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A district championship appearance last season has this year’s Cassville girls basketball team hungry for more, and the Lady Wildcats will hope to achieve their goals under new management. Clayton Bagby takes over the program, headed up by Reed Smith for just one season last year, that went 14-14, its first .500 season since 2017-2018, defeating East Newton and Mt.

LeCompte, Stillings representing Varsity Spirit at Pearl Harbor Parade Two Cassville High School cheerleaders will travel nearly 4,000 miles from home for an upcoming performance. Jillian LeCompte and Caysee Stillings will be representing Varsity Cheer at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec.

The Cassville boys soccer program has made small strides each season improving its play style and record, and the Wildcats earned an achievement this season not accomplished in the last 13 — a winning record.

Sixty years after winning the Class S Championship, the Exeter boys basketball team of 1963 is being recognized for the achievement with an induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Set for Dec.

The Purdy girls basketball team is under new management this season, as a former Monett assistant has taken the reins of a program returning five players, including last season’s leading scorer. Drew Williams, three-year assistant for the Monett boys team now in his first head coaching job, said he is excited to return to his alma mater.

Senior libero Olivia Erwin and sophomore setter Laura Jean Henry were both named to the SWCL Conference volleyball team. Erwin led the Lady Trojans in digs, receptions and aces, while Henry was tops in assists and serve percentage.

The best qualities of a football team could be described with word like speedy, intelligent or powerful, but Cassville Football Coach Clay Weldy used another word to describe his Wildcats this season — Gritty.

Southwest High School will celebrate Tipoff to the basketball season on Tuesday, Nov. 22 against Pierce City. The candidates are: senior Feanne Damen, junior Julika Petermann, sophomore Ashlin Batts, cheer candidate junior Kayla Hendrix and freshman Lilian Sanders. The queen will be crowned between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games. Contributed photo

The Wheaton volleyball team nearly met its goal of a district title, falling to Galena in the championships, but the Lady Bulldogs still achieved a winning record and immense growth with a revamped offense. Robert Creekmore, Wheaton volleyball coach, said overall, it was a successful year.

The Exeter boys basketball team is looking to three athletes to lead the Tigers this season — its glue, it’s guard and its big. Tremayne Williams, Exeter boys basketball coach, enters the season at 12-34 and in his third year, saying success has been hard to come by, but Exeter is no longer a team opponents can overlook.