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Day: September 9, 2022

GIRLS GOLF: Local athletes compete at Marshfield, Nevada’s Cameron takes fourth

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MARSHFIELD, Mo. — Nevada’s Emree Cameron finished fourth at the Marshfield Invitational Golf Tournament on Thursday at Whispering Oaks Golf Course. 

A sophomore, Cameron shot a 1-over-par 71. 

Marshfield’s Marlee Edgeman was the individual medalist with a 67, while Ozark’s Josey Roberts was the runner-up with a 68 and Willard’s Kylee Hopper took third (71).

Rounding out the top 10 were Rogersville’s March Mantala (75), Camdenton’s Sydney Righter (80), Kickapoo’s Sara Jane Trotman (80), Rolla’s Aubrey Smith (80) and Alyssa Joyce (82) and Republic’s Izzy Benson (84).

Mount Vernon’s Madi Phillips finished 13th with an 89, while McDonald County’s tandem of Fayth Ogden (96) and Kyla Moore (98) finished 22nd and 24th, respectively. 

Mount Vernon’s Madalyn Cook placed 28th (99) and Nevada’s Paige Hertzberg (100) finished 30th.

There were 18 teams competing.

Willard was the top team with a 350, while Camdenton was second with a 362.

 

Marshfield Invitational

Team scores: Willard 350, Camdenton 362, Kickapoo 363, Rolla 365, Rogersville 377, Ozark 395, Bolivar 401, Branson 406, Mount Vernon 418, Lebanon 434, McDonald County 437, West Plains 437, Buffalo 445, Republic 457, Strafford 459, Hollister 466. Incomplete teams: Marshfield, Nevada. 

VOLLEYBALL: Carthage tops Pittsburg for third straight win

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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Carthage High School volleyball team earned a 3-0 non-conference victory at Pittsburg on Thursday night.

The Tigers defeated the Purple Dragons 25-9, 25-13, 25-13.

Senior outside hitters Brielle Cartwright and Abby Holderbaum led the Tigers with eight kills apiece, while sophomore Jaidyn Brunnert contributed 10 assists and six kills.

Senior setter Raven Probert had a team-high 11 assists, while junior defensive specialist Riann Schwartz led Carthage with 12 digs. 

The win was Carthage’s third straight, as the Tigers recorded recent wins over Siloam Springs (29-27, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23) and McDonald County (25-16, 25-19, 25-11).

Carthage (3-5) will host Shiloh Christian on Monday night and travel to Cassville on Tuesday. 

 

GIRLS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Joplin earns COC win over Ozark; Neosho falls at Branson

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JOPLIN 5, OZARK 4

OZARK, Mo. — Joplin won two of the three doubles matches and three of the six singles matches to pull out a close Central Ozark Conference victory over Ozark on Thursday. 

At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Emma Watts and Brynn Driver defeated Lilli Roeder and Makenna Whitfield 8-5, while Jensen Vowels and Mya Ndedi Ntepe beat Laura Wolfe and Serena Broussard 9-7 at No. 2 doubles.

Ozark’s Jadyn Dalton and Shaeley Combs beat Alex Carson and Bonnie Smith 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Watts beat Roeder 9-7, Vowels defeated Wolfe 8-1 and Driver defeated Broussard 8-3.

Ozark’s Whitfield defeated Ndedi Ntepe 8-4, Dalton topped Carson 8-1 and Morgan Sutton beat Gwenna Street 8-1. 

Joplin hosts Carl Junction on Tuesday. 

 

NEOSHO FALLS AT BRANSON

BRANSON, Mo. — Neosho fell 9-0 against Branson in Central Park Conference action on Thursday.

Branson’s Andrea Fuentes defeated Claudia Martensen 8-0 in No. 1 singles action, while Sylvie Barbour defeated Lyndsey Doke 8-1. Avery Webber defeated Georgia Housh 8-1 and Carly Vanderpluym won 8-3 against Keely Keeton in No. 4 singles play. Cassandra Carter defeated Sydnee Minton 8-1 and Jasmine Tran wrapped up singles action with an 8-0 win over Neosho’s Lauren Nageotte.

In doubles action, No. 1 Fuentes and Barbour defeated Martensen and Housh 8-1. Webber and Carter earned an 8-1 win over Doke and Keeton, while Vanderpluym and Tran defeated Minton and Nageotte 8-1.

 

VOLLEYBALL: College Heights beats Sarcoxie in five sets

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The College Heights Cougars and the Sarcoxie Bears went five sets Thursday night and College Heights used a hot start in the fifth game to prevail 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 25-14, 18-25, 15-8) over their former Spring River Valley Conference rival at the ETG Sports & Events Center.

College Heights responded by winning the next two sets after Sarcoxie won the first set and then winning the match after the Bears forced a fifth set.

“I felt we had some really fun emergency plays tonight,” College Heights coach Mary Colin said. “The other team was tall and big and liked to stop it at the net, so it was fun for our team to respond, find the open floor, and move the ball around. I like the energy of our team. They’ll run to the wall to dig a ball, and that’s fun. At the end, when they were under pressure, I felt like they did some good things and even in the sets they lost, they battled.”

College Heights built a 12-3 lead in the fifth on the strength of the first three points and then a 5-0 run highlighted by back-to-back Addie Lawrence aces and a Libby Fanning kill.

“They were having too much fun before the fourth,” Coach Colin said. “They were being a little silly. It’s a double-edged sword, because I want them to be happy and have fun. They were having fun, but it can also get too loosey-goosey. They definitely sharpened up and came back for the fifth energetic in a positive way.”

The Cougars were led by Lawrence with 24 kills, six aces and 13 digs and Maddy Colin added 43 assists and 19 service points, Lauren Ukena 11 kills, five aces and 13 digs, and Ava Masena 20 digs.

College Heights faced and often succeeded in the challenge against Sarcoxie’s 6-foot-2 junior middle blocker Payton Ogle, as well as 6-0 freshman middle blocker Alexis Letts.

“I thought Maddy did a really good job of starting to work away from her (Ogle),” Coach Colin said. “It worked, and it opened up the net. It gave our hitters more options. The whole team has to work together to stay under control and get it over to Addie and pow!”

College Heights improved to 7-1-1 overall and the Cougars return to action Monday on the road against Marionville.

The Cougars won for the second time this week in their new gymnasium, after their win Tuesday against Pierce City.

“We love this gym. Isn’t this fun?” Coach Colin said. “Nothing hit the ceiling tonight. At the old gym, it would have hit the ceiling 17 times. Yeah, they can run balls down, it’s a super fun gym. It seems like the fans were having fun. They were spread out, and we had a good student crowd tonight. They’re probably getting hyped up for our first home football game (Friday).”

VOLLEYBALL: Joplin sweeps McDonald County for bounce-back win

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Joplin came out and set the tone early on the way to a 25-15, 25-13 and 25-17 sweep of McDonald County on Thursday inside Kaminsky Gymnasium.

Joplin’s Bailey Owens registers a kill in the Eagles’ win over McDonald County on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 2-3 on the young season and are 2-0 at home on the year.

“I think that our two home games were some of the best games we’ve played so far,” Joplin coach Desiree Felker said. “If we can play like we do in front of our home fans all the time, I think we can be a dangerous team.”

Joplin came up with the first significant scoring run during Kaya Cooper’s service in the first game, netting six straight with the sideout to build an 8-4 lead. Cooper had a pair of aces in the service, with Bailey Owens accounting for a kill and a block.

Two aces from Jayla Hunter with a kill from Paisley Parker pushed the lead to 13-8 and the Eagles essentially put the opening set out of reach when Parker used a five-point service run to extend the margin to double digits, 20-10. Parker had two aces, while Owens added a pair of kills. Owens highlighted the opening set with six kills.

“I think that her confidence is growing and as her confidence grows, our team’s confidence grows,” Felker said. “They have a lot of trust in her, and they know that she can do big things. Each game she is gaining a little more confidence and that showed tonight.”

Cooper’s four-point run in service gave Joplin an early 9-4 lead in the second game, with Owens contributing a block and a kill in the run. 

Joplin’s Jayla Hunter serve returns during the Eagles’ win over McDonald County on Thursday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

After the Mustangs cut the deficit to 13-10 on a pair of attack errors by JHS, the Eagles pushed the margin back out to 20-11 with a kill from Serafina Auberry to force a sideout followed by back to back kills from Owens and an ace from Parker. Joplin put the second set away shortly after with an ace from Cooper, giving the Eagles 12 of the last 15 points scored in the game.

“Mac County did a good job at the net and were making things difficult for us,” Felker said. “Our players at the net were working on mixing things up. They started playing a little smarter, trying to use the block and tip into their doughnut and that worked well for us.”

The Mustangs didn’t go away quietly, though. McDonald Country trailed 8-4 early in the third set before cutting the lead down to 12-10 thanks to a pair of attack errors on Joplin and a kill from Teea Corcoran. The lead remained tight, as both teams battled back and forth before McDonald County brought the score to 19-16 on Savannah Leib’s service.

A kill from Joplin’s Adalynn Noirfalise forced a sideout, which allowed Parker to put the Eagles on her back with three straight kills in Noirfalise’s ensuing service before finishing the win off at the service line two points later.

“She definitely has a killer instinct,” Felker said. “She knows how to put the ball away on the court and she wants the ball when the game is on the line. It is great to have a player like that. I think her confidence going into the end of the game helped us push through when things got tight.”

Owens fueled the Eagles with a team-high 17 kills, seven digs and a block. Parker finished with nine kills, seven digs and four aces. Abby Hembree had 18 assists, with Cooper adding 15. Auberry had six kills and a block. Hunter finished with a team-high 22 digs. 

Joplin takes part in the Hillcrest Slamfest tournament on Saturday, while McDonald County (1-4) hosts Mount Vernon on Tuesday. 

Joplin’s Paisley Parker returns a serve during the Eagles’ win over McDonald County on Thursday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

GIRLS GOLF: Joplin wins Cassville invite

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CASSVILLE, Mo. — The Joplin High School girls golf team won the Cassville Lady Wildcat Invitational on Thursday.

The Eagles had three of the top 10 golfers and finished with a team score of 402.

Cassville (409) and Carl Junction (419) finished second and third, respectively, in the team standings.

Joplin’s Lindsey Belnap finished fifth overall with a 95, while Kenna Haley (9th) and Drew Yockey (10th) both finished with identical scores of 99. 

Also for the Eagles, Taylor Colson shot a 109 and Chloe Friend carded 112. 

Cassville’s Avery Chappell was the individual medalist with an 83, while Lamar’s Victoria O’Neal took second with an 87 and Carthage’s Shay Gaddis placed third with a 90.

Monett’s Claire Nation (93) and Katie Geiss (96) placed fourth and sixth, respectively, while Carl Junction’s Rylee Sprague took seventh with a 98. 

Cassville’s Gracie Harmon was eighth with a 99. 

Also competing for Carl Junction were Olivia Teeter (103), Alex Teeter (107), Anna Burch (111) and Jasmine Woerner (114). 

Also competing for Carthage were Addie Foust (102) and Brooke Detherage (129).

Webb City also competed at the event. The Cardinals finished with a team score of 448. Competing for Webb City were Jacie Crouch (101), Avry Hodson (104), Langlee Walker (120), Emerson Boulware (123) and Farryn Holcomb (126).

Seneca’s top performers were Ellie Olson (108) and Maddy Aumen (109). 

 

CROSS COUNTRY: Local athletes run at Seneca  

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SENECA, Mo. — Lamar’s Kiersten Potter and East Newton’s Chase Sorrell claimed medalist honors, while Cassville’s girls and Lamar’s boys captured team championships at the 12th annual Seneca Invitational cross country meet on Thursday. 

In the girls race, Potter recorded a time of 20:38. Gravette’s Julia Whorton was second in 20:56.

Cassville’s Jolie Evans placed third in 21:26, while Neosho’s tandem of Chloe Wood (21:31) and Riley Kemna (21:54) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. 

Pierce City’s Emma Hunt finished sixth, College Heights Christian’s Jayli Johnson took seventh, Aurora’s Drew Mayes was eighth and Monett’s Sadie Camp finished ninth. 

Local runners finishing in the top 15 were Neosho’s Lakyn Prough (11th), Monett’s Mary Jastal (12th), East Newton’s Gracie Johnson (13th) and Alonna Eytcheson (14th) and College Heights’ Jesalin Bever (15th). 

McDonald County’s top finisher was Clara Horton, who finished 19th. Madison Burton, Anna Price and Kate Cheney finished 24th, 25th and 26th. 

Neosho’s Makenna Davis finished 32nd. Also for College Heights, Madelynn Jordan finished 30th and Madi Carson was 39th. 

Seneca’s top performer was Dalisia Reed, who finished 43rd.

On the boys side, Sorrell toured the course in 16:43. Monett’s Julio Cruz was the runner-up (17:17), while Cassville’s Caleb Leach took third (18:04).

Lamar’s Cameron Bailey, Blaine Breshears, Quintin Webb and Pierce Heins finished fourth through seventh. 

Monett’s Victor Salas was ninth and East Newton’s Isaac Bales took 10th. 

McDonald County’s Hunter Leach finished 11th, East Newton’s Nicholas Shaeffer took 12th, Cassville’s Charles Elliott finished 16th, Lamar’s Coltin Nance finished 18th, Cassville’s Mason Gautney wsa 19th and Monett’s Kash Adams took 20th. 

McDonald County’s Lane Pratt finished 21st, while Jasper’s Leland Harris took 23rd. Neosho’s duo of Corbin Goins and Gabriel Mabrey finished 24th and 25th, respectively. 

For College Heights, Steven Calandro was 51st, Colton McMillen was 53rd, Josiah Thomas finished 64th and William Porter was 76th.

 

FULL RESULTS: https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/487013-12th-annual-seneca-cross-country-invitational-2022/results#.Yxp5SaHMJD8

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Webb City, Carl Junction earn clean sweeps; Seneca beats Diamond; TJ falls short

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WEBB CITY EARNS CLEAN SWEEP

WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals earned a second straight clean sweep.

Webb City senior Kate Brownfield hits at the net on Thursday night. Photo by Israel Perez.

Webb City defeated Rogers Heritage 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-15) on Thursday night in a non-conference clash inside the Cardinal Dome.

Kate Brownfield recorded 13 kills and four digs to lead the Cardinals, while Brenda Lawrence added 12 kills and six digs. 

Kirra Long added six kills for the Cardinals, while Jaeli Rutledge had four kills and Aubree Lassiter chipped in three kills.

Kyah Sanborn handed out 35 assists from the setter position, while Sophia Crane had a team-high 10 digs. 

The Cardinals also earned a clean sweep over Harrisonville last week. 

Webb City (2-1) will compete at the Hillcrest Tournament this weekend. 

 

CARL JUNCTION TOPS AURORA

AURORA, Mo. — For the second time this week, the Carl Junction Bulldogs recorded a 3-0 sweep.

Carl Junction defeated Aurora 25-14, 25-13, 25-17 on Thursday night. 

Logan Jones handed out 31 assists and added seven kills for the Bulldogs. 

Destiny Buerge compiled 10 kills, seven digs and five aces, while Kylie Scott added nine kills and two aces.

Jocelyn Brown led CJ with 11 digs. 

The Bulldogs (2-1) host Rogers on Monday.

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON FALLS TO NEVC

A few close sets went the other way for the Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers. 

Northeast Vernon County defeated Thomas Jefferson 25-18, 11-25, 25-22, 28-26 on Thursday. 

The Cavaliers fell to 4-5.

Lannah Grigg led the Cavaliers with eight kills, four digs and three assists, while Alexis Stamps recorded six kills, three digs and two assists and Nico Carlson had 11 assists, five aces, four digs and four kills.

Also for the Cavaliers, Mary Nguyen had seven digs, three kills and three aces, Gabbi Hiebert compiled six digs, four kills and a block and Macie Shifferd had six digs, three kills and three aces. 

Thomas Jefferson is at Lockwood on Monday.

 

SENECA BEATS DIAMOND IN FOUR SETS

For the first time all season, Seneca volleyball earned a win without needing a fourth set after beating Diamond 22-25, 25-13, 25-11 and 25-15.

Seneca improves to a perfect 4-0 on the season.

Brylee Sage had 32 assists, while Parker Long had 19 kills, one block kill and 10 digs. Tatum White had six aces, while Jera Jameson had eight kills and three block kills. Braxton Raulston added seven kills and four aces, while Ella Graham added 15 digs on the defensive end.

Seneca is at Crane on Monday.

 

Jenna Noel serves for the Webb City Cardinals on Thursday. Photo by Israel Perez.

 

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Webb City, Joplin earn wins; Neosho, Carthage and Carl Junction all fall

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WEBB CITY 4, WILLARD 2 

WILLARD, Mo. — Webb City improved to 2-0 in the Central Ozark Conference with a key road win in extra innings. 

The game was deadlocked after seven innings before the Cardinals plated two runs in the top of the eighth inning.

In the eighth, Addison Brown walked, Kylee Sargent singled and Dawsyn Decker hit an RBI double to left.

After an out, Lily Hall’s sacrifice fly made it 4-2. 

The Tigers had the tying run at the plate in the bottom half, but the hosts were unable to score. 

Hall went 3-for-3 with two RBI, while Decker drove in two runs on two hits. Sargent had three hits and scored two runs. 

Karsyn Cahoon was the winning pitcher. She gave up two runs on 11 hits and struck out two.

Hannah Burks took the loss for the Tigers (5-4). She allowed three earned runs on eight hits and struck out four. 

Winners of four straight, Webb City (4-5) hosts Rolla on Monday. 

 

JOPLIN 13, BRANSON 2

BRANSON, Mo. — Joplin went on the road and scored nine runs in the first two innings and went on to beat Branson in six innings for its seventh straight win on Thursday. 

The Eagles are now 2-0 in the Central Ozark Conference and 13-2 on the season.

Joplin’s Jill McDaniel earned the complete-game win after allowing two runs on seven hits, a walk and 10 strikeouts in six innings.

Sierra Dailey took the loss after giving up nine runs, eight earned, on seven hits, a walk and two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. Kaleah Morrison allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in 3 1/3 relief innings.

Abby Lowery had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a run for Joplin. Jadyn Pankow and Riley Kelly each had two hits, with Kelly doubling twice and knocking in a team-high four runs. Izzy Yust had a hit and drove in three runs while Libby Munn doubled and drove in a run.

Joplin is at Rogersville on Saturday with games against the Wildcats and West Plains.

 

OZARK 6, CARTHAGE 4

OZARK, Mo. — Ozark rode a four-run fifth inning to a COC victory.

Carthage led 3-1 when the hosts plated four runs in the fifth. Ozark added a run in the sixth before Carthage pushed across a run in the seventh. 

Jenna Calhoon and Landry Cochran had two hits apiece for Carthage. Brooklyn Dolon-Main drove in two runs, while Calhoon homered. 

Ashlynn Jackson took the loss after surrendering five earned runs on eight hits in six innings. She struck out two and walked two.

Ozark’s Jordyn Foley was the winning pitcher. She allowed two earned runs on 10 hits and fanned eight.

Ozark’s Natalie Morgan homered. 

Carthage (5-7, 0-2 COC) will compete at the Ozark Invitational on Friday and Saturday. 

 

REPUBLIC 10, NEOSHO 3

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Republic used a six-run second inning on the way to a 10-3 win over Neosho on Thursday. 

Piper Dishman earned the win after allowing three runs on five hits, nine walks and 13 strikeouts in a complete-game effort.

Carleigh Kinnaird took the loss after allowing six runs, two earned, on four hits, one walk and a strikeout in 1 2/3 innings. Chole Patterson pitched 4 1/3 relief innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits, three walks and strikeout.

Jenna Belcher, Annabelle Gerhardt-Hobbs, Addison Walker and Lilli Richerson all had two hits for Republic. 

Abbie Carpenter had three hits, while Autumn Kinnaird doubled and had two RBI to lead Neosho (6-3) at the plate.

The Wildcats are at McDonald County on Monday.

 

NIXA 15, CARL JUNCTION 0 

NIXA, Mo. — Nixa scored four runs in each of the first two innings before plating five in the third and two in the fourth on the way to a conference win over Carl Junction on Thursday.

Maddy Meierer earned the win for Nixa after pitching four scoreless innings on one-hit ball. She struck out six and walked one.

Hannah Cole took the loss after allowing 10 runs, nine earned, on 10 hits in two innings. Kiley Spencer allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits and two strikeouts in 1 2/3 relief innings.

Chloe Krans homered on the way to two hits, three RBI and two runs scored for Nixa. Rylee Harper doubled twice and finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Taylor Melton doubled twice and drove in one.

Ryleigh Palmer had the lone hit for Carl Junction.

Carl Junction is Seneca on Monday.

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