Basketball
Lady ‘Cats take 2nd in district
For the second year in a row, the Cassville girls basketball team reached the Class 4, District 12 championship game, and also for the second year in a row, the Lady Wildcats suffered the same result.
Wildcats close year with double-digit wins
The Cassville boys basketball team showed growth throughout this season while adjusting to a new system and culture under first-year coach Mike Ray.
Lady Trojans produce 19-win season
The Southwest girls basketball team turned in one of the program’s most successful seasons in more than a decade, finishing with a 19-8 record and one tournament title.
Exeter completes comeback title win over Wheaton
Down by 7 early in the fourth quarter of the Friday’s Class 1, District 4 girls basketball championship against Wheaton, Exeter refused to give in, crafting an 18-point final frame to win the team’s first district title since 2012 with a 41-37 victory.
BasketBrawl round 3 set
Boys district basketball tournaments are underway, with four county schools seeing action this week and round three of an in-county rivalry tipping off next week.
Lady Wildcats lock in No. 2 seed
As district basketball tournaments ramp up, Barry County girls hoops squads will put their seasons on the line this week and next.
Scoreboard, Feb. 25
The Cassville girls basketball team welcomed the Nevada Tigers to town on Friday night in a double header with the boys team and celebrating senior night.
Scoreboard, Feb. 18
Cassville Middle School boys basketball teams finished the regular season strong this week and carried their momentum into the opening round of the Big 8 Tournament.
Scoreboard, Feb. 11
Cassville posted a 2-1 overall record, including a pair of Big 8 wins, in a three-game effort last week. The Lady Wildcats traveled to rival Monett on Feb. 2, where both teams entered the game at 13-5 and battled back and forth for three quarters before finally creating a little space in the final frame, going on to win the game 57-47.
Lady Trojans enter final stretch
With 14 wins and seven games left on the regular-season slate, the Southwest girls basketball team is setting its sights on a conference title and making some noise in a district with two more teams with as many wins.
