good singles home a run during the Cougars’ regular-season finale over Wheaton on Friday. Photo by Israel Perez.
IN THE BOX
Lawrence doubled and tripled to go along with three RBI and two runs scored to lead CHC at the plate. Williamson drove in three on a double and scored twice. Colin had a hit, two RBI and scored a run, while Good and Calandro each scored twice and drove in two to go along with one hit. Jayli Johnson had a hit, walked twice and scored twice.
UP NEXT
College Heights takes part in the Class 2 District 6 tournament as the third seed. The Cougars face off with sixth-seeded Sarcoxie (8-14) with a 6:30 p.m. matchup on Monday in Mount Vernon.
The Neosho Wildcats were among the teams competing at the Republic Tournament on Friday.
Three of Neosho’s four entries finished in seventh place in their respective brackets.
The No. 1 doubles team of Christian Williams and Melvin Lopez lost to Republic’s McMillin-Deckard 8-2 and lost to Greenwood’s Duncan-Maganti 8-6. In the seventh place match, Williams-Lopez defeated Carl Junction’s Connor Sztamenits-Easton Sztamenits 8-4.
Neosho’s No. 2 doubles team of Caden Kelly and Kevin Paige also won a seventh place match.
The Wildcats lost to Bolivar’s Bowes-Mauck 8-1 and suffered an 8-3 setback to Forsyth’s Hankins-Mankewin. Kelly-Paige defeated Greenwood’s Khoshyoma-Wehrenberg 8-5.
Neosho’s Blaze McKay finished seventh at No. 2 singles.
McKay lost to Bolivar’s Martin 8-0 and to Republic’s Moody 8-0. McKay defeated Greenwood’s McQueary 8-0 for seventh.
At No. 1 singles, Ryno Lee went 0-3.
Greenwood’s Fletcher defeated Lee 8-1 and Carl Junction’s Blaine Wilkerson topped Lee 8-1. Lee suffered an 8-1 loss to Forsyth in the seventh place match.
The Eagles were fourth in both the 4×200 (Byers, Korey Read, Vieselmeyer and Evan Overstreet) and 4×400 relays (Ventura, Bruggeman, Evan Matlock, Byers). 
