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DISTRICT BASEBALL: Seneca beats Reeds Spring in opening-round action

Posted on by Lucas Davis

CASSVILLE, Mo. — Third-seeded Seneca plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a walk-off 2-1 against sixth-seeded Reeds Spring in the Class 4 District 11 opening round in Cassville on Saturday.

An error on Reeds Spring (4-24) to start the bottom of the seventh followed by a single from Cade Galindo put runners on first and second with no outs for Seneca (17-12). Kaden Clouse dropped down a sacrifice bunt and reached on an error by the Wolves that also allowed the tying run to score. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Lincoln Renfro brought home the winning run with a fielder’s choice to send the Indians to the next round.

Renfro had one hit and one RBI for Seneca, while Galindo had a hit and scored a run. Drew Sherwood also recorded a hit for Seneca.

Grant Houchin earned the no-decision on the mound for the Indians after allowing one run on two hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Sherwood earned the win in a scoreless 1/3 of an inning in relief. 

Blake Seige took the loss after allowing two unearned runs on two hits, three walks and eight strikeouts in six innings.

Seneca advances to take on second-seeded Mount Vernon (11-11) in the district semifinals at 6 p.m. on Monday.

BOYS GOLF: Webb City, Carl Junction finish 2nd, 3rd at Bird Dog; Satterlee wins individual title

Posted on by Jason Peake

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The host Webb City Cardinals earned second place in the team standings by virtue of winning a tiebreaker against conference and district rival Carl Junction and Joplin junior Harry Satterlee won top individual honors with his 2-under par 70 on Monday in the Bird Dog Invitational at the Briarbrook Golf Course.

Nixa claimed the top prize at 304, four strokes ahead of Webb City and Carl Junction eight days before these schools and several others will battle for the Central Ozark Conference championship at the same course with Carl Junction assuming host duties.

Nixa’s Jack Holden finished second at even-par 72 and Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon, Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer and Monett’s Jaxon Bailey each shot 2-over 74 to round out the top five individual finishers Monday.

“I am very, very happy with the outing today,” Webb City coach Jackson Boyer said. “Three guys in the 70s. That happened (April 17) at Carthage and we needed help from our four and our five. Actually, our five-hole came through (Monday) with a 77 and he’s done that in practice. He’s still fairly new to golf … Jackson Lucas made a statement. We’re still trying to find our top five for conference and district.”

“We played pretty good,” Carl Junction coach Ryan Jones said. “Any time you’re playing golf, you’re more worried about what you shoot as opposed to everybody else. I feel like our scores weren’t too bad today. Nixa is a really good golf team and you’re just going to have to catch them on the right day to be able to beat them. Today, they played good enough.”

Webb City’s Cooper Forth shot 76 to finish in the top 10, Lucas stepped up and finished in the top 10 as well behind his 77 on Monday, and Levi Lassiter and Jack Good shot 81 and 91, respectively, for the Cardinals on a day when truly every shot counted.

“Braxten Cahoon, our senior, he came out on his home course, and he had a pretty disappointing last few years at this tournament for his standards and he showed up today and helped the team,” Boyer said. “Of course, there’s Cooper Forth and Levi Lassiter. It came down to a tie with Carl Junction for second, so we took our number five score against their number five score. All five contributed today and it’s a big accomplishment.

“We had cool temperatures early. Greens are running smooth. This is the time of the year where there’s enough warm weather to let the grass catch up a little bit. I thought the wind was going to pick up (Monday), but it just never did. It was absolute perfect conditions for golf today, so guys came out and answered the call.”

Carl Junction’s Tommy Walker joined Spencer in the top 10 with his score of 77, Logan Lowry and Jacob Teeter shot 78 and 79 to finish right on the periphery of the top 10, and Zach Merwin and Jayden Wingo shot 94 and 95 to round out the Bulldogs’ scores Monday.

“We’re right there,” Jones said. “Again, it’s another runner-up. We won the (St. Mary’s) Colgan Invitational last week, but for the most part, we’ve settled in. We’re consistent in our numbers. We are who we are. We’re close enough to beat anybody, but we just need to have one of those days where putts drop, and we don’t make just one mistake here or there. We’re in the mix of being a really, really good golf team. We just need one day where we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot.”

Satterlee, who shot 1-under par 70 and beat Republic’s Cason Bekemeier in a playoff to win the previous week’s Abbiati’s BBQ Invitational at Carthage and a 4-under 68 to win the Joplin Invitational earlier this season, again showed why he’s one of the best golfers around.

“Obviously, it’s all-around the same score nowadays, definitely pretty consistent,” Satterlee said. “It was obviously 2-under, anybody will take it … it’s just one tournament.

“It (Briarbrook) was playing pretty easy, to be honest. Par-5s are gettable. I played the par-5s even, which was disappointing, but I made up for it on par-4s.”

Satterlee did not require a playoff Monday, though, as he was the only golfer among the nearly 90 golfers to shoot under par.

“They’re fun, though,” Satterlee said. “But I was excited to win it by a couple strokes. I have to stay focused … the job’s not finished.”

Satterlee won the Bird Dog his sophomore year with a 2-under 70.

His sights are not only the more immediate future of the upcoming conference and district tournaments, but Satterlee also recently committed to play golf at the college level for NCAA Division I school Cincinnati, a member of the American Athletic Conference alongside schools like Houston, Memphis, Temple, and Wichita State.

“I took a visit in mid-February,” Satterlee said. “I got to see the facilities and they laid out the red carpet for me. I’m excited for the future. There’s a couple more schools talking with me, but at the end of the day, I decided that I wanted to pursue my academic and athletic career at Cincinnati.”

Team champion Nixa and individual champion Satterlee will look to defend their respective titles at next Tuesday’s conference tournament.

“Nixa is one of the best teams in Southwest Missouri and we get them again next week on the same course in our conference tournament,” Boyer said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge again.

“At this point, the kids know what they’re capable of physically, it’s the mental preparation. Anybody that’s ever played golf knows that it’s between the ears and having a plan and being able to bounce back from a bad shot. I tell the kids the secret to golf is to not hit two bad shots in a row. No one’s going to go out and play perfect, but if you can limit those (bad) shots and be mentally tough, especially around the green when you’re chipping and putting, that’s going to be our emphasis at practice until we enter the playoffs.”

Nixa won by 10 strokes last season with a 307 at Branson’s Pointe Royale Golf Course, while Ozark finished second at 317, Joplin third at 318, Webb City fourth at 327, Carl Junction fifth at 332, Carthage sixth at 336, Republic seventh at 343, Willard eighth at 356, Branson ninth at 363, and Neosho 10th at 370.

Nine of those 10 schools competed Monday at Briarbrook.

“That’s a good thing that we’re back here,” Jones said. “I would expect the course will play a little longer, a little different next week. We’ll play a different set of tees and it will have a little more teeth to the course. Our kids are used to that, and we’ll see if we’re good enough. This is as good as the Central Ozark Conference has been, as far as I can remember, in almost the 20 years I’ve been doing this. It’s a talented field next week, but I like our team and I like our chances if we go out and do what we’re capable of … we can make some noise next week.”

 

2023 Bird Dog Invitational

(at Briarbrook Golf Course)

Team scores: Nixa 304, Webb City 308, Carl Junction 308, Carthage 321, Ozark 330, Joplin 335, Branson 336, Monett 336, Frontenac 344, Republic 346, Seneca 361, Neosho 362, Mount Vernon 381, McAuley Catholic 384, Thomas Jefferson 393, Nevada 395, Diamond 423, Lamar 450.

Team Results

NIXA (304): Jack Holden 72, Chance Willhite 75, Noah Naugle 78, Peyton Burbridge 79, Meyer Lively 80.

WEBB CITY (308): Braxten Cahoon 74, Cooper Forth 76, Jackson Lucas 77, Levi Lassiter 81, Jack Good 91, Carson Judd 84, Braden McKee 87.

CARL JUNCTION (308): Jack Spencer 74, Tommy Walker 77, Logan Lowry 78, Jacob Teeter 79, Zach Merwin 94, Jayden Wingo 95.

CARTHAGE (321): Max Templeman 79, Owen Derryberry 79, Colson Brust 80, Britt Coy 83, Ben Nicholas 89.

OZARK (330): Kyle Fitzpatrick 78, Boston Huddleston 80, C.J. Jackson 81, Christian Colvin 91, Carter Cronister 101.

JOPLIN (335): Harry Satterlee 70, Hobbs Campbell 85, Dylan Bozarth 87, Ian Surbrugg 93, Cash Tyson 100.

BRANSON (336): Andrew Bristow 79, Ben Presley 81, Reese Ruprecht 86, Kaden Alms 90, Evan Johnson 92.

MONETT (336): Jaxon Bailey 74, Jake Hoyt 81, David Southard 90, Cal Butterworth 91, Clay Butterworth 99.

FRONTENAC (344): Aidan Hill 79, Cole Niederklein 80, Vinny Pile 89, Trey Cramer 96, Cooper Born 108.

REPUBLIC (346): Cason Bekemeier 77, Brayden Tharp 87, Jace Henry 88, Bryce Ondrick 94, Luke Heavin 101.

SENECA (361): Jeremy Haase 85, Eli Olson 89, Jace Wilson 93, Evan Davidson 94, Gabe Garcia 111.

NEOSHO (362): Colby Shadwick 84, Collier Hendricks 91, Conner Reiboldt 92, Camp Ramsey 95, River Feagans 98.

MOUNT VERNON (381): Owen Smith 91, Carter Meirick 93, Justin Orr 98, Jaiden Edwards 99, Clayton Turner 118.

MCAULEY CATHOLIC (384): Evan D’Amour 91, Rocco Bazzano-Joseph 94, Trey Martinez 98, Bradley Wagner 101, Liam Buerge 109.

THOMAS JEFFERSON (393): Jack Tyrell 85, Beck McKinney 94, Tony Touma 100, Benjamin Carroll 114, Ethan Ranger 116.

NEVADA (395): Preston Drake 95, Peyton Wyant 98, Talan Chandler 101, Hunter Gruenhagen 101, Wyatt Jenkins 110.

DIAMOND (423): Peyton Marbough 99, Jarron Hembree 101, Nathan Gray 103, Nik Paulk 120.

LAMAR (450): Koen Littlejohn 106, Cade Moore 107, Stratton Brazier 112, Trey Shaw 125.

AURORA: Ross Baker 91, Luke Stellwagen 92.

MCDONALD COUNTY: Jordan Saylor 105, Kole Lewis 106, Huston Porter 127.

TRACK & FIELD: Host Tigers, area athletes shine at Lamar Relays

Posted on by Jason Peake

LAMAR, Mo. — Local tracksters competed at the Lamar Rotary Relays on Thursday.

Lamar’s boys won the team, while the Lamar girls were second in the final team standings. The team champion in the girls meet was Pittsburg, Kansas.

Seneca and McAuley Catholic were among the Joplin area schools competing.

 

BOYS HIGHLIGHTS

Monett’s Konner Poynter won three events—the 100-meter dash in 11.42 seconds, the 110 hurdles in 15.55 and the 300 hurdles in 40.26. He was second in the 200 in 22.66 seconds. 

Lamar’s Terrill Davis (high jump, triple jump) and East Newton’s Chase Sorrell (800, 1600) won two events apiece. 

Winning events for Lamar were Ian Ngugi (200), Tyson Williams (discus), Cameron Sturgell (javelin) and Trace Wooldridge (shot put). 

Other event winners were Monett’s Julio Cruz (3200) and Nevada’s Drew Beachler (long jump).

Lamar’s boys won three relays, the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400. East Newton won the 4×800. 

McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon finished third in the 1600 (4:50) and teammate Joe Staton was eighth in the pole vault (8-6.25). 

Seneca’s Blake Hurn finished fifth in the 100 and eighth in the 200, while Grant Landers was fifth in both the long jump and triple jump, Ethan Altic took sixth in the 800 and Brock Pendergraft placed seventh in the javelin.

 

GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

Jasper’s Crystal Smith won four events—the 200 in 26.64 seconds, the 100 hurdles in 15.32, the 300 hurdles in 47.03 and the high jump (5-5.75).

Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (1600, 3200) and El Dorado Springs’ McKinli Mays (triple jump, 800) each won two events. 

Other individual event winners were Seneca’s Isabella Renfro (shot put), Monett’s Vayla Smith (400) and Lamar’s Elise Ferris (long jump).

Lamar’s girls won the 4×800.

McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey placed third in the 1600 (5:53) and seventh in the 800 (2:43).

Also for Seneca, Amber Garrison finished fourth in the javelin, Cambry Long took fifth in the 200, Amber Garrison was sixth in the shot put, Anna Adkins finished seventh in the high jump and Harley Lankford took seventh in the discus.

 

Lamar Rotary Relays

Boys team scores: Lamar 175, Monett 107, Nevada 79, East Newton 74, Pittsburg 67, El Dorado Springs 52, Jasper 44, Butler 40.5, Pierce City 25.5, Seneca 25, Liberal 18.5, McAuley Catholic 14, Miller 4.5, Lockwood 4.

Girls team scores: Pittsburg 104, Lamar 87, El Dorado Springs 85, Butler 74.5, Monett 74.5, Jasper 57, Nevada 42.5, Pierce City 42, Seneca 36, Liberal 32, Sheldon 24, Miller 16.5, East Newton 16, Lockwood 11, McAuley Catholic 8, Bronaugh 6.

 

BOYS GOLF: Satterlee earns medalist honors at Twin Hills; Carthage claims team crown

Posted on by Jason Peake

Joplin’s Harry Satterlee carded a 4-under-par 68 to capture medalist honors at Thursday’s Joplin Invitational at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club. 

A junior, Satterlee shot an even-par 36 on the front nine and fired an impressive 32 (4-under) on the back nine to finish in first place individually.

Carthage senior Max Templeman was the runner-up with a 1-over-par 73 (35-38).

Carl Junction sophomore Jack Spencer finished third with a 75 (39-36) and Carthage senior Britt Coy took fourth with a 77 (38-39).

Recording identical scores of 79 were Neosho’s Collier Hendricks and Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Cooper Forth. 

Tying for eighth place were Carl Junction’s Tommy Walker (80) and Webb City’s Levi Lassiter (80) and Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell (81) took 10th.

Rounding out the top 15 individuals were Carl Junction’s Jacob Teeter (82), Carthage’s Owen Derryberry (83), Seneca’s Eli Olson (84), Carl Junction’s Logan Lowry (85) and Carthage’s Colson Brust (87).

Joplin’s Ian Surbrugg (88) and Dylan Bozarth (88) and Seneca’s Jace Wilson (88) tied for 16th place, while Lamar’s Koen Littlejohn (92) was 19th. Carl Junction’s Austin Baker (93), Carthage’s Ben Nicholas (93) and Webb City’s Jack Good (93) tied for 20th place.

Carthage won the team championship with a four-person score of 320.

Carl Junction (322) and Joplin (325) were a close second and third in the team standings and Webb City was fourth with a 331.

Rounding out the team standings were Seneca (373), Neosho (377), Clever (396), Joplin JV (425), Nevada (431) and Lamar (438). Purdy had three golfers competing.

It was the first 18-hole event for most of the local teams. 

Joplin will host the Horton Smith Tournament on Monday at Schifferdecker Golf Course.

 

 

FULL RESULTS: 2023 Joplin Invt Trny B

BASEBALL: Fundamentally sound Grove bests Seneca

Posted on by Jason Peake

The visiting Grove (Oklahoma) Ridgerunners found multiple ways to generate offense and score runs and limited the host Seneca Indians to only a pair of runs with a combination of solid pitching and defense on their way to a 7-2 win on Monday at historic Joe Becker Stadium.

Grove scored two runs in the first, one in the third, three in the fifth, and one in the seventh, while Seneca managed one run in the fourth and one again in the fifth.

Hunter Wall’s RBI double in the fifth and Jayce Baser’s RBI double in the seventh highlighted the Ridgerunners’ offensive efforts, while Seneca’s Kade Johnson connected with a RBI double in the fifth.

Grove starter Hagen Hacker allowed both runs and finished with eight strikeouts during his five innings of work, and reliever Taylor Lee pitched two scoreless innings, with an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play turned by third baseman Baser and second baseman Nick Brown.

This defensive gem fed straight into Grove’s offense as Wall and Baser hit consecutive doubles to start the seventh.

“We’re a team that has to do a lot of different things to try and generate runs,” Grove coach Drew Osborne, a former Neosho and Grove assistant for Donny Pennington, said. “Today, we were successful with that. Hagen led off the game with a base hit. He’s done that five games in a row. Nick bunted him over. He’s done that five games in a row, so we were able to get the first inning scripted pretty much and after that, it was just guys coming through.

“We got walks in tough at-bats, getting hit by pitch down in the count, and sac flies. Dayton’s hit three or four sac flies in the last couple games as well. Our goal right now is to manufacture runs. Get guys on, move them over, and score them.”

Grove catcher Dayton Keller picked up an RBI with sacrifice flies in the first and third.

Pitching, defense, and timely hitting, as well as aggressive but smart baserunning, are fundamental elements to winning baseball games, and the Ridgerunners had them Monday.

“Hagen did a great job for us,” Osborne said. “He got a spot start today. Typically, he throws in relief for us as a closer type of guy, but we played five games last week and we have six games this week, so we needed a good start from him. He was in the zone early, he got ahead early, and he made hitters hit his pitches. Then, Taylor came in and did a great job in relief. We were pleased to see that because it sets us up for the rest of the week as far as pitching.

“Defense is something that we strive to be good at every day. We try to put guys in positions to be successful anywhere on the field defensively. We have a couple guys off the field with injuries, but you couldn’t tell because those other guys are ready to come in and make big plays. We’re proud of those guys.”

Grove, who earned wins against Missouri schools Webb City (6-4) and Willard (7-6) earlier this season, improved to 12-2 overall entering Tuesday’s doubleheader against Tulsa Nathan Hale.

Meanwhile, the Indians stranded two runners in the first, one in the third, three in the fourth, one in the fifth, and had a potential rally eliminated with a double play in the sixth.

Johnson and Colton Curtis hit consecutive singles in the first, Cade Galindo was denied a single in the second by Grove shortstop Corbin Houseman on a running stop and strike to first, Curtis and Hagen Ginger hit back-to-back singles to start the third and Ginger scored Seneca’s first run, and Kaden Clouse singled in the sixth.

The Indians made a pair of outstanding defensive plays in the fourth: Curtis caught a line drive up the middle and doubled up a Grove runner at second, then Clouse made a diving catch in left with two outs and the bases loaded with Ridgerunners.

Grove would not be denied, though, in the fifth.

“If we make a couple pitches, if we make a couple plays, it’s a 3-2 game right there,” Seneca coach Chris Yust said. “We’re right in it, and you can’t give a good team leadoff walks and those extra outs, they’ll take advantage of it every day. We struck out too many times with runners in scoring position. Overall, we played well, but there’s a couple plays that we’d like to get back and get in some extra at-bats and extra swings. Definitely, we hope to get better and to learn from it.”

Seneca dropped to 5-5 on the season and the Indians return to action Tuesday with a game against Carthage (1-7 overall) at Wendell Redden Stadium inside the Joplin Athletic Complex.

The Indians and the Tigers are familiar foes after years of playing each other in Carthage’s Bill O’Dell Varsity Tournament. They have played 12 times since 2010, for example.

TRACK & FIELD: Seneca girls, Jasper boys claim team titles at first-ever Bordertown Relays

Posted on by Jason Peake

SENECA, Mo. — Seneca’s girls and Jasper’s boys captured the team championships at the inaugural Bordertown Relays on a warm and windy Monday at the Seneca Schools Athletic Complex.

Seneca’s girls compiled 186 points to top the team standings, while Pierce City was second with 171. 

Rounding out the girls team standings were Jasper (109), Wyandotte (83), Fairland (76), College Heights Christian (48) and McAuley Catholic (16).

The top three boys teams were Jasper (136), College Heights (130) and Seneca (128.5).

Also competing were Pierce City (99), McAuley Catholic (67.5), Fairland (56), Wyandotte (54) and Ketchum (34). 

McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey, Seneca’s Dalisia Reed and College Heights Christian’s Marla Anderegg are among the athletes competing in the 1600 on Monday. Photos by Jason Peake.

SENECA HIGHLIGHTS

Seneca’s Addyson Jones competes in the 4×200 relay on Monday at the Bordertown Relays.

Seneca’s girls won six events en route to capturing the team championship at their new facility.

Seneca won the girls 4×200 relay in 1:59, with Anna Adkins, Addyson Jones, Olivia Leonard and Savannah Johnson competing.

The team of Adkins, Cambry Long, Riley Hamilton and Johnson took first in the 4×400 with a time of 4:40.

The Indians were second in the 4×100, with Johnson, Jaycie Graham, Parker Long and Leonard competing.

Winning individual events for the Seneca girls were Cambry Long (400, triple jump), Isabella Renfro (shot put) and Amber Garrison (javelin).

Taking second for the Seneca girls were Jones (high jump), Garrison (shot put) and Harley Lankford (discus).

Finishing third in their respective events were Parker Long (javelin), Jaime Eitemiller (discus), Grace Elliott (pole vault), Johnson (100), Dalisia Reed (800) and Cambry Long (200).

Seneca’s boys won the 4×100 relay in 46.42 seconds, with Morgan Vaughn, Brodie Probert, Jackson Marrs and Blake Hurn competing.

The Indians were second in the 4×200 relay, with Ethan Altic, Canaan Miller, Probert and Hurn competing. Seneca’s 4×400 team of Nash Crane, Gavyn Hoover, Jude King and Miller finished fourth.

Seneca’s Grant Landers won two individual events, the long jump (19-7) and the triple jump (40-0.75).

Seneca’s Brock Pendergraft won the javelin (119-4). 

Probert was the runner-up in the 400, while Altic (triple jump, 800), King (javelin), Pendergraft (discus), Hurn (100) and Miller (300 H) all finished third in their events.

 

COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS

Pictured is CHC’s Colsen Dickens.

College Heights’ boys won the 4×200 relay in 1:38, with Colsen Dickens, Caleb Quade, Ethan Ukena and Logan Decker competing. 

The Cougars also won the 4×400 in 3:44, with Ukena, Levi Durling, Quade and Dickens competing.

The CHC boys were second in the 4×800, with Ian Edwards, Jace Edwards, Zach Beaty and Steven Calandro running. 

The team of Dickens, Durling, Ukena and Decker finished third in the 4×100.

College Heights’ Calandro and Ian Edwards took first and second in the 110 hurdles. Calandro crossed the line at 19.8 seconds, with Edwards finishing in 20.09.

A junior, Calandro also won the 300 hurdles in 47.1 seconds.

Ukena was the runner-up in the triple jump, Quade took second in the high jump, while Durling and Quade placed third and fourth in the 200.

Also for the Cougars, Josiah Thomas took third in the 3200, Derek Bowman was fourth in the long jump, with Calandro fifth, Layden Shaffer finished fourth in the discus, Jace Edwards took fifth in the 300 hurdles, Bowman placed sixth in the triple jump, Dickens was sixth in the 100, Ian Edwards was sixth in the 300 hurdles and Derrick McMillan was sixth in the 1600.

On the girls side, College Heights sophomore Marla Anderegg won the 800-meter run in 2:44 and also took second in the 1600 in 6:04.

CHC’s Bailey Peoples was the runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump and was also seventh in the high jump, while Amelia Hagale took fourth in the 200 and seventh in the 100.

McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon is among the athletes competing in the 1600 on Monday at the Bordertown Relays.

MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS

McAuley’s boys won the 4×800 relay in 9:25, with Michael Parrigon, Connor Taffner, Drew Zeb and Alex Bohachick competing.

The Warriors took third in the 4×400, with Parrigon, Dylan Taffner, Bohachick and Jack Jones running.

Parrigon was the runner-up in two events, the 1600 and the 800, while McAuley’s Trae Veer finished second in the 3200, fourth in the 1600 and fourth in the triple jump.

Zeb placed fourth in the 3200, while Jones took sixth in the long jump and Ethan Stabb placed seventh in the 300 hurdles.

For the McAuley girls, Kendall Ramsey was the runner-up in the 3200 and also finished third in the 1600.

 

OTHER LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS

In the girls meet, Jasper sophomore Crystal Smith won four events—the high jump (5-1.5), the 100 hurdles (15.48 seconds), the 300 hurdles (47.36) and the 200-meter dash (26.82). Jasper’s Chandler Spear won the pole vault.

Winning individual events for Pierce City’s girls were Hayden Kramer (discus), Liliana Lasker (100) and Emma Hunt (1600, 3200).

Pierce City’s Clayten O’Hara won three events in the boys meet, the 100, 200 and 400.

Other individual event winners in the boys meet were Jasper’s Wyatt Durman (3200) Austin Taylor (shot put) and Noah Neher (discus) and Pierce City’s Austin Beaty (high jump) and Lincoln Johnson (pole vault).

Second place finishers for the Jasper boys were Durman (javelin), Taylor (discus), Juan Rivera (pole vault), Neher (300 H) and Mitchel Avalos (200).

 

Jasper’s Crystal Smith took first place in the 100-meter hurdles on Monday at the Bordertown Relays in Seneca. Smith won four events for the Eagles.

 

Athletes compete in the 4×200 relay on Monday at the Bordertown Relays in Seneca.

 

Athletes compete in the 100-meter dash on Monday at the Bordertown Relays at the Seneca Schools Athletic Complex.

TRACK & FIELD: Host Neosho Wildcats capture team titles at Harry Lineberry Open House

Posted on by Jason Peake

NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho’s boys and girls track squads swept the team titles at their own Harry Lineberry Open House on Saturday at Bob Anderson Stadium.

The Neosho boys compiled 345.5 points to top the team standings. Bolivar was a distant second with 124 points.

Neosho’s girls compiled 283 points and Bolivar was second with 188.

Thomas Jefferson, Seneca, Springfield Central and Exeter also competed at the invite. 

The Wildcats won 12 events in the boys meet.

Winning individual events for the Neosho boys were Tyrese Hill (100-meter dash, 200), Izaiah Hill (400), Isaiah Green (long jump), Cade Camerer (high jump), Jared Siler (triple jump), Carter Baslee (shot put) and Collyn Kivett (javelin). Kivett set a school record with his toss of 155-7.

Neosho’s boys won all four relays. The 4×100 relay featured Brock Franklin, Konnor Siler, Jared Siler and Tyrese Hill, while the 4×200 featured Franklin, Konnor Siler, Isaiah Rhone and Isaiah Keezer.

The 4×400 consisted of Izaiah Hill, Keezer, Green and Tyrese Hill, while the 4×800 featured Corbin Ables, Izaiah Hill, Adam Farrell and William Ebbinghaus.

Finishing second in their events were Konnor Siler (100), Keezer (200, 400), Carson Newell (3200), Konnor Payton (110 hurdles), Green (triple jump), Nico Olivares (shot put, discus), Baslee (javelin) and Jared Siler (high jump, long jump).

Third-place finishers were Traven Suldan (javelin), Jackson Smith (triple jump), Newell (1600), Green (300 hurdles), Levi Denison (110 H) and Gabriel Mabrey (800).

Neosho’s girls won nine events.

Neosho freshman Jazmyn Washington won three individual events—the 300 hurdles, the 100 hurdles and the high jump. 

Also winning events for the Neosho girls were Chloe Wood (3200), Madilyn Ebbinghaus (200), Claire Burghart (pole vault) and Raine Harris (long jump).

The NHS girls won the 4×100 relay (Olivia Emery, Miranda Wennhold, Autumn Kinnaird, Ebbinghuas) and the 4×200 relay (Kinley Wilson, Carley Lane, Kinnaird, Washington) and were second in the 4×400 (Riley Kemna, Burghart, Wood, Ebbinghaus).

Taking second in their events were Kemna (3200), Rylyn Moritz (100), Kali House (400), Harris (100 hurdles), Lauren Sullivan (high jump, shot put) and Wennhold (long jump, triple jump).

Teammates Wilson and Kailyn Daniels tied for second in the pole vault. 

Finishing third for the Neosho girls were Burghart (TJ), Katelyn Mahurin (shot put), Regan Weber (100), Hannah Fehring (100 hurdles), Kemna (1600) and Wood (800).

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS

Thomas Jefferson senior Kip Atteberry won the 3200 with a time of 10:25. 

Atteberry finished second in both the 1600 and the 800. Bolivar’s Gavin Crawford-Yates edged Atteberry in both races.

Cavaliers sophomore Sheraz Anis won the 110-hurdles with a time of 17.99 seconds.

Jay Ball placed fifth in the shot put.

For the TJ girls, Macie Shifferd placed third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600, while Sarah Mueller finished third in the 400 and fourth in the 800.

Lannah Grigg placed third in the discus and also took fourth in the shot put. Avery Hocker placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and Gabbi Hiebert was fourth in the high jump.

 

SENECA HIGHLIGHTS

Seneca’s Cambry Long won the girls 400 and also took second in the 200. 

Also for the Seneca girls, Parker Long was the runner-up in the javelin. Anna Adkins was third in the high jump, Caroline Leonard placed third in the javelin and Savannah Johnson placed fourth in the 100. The Seneca girls were third in three relays, the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400.

Seneca’s Brodie Probert took third in the boys 400 and Brock Pendergraft was third in the discus.

The Indians were second in the 4×100 and third in the 4×200.

 

Neosho Harry Lineberry Open House

Boys team scores: Neosho 345.5, Bolivar 124, Central 56, Thomas Jefferson 50, Seneca 45.5, Exeter 10.

Girls team scores: Neosho 283, Bolivar 188, Seneca 79.5, Thomas Jefferson 57.5, Central 44, Exeter 8.

STATE HOOPS: Seneca falls to eighth-ranked Rogersville in Class 4 sectionals

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BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Seneca Indians stuck around with eighth-ranked Rogersville for most of their Class 4 sectional contest on Monday night at the Meyer Sports Center on the campus of Southwest Baptist University.

Rogersville opened and closed out quarters better than Seneca, scoring eight of the game’s first nine points, four straight points at the end of the first quarter, five straight at the end of the second, four straight at the end of the third, and then the game’s last four points to punctuate a 56-42 win for the Wildcats.

Rogersville and Seneca traded scoring runs in the first quarter.

The Wildcats jumped out quickly 11-4 with three trifectas from Ross Lawrence and Brody McNiel and a basket from Curry Sutherland.

The Indians responded with a 10-2 answer of their own and Morgan Vaughn’s first basket gave the Indians what turned out to be their only lead at 14-13.

Zane Grotjohn hit two of his three 3-pointers in the first to spark the Indians’ 10-2 run and his fourth trifecta of the first half provided a 23-all score.

Grotjohn scored a team-high 15 points, all on 3-point baskets, and Vaughn added 13 points on a night when the points started drying up for Seneca against Rogersville’s stout defense, reflected by Seneca’s 19 second-half points.

Playing in his final high school game, Seneca’s lone senior Cooper Long closed out his career with a five-point night.

Blake Hurn also had five points for the Indians, while Ethan Altic and Gavyn Hoover each reached the scoring column with two points.

The Indians finish their season 17-12 overall, improved their win total by eight from the previous season, and won their first district title since 2013 in Cort Hardy’s first season as head coach.

Sutherland played through foul trouble most of the night and finished with a game-high 20 points to spark the Wildcats with 10 scored in each half.

Lawrence and Keegun Daniels added 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Rogersville scored 28 points in both halves.

Rogersville improved to 26-3 overall and extended a winning streak that began on January 28 against New Madrid Central to 12 games entering Friday’s Class 4 state quarterfinal contest with Father Tolton (20-9) back at the Meyer Center in Bolivar.

 

DISTRICT HOOPS: Updated postseason scores

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BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS

CLASS 6 DISTRICT 5

(At Ozark)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(1) Nixa 57, (8) Ozark 55

(4) Joplin 90, (5) Springfield Central 88 (2 OT)

(2) Kickapoo 74, (7) Carthage 54 

(3) Republic 56, (6) Neosho 40

 

Friday’s semifinals

Nixa 68, Joplin 46

Kickapoo 59, Republic 49

 

Monday’s title game

Kickapoo 68, Nixa 60

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 7

(At Belton)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(1) Grandview 69, (8) Warrensburg 62

(4) Belton 79, (5) Hogan Prep 68

(2) Webb City 56, (7) Carl Junction 37

(3) Ruskin 48, (6) Raytown South 36

 

Friday’s semifinals

Belton 59, Grandview 51

Ruskin 79, Webb City 63

 

Monday’s title game

Ruskin 76, Belton 62

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 6

(At Willard)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(8) Branson 55, (1) Bolivar 52

(4) Hillcrest 60, (5) McDonald County 43

(2) Parkview 58, (7) West Plains 45

(3) Glendale 73, (6) Willard 70

 

Friday’s semifinals

Hillcrest 54, Branson 37

Parkview 64, Glendale 57

 

Monday’s title game

Hillcrest 56, Parkview 51

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 12

(At Monett)

Monday’s quarterfinals

(4) Monett 25, (5) Reeds Spring 19

(3) Cassville 37, (6) Mount Vernon 31

Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Seneca 51, Monett 46

(2) Aurora 60, Cassville 36

 

Friday’s title game

Seneca 61, Aurora 47

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 13

(At Pleasant Hill)

Monday’s quarterfinals

(5) Clinton 60, (4) Knob Noster 50

(3) Harrisonville 63, (6) Pleasant Hill 60

 

Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Nevada 51, Clinton 36

(2) Barstow 60, Harrisonville 43

 

Friday’s title game

Barstow 57, Nevada 42

 

GIRLS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS

CLASS 6 DISTRICT 5

(At Nixa)

Thursday’s quarterfinals

(1) Republic 74, (8) Joplin 24

(5) Ozark 50, (4) Glendale 42

(2) Nixa 65, (7) Neosho 30

(3) Kickapoo 64, (6) Carthage 40

 

Saturday’s semifinals

Republic 52, Ozark 41

Kickapoo 60, Nixa 56

 

Tuesday’s title game

Republic 57, Kickapoo 50

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 7

(At Webb City)

Thursday’s quarterfinals

(1) Carl Junction 71, (8) Ruskin 22

(4) Grandview 60, (5) Warrensburg 50

(2) Webb City 34, (7) Belton 24

(3) Bolivar 61, (6) McDonald County 33

 

Saturday’s semifinals

Carl Junction 68, Grandview 37

Webb City 55, Bolivar 34

 

Tuesday’s title game

Carl Junction 67, Webb City 42

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 12

(At Monett)

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

(4) Cassville 43, (5) Reeds Spring 38

 

Thursday’s semifinals

(1) Aurora 46, Cassville 26

(2) Seneca 50, (3) Monett 45

 

Saturday’s title game

Aurora 48, Seneca 38

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 13

(At Pleasant Hill)

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

(3) Clinton 54, (6) Pleasant Hill 29

(4) Harrisonville 44, (5) Center 41

 

Thursday’s semifinals

(1) Nevada 42, Harrisonville 39 (OT)

Clinton 40, (2) Notre Dame de Sion 37

 

Saturday’s title game

Nevada 46, Clinton 45

DISTRICT HOOPS: Three-point shooting, late free throws lead Aurora past Seneca in title game

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MONETT, Mo. — The Aurora Lady Houns earned their first district title in girls basketball since 2012 with a 48-38 win against the Seneca Indians in the Class 4 District 12 championship game on Saturday evening at E.E. Camp Gymnasium.

Aurora lived and nearly died by the 3-point shot with five trifectas in the second quarter turning a 15-8 deficit after one quarter into a 25-22 halftime lead before cooling off dramatically in the second half.

Fortunately for Aurora, both teams endured a scoring drought for a large portion of the third and the Houns entered the fourth quarter leading 34-28.

Kylee Cole and Makena Hall made 3-pointers early in the fourth to give Aurora a 40-33 lead.

Aurora’s shooting touch from the stripe came in handy in the fourth period, as they made eight of their nine free throw attempts down the stretch to deliver a knockout blow to the Indians.

Seneca’s outstanding sophomore guard Hazley Grotjohn scored almost seemingly at will in the first half, and she had 13 of the Indians’ 15 points in the first half and five of their seven in the second half to add up to 18 of Seneca’s first 22 points.

Grotjohn missed her second free throw right before halftime, but her putback before the buzzer gave Seneca the last three points of the first half after top-seeded Aurora scored 17 of the first 21 points of the second quarter.

Grotjohn started out the second half much like she had during the first with two baskets right out of the gate that had Seneca down one at 25-24 and 27-26.

Grotjohn would only make one more field goal the rest of the way, however, and finished her night with a game-high 24 points.

Seneca senior Parker Long finished her final high school game with seven points.

Grotjohn and Long combined for all 28 Seneca points after three quarters.

The Indians finish an injury-plagued season 12-16 overall and they only lose two seniors in Long and Daylin McKnight.

Cole led Aurora with 16 points, Ellie Creasey finished with 12 points, Jaelyn Ernest added 10 points, Hall had six points, and Payden Blevins scored four points.

Aurora, who defeated Seneca 63-24 at home back in December, won a proverbial dogfight Saturday to improve to 20-8 and win a district title for the first time in more than a decade.

The Houns could match their most wins in a season since 2009 when they play District 11 champion Ava (24-4) in the Class 4 sectionals on Monday at Gibson Arena on the campus of Missouri S&T in Rolla.

Ava defeated Rogersville 47-40 for a district title on Saturday and the Bears have only lost once in the 2023 calendar year with their first three losses this season in December against Class 5 West Plains (57-44) and Class 6 schools Nixa (53-33) and Ozark (42-32).

The Bears are ranked eighth in Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.

The Bears and the Houns have no previous meetings listed on the MSHSAA website.

DISTRICT HOOPS: Seneca boys win first district title in a decade

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MONETT, Mo. — The top-seeded Seneca Indians earned their first district title in boys basketball since 2013 with a 61-47 win against the second-seeded Aurora Houn’ Dawgs in the Class 4 District 12 championship game on Friday evening at E.E. Camp Gymnasium.

Seneca trailed just once early on at 5-3 and led by double-digits for the vast majority of the second half.

The Indians led 14-8 after one quarter, 32-21 at halftime after Morgan Vaughn was fouled with 0.3 seconds remaining before halftime and he made two free throws for their first double-digit lead, and 46-34 entering the fourth.

The Houns did their best to stay in the game with their 3-point shooting, scoring 15 of their 21 first-half points with five 3-point baskets and they made three more trifectas in the second half for eight 3-pointers overall and 24 of their 47 points on the night.

The Indians were not without their three-point plays either.

For example, Aurora seniors Daunte Floyd and Trandan Darnell cut the deficit to eight at 42-34 with a pair of made free throws by Floyd and a basket from Darnell.

That’s when Vaughn scored an old-fashioned three-point play and Gavyn Hoover split a pair of free throws for a return to a 12-point lead entering the fourth.

Seneca sophomore Zane Grotjohn hit a trifecta early in the fourth to extend the lead to 15 at 51-36 and the Indians would eventually grow their lead to as large as 19 in the fourth.

Seneca senior Cooper Long scored a game-high 18 points, and it’s only fitting the outstanding senior opened the scoring with a 3-point basket and closed out the clock and the district title victory with the ball in his hands.

Vaughn finished with 14 points, Blake Hurn 10, Grotjohn eight, Hoover seven, and Ethan Altic added four points, including a steal-and-score in the third that put Seneca ahead 39-22.

The Indians, now 17-11 overall, won a district title in Cort Hardy’s first season as head coach and they will face District 11 champion Rogersville (25-3) in the Class 4 sectionals at 7:45 p.m. on Monday at the Meyer Sports Center on the Southwest Baptist campus in Bolivar.

Rogersville defeated Hollister 53-40 on Friday for the Wildcats’ fifth district title in six seasons. The Wildcats, ranked seventh in Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, have won 11 straight games since a 52-47 loss Jan. 27 against Troy Buchanan.

Seneca’s district title in boys basketball joins the Indians’ previous district titles this school year in softball, volleyball, and football.

The Seneca girls have a chance to make it five district titles for the Indians this school year when they play the top-seeded Aurora girls Saturday in Monett.

Aurora senior Kelton Brown scored a team-high 15 points, and the Houns finish 10-18 overall.

DISTRICT HOOPS: Seneca, Nevada girls advance to title games

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SENECA GIRLS 50, MONETT 45

MONETT, Mo. — Second-seeded Seneca knocked off third-seeded Monett 50-45 in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 12 tournament on Thursday night.

Hazley Grotjohn scored 27 points to lead Seneca, while Parker Long added 19 points.

Allyson Inman scored 13 points to lead Monett.

Top-seeded Aurora defeated fourth-seeded Cassville 46-26 in the other semifinal.

The district title game between Aurora and Seneca is scheduled for 6 on Saturday night.

 

NEVADA GIRLS 42, HARRISONVILLE 39 (OT)

PLEASANT HILL, Mo. —Top-seeded Nevada advanced to the championship game of the Class 4 District 13 tournament by beating the fourth-seeded Harrisonville Wildcats 42-39 in overtime on Thursday night.

Clara Swearingen scored 23 points to lead Nevada (20-6), hitting four 3-pointers in the game. Maddy Majors added seven points for the Tigers, while Abbey Heathman scored six.

Harrisonville received 15 points from Maddie Johnson.

The game was deadlocked at 34 at the end of regulation. 

Nevada outscored Harrisonville 8-5 in the extra session, with Katie Johnson knocking down a key go-ahead jumper for the Tigers late in the game before Heathman converted two free throws for the final margin.

Nevada will take on No. 3 Clinton in the title game at noon on Saturday at Pleasant Hill High School.

 

DISTRICT HOOPS ROUNDUP: Carthage, Neosho suffer season-ending losses; Nevada, Seneca advance to title games

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Neosho, Carthage fall in Class 6 District 5 quarterfinals

OZARK, Mo. — The sixth-seeded Neosho Wildcats traded punches with the third-seeded and sixth-ranked Republic Tigers for the first two quarters of their Class 6 District 5 quarterfinal contest on Wednesday night.

Sparked by senior Isaiah Green, who had eight points in the first quarter and 14 overall in the first half, Neosho led 13-12 after one quarter and earned a 24-all halftime score.

Unfortunately, though for the Wildcats, Republic caught fire in the second half and doubled up Neosho after halftime on the way to a 56-40 win.

Neosho senior Kael Smith’s basket maintained the tie score early in the second half at 26, but Republic went on an 11-1 run, including nine unanswered, to go ahead with the first double-digit lead of the night at 37-27. The Tigers then entered the fourth leading 40-31 behind their 16-7 advantage in the third.

Republic threatened pushing the lead out to 20 in the fourth, but the damage had already been done.

Green finished the night with a game-high 25 points, which turned out to be 62.5 percent of the Wildcats’ point production Wednesday night.

Smith added seven points and Collier Hendricks and Jared Siler finished with four each.

Neosho ends the season 19-8 overall and seniors Green, Smith, Siler, Carter Baslee, Michael Day, Carter Fenske, and Brock Franklin played their final high school games.

“We are really proud of this senior group and the guys below them this year,” Neosho coach Zane Culp said. “Just an unbelievable season and the group of seniors that really helped change the program. The best season we’ve had in the last two decades. Most wins since 2003, most Central Ozark Conference wins ever (six), and highest finish in the COC (fourth). These seniors will be very missed and their impact on the program will be lasting.”

The Wildcats earned back-to-back winning seasons and posted a 36-19 overall record.

Republic improved to 24-3 overall and the Tigers will face second-seeded Kickapoo in the semifinals Friday.

 

Kickapoo 74, Carthage 54

The Carthage Tigers saw their season end at 14-12 overall after their 74-54 loss Wednesday in the Class 6 District 5 quarterfinals against No. 2 seed Kickapoo.

Kickapoo built a 40-18 halftime lead behind a 25-8 advantage in the second quarter, including 16 of the final 19 points before the half.

Carthage outscored Kickapoo 27-22 in the third quarter and knocked five points off that halftime deficit.

Kickapoo extended the lead back out to 20 over the final eight minutes.

Max Templeman paced Carthage with a team-high 17 points, Justin Ray added 16, Britt Coy hit a team-high three 3-pointers on his way to 11 points, Clay Kinder scored five points, Trent Yates had three points, and Kruz Castor rounded out the Tigers’ scoring with two points.

Templeman, Coy, and Kinder, as well as fellow senior Ben Nicholas, each played their final high school games.

Harrison Doennig scored a game-high 24 points to spark the Chiefs, Trae Oetting finished with 17, Brayden Shorter netted 16, Jackson Shorter added 11, and Mason Robb, Shaun Campbell, and Landon Keisker each had two points.

Carthage finished with a winning record in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2010-11.

 

NEVADA 51, CLINTON 36

PLEASANT HILL, Mo. — The Nevada Tigers advanced to the championship game of the Class 4 District 13 tournament by beating Clinton 51-36 on Wednesday night in the tourney’s semifinals.

The Tigers led 19-7 at the end of the first quarter and 35-22 at halftime. Nevada’s lead was 41-24 at the end of the third period. 

Cade Beshore scored 15 points and hit four 3-pointers to lead Nevada, while Drew Beachler and Brice Budd added 10 points apiece. 

No. 1 seed Nevada will meet second-seeded Barstow at 7 on Friday night for the district crown. 

 

SENECA 51, MONETT 46

MONETT, Mo. — The Seneca Indians secured a spot in the championship game of the Class 4 District 12 tournament by holding off Monett on Wednesday night.

The Indians went 7-for-7 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to seal the close win over the Cubs.

Morgan Vaughn scored 26 points to lead Seneca, while Ian Waterman scored 12 points for Monett.

Top-seeded Seneca meets second-seeded Aurora at 6 p.m. on Friday for the district title. 

Aurora hammered third-seeded Cassville 60-36 in the other semifinal. 

 

DISTRICT HOOPS: Postseason scores, schedules

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BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS

CLASS 6 DISTRICT 5

(At Ozark)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(1) Nixa 57, (8) Ozark 55

(4) Joplin 90, (5) Springfield Central 88 (2 OT)

(2) Kickapoo 74, (7) Carthage 54 

(3) Republic 56, (6) Neosho 40

 

Friday’s semifinals

Nixa 68, Joplin 46

Kickapoo 59, Republic 49

 

Monday, March 6

Championship game, 6 p.m.

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 7

(At Belton)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(1) Grandview 69, (8) Warrensburg 62

(4) Belton 79, (5) Hogan Prep 68

(2) Webb City 56, (7) Carl Junction 37

(3) Ruskin 48, (6) Raytown South 36

 

Friday’s semifinals

Belton 59, Grandview 51

Ruskin 79, Webb City 63

 

Monday, March 6

Championship game, 6 p.m.

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 6

(At Willard)

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

(8) Branson 55, (1) Bolivar 52

(4) Hillcrest 60, (5) McDonald County 43

(2) Parkview 58, (7) West Plains 45

(3) Glendale 73, (6) Willard 70

 

Friday’s semifinals

Hillcrest 54, Branson 37

Parkview 64, Glendale 57

 

Monday, March 6

Championship game, 7 p.m.

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 12

(At Monett)

Monday’s quarterfinals

(4) Monett 25, (5) Reeds Spring 19

(3) Cassville 37, (6) Mount Vernon 31

Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Seneca 51, Monett 46

(2) Aurora 60, Cassville 36

 

Friday’s title game

Seneca 61, Aurora 47

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 13

(At Pleasant Hill)

Monday’s quarterfinals

(5) Clinton 60, (4) Knob Noster 50

(3) Harrisonville 63, (6) Pleasant Hill 60

 

Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Nevada 51, Clinton 36

(2) Barstow 60, Harrisonville 43

 

Friday’s title game

Barstow 57, Nevada 42

 

GIRLS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS

CLASS 6 DISTRICT 5

(At Nixa)

Thursday’s quarterfinals

(1) Republic 74, (8) Joplin 24

(5) Ozark 50, (4) Glendale 42

(2) Nixa 65, (7) Neosho 30

(3) Kickapoo 64, (6) Carthage 40

 

Saturday’s semifinals

Republic 52, Ozark 41

Kickapoo, Nixa

 

Tuesday, March 7

Championship game, 6 p.m.

 

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 7

(At Webb City)

Thursday’s quarterfinals

(1) Carl Junction 71, (8) Ruskin 22

(4) Grandview 60, (5) Warrensburg 50

(2) Webb City 34, (7) Belton 24

(3) Bolivar 61, (6) McDonald County 33

 

Saturday’s semifinals

Carl Junction 68, Grandview 37

Webb City 55, Bolivar 34

 

Tuesday, March 7

Championship game, 6 p.m.

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 12

(At Monett)

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

(4) Cassville 43, (5) Reeds Spring 38

 

Thursday’s semifinals

(1) Aurora 46, Cassville 26

(2) Seneca 50, (3) Monett 45

 

Saturday’s title game

Aurora 48, Seneca 38

 

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 13

(At Pleasant Hill)

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

(3) Clinton 54, (6) Pleasant Hill 29

(4) Harrisonville 44, (5) Center 41

 

Thursday’s semifinals

(1) Nevada 42, Harrisonville 39 (OT)

Clinton 40, (2) Notre Dame de Sion 37

 

Saturday’s title game

Nevada 46, Clinton 45

DISTRICT WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Area athletes advance to state

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OZARK, Mo. — Joplin, Neosho and Carthage all had wrestlers advance to the state wrestling tournament by finishing in the top four of their respective brackets on Saturday at the Class 4 District 3 tournament at Ozark High School.

Neosho had six wrestlers move on to state.

Neosho’s Carter Howard (138), Eli Zar (165) and Nico Olivares (285) were district champions, Fisher Butler was the runner-up at 120, Ulysses DeLeon took third at 190 and Collyn Kivett placed fourth at 157.

In the title match at 138, Howard earned an 8-3 decision over Lebanon’s Jonathon Perryman. Zar defeated Carthage’s Davion King 5-1 for the championship at 165. In the heavyweight title bout, Olivares won by fall over Ozark’s Peyton Greer. Butler suffered an 11-2 setback to Lee’s Summit North’s Charlie Dykes in the final at 120.

DeLeon pinned Lee’s Summit West’s Nate Moore in the third-place match. At 157, Kivett dropped a 7-0 decision to Springfield Central’s Gaven Bremenkamp for third place.

Neosho finished second in the team standings with 146 points. Ozark took first with 191 points.

The Carthage Tigers had four wrestlers advance.

Carthage had three athletes take second in their respective brackets—Tanner Putt (106), Grey Petticrew (150) and Davion King (165). Also for the Tigers, Bradyn Tate finished third at 132 pounds.

Putt suffered a 1-0 loss to Raymore-Peculiar’s Kamdon VonHolten in the title match at 106.

Petticrew suffered a loss by fall to Ozark’s Braxton Strick in the title bout at 150, while King lost to Neosho’s Zar, 5-1.

Wrestling for third, Tate won by fall over Kickapoo’s Tobias Collins. 

Carthage finished seventh in the team standings with 102 points.

Joplin’s lone state qualifier is senior Draven VanGilder, who was the runner-up at 215 pounds.

In the title bout, Nixa’s Brennan Carey earned a 7-0 decision over VanGilder.

VanGilder beat Smith-Cotton’s Jerian Maupins 8-2 in the semifinals. He pinned Carthage’s Alexander Salas-Marquez in the opening round and topped Waynesville’s Joshua Bess 4-2 in the quarterfinals. 

 

SENECA SHINES AT CLASS 2 DISTRICT 3 TOURNEY

SENECA, Mo. — The Seneca Indians had eight wrestlers advance to state by finishing in the top four of their weight classes on Saturday at the Class 2 District 3 tournament.

Seneca’s district champs were Brady Roark (132) and Andrew Manley (144) and Jace Renfro was the runner-up at 190.

Finishing third in their brackets for the Indians were Paxton Bruegal (106) and Eli Manley (126). Taking fourth were Landen Commons (157), Nolan Napier (165) and Lincoln Renfro (175).

Cassville had six qualifiers. 

Taking second for the Wildcats were Akhilleus Arguelles (132), Riley James (150), Tristan Thompson (157) and Jake Anthonysz (165). Colton Roark was third at 144 pounds and DJ Glidewell finished fourth at 285.

Nevada had four athletes move on.

Nevada’s Tyler Longobardi was the runner-up at 175, Brayden Keonig (150) and Kenneth Johnson (215) both finished third and Joseph Fahnstock took fourth.

Monett’s Simon Hartline was the district champ at 120 pounds.

The top four teams were Pleasant Hill (218.5), Blair Oaks (174), Seneca (154) and Cassville (114.5).

 

STATE WRESTLING 

The MSHSAA state wrestling tournament will now be a four-day affair in Columbia.

The Class 1 girls and Class 1-2 boys tournaments will be held on Feb. 22-23, while the Class 2 girls and Class 3-4 boys tourneys are slated for Feb. 24-25.

 

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BOYS HOOPS: Seneca knocks off Lamar in Big 8 play

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SENECA, Mo. — Seneca’s boys basketball team earned a 77-65 win over Lamar on Wednesday night.

With a fourth straight win, the Indians improved to 13-9 overall and 4-2 in the Big 8 West.

The Tigers fell to 8-15 and 2-3 in conference games.

The Indians took the lead early in the game and never gave it up.

Seneca led 22-15 at the end of the first quarter and the Indians were up 42-29 at halftime.

Seneca’s advantage was 64-41 by the end of the third period.

Ethan Altic scored 19 points to lead Seneca.

Alex Wilkerson scored 25 points for Lamar and Ian Ngugi added 22.

Seneca hosts Wyandotte, Oklahoma, on Friday.

WRESTLING: Carthage tops Seneca in final dual of season

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CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage High School wrestling team earned a 38-33 dual victory over Seneca on Tuesday night.

Earning wins by fall for the Tigers were Tanner Putt (106 pounds), Aydan Nye (126), Bradyn Tate (132), Grey Petticrew (150) and Trey Nye (157).

Carthage’s Davion King recorded a tech fall, 15-0, at 165, while Gabe Lambeth earned a 7-1 win over Lincoln Renfro at 175.

Seneca’s Hunter Hanes defeated Alberto Sales 11-9 at 113, while Keatin Burleson topped Grady Huntley 11-7 at 120.

Seneca’s Brady Roark won by forfeit at 128 and teammate Andrew Manley won by fall at 144.

The Indians also won by forfeit at 190 and 215, with Jace Renfro and Nash Crane picking up the wins.

At 285, Seneca’s Nick Stephens edged David Recinos 3-2 in overtime.

Carthage finished the dual season with an 8-3 record. The Tigers will next compete at the Class 4 District 3 tournament on Feb. 17-18 in Ozark.

Seneca will host the Class 2 District 3 tournament on Feb. 17-18.

BOYS HOOPS: Strong second half leads Webb City past Nevada in tourney opener

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FRONTENAC, Kan. — Webb City shook off a slow start and overcame a 10-point deficit with a strong second half en route to a 61-46 victory over Nevada on Thursday at the Four State Raider Classic at Frontenac High School.

Defending champion Webb City meets Fort Scott in the semifinals at 5:30 on Friday night. 

Fort Scott topped Seneca 45-35.

Webb City’s Holton Keith scores inside against Nevada’s Brice Budd (5) and Cade Beshore (4) on Thursday at Frontenac High School. Photo by Derek Livingston.

WEBB CITY 61, NEVADA 46

The game was tied at intermission, but the Cardinals outscored the Tigers 36-21 in the second half. 

Webb City improved to 12-3, while Nevada slipped to 6-10. 

Nevada’s Jack Cheaney hit a trio of 3-pointers early in the contest to give the Tigers an 11-2 lead.

The Cardinals struggled offensively early in the game, as they missed their first 10 field goal attempts.

Nevada led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter.

The Tigers took a 10-point lead at 19-9 after treys from Riddick Shook and Cade Beshore. 

A pair of 3-pointers from Joe Adams and a layup from Holton Keith cut Webb City’s deficit to one at 22-21.

Overall, the Cardinals closed the first half on a 16-6 run and the game was deadlocked at halftime, 25-25.

Webb City’s Barron Duda looks for an opening against Nevada’s Cade Beshore at the Four State Raider Classic. Photo by Derek Livingston.

Webb City scored the first seven points of the third period to take a lead they would never relinquish.

The Cardinals outscored the Tigers 22-8 in the third period for a 47-33 advantage heading into the final frame.

Alex Martin’s putback gave Webb City a 54-40 lead with just under five minutes to play and Keith’s trey extended Webb City’s advantage to 59-42.

A 6-5 senior forward, Martin recorded a double-double for the Cardinals with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

Barron Duda and Keith contributed 10 points apiece for the Cardinals, who out-rebounded the Tigers 38-28.

Shook and Beshore scored 11 points apiece for Nevada, while Cheaney added 10. 

Nevada had 15 turnovers to Webb City’s seven.

 

FORT SCOTT 45, SENECA 35

In a close first half, Fort Scott led 11-8 at the end of the first period and the Tigers were up 22-19 at intermission. 

Seneca’s deficit was 10 at the end of the third quarter, as the Tigers held a 34-24 lead.

The Indians were unable to overcome the double-digit deficit in the final frame.

Cooper Long scored eight points for the Indians, while Ethan Altic and Gavyn Hoover added seven points apiece and Zane Grotjohn chipped in six.

Marquinn Johnson led Fort Scott with 14 points.

Nevada and Seneca will meet at 5:30 on Friday night in the consolation semifinals. 

 

Webb City senior Alex Martin scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Nevada on Thursday night at the Four State Raider Classic at Frontenac High School. Photos by Derek Livingston.

 

Webb City’s Jonah Spieker puts up a shot from in close against Nevada’s Kellan Ast (33) on Thursday in Frontenac, Kansas.

 

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HOOPS ROUNDUP: TJ boys suffer road loss; Seneca, Nevada girls earn lopsided wins

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

SARCOXIE BOYS 57, THOMAS JEFFERSON 32

SARCOXIE, Mo. — The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team suffered a 57-32 non-conference setback to the Sarcoxie Bears on Monday night.

The Cavaliers fell to 7-3, while the Bears improved to 7-6.

Jay Ball scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Cavaliers, while Tyler Brouhard added 10 points, seven boards and two blocks.

Three players scored in double figures for the Bears, as Jaron Malotte had 19, Tyler Hirtz scored 14 and Matt Swayne added 13.

The Bears led by seven at the end of the first quarter and then pulled away with a 21-8 second period.

Cavaliers coach Chris Myers noted his squad was simply unable to overcome poor perimeter shooting and turnovers.

Thomas Jefferson went 0-for-13 from beyond the 3-point line, and the Cavaliers had 24 turnovers. 

The Cavaliers head to Wheaton on Thursday night for the conference opener.

 

NEVADA GIRLS 59, EAST NEWTON 28

NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada’s 1-2 punch of Clara Swearingen and Maddy Majors combined for 51 points in Monday’s clash.

Swearingen scored 30 points and Majors added 21. Both players hit six 3-pointers in the lopsided win.

Brooklyn Blanchard and Josie Quinn scored nine points apiece for the Patriots (4-6). 

The Tigers built a 30-14 lead by halftime. A 19-9 third period blew the game open.

Nevada improved to 11-3 overall and 2-0 in the Big 8 West.

The Tigers take on Lamar on Tuesday. 

 

SENECA GIRLS 55, MOUNT VERNON 37

SENECA, Mo. — Seneca held a 16-point lead by halftime against the short-handed Mountaineers. 

Mount Vernon currently has just six girls on the roster.

Seneca’s Hazley Grotjohn scored 19 points and Parker Long added 15.

Cheyenne Bieber led Mount Vernon with 15 points.

Seneca hosts Cassville on Tuesday, while Mount Vernon is at Clever on Thursday.

 

GOLDEN CITY’S REEVES SCORES 53 POINTS

Golden City’s Josh Reeves poured in a school-record 53 points in last Friday’s 59-41 victory over Northeast Vernon County.

Reeves hit eight 3-pointers in the win. 

GIRLS HOOPS: Webb City wins second straight to end ’22

Posted on by Jason Peake

SENECA, Mo. — With a second double-digit win in as many nights, the Webb City girls basketball team definitely ended the 2022 portion of the schedule on a positive note.

Webb City rode a strong first quarter and a solid overall effort to a 60-44 victory over Seneca on Tuesday night in the ’22 finale. 

The win comes one night after the Cardinals pounded Pittsburg (Kansas) 77-29.

Webb City’s Kate Brownfield puts up a shot from in close against Seneca’s Parker Long on Tuesday night. Photo by Derek Livingston.

“This is a positive way to end the first part of the season,” Webb City coach Lance Robbins said. “There’s a lot of good things we saw the last two nights that we can build on. These two wins give us some momentum going into the second half. We’ll use the next week and a half to work on some things and to try to get better. Hopefully we can use this win as a springboard going into the second half of the season.” 

Hot-shooting Webb City used a 19-3 run in the first quarter to take control of the non-conference clash, and the Cardinals withstood Seneca’s mini-surge in the second half.

“I thought we had a good, solid performance all the way around,” Robbins said. 

The Cardinals shot the ball well from the perimeter in the early going. 

Webb City made five 3-pointers in the opening frame, with Kirra Long, Mia Robbins and Sami Mancini each knocking down one trey and Kate Brownfield hitting two of her own.

“I thought we shot the ball really well last night and I think our confidence grew from that,” Coach Robbins said. “We made our first couple of shots tonight and I think we fed off of that. But it all starts with our defense. Our defense leads us, and it helps us get good looks on the offensive end.” 

Seneca sophomore guard Hazley Grotjohn kept her team within striking distance by scoring 10 first-quarter points. Webb City’s lead was 21-11 at the end of the first quarter.

The Cardinals continued to knock down shots from beyond the arc in the second period, as Mancini, Izzy Lopez and Long all buried 3-pointers.

Those treys and a free throw from Malorie Stanley gave Webb City a comfortable 31-16 halftime advantage.

Grotjohn scored all but two of her team’s points in the first half.

The Cardinals faced some adversity in the third quarter. 

The 6-foot-5 Mancini picked up her third, fourth and fifth fouls in just over a minute, with the disqualifying fifth foul coming at the 3:13 mark of the third quarter on what appeared to be a clean blocked shot.

“It was my fault that Sami got her fifth foul,” Coach Robbins said. “I didn’t get her out quick enough when she got her fourth. But we played three games without her at the Mac County tournament, so our girls know how to play without her on the floor.” 

Webb City sophomore guard Kirra Long looks for an opening against the Seneca defense during Tuesday’s clash at Seneca High School. Photo by Derek Livingston.

Seneca used a 10-4 run to cut what was once a 17-point deficit down to eight.

But late hoops from Long and Brownfield and a 3-pointer from Mia Robbins extended Webb City’s lead to 47-34 at the end of the third period.

Webb City’s lead was never in jeopardy in the fourth quarter, as it remained in double figures the rest of the way.

“We had several kids step up and hit big shots,” Coach Robbins said. “I thought Kirra Long came ready to play today and she hit some big shots. Mia hit a couple of big shots and Kate gave us another solid performance.”

Three players reached double figures for Webb City, as Brownfield and Long scored 17 points apiece and Mancini had 14 points and 20 rebounds. 

A sophomore, Long made a trio of 3-pointers. A senior, Brownfield also had eight rebounds. A junior, Mia Robbins added eight points. Mia Robbins, Mancini and Brownfield all hit two 3-pointers apiece.

Grotjohn scored a game-high 29 points. She hit four treys and grabbed nine rebounds for the Indians, who fell to 2-5 on the season. Senior Parker Long contributed seven points for Seneca. 

Webb City heads into the Christmas break with a 6-4 record. 

After the break, Webb City is at Nevada on Jan. 3. Seneca hosts Clever on Jan. 2.

 

Webb City coach Lance Robbins gives his team instructions during a timeout on Tuesday night at Seneca High School. The Cardinals beat the Indians 60-44. Photos by Derek Livingston.

 

Webb City sophomore post player Sami Mancini shoots from inside the lane against the defense of Parker Long on Tuesday night.

 

Seneca’s Hazley Grotjohn shoots a 3-pointer against Webb City’s Izzy Lopez on Tuesday night. A sophomore, Grotjohn scored a game-high 29 points. All photos by Derek Livingston.

 

Webb City senior guard Kate Brownfield scores in the lane against Seneca on Tuesday night.

 

Webb City junior guard Malorie Stanley attempts a free throw during Tuesday’s game against Seneca. All photos by Derek Livingston.

 

The Webb City Cardinals earned a 60-44 victory over Seneca on Tuesday night at Seneca High School. Photos by Derek Livingston.

 

Webb City coach Lance Robbins gives his team directions during Tuesday’s game with Seneca.

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