Sports
District seeds delivered
Five Barry County baseball teams will compete in three district tournaments this week and next, one of which is being hosted by Purdy.
Opportunity shouts
Cassville athletics fans know the name Kyler Hayward for her years on the basketball and softball teams, but the senior recently signed to a collegiate program for a sport she has not participated in since middle school.
Kelley clinches state qualification
Enduring inclement weather and a rain delay, one member of the Cassville boys golf team has extended his season another couple weeks.
5 events move to sectionals
For three individual thinclads and one relay team, qualification to the Class 3 2025 Track and Field Championship is within grasp.
Small schools, big ballpark
Thirty-seven high school baseball players from Purdy and Southwest enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime on Saturday, getting to play a regular-season spring baseball game in a ballpark larger than either of their coaches have ever played in.
Roadrunner on the track
Cassville senior Makaiden Bolles hopes to emulate her new team mascot in the fall, as she has signed to run track for State Fair Community College in Sedalia in the fall.
On the diamond for the Valor
Cassville senior Lauren Sparkman is continuing the family trend of signing for a collegiate athletic scholarship, as she penned her name recently to a letter of intent to play softball at Evangel University in Springfield.
Vanderhoef named FCA’s ‘Female Athlete of the Year’
Lorelei VanDerhoef, a senior at Cassville High School, was awarded “Female Athlete of the Year” and a $1,000 scholarship from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of South Central Missouri in a special ceremony at Big Cedar Lodge in Branson on April 1.
Scoreboard, May 7
The Cassville boys track and field team earned 11 individual medals and a 7th-place team finish at the Big 8 Conference meet Thursday in McDonald County. Individual results include:
District softball seeds set
Three Barry County softball teams will compete in Purdy this week and next in the Class 1, District 5 tournament, hosted by Purdy High School.
