Wildcats take 11 medals at Big 8

The Cassville boys track and field team earned 11 individual medals and a 7th-place team finish at the Big 8 Conference meet Thursday in McDonald County. Individual results include:

1st place

Pole Vault Corbin Rhoads, 3.90m

2nd place

3200m Preston Driskill, 10:46.28

3rd place

4×100 Relay Mace Bredeson, Kyle Bailey, Kamden Beebe, Jacob Walker, 44.88

4th place

Kyle Bailey, 100m 11.47

5th place

1600m Trever Garnett, 4:58.87

Pole Vault Logan Parsons, 3.45m

4×800 Relay Jameson Barnes, Jacob Hudson, Preston Driskill, Trever Garnett , 9:06.94

6th place

3200m Jameson Barnes, 11:25.22

7th place

400m Trever Garnett, 53.92

8th place

1600m Jacob Hudson, 5:07.62

4×400 Relay Jarrett Paul, Marvin Polanco, Noah Driskill, Peyton Anderson, 4:10.59

Cassville girls compete in Big 8

The Cassville girls track and field team competed at the Big 8 Conference meet Thursday in McDonald County. finishing 7th as a team and earning 10 individual medals. Individual results include:

1st place (First Team All-Conference)

Discus: Aaliyah Franklin, 34.64m

2nd place (Second Team All-Conference)

Shot Put: Aaliyah Franklin, 11.29m

4th place

100m: Evelyn Elliott, 13.03

4×800 relay: Claire Reuter, Brynn Whittenburg, Angela Byerly, Kayli Anderson, 11:56.72

6th place

100m: Brylee Gross, 13.31

Shot Put: Shelby Knoefler, 9.86m

7th place

4×200 relay: Brynn Whittenburg, Makaiden Bolles, Evelyn Elliott, Brylee Gross, 1:53

High Jump: Kenzie Wall, 1.35m

Javelin: Lauren Sparkman, 29.9m

8th place

4×100 relay: Brynn Whittenburg, Makaiden Bolles, Evelyn Elliott, Brylee Gross, 53.51

Cassville snaps 5-game skid

The Cassville baseball team (6-9-1) broke a 5-game losing steak Friday with a 6-2 victory over Hollister. The Wildcats had previously fallen to Lamar, 11-4; Monett, 9-4; East Newton, 4-0; Diamond, 10-6; and Nevada, 6-0. Cassville travels to Aurora today (Wednesday) and hosts Reeds Spring Thursday. An away contest at McDonald County Friday and home game against Blue Eye on Monday wrap up the regular season. Class 4, District 11 seeds have yet to be determined. he tournament is May 15-24 in Monett.

Lady Eagles win SWCL title

The Purdy softball team (16-7) cruised to a SouthWest Central League title on Saturday, defeating Galena, 15-0, in the semifinals and Southwest, 11-1, in the conference championship. The pair of wins extended the Lady Eagles win streak to six games. Purdy traveled to Jasper on Tuesday and host Galena in the Class 1, District 5 tournament at 2 p.m. on Friday.

Tigers 5-2 in last seven

The Exeter baseball team (9-6) is 5-2 in its last seven contests, including a game where 43 runs were plated. The Tigers defeated Galena 23-20 on April 14, then bested Wheaton, 9-8; Blue Eye, 9-8; and McAuley Catholic, 9-3. A pair of back-to-back losses came on the road at McAuley Catholic, 13-2, and New Heights Christian Academy, 4-1. Then, Exeter defeated Verona, 12-2, on April 28. The Tigers are playing in the Miller Invitational this week, then travel to Wheaton Monday and host Hurley Tuesday in the regular-season finale. The Class 1, District 5 tournament seeds are yet to be determined. The tournament will be May 15-23 in Billings.

Exeter softball on 5-game run

The Exeter softball team (12-10) is on a five-game winning streak as of Monday morning. The Lady Tigers have defeated Galena, 16-0; Wheaton, 12-1; New Heights Christian Academy, 11-2; Verona, 16-1; and Wheaton again, 10-5 in extra innings. Exeter traveled to Lockwood on Monday and hosted Lamar on Tuesday, with results not available at presstime. Exeter faces Verona in the Class 1, District 5 tournament on Friday at 5 p.m. in Purdy.