Sports
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.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cassville girls v Aurora (District Semi), 3/2/23
Scenes from the Cassville girls basketball district semifinal against Aurora.
Party on, girls
The Cassville girls wrestling team was easy to spot at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships — just look for the girls in party hats and novelty sunglasses. The Lady Wildcats entered state with high expectations, ranked No.
Making a STATE-ment
The Cassville boys wrestling team took a record number of members to the Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships Wednesday and Thursday, and they have returned with a record number of medals.
All in the family
Prep athletics coaches commonly call their team a family, but the Cassville wrestling program is taking the mantra a little more literally. A total of eleven boys and girls wrestlers qualified for the 2023 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships, and more than half are related.
Big Red believes
“Belief creates vision; belief creates strength of will; belief creates resilience; and belief ignites and activates.” The Southwest boys basketball team (21-7) rode that wave of belief to a historic moment on Friday, upsetting Sparta 56-42 in the Class 3, District 12 championship in Diamond — the first for the team in 57 years.
PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest v Stockton (District Championship)
Scenes from Southwest's 56-42 win over Stockton on Friday in the Class 3, Distirct 12 championship game. It is the first district title for Southwest in 57 years.
