Sports

Wildcats blank Houn’ Dawgs 44-0
The Cassville football team followed its season-opening Barry County Brawl victory with another dominant performance Friday, shutting out Aurora 44-0 on the road.

XC aims for postseason push
The Cassville cross country program has started the season with its sights set on the same destination it has pursued in recent years — the state meet.

Twinning and winning
For nearly 13 years, twin sisters Audrey and Taylor Kennedy have done everything together, and their teamwork recently helped one of the pair achieve a goal she had been chasing since freshman year.

Wildcats top Bolivar in overtime
The Cassville boys soccer team bested district opponent Bolivar in overtime on Thursday, 2-1. Junior Preston Driskill opened the scoring with a goal from a header, assisted by senior Mason Rillstone. Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, freshman William Ray scored his first ever varsity goal — in walk-off fashion — by tucking in the rebound of a shot by Driskill in the first half of overtime.

Sullivan, LeCompte families honored
This season, the Cassville Wildcat Football team will honor the memory of John Sullivan by wearing a gold "JS" sticker on the backs of their helmets. Sullivan was a lifelong contributor to Cassville Football. From his playing days in the 1960s, to the many Thursday night team meals he provided, and his years spent on the sidelines keeping stats, Sullivan was a huge part of not only the football program but the entire Cassville community. "We will never be able to thank John and his wife, Janet, enough for all they have done," a football program press release said. :John's presence is deeply missed throughout our community, but perhaps most of all, we'll miss that unforgettable 'John Sullivan chuckle.'" Cassville Athletic Director Lance Parnell, left. presented John's wife, Janet Sullivan, with a photo and helmet in his honor prior to the Aug. 28 home opener against Monett.

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Publisher’s View — Kyle Troutman: You won’t regret it
For the past few years, Cassville’s fall sports programs have been on the up, and this year, things have started exceptionally positive. On Friday, the football team lit up Wildcat…

4 in a row!
For the last three years, the Cassville football team put up more than 40 points on cross-county rival Monett in the Barry County Brawl, and the Wildcats repeated the feat on Friday, besting the Cubs, 47-18, in a Week 1 victory at home.

Lady Tigers pouncing on change
The Exeter volleyball team enters this season with a new head coach, a deep roster and a willingness to embrace change as the squad looks to take steps forward.
Lady Wildcats take 5 to the course
The Cassville girls golf team enters the season with plenty of room to grow, but coach Clayton Bagby said the Lady Wildcats have already shown the work ethic needed to make progress throughout the year.



