Sports
16 bring home Big 8 medals
The Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams posted impressive showings at their respective Big 8 Conference Tournaments, reeling in a total of 16 top-three finishes.
Wildcats fall in last two games, host Seneca Friday
Cassville's Aiden Whittington puts up a shot in a contest against Hollister on Jan. 19. The Wildcats fell in the contest, 63-54. Cassville hosts Seneca (1-12) on Friday, then travels to Monett for the Barry County BasketBrawl on Feb. 3.
Scoreboard, Jan. 28
The Cassville girls basketball team completed a three game week, playing Monday at Forsyth, Tuesday at home against Springfield Catholic and Thursday at Pleasant Hope.
Lady Wildcats best Springfield Central
Cassville's Alex Holycross reels in a rebound during action against Springfield Central on Thursday. The Lady Wildcats prevailed in the contest, 56-27.
Tigers seek consistency
On Friday, Exeter Boys Basketball coach Josh Trammell started his ninth different set of starters in 13 games, a trend the Tigers hope to break as they approach conference and district play in coming weeks.
Scoreboard, Jan. 21
The Cassville boys basketball team competed in the Crane tournament last week.
Hilburn hits 1,500
Exeter senior Shea Hilburn crossed the 1,500-career-points mark on Monday in a 60-20 loss at Seneca. The Lady Tigers are 4-9 this season and play in the Lady Bear Classic this week.
Wildcats 3rd in Monett tourney
The Cassville boys wrestling team is enjoying a third-place team finish at the 54th Annual Monett Boys Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, assessing their performances as they begin to look toward the fast-approaching postseason on the mats.
Lady Wildcats medal thrice in Monett
A Cassville girls wrestler basked in the spotlight on Friday, taking first place in her weight class and being voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Scoreboard, Jan. 14
The Cassville girls basketball team opened conference play with a 68-52 road win at Aurora on Jan. 4.
