Stories from Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Clutch hitting, timely defense and Mother Nature all worked in the Purdy Eagles favor on May 9 as the defeated Clever 6-4 at Purdy. Brent Cornman's three-run double with the bases loaded in the fourth inning capped an improbable six-run fourth inning to lift the Eagles...

The sixth-seeded Southwest Trojans baseball team opened district play on Saturday, May 11 at Clever with a 7-5 upset third-seeded Blue Eye. The first inning was a little rough defensively. Both teams combined for six errors. Despite the miscues, Coach Kenny Ferguson's Trojans held a 3-2 lead...

Seniors finish season with home victory

The Southwest Lady Trojans finished 12th with 23 points at the Class 2 sectional track meet at Fair Grove on Saturday, May 11. Southwest was lead by Montana Hendrix's second place high jump. She cleared the bar at 5'2" while qualifying for state. The Lady Trojans also qualified for state in the 4x400 relay. The team of Megan Cook, Hendrix, Shannon Mitchell and Nicole Ickes tooking third in 4:26.11...

The Bolivar Liberators and Lady Liberators swept the team titles at the Class 3, District 6 track championships at Carl Junction on Saturday, May 11. Bolivar's boys won with 96 points, and the girls piled up 120 points in earning their victory lap. Cassville's boys were ninth with 33 points, while Monett placed 14th with 22.5 points...

The Cassville Wildcat baseball team's season concluded with an 11-0 loss to the Seneca Indians on May 13 in the Class 4, District 11 tournament at Seneca. The Wildcats (10-14) held off the Indians for the first three innings, only allowing a pair of runs in the first frame and a single tally in the third inning. However, an eight-run fourth by Seneca built a hill that proved too steep for the Wildcats to climb...