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A determined Lamar team invaded Wildcat Stadium Friday and handed Cassville its second loss of the season, 40-20. The game was a challenge from the opening kick. The ball rolled off the tee as Drake Reese hit it, giving Lamar good field position at the Wildcats 48...

Freddy Joe Gurwell, 73, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Wichita, Kan., son of Gene and Margaret Gurwell. He grew up and completed his education in Chanute, Kan. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy, where he served for the next four years. ...

Four games into the 2020 season and the Cassville football team (3-1) is starting to hit its stride. After a Week 1 loss, the Wildcats have ripped off three wins, and even more impressive is the fact the team continues to improve each week. Coach Lance Parnell has said in times past that a coach is never 100 percent happy with his team’s performance. Simply put, there is always something they can do to improve...

It was the most fun 24 minutes of the season thus far. The first half of the Cassville game against Logan-Rogersville could be called an offensive clinic. The Wildcats scored on every possession and built a 30-0 lead behind the return of quarterback Hayden Sink and running back Zach Coenen...

Usually, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) releases its classifications and district pod pairings for fall sports in August. However, due to COVID-19, those pairings were pushed off nearly a month as MSHSAA allowed schools to decide if they would be able to compete in a playoff format...

Andrew Berndt, left, dribbles by Juliette Okel during the Cassville Alumni Soccer Game Saturday.

West East Lamar at Cassville Buffalo at Aurora East Newton at Marshfield Logan-Rogersville at Mt. Vernon Monett at Nevada Sweet Springs at Pierce City Seneca at McDonald County Reeds Spring at Hollister McDonald County at Monett, 13-7 Cassville at Logan-Rogersville, 43-6...

The Cassville football team came out firing Friday and never looked back, cruising behind a clinical offensive display for a 43-6 victory. After deferring the kick, Cassville won possession quickly with a Brett Cooper interception only a few plays in...

It will be a big ole Wildcat fight on Friday when Cassville (2-1) travels to Logan-Rogersville (2-1) for football action. Rogersville was 3-18 over the last two seasons, but in his third year, Coach Matt Talbert has put together a squad that is turning heads in the conference...

It wasn’t all cheers and joy after a 47-28 win over Nevada Friday, but Cassville’s football team was encouraged to have grown as a team in another week. The Wildcats’ offense was big Friday, but the third quarter was cause for concern in the mind of Coach Lance Parnell. Up 33-8, the Wildcats allowed the Tigers to bring the deficit to 12 before scoring one more time to salt away the game...

The Cassville girls cross-country team ran away with the team title at the Seneca cross-country meet on Thursday. The Lady Wildcats recorded 43 team points, which was 11 better than Neosho with 54. In cross country, the lowest score wins. Jordyn Stafford paced the Lady Wildcats with a sixth-place finish in 21:21.50. Annie Moore was seventh with a time of 21:41.40...

West East McDonald County at Monett Cassville at Logan-Rogersville East Newton at Seneca Hollister at marshfield Nevada at Lamar Mt. Vernon at Aurora Springfield Catholic at Reeds Spring Pierce City at Ash Grove Monett at East Newton, 21-20 OT Cassville at Nevada, 47-28...

NEVADA — It was a win two hours from home Friday after a big offensive night put Cassville too far out of the reach of Nevada, 47-28. Cassville found paydirt in a hurry. Three plays in, Jericho Farris broke free on a pitch left and trucked 58 yards to give Cassville the lead...

Cassville Coach Lance Parnell is well aware of the huge contest that awaits the Wildcats on Friday as they invade 2-0 Nevada. "I see a drastically improved football team over the one we played last year," Parnell said. "They return all their starters. They were young last year, and now, that experience is paying off,"...

After a Week 1 loss on the road, the Cassville football team worked hard in practice on a mental skill they hoped would help them win in Week 2 — togetherness. The change in mindset paid off for Cassville, as the Wildcats held on to a 2-point lead and defeated Marshfield in the home opener, 22-20...

A fourth place finish was not exactly what the Cassville soccer team had in mind as it opened the 2020 campaign with its home tournament, but the team was encouraged by its play over the three-game series. “Overall, I think we played good,” said Jake Forste, Cassville coach. ...

The Cassville Middle School Cheerleading Team attended cheer camp in August at the FEMA building on campus at Cassville.

West East Logan- Springfield Monett at East Newton Cassville at Nevada Aurora at Logan-Rogersville Seneca at Hollister Lamar at McDonald County Marshfield at Springfield Catholic Reeds Spring at Mt. Vernon Pierce City at Sarcoxie Aurora at Monett, 22-7...

Cassville wrapped up its soccer tournament Saturday. McDonald County won the championship over Aurora, 1-0. New Covenant took third place with a 2-0 win over Cassville, and Kickapoo's C team finished fifth with a 7-1 win over the Cassville junior varsity...

The Cassville football team never trailed Friday, but the Wildcats could not have won a closer game over Marshfield, 22-20. Cassville opened the scoring with a 2-yard rush by Jericho Farris with 55 seconds left in the opening quarter. Before the quarter horn, the Bluejays struck with a 66-yard answer to tie the game at 7-7...

It may be only Week 2 of the football season, but one of the biggest games in southwest Missouri will be played in Cassville, as the Wildcats (0-1) host Marshfield (0-1). Both teams come into the game looking for the first win of the season, and both teams know that they could have played better in Week 1...

The Cassville football team is answering some questions of itself this week after a season-opening loss to Mt. Vernon that left the players and coaches wanting more. Lance Parnell, Cassville coach, said while it was good to be playing football again, a 21-13 loss to the Mountaineers — with the final touchdown coming on a 38-yard hail mary with 12 seconds left — was not the start the Class 3 No. 1-ranked team had in mind...

The Cassville school district released its guidelines for fans this season in order to meet social distancing regulations at its sporting events. The district stressed that these guidelines could change at anytime. They are as follows: Indoor events:...

Last year was a season that the Southwest volleyball team would like to chalk up to a learning experience. The Lady Trojans had just one senior and went 4-25. With that season now gone, the hope is that what was learned will payoff with the returning experience...

West East Aurora at Monett Marshfield at Cassville Mt. Vernon at East Newton Hollister at Nevada Reeds Spring at Lamar Logan-Rogersville at Seneca Springfield Catholic at McDonald County Diamond at Pierce City Lockwood at Pierce City, 47-20 Aurora at McDonald County, 50-36...