With Nixa center Laila Grant emerging from the Lady Eagles’ locker room Friday distraught and down on herself, guard Lily Mahy quickly consoled her.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/20/24
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STOCKTON — Tristan Smith's 11-point first quarter highlighted Chadwick’s 59-37 championship game win against El Dorado Springs at the Stockton Tournament on Saturday.
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HEADLINER STAFF REPORTS
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1/20/24
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Who better than Nixa veterans Lily Mahy and Sadie Conway to articulate the continued progress the Lady Eagles are making on the offensive end?
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/19/24
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ROGERSVILLE — Sparta’s free-throw woes reached a new low Thursday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/19/24
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During the fifth anniversary week of Spokane winning its own tournament as the No. 7 seed, the Owls made a brief run at more tourney history Wednesday as a No. 8 seed trying to upset the No. 1 seed.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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Sparta’s girls basketball program appears on its way to a fifth straight winning season, with the Lady Trojans off to a 10-6 start.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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The Pink & White Lady Classic’s loss may be the Nixa Invitational Tournament’s gain.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/18/24
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However unofficial it might be, Sparta’s Jake Lafferty is second in the state in rebounding and fourth in scoring, according to MaxPreps.com.
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1/17/24
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A replenished Damien Moseley was strong to the finish Saturday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/15/24
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Headed toward the final stretch of his senior season, Nixa’s Malachi Rider compares his Missouri counterparts favorably to the competition he saw in Kentucky.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/13/24
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Ruben Arvizu responded to nearly being caught on his back Thursday by showing off the kind of conditioning rarely seen at 285 pounds.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/11/24
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Ozark’s Maelynn Sundlie is winning at the same pace at 130 and 135 pounds this season that she did at 120 and 125 a year ago.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/11/24
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With enthusiasm and optimism, Reed Wilson watched as a Nixa eighth-grader as the Eagles’ Curtis Glossip enjoyed stellar success as a freshman last season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/11/24
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Addy Ruffin’s play in Nixa’s 86-54 COC-opening rout of Carl Junction on Thursday drew comparisons to her aunt, former Lady Eagles all-stater Hope Hunt.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/10/24
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CRANE — Clever’s Brayden Verch admittedly had a hand in aiding an improbable Crane comeback Wednesday that was actually beginning to seem probable.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/9/24
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There hasn’t much action on the mats locally thus far this winter, with Ozark yet to wrestle at home and Nixa being at home only for a season-opening double-dual.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/8/24
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Livi Loveland was quick to dedicate her MVP award and Sparta’s long-awaited Lady Trojans Classic championship to her biggest and best critic.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/24
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Nixa has a home losing streak for the first time in six years.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/24
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There was enough for Ozark players, coaches and fans to like from what they saw and heard Friday to take away any sting from the Tigers’ 61-54 loss to Columbia Hickman.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/6/24
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Ireland Jones added to the legacy of the No. 10 jersey in Clever’s storied hardwood history by joining the Lady Jays’ 1,000-point club Thursday.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/5/24
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Waiting 10 days to play their first game in the new year and their COC opener has been a welcomed rest by Nixa guard Lily Mahy and center Laila Grant.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/5/24
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Sydney Bryan initially couldn’t see herself finding a home with the Lady Owls five years ago, after transferring from Mountain View-Birch Tree to Spokane prior to her seventh-grade year.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/5/24
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Add exceptional conditioning to the list of Laila Grant’s attributes that has Nixa coach Jenny Talbert about her junior center’s future.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/4/24
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The top sports story for Christian County in 2023 has actually been years in the making and culminated in 2023 in undefeated runs to COC championships in basketball and football, a Final Four berth in baseball, two individual state championships in wrestling and an individual state championship in track.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/2/24
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SPRINGFIELD — With her eyes a bit puffy from tears she shed, Lily Mahy related she’s optimistic the disappointment of a fourth runner-up finish for Nixa at the Pink & White Lady Classic will ultimately be worthwhile.
Nixa was on the verge of things getting out of hand in the second half, as Greenwood reeled off 13 straight points to gain a 29-17 lead. …
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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1/1/24
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