Sports
Cassville turns in back-to-back .500 seasons
For two years in a row, the Cassville girls basketball team has been at exactly .500, and with a few key pieces graduating this year, the team aims to keep pace in coming seasons. Clayton Bagby, Cassville girls basketball coach, said when he started the job last summer, goals were tough to set.
Jig On the Water: Trout Tips from Tim
March 15, 2023 The water is in great shape, and the river was running 144CFS as of Sunday morning, which is not too bad since we’ve had quite a bit of rain. The river is not muddy but it is not clear.
Lady Wildcats reload in year 5
Cassville girls soccer team keeping chemistry strong A pride point for the Cassville girls soccer team is the chemistry between members, built over five years of positive reinforcement and allowing the team to reload with multiple starters and a full team of letterwinners returning. Jake Forste, Cassville soccer coach, said the Lady Wildcats, coming off a 9-14 season last year, hope to play to their strengths this season.
One to remember
When it comes to reaching goals, the Southwest boys basketball team has few regrets this season. The Class 3, District 12 champions, for the first time in 57 years, and Southwest Holiday Tournament champions turned in a 21-8 season filled with excitement and celebration.
VIDEO: Cassville state wrestling highlights
Highlights from the medal matches and trophy ceremony for the Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams at the 2023 MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships.
Wildcats reflect on year of leadership, growth
Defense has been the ticket all season for Cassville, allowing less than 50 points per game on average, but the train line came to a stop last week against an Aurora team with a hot second half of shooting.
Scoreboard, March 8
All local basketball teams’ seasons ended in the last two weeks. Exeter’s boys and girls fell in the opening rounds of the Class 1, District 4 tournaments.
Jig On the Water: Trout Tips from Tim
The water is running just a bit over 200 CFS as of Sunday, and that is high, but very fishable. Bigger streamers, woollybuggers, heaiver nymphs work well right now, as do san juan worms, glo-balls, mega worms, mop flies.
Wheaton grows with size challenge
ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com The tallest Wheaton girls basketball player this season was only 5-4, but the Lady Bulldogs did not let age or size challenges squash their growth on the court this season. Finishing at 5-22, Wheaton Coach Jessica Dermott said a squad of only seven players, three of whom were freshmen, met many individual goals and continued to improve through the season.
