Basketball
Exeter eyes growth behind veteran core
With four returning starters and a blend of experience and new energy, the Exeter girls basketball team expects cohesion and versatility to take center stage.
Purdy hoops looks to turn corner
Purdy girls basketball coach Stephanie Heman enters her second season at the helm hoping a year of experience — and a bolstered schedule — will help the Lady Eagles turn a corner.
Lady Wildcats return 5 letterwinners
The Cassville girls basketball team is entering new season with experience, depth and returning production, looking to build on last year’s success and district title game appearance.
Senior-less Lady Bulldogs start season
The Wheaton girls basketball team is looking forward to a year of growth and development behind a deep junior class and an energetic new group of freshmen.
Eagles retool after senior-heavy season
Second-leading scorer, 3-point shooter returns
Effort, competition to define Wildcats
Coming off its lowest-win season since 2020, the Cassville boys basketball team is under new management, and new Coach Mike Ray brings more than two decades of coaching experience to the floor as he looks to rebuild a program hungry for success.
6 return to Bulldogs hoops
The Wheaton boys basketball team is looking to improve on a 3-win season last year, welcoming back six returners to a squad that prides itself on defense.
Lady Trojans tout defense, chemistry
With a new basketball season starting on Nov. 22, Shawn Johnson, Southwest girls basketball coach, said his squad is focused on steady growth and team-minded play.
Year in Photos — Barry County boys basketball
Southwest’s Kasen Holder rises above the crowd for 2 during a Southwest Holiday Tournament game last season.
Year in Photos — Cassville boys basketball
Publisher’s note: Throughout the summer, the Cassville Democrat will feature the best unprinted photos from each team photographed during the 2024-2025 athletics seasons. — KT
