Cassville Democrat: Sports

Lady Wildcats shock Clever, 56-54 (02/01/12)
"I was excited," admitted Chris Shore after watching his Lady Wildcats upset the Clever Lady Blue Jays on Friday night. "This was a win (56-54) that this group of girls deserved. It was time for them to beat one of those really good teams." Clever came to Cass-ville with an impressive 14-3 record and an experienced lineup that featured senior center Michaela Hanafin. ...

'Cats fall to tourney hosts (02/01/12)
The Cassville Wildcats beat a good Fair Grove team, 66-55, in the opening round of the 78th annual Liberator Tournament at Bolivar on Thursday night. But the Wildcats lost a tense defensive struggle to Morrisville on Friday night, 37-34, and then fell to host Bolivar in Saturday's third-place game, 61-35...

Trojans down Seneca, 55-42 (02/01/12)
The Southwest Trojans traveled to Seneca on Thursday night and came away with a 55-42 win over the Indians. The Trojans relied on a balanced scoring attack and their trademark stifling defense to subdue the Indians. Three Southwest players reached double figures, and Seneca scored a mere 16 points in the entire second half, with half of those coming from the free-throw line...

Purdy beats Jasper (02/01/12)
The Purdy Lady Eagles basketball team earned a 68-38 victory over Jasper Friday night. The Lady Eagles dominated the game from start to finish, outscoring Jasper 20-8 in the first period and leading 42-21 at halftime. "It was a good night," said Purdy coach Grant Young. "We had a week off and came into the game with fresh legs. We moved the ball up and down the floor really well."...

Purdy boys split varsity games (02/01/12)
The Purdy Eagles basketball team couldn't overcome a slow start and fell 55-48 to Thomas Jefferson last Tuesday night. "We got behind early and were taken out of our game plan," said Purdy coach Tommy Egan. "I was proud of the boys. They fought back in the second half. We cut the lead down to 2 points, but TJ hit some clutch shots."...

Looking for help (02/01/12)

Cheering the Eagles to victory (02/01/12)
Democrat Photo/Jared Lankford The 2012 Purdy High School cheerleading squad is pictured above. In the front row, from left, are: Careya Garcia, Avery McCord and Esmeralda Perez. Second row: Viri Aldava, Dani Wieferich, Micaela Adams, Katie Clay and Echo the Eagle Lucas White...

Big boys battle (02/01/12)

SW players earn academic honors (02/01/12)
Seven Southwest volleyball players were named to the Academic All-State team. The girls needed a 3.6 grade point average to qualify. Juniors Taylor Mettlach, Atisha Boudreau, Jerri Lynn Henry and Megan Light, Sharllana Gonzales and sophomores Montana Hendrix and Lauren Mitchell were all recognized...

CHS girls finish fourth in tourney (01/25/12)
The Cassville Lady Wildcats went 1-2 at the Lady Comet Invitational at Marionville last week, ending with a loss to Pleasant Hope in the third place game on Saturday. "It was a tough tournament with some really good teams, and I thought our kids competed well," said Cassville's Chris Shore...

Wheaton teams pick up victories (01/25/12)
The Wheaton Bulldogs picked up a nice win to open play in the Crane invitational Tournament on Monday night, beating Pierce City 67-36 in a commanding performance. The Bulldogs led 14-10 after the first quarter and 34-22 at halftime. A huge third quarter gave Wheaton the lead for good as the Bulldogs outperformed Pierce City 21-5 to taken a 51-27 advantage into the fourth quarter...

Purdy secures wins over PC, Lady Eagles down Dadeville (01/25/12)
The Purdy Eagles pulled off a 66-56 victory over Pierce City in Friday night basketball action. "We were pretty rusty tonight," said Purdy coach Tommy Egan. "Pierce City did a good job of breaking us down off the dribble and finding an open shooter. I thought we finally settled down on defense in the fourth quarter and hit some tough shots to secure the win."...

Purdy JV captures tourney championship (01/25/12)

CHS Wildcats tip the Tigers 70-51 (01/18/12)
TJ Matthews and Jaime Everett were crowned as Cassville High School's 2012 Tip-Off king and queen, and the Cassville Wildcats saluted them with a Big 8 Conference victory over visiting Lamar on Friday night, 70-51. "I was worried about Trey Rose's conditioning going into this game," said Cassville's Danny Powers. "But he had no trouble staying on the floor."...

SW rolls past TJ and Verona in Ozark 7 action (01/18/12)
The Southwest Trojans rolled to a third consecutive conference win on Tuesday, Jan. 10, taking a 65-58 victory over the visiting Verona Wildcats. After winning their own holiday tournament, the Trojans have notched wins over Exeter, Thomas Jefferson and Verona to run their season record to 11-3 to go with a 4-1 conference slate...

Purdy splits games with Seneca (01/18/12)
The Purdy basketball squads split games with the Seneca Indians last Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles started out slow and fell behind 10-1 but recovered for a commanding 73-42 victory over the Lady Indians. "In each of our last four games, we have started slow and dug ourselves into a hole," said Purdy coach Grant Young. "Seneca came out on fire. I thought we did a good job of responding, and once we got rolling, we played pretty well."...

He's got drive (01/18/12)

Southwest ladies batter Verona 61-33 (01/18/12)
The Southwest Lady Trojans relied on 18-point performances from Nicole Ickes and Michaela Mitchell to run away from Verona 61-33 on Tuesday night at Washburn. Southwest's trapping pressure defense limited Verona's All-State guard Tristan Carrasquillo to just 6 points and held the Lady Wildcats to just 13 total points in the second half...

Purdy Eagles win Miller tournament (01/11/12)
The Purdy Eagles won the Miller Invitational Tournament Saturday with a 46-41 victory over Spokane. "This is an exciting time for our program to be able to win the Miller Tournament," said Purdy coach Tommy Egan. "It was a hard-fought game against a well-coached and disciplined Spokane team. We thought the scoring would have to be in the 60's for us to have the advantage. It was very encouraging to find a way to win in a low-scoring, defensive struggle."...

More honors (01/11/12)

Lady Wildcats fall to Blue Eye, 46-32 (01/11/12)
The Cassville Lady Wildcats dropped a non-conference game to Blue Eye on Thursday, losing 46-32 in front of a large home crowd. It was a disappointing outcome, coming on the heels of a stirring 50-36 come-from-behind victory over Hollister just two days earlier...

Southwest girls top Exeter, 49-25 (01/11/12)
The Southwest Lady Trojans went on the road Friday night, winning an Ozark 7 Conference game at Exeter, 49-25. Just a scant three weeks earlier, these two teams met in the opening round of the Walnut Grove Tournament and Southwest squeaked out a 43-41 win...

Bowl victory (01/11/12)

Basketball teams return to hardwood (01/11/12)
After a long Christmas break and some interesting tournament games, area high schools saw their basketball teams return to regular season action last week. In an Ozark 7 Conference border war, the Southwest Trojans doubled up Exeter, 82-41 on Friday night. Southwest blew this game wide open early, leading 60-21 at halftime...

Senior leader (01/11/12)
Chuck Nickle Photography Cassville senior Kennadi Howard surveys the court during action last week. The Lady Wildcats suffered a disappointing 46-32 loss to Blue Eye. Howard put up 11 points during the game.

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