Sports

Many families this week will sit down for a Thanksgiving feast and talk about any number of topics, but for the Kleine family, one topic in common tends to overtake all others — coaching. The Kleines have a hefty footprint in Barry and Lawrence counties, as brothers Zack and Josh Kleine coach Cassville boys and Monett girls basketball, respectively, and their wives, Briana and Haley, coach volleyball at Cassville and Verona, respectively...

The pains of the Cassville boys basketball team’s 4-win season last year are covered and healed, and the formerly young Wildcats are looking to do some damage this season with the experience they gained. Zack Kleine, Cassville boys basketball coach, said the team is hoping to take a big step forward this year...

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 89,861 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 13 and 14. Of the 89,861 deer harvested, 54,415 were antlered bucks, 7,187 were button bucks, and 28,259 were does...

Brylee Gross, a seventh-grader, puts a move on Noah Jordan, sixth-grader, during a Cassville Soccer Booster Club Wildcat Futsal Tournament game on Saturday at the middle school gym.

The Cassville football team will have a new head coach next season, as Lance Parnell has resigned from his coaching role, and Offensive Coordinator Clay Weldy has been hired as his replacement. Parnell has coached for 26 years, all but two at Cassville. He has been the head coach for the last nine years...

The Cassville Soccer Booster Club will host the Wildcat Futsal Tournament on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cassville Middle School gym. Entry is $5 per person or $20 per family, with ages 5-and-under free. The 5-on-5 teams will be from Seven Valleys Soccer Club and local Barry County area. The event benefits the booster club. For more information, go to CHS Soccer Booster Club on Facebook...

From last season, the Purdy boys basketball team lost four starters, 85 percent of its scoring and 75 percent of its minutes, but inexperience is not an excuse the Eagles will accept. Heath Carmichael, in his first year at the helm of the program, also his first head coaching job, said though the 16-6 team from last season is gone, there are bright nights ahead for this year’s group...

The Exeter boys basketball team has only had one winning season in the last two decades, but Coach Tremayne Williams said this year is different. The Tigers are coming off a 3-17 campaign, matching the best win total other than the one winning year, and excitement is high...

Cassville boys soccer players have earned postseason recognitions for their play this season. On the Class 2, District 5 All-District Team, junior goalkeeper Peter Littlefield and senior defender Dylan Renkoski were named to the First Team. Senior defender Jonathan Oliphant and senior midfielder Eli Leach were named to the Second Team, and sophomore midfielder Ashton Wheeler earned an Honorable Mention...

The fourth-grade Mighty Mite football team went 7-0 in league play this year.

A total of 15 Barry County runners were represented in the Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 MSHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Friday, with a pair of Southwest runners stealing the spotlight. Trojan senior Christian Long earned the best finish of any local competitor, taking 15th and an All-State designation in the Class 2 race with a time of 17:03.80. Fellow senior Caden Uthe snuck his way into an All-State slot, taking 24th in the 168-racer field with a time of 17:13.40...

The Cassville girls basketball team has not had an above-.500 season in four years, but this season, a new coach believes his team will surprise the area with how well they can play ball. The Lady Wildcats are coming off an 11-15 campaign and second-round district loss to Mt. Vernon last year. Reed Smith, who took the head coaching job over the summer, said he’s excited to tip this season off on Nov. 16...

“A five-set loss in the district championship does not define our season.” Those are the words of Robert Creekmore, coach of the Wheaton volleyball squad that turned heads in southwest Missouri this fall. Among the Lady Bulldogs accolades this season are a 23-5 record, not losing a home match in the regular season; a tri-Ozark 7 Championship, the first since the conference reorganized; and the Southwest Volleyfest title, the first in more than two decades...

An up-and-down season for the young Cassville football team came to an end on Friday at the hands of Mountain Grove. An even first half of play turned Mountain Grove’s way after the break, with the Wildcats falling to the Panthers in the first round of district action, 21-7...

The Cassville boys soccer team had two chances to take down rival Monett in the last week, but the Cubs proved to be too much to handle both times, defeating the Wildcats 3-1 on Oct. 26 and 3-0 on Saturday in the district playoffs. Jake Forste, Cassville soccer coach, said the regular-season game was a close one, and the Wildcats played well...

Five Cassville cross country runners turned in state qualifying times at the Class 3, District 2 Meet in Clever on Saturday. On the boys’ side, junior Caleb Leach finished in 18:12.65, and sophomore Ethan Bohmke finished in 18:55.43, taking18th and 27th, respectively. ...

Purdy sophomore Bryce Ozbun, the lone cross country runner for the Eagles, took 16th place in the Class 2, District 2 meet on Saturday in Clever, posting a time of 18:16.10.

MOUNTAIN GROVE — An even first half of play turned Mountain Grove’s way after the break, with the Wildcats falling to the Panthers in the first round of district action, 21-7.  Cassville (3-7) ran for a first down on the opening play, but its offense stalled after that. The teams traded punts, and Cassville drove from its own 12 to the 30, with Hernan Hernandez faking a punt on fourth-and-4, ending up one yard short of moving the sticks. ...

For the first time since 2015, the Cassville football team will not open the district playoffs at home. The Wildcats (3-6) will hit the road on Friday for their longest venture of the season, taking a two-hour trip to Mountain Grove (6-2) for postseason action...

Cassville sophomore Avery Chappell has accomplished something never before done in Lady Wildcats history — medaled at the state golf tournament. Going into the second day of the Class 2 Girls Golf State Championships, Chappell was in 14th place, with the top 15 earning a medal...

The Cassville Middle School Volleyball team earned first place in the Big 8 Conference Tournament on Oct. 9 at McDonald County.

West Lamar, 6-0 McDonald County, 5-1 Nevada, 4-2 Seneca, 3-3 Cassville, 2-4 Monett, 1-5 East Newton 0-6 East Aurora, 6-0 Logan-Rogersville, 5-1 Hollister, 4-2 Marshfield, 3-3 Reeds Spring, 2-4 Springfield Catholic, 1-5 Mt. Vernon, 0-6 No. 6 Cassville at No. 3 Mountain Grove...

A stout McDonald County team was too much for Cassville on Friday, as the Wildcats fell on the road to the one-loss Mustangs, 20-0.  The first half for the Wildcats (3-6) was eerily similar to their first half against Seneca two weeks ago. Cassville struggled to move the ball against a disciplined McDonald County (8-1) defense, not gaining a single first down in the opening 24 minutes. ...

With only one week of regular-season play left, the Cassville football team is confident. The Wildcats (3-5) earned a big win over East Newton on Friday, 42-6, and they hope to take that momentum to Anderson on Friday in a meeting with McDonald County...

The Cassville softball team did something last week it hadn’t in 17 tries over 13 years — defeated Monett — but the Lady Wildcats ultimately fell short of a district title on Friday, falling to Logan-Rogersville. The Lady Wildcats earned a hard-fought, 10-8 win over the Lady Cubs on Oct. 12 in the opening round of the Class 3, District 4 Tournament...

It has been an eventful week for Cassville senior Sharayah Seymour. On Oct. 12, the standout volleyball player was honored with her 2020 All-State plaque, presented to her by the only other recipient of the award from Cassville, 2005 graduate Padyn Beyer (Rose)...

Football coaches and fans across the state may be spending some extra time with a calculator this week as they try to determine scenarios that would impact district seeding in Week 10. For Cassville (3-5), a seed change from the current week is likely, but not decided...

Players and coaches on the 2008 and 2009 state championship football teams were on hand to be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame last week.

West Lamar, 5-0 McDonald County, 4-1 Nevada, 4-2 Seneca, 2-3 Cassville, 2-3 Monett, 1-4 East Newton 0-5 East Aurora, 6-0 Logan-Rogersville, 4-1 Hollister, 3-2 Marshfield, 2-3 Reeds Spring, 2-3 Springfield Catholic, 1-4 Mt. Vernon, 0-5 Cassville at McDonald County...

Cassville took second place in the McDonald County Tournament over the weekend, going 5-1 and not dropping a set until the championship game.

The Southwest junior high girls basketball team won first place in the Wheaton JH tournament.

The Cassville football team rebounded in a big way in Week 8, forgetting about last week’s loss and exploding for a 42-6 victory over East Newton at home. Cassville (3-5) started the game with a methodical, 5:31 drive of 65 yards. Hernan Hernandez returned the opening kick to the 35, and during the drive, Jake Anthonysz dove to convert a fourth-and-2. ...

The Cassville softball team will vie a district title tonight. The Lady Wildcats (14-13) defeated Seneca (11-4) Thursday night, 8-1 in the Class 3, District 4 semifinal, setting up today’s Championship at 5 p.m. in Aurora. Cassville, the district’s No. 2 seed, faces Logan-Rogersville (19-8), the No. 1 seed...

For the first time in 17 tries over 13 years, the Cassville softball team has defeated Monett. The Lady Wildcats earned a hard-fought, 10-8 win over the Lady Cubs on Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 3, District 4 Tournament. Things didn’t look so hot for Cassville early on...

There was not much for Coach Lance Parnell to say to his football team on Friday after a 27-0 loss to Seneca other than to look ahead a week and take a step forward. The Wildcats (2-5) were shut out for the second time this season, struggling to move the ball more than any other game. Cassville managed only 4 first downs to Seneca’s 17, and the Wildcats were outgained by the Indians, 420-96...

Returning starters and team chemistry have proven their worth this season in Wheaton, as the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team has turned in more than 20 wins and is taking aim at a district championship. Wheaton (20-3) recently won Southwest Volleyfest, for the first time in decades according to Coach Robert Creekmore, and hope to lock down an Ozark 7 trophy, as well...

Two members of the Cassville girls golf team will head to Columbia next week to compete at the Class 2 Girls Golf State Championships. Avery Chappell and Alyzea Myers are the second and third qualifiers ever from Cassville. Chappell qualified with a 90, good for 4th place, and Myers shot a 111, finishing in 16th place. The scores were at a chilly and windy Class 2, District 3 Tournament on Monday at the Cassville Golf Club...

The Cassville cross country teams put on a show for home fans at the Cassville Invitational on Oct. 5 at South Park. Every runner on the squad ran a personal best for the season, and two Lady Wildcats earned top 10 finishes. “The meet was larger than it has been in the past with 26 schools bringing runners,” said Erin Flehmer, assistant cross country coach. “Overall the varsity girls finished 4th and the varsity boys finished 5th. We are very pleased with how our runners competed...

West Lamar, 4-0 Nevada, 4-1 McDonald County, 3-1 Seneca, 2-2 Cassville, 1-3 Monett, 1-4 East Newton 0-4 East Aurora, 5-0 Logan-Rogersville, 3-1 Hollister, 2-2 Marshfield, 2-2 Reeds Spring, 2-2 Springfield Catholic, 1-4 Mt. Vernon, 0-4 East Newton at Cassville...

It has been so long since Cassville has beat Monett in softball that the Missouri State High School Athletics Association does not have it on record. The Lady Cubs have dispatched the Lady Wildcats in 16 straight contests, and Cassville is hoping to change that today when the teams will meet for playoff action in Aurora at 5 p.m...

For the second time this season, the Cassville football team found itself at the wrong end of a shutout, as the Wildcats fell on the road to Seneca on Friday, 27-0.  The first half was the most Cassville (2-5) struggled to move the ball all year.  In six possessions, the Wildcats managed only two first downs. The first came via a pass interference call, and three plays later, an Indian interception took the ball the other way. ...

It all came down to the foot of Peter Littlefield. With 20 seconds left, the kicker drilled at point-after to give Cassville (2-4) an emotional 21-20 victory over visiting Monett (1-5) in the Barry County Brawl. The game was tiring not only for the players, but the coaches, as well...

In the first 15 games of its season, the Cassville soccer team (2-13) has played only five teams, one twice, with sub-.500 records, and the Wildcats hope the strength of their schedule will prepare them for the district playoff road that lies ahead...

On Sept. 28, the Cassville cross country teams traveled to Lamar to compete in a tough field of runners. The girls finished in 4th place, and the boys finished in 9th place. Individual results include: Girls Jolie Evans, 5th  Annie Moore, 14th Dakotah Anderson, 39th...

West Lamar, 3-0 McDonald County, 3-1 Nevada, 3-1 Seneca, 1-2 Cassville, 1-2 Monett, 1-3 East Newton 0-3 East Aurora, 3-0 Logan-Rogersville, 2-1 Marshfield, 2-1 Hollister, 2-1 Reeds Spring, 2-2 Springfield Catholic, 0-3 Mt. Vernon, 0-3 Lamar at Monett...

More than 30 Cassville High School alumni participated in the annual soccer alumni game on Saturday.

It all came down to the foot of Peter Littlefield. With 20 seconds left, the kicker drilled at point-after to give Cassville (2-4) an emotional 21-20 victory over visiting Monett (1-5) in the Barry County Brawl. Monett scored what seemed to be the go-ahead touchdown with 1:13 to go, a 40-yard pass to Konner Poynter...

The Barry County Brawl trophy has made itself at home in Cassville for the past four years, and the Wildcats are hoping to keep the streak alive this week when Monett comes to town. Lance Parnell, Cassville football coach, said there’s no question how much the game means to the team and the community...

Coaches are fond of saying every game is a big one, and while that may be true when it comes to growth and postseason positioning, no game in southwest Missouri may mean more in the hearts of players and fans than the Barry County Brawl. Entering its ninth edition, the Brawl is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested matchups in recent years. Both teams enter the game at 1-4 and with only one common opponent thus far in Nevada, and both teams fell to the Tigers by a similar margin...

The Cassville volleyball team (5-8) has had an up-and-down season, according to Coach Briana Kleine, and the Lady Wildcats are aiming to dial in some consistency during the conference portion of the season and as districts come calling. Cassville kicked off the year by going 2-3 in the Branson Invitational, then dropped 3 in a row before falling into a .500 routine. ...

The Southwest school district is sponsoring Pink Week Oct. 4-7 to promote breast cancer awareness, according Coach Steve Voyak. The middle school boys and girls basketball teams and the high school volleyball teams are organizing the event.  "We have been doing Pink Out for 12 years in volleyball," Voyak said. "Then, last year, Coach Destiny Jalbert and the middle school basketball teams did an event, so I just thought we should put all of them together and involve all grades, even elementary."...

On Thursday, the Cassville High School girls golf team hosted the Lady Cat Invitational at the Cassville Golf Course.

The Cassville soccer program will host its annual alumni game on Saturday, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. A total of 38 alumni have signed up to play, and there will be a silent auction featuring a signed Sporting Kansas City jersey. So far, $5,750 has been raised for the program, with more to come...

West Lamar, 3-0 McDonald County, 2-1 Nevada, 2-1 Seneca, 1-1 Monett, 1-2 East Newton 0-2 Cassville, 0-2 East Aurora, 2-0 Hollister, 2-0 Reeds Spring, 2-1 Marshfield, 1-1 Logan-Rogersville, 1-1 Springfield Catholic, 0-2 Mt. Vernon, 0-3 Monett at Cassville...


A fast start from the defending Class 2 state champion was too much for Cassville to overcome, falling 35-3 despite holding the Tigers to only 7 points in the second half.  The Wildcats started with the ball and showed offensive promise with a quick first down. However, the drive stalled and the ball was punted away to Lamar’s 40-yard line. ...

A big week awaits the Cassville football team (1-3), as the Wildcats head north to face the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2, perennial power Lamar. The defending state champions have been blazing their way though the Big 8 this season, toppling Springfield Catholic, Reeds Spring, McDonald County and Nevada by a combined score of 179-42...

In the last three meets, the Cassville girls cross country team has been silver or better, and the Lady Wildcats hope to continue channeling those results and turn them into a team bid to state. The Cassville girls cross country team earned a first-place finish in last week in the Class 1-3 division of the Monett Richard “Whitey” Mettlach Invitational...

The Cassville school district has welcomed Don Lentz, Mercy athletic trainer, as a member of the Wildcat team. Through a partnership with the district and Mercy, Lentz provides full-time sports medicine services to Cassville athletes, including injury prevention, medical evaluations and recovery...

The Cassville Middle School Volleyball 7th grade team won first place in the Monett 7th grade A Tournament on Saturday.

Southwest High School will host the 38th annual Volleyfest Tournament on Oct. 2 in Washburn, with 10 teams competing for the title. Along with Southwest, teams participating include: Crane, Verona, Wheaton, Exeter, Gentry (Ark.), and the defending champions from Pierce City. Spokane, Thomas Jefferson, and School of the Ozarks are in the event for the first time. Games begin at 8 a.m...

West Lamar, 2-0 Seneca, 1-0 Monett, 1-1 McDonald County, 1-1 Nevada, 1-1 Cassville, 0-1 East Newton 0-2 East Aurora, 2-0 Reeds Spring, 2-0 Hollister, 1-0 Marshfield, 1-1 Logan-Rogersville, 0-1 Mt. Vernon, 0-2 Springfield Catholic, 0-2 Cassville at Lamar...

Cassville's comeback bid against Logan-Rogersville came up short in a 28-13 loss on Friday. The game was much closer than the final 15-point margin as Rogersville tacked on a touchdown in the final 15 seconds of regulation. Cassville put themselves in great position with a trick play in the fourth quarter...

It has been eight years since the Cassville football team (1-2) had a sub-.500 record going into Week 4 of the season, and the Wildcats are hoping to match that 2013 campaign by righting the ship and producing a winning record, starting with getting back to even on Friday...

For high school golfers, consistently shooting in the 70s is a tough goal to achieve, but Cassville sophomore Avery Chappell is doing so this season. The Lady Wildcats have competed in a pair of events so far this year, one in Springfield and another in Marshfield, and Coach Jay Rogers is excited for how the season is going...

The Wildcat cross country runners went to Seneca on Thursday, with the girls taking 2nd as a team and the boys 4th. The results are as follows, with the top 25 medaling: Varsity girls Jolie Evans, 4th Annie Moore, 6th Marianne McCrackin, 17th Dakotah Anderson, 25th...

West Monett, 1-0 Lamar, 1-0 Nevada, 1-0 East Newton 0-1 McDonald County, 0-1 Seneca, 0-1 Cassville, 0-1 East Reeds Spring, 1-0 Marshfield, 1-0 Aurora, 1-0 Logan-Rogersville, 0-1 Springfield Catholic, 0-1 Mt. Vernon, 0-1 Hollister, 0-1 Logan-Rogersville at Cassville...

The Cassville football team was overpowered by a strong Nevada offense on Friday, falling to the Tigers, 46-20. Nevada started the scoring quickly, connecting on a 40-yard touchdown strike up the muddle only 1:11 in. The Wildcats fumbled the ball away on their first play from scrimmage, and Nevada added to the lead with a 1-yard run set up by a pass of about 30 yards...

The 2008 and 2009 Cassville state championship football teams will join some elite company this fall, as the teams will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame along with the likes of Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Tamba Hali and University of Missouri running back Devin West...

It was the best of games, it was the worst of games, it was a week of hope, followed by a week of despair. The Cassville football team (1-1) started the season with a bang, defeating Mt. Vernon 27-0, but the Wildcats’ fortunes turned on Friday, as they fell on the road to Marshfield, 35-0...

The Cassville softball team (4-3) unloaded a barrage of runs on Carl Junction last week, logging a 15-1 win on the road. Elly Ramaeker led the Lady Wildcats in hits with 4, and Ryleigh Burnette added 3. Isabelle Edwards, Kenzie Dilbeck and Kalee Lowe each knocked two. ...

Cassville High School varsity volleyball finished in second place in the silver division of the Branson tournament the weekend of Aug. 27.

West Seneca, 2-0 Nevada, 2-0 McDonald County, 2-0 Lamar, 2-0 Cassville, 1-1 East Newton 1-1 Monett, 0-2 East Reeds Spring, 1-1 Aurora, 1-1 Marshfield, 1-1 Hollister, 1-1 Springfield Catholic, 0-2 Mt. Vernon, 0-2 Logan-Rogersville, 0-2 Sarcoxie at Pierce City...

MARSHFIELD — It was a tale of two weeks for the Cassville football team (1-1) on Friday, as the Wildcats suffered a 35-0 loss on the road to Marshfield. The Jays started the contest hot, picking up a couple of firsts through the air, then quarterback Bryant Bull dropped a snap but picked it up and darted right 43 yards to open the scoring...

Delight filled the hearts of Wildcat Nation on Friday, as a young Cassville team with a lot of questions made a statement on home grass with a decisive shutout of Mt. Vernon. Lance Parnell, Cassville football coach, said the 27-0 victory was a testament to how the Wildcats, many of whom were starting for the first time at the varsity level, prepared throughout the week...

The Cassville athletics programs received word on Friday of their class and district assignments, and while the Wildcats’ placements largely didn’t change, their district groups did. Most notable in the changes is for the Cassville football team. While the Wildcats remain in Class 3, District 6, they may see some new logos on helmets this postseason...

A total of 19 Cassville High School football players and coaches from 1985-1989 were recognized on Friday prior to the Wildcats’ game against Mt. Vernon.

The Lady Wildcats dropped their opening game in the Marion C. Early Softball Tournament, sponsored by Sonic, to Camdenton, but followed up with a win over Walnut Grove. On day two, the team won both games over Hartville and Republic’s junior varsity to earn the Consolation Bracket Trophy...

West Lamar, 1-0 Cassville, 1-0 McDonald County, 1-0 Seneca, 1-0 Nevada, 1-0 Monett, 0-1 East Newton 0-1 East Reeds Spring, 1-0 Hollister, 1-0 Mt. Vernon, 0-1 Marshfield, 0-1 Aurora, 0-1 Springfield Catholic, 0-1 Logan-Rogersville, 0-1 Monett at Aurora...

A quick start and sustained play from Cassville led to a shutout win over Mt. Vernon, 27-0, to start the season. The Wildcats started the game with a bang, as Jadon Ewing broke free on a 37-yard run. A play and penalty later, quarterback Cutter Hicks blasted through the middle for a 28-yard touchdown. ...

Over the last few years, Cassville and Mt. Vernon have been two of the most evenly-matched teams in the Big 8 Conference, and this year is no different. Both squads are young, physical and hungry to prove themselves, especially after splitting results last year...

Brody Osborne, in black, and Jon Oliphant battle for a loose ball in the box during the Wildcats’ Black and Gold game Thursday.

The numbers have been assigned, helmets shined, pads distributed and depth charts crafted, all sure signs that Friday night football in southwest Missouri is back. This will be my 11th year of patrolling the gridiron sidelines on Friday nights in the fall, and it will be my eighth for the Cassville Democrat...

A total of 29 girls, including 14 ninth-graders, are out for the Southwest volleyball team that opens the season Saturday at the Verona Tournament. The Lady Trojans play Billings, Marionville, Everton and Miller in pool play in the 15-team event that will be played on three courts at two venues...

The Cassville football team will get its first sip of Friday night action this week, as the Wildcats will head north for their annual jamboree hoping to answer a few questions before Week 1 comes calling. Cassville participates in the Springfield Parkview jamboree with Willard and Forsyth, the last of which has replaced long-time participant Republic...

The Cassville volleyball team is looking to greatly improve the 4-17-1 record from last season, and the Lady Wildcats have plenty of opportunity to do so with the number of returners they have on the floor. Briana Kleine, Cassville volleyball coach, said three seniors will lead the way this season — Sharayah Seymour, a 2020 All-State selection, as well as Landry Parnell and Avery Crain...

The Purdy volleyball team capped an uncertain, COVID-affected 2020 season with only 10 players on the roster, but that should not be the case this season. Mica Propps, Purdy volleyball coach, said her team has been holding open gyms throughout the summer and recently started practice, working with twice the number of girls that finished last season...

Southwest will host a volleyball jamboree Monday with teams from Hurley, Purdy and Wheaton high schools. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for students and senior citizens. A concession stand will be available. Games scheduled include: • 5:30 p.m., Southwest against Wheaton...

The Wheaton volleyball team has high expectations for the upcoming season, as the Lady Bulldogs graduated only one senior from a 16-win 2020 squad. Robert Creekmore, Wheaton volleyball coach, said the team has held open gyms four days per week since June and started official practices on Monday...

An era of touchbacks and bigtime field goals ended in 2020 with the graduation of four-year starter Drake Reese, and the Cassville football team is now facing the task of filling his position, as well as many other special teams duties. Lance Parnell, Cassville foot- ball coach, said a newcomer is aiming to fill the boots of the prolific graduate — junior soccer standout Peter Littlefield...

It has been more than two years since the Cassville boys soccer team has had a player net 15 goals in a season, and the team is hoping to change that stat this season by creating more scoring chances. Jake Forste, Cassville soccer coach, said he has four returning seniors on this year’s team, Dylan Renkoski, Jon Oliphant, Josh Case and Eli Leach, all of whom will start...

The Cassville cross country teams are strong when it comes to numbers this season, though between the boys and girls, there is only one senior runner. Courtney Kirk, Cassville cross country coach, said about 10 boys and 10 girls have been participating in summer workouts in June and July...

Experience will be at a premium in the trenches for the Cassville football team this year, as not many snaps are coming back to the offensive or defensive lines. Lance Parnell, Cassville football coach, said his men are a bit smaller than in years past, but they are not skimping on strength...

An accomplished athlete and coach has found his way to the Purdy school district this summer, where he is breaking into administration for the first time. Danny Powers, who spent four years as a basketball coach in Cassville then six as baseball coach in Neosho, began duties on July 15 as the Purdy athletic director and K-12 assistant principal...

The Southwest school district has released its fall sports practice schedule for high school and junior high athletics. High school practices all start Aug. 9, with baseball from 1-3:15 p.m., volleyball from 9 a.m. to noon and cross country starting at 8 a.m...

Members of the Cassville football team work a drill during camp last week at William Jewel College in Liberty.