Following are individual results for Ava Swim Team members at the first meet of the season, held last Saturday at Seymour. Ava, under coach Lucas Tabor, placed 3rd in the meet. Individual Medley–8 & under girls: 3rd, Mackinley Goss; 9-10 boys: 2nd, Cade Pinckney; 11-12 boys: 2nd, Jacob Gillies; 13-14…
Ava junior Ben Loge has been named first team all-district pitcher in post-season voting, it was announced this week. Also receiving all-district baseball honors is Ava second baseman Cooper Emerich, who was named a second team infielder. Emerich was also a junior this past school year. Following is the complete…
T-Ball Little League Field Thursday, June 13 6:00 Danny Cutbirth Logging vs. HOTO 7:00 Collins Law Firm vs. JG Home Repair 8:00 Squires Fire Dept. vs. Adams Backhoe Friday, June 14 6:00 State Farm vs. Stillings Const. Monday, June 17 6:00 Stillings Const. vs. Squires Fire Dept. 7:00 Adams Backhoe…
Thursday, June 6, 2013 9-10 Boys Ava Parks (3) vs. Norwood (12) Ava Victory Academy (1) v s. Mtn. Grove 1 (12) Adams Backhoe vs. Seymour 1 10-12 Girls E&J’s Gun Shop (5) vs. JB Construction (4) RK Underground (15) vs. Primitive Thymes (11) Lakey’s Custom Cabinets…
T-Ball Little League Field Thursday, June 6 6:00 State Farm vs. HOTO 7:00 Stillings Const. vs. JG Home Repair 8:00Danny Cutbirth Logging vs. Adams Backhoe Friday, June 7 6:00 Squires Fire Dept. vs. Collins Law Firm Monday, June 10 6:00 Danny Cutbirth Logging vs. Squires Fire Dept. 7:00 State Farm…
Friday, May 31, 2013 11-12 Boys State Farm of Ava vs. Hartville 2 Pro-Design (13) v s. Mtn. Grove 1 (6) Coach Pitch Boys The Feed Bag (16) vs. Tidwell Tree Service (10) Fish & Son Logging (8) vs. Ozarks Family Vision (10) Coach Pitch…
T-Ball Little League Field Thursday, May 30 6:00 Adams Backhoe vs. State Farm 7:00 Squires Fire Dept. vs. Stillings Const. 8:00 Collins Law Firm vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging Friday, May 31 6:00 JG Home Repair vs. Heart of the Ozarks Monday, June 3 6:00 JG Home Repair vs. Danny Cutbirth…
Thursday, May 23, 2013 9-10 Boys Ava Victory Academy (4) vs. Norwood (6) Ava Parks vs. Seymour #1 (no score given) Adams Backhoe (5) vs. Seymour #2 (4) 10-12 Girls Primitive Thymes (13) vs. E&J’s Gun Shop (6) JB Construction (13) vs. Lakey’s Custom Cabinets (12) Miller Lawn…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11-12 Boys State Farm of Ava (7) vs. Norwood (6) Pro-design (6) vs. Mtn. Grove #1 (4) Monday, May 13, 2013 9-10 Boys Adams Backhoe vs. Mansfield #2 (forfeit) Ava Parks & Recreation (9) vs. Mansfield #1 (2) Ava Victory Academy (9) v s. Mtn.…
K – 1 1st – Proverbs 15 Photography 2nd – Zumba 3rd – Swat (Swatosh Law Offices) 4th – Murphy USA 5th – Payroll Advance 6th – Casey’s General Store 2 – 4 1st – Town and Country Bank 2nd – Casey’s General Store 3rd – Sonic 4th –…
Seated for tournament 1. Proverbs 15 Photography – 17 Goals, 4 Wins, 1 Loss 2. ZUMBA – 16 Goals, 4 Wins, 1 Loss 3. Murphy USA – 15 Goals, 4 Wins, 1 Loss 4. SWAT Team – 9 Goals, 1 Win, 4 Losses 5. Payroll Advance – 7 Goals, 1…
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WEEK 5 – April 13, 2013 K – 1 8:30 am - The Swat Team (3) vs. Casey’s General (1) 9:15 am - Proverbs 15 Photo (2) vs. Zumba (1) 10:00 am - Payroll Advance (0) VS. Murphy Oil (1) 2 – 4 11:00 am – Sonic (0)…
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WEEK 4 – April 4, 2013 K – 1 8:30 am - Proverbs 15 Photo (5) vs. The SWAT Team (1) 9:15 am - Murphy Oil (3) vs. Payroll Advance (1) 10:00 am - Casey’s General (1) VS. Zumba (2) 2 – 4 11:00 am – Town &…
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WEEK 3 – March 30, 2013 K – 1 8:30 am - Murphy Oil (1) vs. Zumba (4) 9:15 am - Payroll Advance (1) vs. Proverbs 15 Photo (5) 10:00 am - Casey’s General (4) VS. The SWAT Team (2) 2 – 4 11:00 am – Casey’s General Store…
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WEEK 1 – March 16, 2013 K – 1 8:30 am - The SWAT TEAM (1) VS MURPHY OIL (7) 9:15 am - ZUMBA (4) VS PAYROLL ADVANCE (2) 10:00 am - CASEY’S GENERAL (0) VS PROVERBS 15 PHOTO (1) 2 – 4 11:00 am – Images…
Ava senior Austin Gastineau has been named to the SCA all-conference 1st team in basketball by conference coaches. Gastineau and Ava Lady Bears senior Hannah Johnson were both named to the all district tournament team, as well, following the Class 3 District 11 tournament at Hollister. Johnson, along with Ava…
Town & Country Bank’s Route 60 Showdown games delivered moments of great basketball action and free giveaways for fans on both sides of the contest. In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, the Mtn. Grove Lady Panthers defeated the Ava Lady Bears on Jan. 31 with a…
Nathan Houk, coach of the Ava Bears varsity basketball team, did a brief season wrap-up this week, emphasizing some of the highlights of the season. The Bears finished the year with a 16-10 record, finishing first in the Mansfield Tournament. The Bears lost the third-place game in the Conway Tournament…
The 7th annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Game will be held on Saturday night, March 23, in the Ava High School gym. The women’s game will begin at 6 o’clock with the men’s game to follow at 7:30 p.m. Each player will pay a participation fee of $10 and…
Season Ends in First Round of District The 2012-13 basketball season officially ended for Ava High School Tuesday night when the Bears lost to Blue Eye in the first round of the Class 3, District 11 Tournament at Hollister High School. With the 48-34 loss, the Bears ended their season…
The Ava Lady Bears saw their 2012-13 basketball season come to an end Monday night, but not before another record was set. Junior guard Bailey Lee hit one 3-point basket in the first-round district game against Springfield Catholic, which makes her the new single season 3-point leader with 56. Lee…
The Ava Bears and Lady Bears will travel to Thayer tonight (Thursday) to wrap up the regular basketball season. The games will begin at 5 p.m. with a junior varsity boys’ game, followed by the varsity girls, and concluding with the varsity boys’ game. There will be no JV girls’…
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Norwood in non-conference play here Monday night, 47-24. Last Thursday night the Ava girls suffered a disappointing one-point loss to Mtn. Grove in league play. The Lady Bears rallied back from a 17-point deficit on Thursday and had a chance to win the game, but…
Ava senior Austin Gastineau was honored last Friday night for outstanding achievements during this basketball season. On Saturday, Jan. 26, during the Conway Tournament, Gastineau scored his 1,000th career point in the game with Warsaw. Also in that game, Gastineau set a new Ava High School single game scoring record…
The district basketball tournament will take on a different look for Ava teams this year. For the past several years Ava teams have played in the district tournament at Cabool. However, through a restructuring of the district format, Ava will travel to Hollister this year and compete with Class 3…
The Ava Bears suffered a serious setback in conference play this week, dropping SCA games to Cabool and Mtn. View-Liberty. With the losses the Bears slipped from a 2-0 conference record to 2-2, and dropped to 12-9 overall. The Bears have three games remaining in the regular season – all…
The Ava Lady Bears have won eight of their last 10 games and brought their season record to the even .500 mark Monday night with an SCA win over Mtn. View-Liberty. The Lady Bears are 3-1 in the SCA. The Ava girls defeated Reeds Spring, 52-49, last Friday night to…
The Ava Bears lost a thrilling, triple overtime game to Warsaw in the Conway Tournament last Saturday night, but in doing so saw senior Austin Gastineau set a new benchmark for Ava basketball. Gastineau not only scored his 1,000th point in the tournament, but set a new single game scoring…
The Ava Junior Varsity Bears won three games in the JV side of the Conway Tournament last week, claiming the tournament championship on Saturday. En route to the championship, the Bears beat Fordland and Buffalo, then downed the host Conway Bears on Saturday. Ava 46, Fordland 36 Ava played their…
Cooper Emerich warmed up the nets with three baskets from 3-point range Tuesday night and finished the game with 18 points as the Ava Bears slipped by Laquey, 72-63, in the first round of the Conway Invitational Tournament. The Bears, seeded second, will play No. 3 Fordland in semifinals action…
The Ava Lady Bears picked up two big wins during the past week, including a first-round victory in the Reeds Spring Tournament on Monday night. Last Thursday night, at home, the Lady Bears got past Conway, 52-44, behind a balanced scoring attack that saw four Ava girls in double figures.…
This architect’s drawing of the revamped Ava football complex shows the main entrance on the northeast corner and the field house with dressing room facilities for football and softball or baseball on the northwest corner…
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Cabool in SCA action at home last Thursday night, 66-49, but lost to Lebanon on the road in non-conference play Monday, 60-38. Last Thursday night the Ava girls held an 18-14 lead after one quarter and led by the same 4-point margin at the half,…
The Ava Bears defeated Houston in SCA play at home last Friday night to improve their record to 9-4 on the season. On Tuesday night, the Bears hosted the Marion C. Early Panthers of Morrisville in non-league play, and suffered a disappointing 52-46 loss. Ava hosted Houston for Hoopcoming last…
Ava’s Junior Varsity boys’ basketball team has improved its record to 8-3 over the past week with wins over Buffalo (56-21), Pleasant Hope (62-51), Houston (68-24), and Morrisville (58-29). The Bears took 2nd place in the Fair Grove tournament with a loss to Fair Grove. Ava hosted Marion C. Early…
The Ava Middle School Bears wrapped up the 2012-2013 season at home against the Fighting Irish of Springfield Catholic Schools. The Irish defeated the Bears 29-9 in the seventh grade contest. Leading scorer for the Bears was Takoma Dobbs with 6 points; the remainder of the scoring included 2 points…
The Ava Lady Bears hit enough free throws to offset the handy outside shooting of the Salem Lady Tigers here Monday night to give the Ava girls their first SCA win. It was the first conference game for the Lady Bears, which won the contest 59-54. Salem knocked down seven…
Ava High School will celebrate Hoopcoming at the basketball game Friday night when the Bears take on Houston in SCA action. The junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m. followed by the varsity contest. Hoopcoming coronation will take place between games. Hoopcoming queen candidates are Makenzie Watterson, Lauren Patton and…
The Ava Bears improved their season record to 8-4 with a 58-57 win over Aurora last Saturday. Ava’s leading scorer, Austin Gastineau, took a perfect pass from Brandon Guengerich and scored the winning bucket at the buzzer. Coach Nathan Houk said the set play followed a time out and was…
The Ava Middle School Bears participated in the Willow Springs Tournament on Jan. 2, 4 and 5. The four schools involved played three games in a round-robin format. The Bears opened the tournament against the Mountain Grove Panthers on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Panthers defeated the Bears 43-7 in the…
After a sobering 83-23 loss to top-ranked Nixa in the first round of the Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament last Wednesday, the Ava Bears came back on Thursday to defeat Buffalo, 55-50, in the consolation bracket. That win earned the Bears the opportunity to play again in Friday where they…
The Ava Lady Bears fell to Buffalo, 61-54, in the first round of the Lebanon Holiday Tournament last week, but recovered to win two games in the consolation bracket. After Thursday’s loss to the Bison, Ava defeated Eugene, 62-59, on Friday, and beat Conway in the consolation championship on Saturday,…
The Ava Boys’ cross country team made their mark in Ava, Missouri history with a 4th place finish at the State Cross Country Championships in Jefferson City on Saturday, Nov. 3. Only one other sports team in the history of Ava High School has earned all state honors. In 1997,…
The Ava Bears took a decided victory at Fordland last Thursday, winning the 14-school meet by a margin of 23 points over the Springfield Catholic Irish who took 2nd. Other schools in attendance were Marion C. Early, Strafford, Norwood, Mtn. Grove, School of the Ozarks, Hollister, Fordland, Gainesville, Chadwick, Seymour,…
The Ava Bears scored on their first possession here last Friday night and held a 17-6 lead at halftime. It looked as if they were on their way to a big SCA victory in the final home game of the season. Willow Springs had other thoughts, however. The Willow Springs…
The Ava Lady Bears ended their volleyball season in the first round of the district tournament at Bolivar Monday night. The Ava girls were pitted against Rogersville, and lost in straight sets, 7-25, 11-25. Senior Cori Dry was 5-for-6 serving and 6-of-6 hitting with one kill. She also completed 17-of-20…
The Ava Lady Bears softball team went from an enviable 12-2 record to 12-6 over the weekend with four losses in the Branson Tournament on Saturday. The Ava ladies continued their slide on Monday, dropping a decisioin at home to West Plains, 8-5. The Lady Bears got back on track…
Kindergarten-1st Soccer Tournament Bracket October 27, 2012 Schedule: Game 1 8:30 -9:05 a.m. – Proverbs 15 Photography (5) vs. National TV (0) National TV took 6th place Game 2 9:15 -9:50 a.m. – Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center (0) vs. Sonic (3) Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare…
Kindergarten-1st Soccer Tournament Bracket October 27, 2012 SEEDED 1. Murphy Oil – 17 goals, 1 loss, 3 wins 2. Zumba – 11 goals, 1 loss, 3 wins 3. Proverbs 15 Photography – 15 goals, 2 losses, 2 wins 4. Heart of the Ozarks- 13 goals, 2 losses, 2 wins…
Kindergarten-1st Week 3 – October 20 8:30 a.m. Murphy USA (2) vs. Zumba (4) 9:15 a.m. Sonic (4) vs. Proverbs 15 Photography (2) 10:00 a.m. National TV (1) vs. Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center (6) 2nd-4th Grade Week 3 – October 20 11:00 a.m. Collins Law (7) vs.…
District football play begins this week, and the Ava Bears will be traveling to Eldon tonight (Thursday) for a first-ever meeting with the Mustangs. This is the first year for a new district process in which teams are seeded in an eight-team bracket. Ava finished the season’s nine-game schedule as…
Pre-K Week 3 – October 20 9:00 a.m. Murphy USA vs. Intouch Insurance 9:35 a.m. KFC vs.Delayna’s Beauty Shop 10:20 a.m. Tarrant Insurance vs, Casey’s General Store Kindergarten-1st Week 3 – October 20 8:30 a.m. Murphy USA vs. Zumba 9:15 a.m. Sonic vs. Proverbs 15 Photography 10:00 a.m. National TV…
Kindergarten-1st Week 4 – October 13 8:30 a.m. Proverbs 15 Photography (3) vs. Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center (4) 9:15 a.m. Murphy USA (3) vs. Sonic (1) 10:00 a.m. National TV (0) vs. Zumba (3) 2nd-4th Grade Week 4 – October 13 11:00 a.m. Hucklebucks (3) vs. Casey’s…
West Plains brought their ‘A’ team as well as every kid that could run, it seemed, when they took 10 places out of the top 11 at Mtn. Grove on Thursday, Oct. 11. Jasper Bunton from Mtn. View-Liberty was the only runner not in the infamous candy striper shorts from…
Senior Kyle Clinkingbeard ran for touchdowns of 61, 54, and 37 yards at Cabool last Friday night, and scored a fourth on a 41-yard pass reception as the Ava Bears defeated the Bulldogs 47-7. This week the Bears will be at home for the final Friday night contest of the…
The Ava Lady Bears volleyball squad went to Thayer Tuesday night and fell in defeat in the final SCA match of the season. Ava lost in two games, 13-25, 16-25. The girls will play their final regular season game at home tonight (Thursday), and it will also be Senior Night,…
The Ava Bears varsity men’s team had a tremendous showing at the Irish Invitational hosted by Springfield Catholic on Oct. 2. The meet was held at the Springfield Underground which also serves as the MSU cross country course. Out of 27 full teams, in both the large and small schools…
Ava Lady Bears advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 11 softball tournament last week, but that’s where the season would end. After defeating Hollister 14-3 in first round action on Wednesday, the Ava girls, seeded second in the tournament, dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 3 Buffalo.…
The Ava Middle School football teams traveled to West Plains to play the Zizzers on Thursday, Oct. 4. The Bears won the 7th grade contest 16-8. The Bears were first on the scoreboard early in the second quarter. A 10-play, 80-yard drive was finished with Brittain Tetrick’s 5-yard touchdown run.…
The Ava Volleyball Lady Bears dropped an SCA match to Mtn. Grove Tuesday night in Wright County. Ava came up short in a two-game decision, 13-25, 16-25. Ava junior varsity lost in three sets, winning the first game 25-7, then falling 19-25, 23-25. In varsity play, Brittany Walker and Destiny…
Last Weeks Games Have Been Rescheduled for Oct. 20 Pre-K Week 4 – October 13 9:00 a.m. Casey’s General Store vs. Delayna’s Beauty Shop 9:35 a.m. Tarrant Insurance vs. Murphy USA 10:20 a.m. KFC vs. Intouch Insurance Kindergarten-1st Week 4 – October 13 8:30 a.m. Proverbs 15 Photography vs. Heart…
The Ava Bears scored 35 points in the first half here last Friday night to lead Houston 35-0 at halftime, and that was pretty much the story of the game. The second half of the game would be played under a running clock and the Bears would use a lot…
The Ava Lady VolleyBears took a big SCA win from Salem on the home floor on Thursday night, Sept. 20, but let a Cabool match slip away in three games on Sept. 25. Ava defeated Salem 25-18, 28-26 behind strong serving of Destiny Sparnicht who was 12-for-12 and Darian Bushong,…
On Sept. 18, Ava Bears Cross Country competed at the Nixa Invitational held on a 3.1 mile grass course beside Nixa’s Inman Elementary. A total of 23 schools attended and the competitions were divided into Classes 1 and 2 schools racing each other and Class 3 and 4 schools in…
Austin Gastineau intercepted a Salem pass with just under 2 minutes left on the game clock at Salem last Friday night to give the Ava Bears a chance, but the game would end with the Bears driving to the goal line, sealing a 23-20 SCA win for the Tigers. With…
On Sept. 18, the Ava Middle School volleyball teams traveled to Cabool. Ava 8th grade beat Cabool in a 3-game match. In Game 1 Ava fell to Cabool 19-25, but came back and won Game 2, 25-15 and Game 3, 25-23. In the match Cera Longino served 16/16 with 4…
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Thayer last Thursday, Sept. 13, to face the Lady Bobcats in South Central Association action. Ava won the slugfest 16-15, with each team pounding out 13 hits. A solid Ava defense gave the Lady Bears a 3-1 nonconference win over Lebanon on the home…
The Ava Lady Bears dropped a volleyball match to Forsyth in straight sets Thursday, Sept. 13, on the home court. The Panthers slipped by Ava by a slim 25-21 margin in Game 1, then spread the margin only slightly more in Game 2, 25-19. Cori Dry was 11-for-11 serving with…
In the opinion of most, the Ava Bears went into last Friday night’s SCA football game with the Liberty Eagles as huge underdogs. But rather than lick their wounds before the game started, the Bears entered the contest with the determination that they would excel – and that they did.…
The Ava Lady Bears softball team picked up two non-conference wins during the past week, defeating Rogersville 8-4 on Thursday and downing Hartville 13-3 here Tuesday afternoon. The West Plains tournament on Saturday was rained out. At Rogersville on Thursday afternoon, the Lady Bears got 8 runs on 10 hits…
Last Friday night the Bears found themselves playing in the rain and mud for the second straight week. But this time the outcome was different as the Bears lost to Mtn. Grove, 36-12, in SCA play. Friday night’s game was delayed almost an hour and a half because of dangerous…
The Ava Bears took a 14-0 lead to the dressing room at halftime at Rogersville last Friday night and held on to beat the Wildcats 14-12. Rogersville is now 0-2 while the Bears improved their record to 1-1. Ava will host Mtn. Grove at Harlan Stadium this Friday night to…
The Ava Lady Bears volleyball team dropped contests to Spokane and Reeds Spring this week. At Spokane last Thursday, the Lady Bears lost in two games, 22-25, 14-25. Ava hosted Reeds Spring Tuesday and lost 8-25, 10-25. The girls will play at Marshfield tonight, with 9th grade, JV and varsity…
The Ava Middle School football teams opened the 2012 season at Mountain View against the Liberty Eagles on Thursday, Aug. 30. The Liberty squad defeated the Bears 22-0 in the 7th grade contest. Liberty opened the scoring with a touchdown run with 2:17 remaining in the first half to take…
Aurora scored a touchdown in every quarter here Friday night and defeated the Ava Bears 27-6 in the opening game of the 2012 football season. Coach Daniel Swofford has to feel good about the effort shown by his Bears on Friday night, even with the loss. The Bears played hard…
The Ava junior varsity football Bears defeated Mtn. Grove 30-8 Monday night in Wright County. Ava had rushing touchdowns from Kane Thompson, Sheldon Walker and Brett Waggoner and a passing touchdown from quarterback Cody Huff to John Luebbering. The JV will play Salem here on Tuesday, Sept. 4.…
The Ava High School Lady Bears softball team is off to a 2-2 start, having defeated Liberty and Norwood and dropping games to Forsyth and Salem. Ava opened the season last Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Mtn. View-Liberty with a 14-3 win over the Eagles. Abbie Sparnicht recorded six strikeouts and…
The Ava High School Bears will open the 2012 football season at home this Friday night with the Aurora Houn Dawgs. Head Coach Dan Swofford says this will be a real test for his Bears as he considers Aurora to be one of the top five teams in the state.…
The Ava Lady Bears will be one of eight teams participating in the annual Forsyth Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 8. Ava will play in the Blue Pool which will see action in the high school gym. Teams in the Blue Pool besides Ava are Forsyth, Fordland and Blue…
In anticipation and preparation for the 2012 high school football season, teams will participate in the Jamboree on Friday night, Aug. 17. For the Ava High School Bears, the Jamboree this year will be at Mtn. Grove High School where Strafford and Houston will join the Bears and Panthers to…
Another fall sports season will be starting soon at Ava High School. In anticipation of the fall activities, the Ava Bear Booster Club will be hosting its kick-off event, the annual fall scrimmage, this Friday, Aug. 10. Sports fans will be able to see all the teams in action, along…
Ava Mighty-Mite Football registration will be held at the Ava City Park next week, on Aug. 21 and 22, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. each day Registration will be held at the pavilion next to the Ava Water Park. Mighty-Mites is for players in first through sixth grades who want…
Coach Liz Kyger and several of her cross country team members took part in the Terry’s Team 5K run for Breast Cancer at Seymour on June 23. Ava runners did quite well in the competition, claiming several honors in their individual age and gender categories. Results for Ava athletes were:…
Monday, Aug. 6, is the first day high school teams can have an official practice for the 2012 fall season. The Ava cross country team will get an early start, meeting at 7 a.m. that morning at the weight room. Coach Liz Kyger reminds athletes to bring their completed sports…
The Ava Bear Booster Club and Ava High School will host the Fall Sports Kickoff on Friday, Aug. 10. On that day, sports fans will be able to see all the fall teams in action as they move from one location to another for the individual sports scrimmages. Cheer and…
On July 2, Ozark High School graduate Chaz Alderson signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Maplewood Junior College. Maplewood, located near Kansas City, is one of the four hub campus sites of Metropolitan Community College. Chaz joins fellow graduate Landon Snyder who signed with Maplewood earlier in…
11-12 Major League Boys Wins Losses Tie Longdollar 7 -2 -1 State Farm Insurance 6- 3 1 O’Reilly Automotive 5- 5 Cutbirth Logging 1- 9 9-10 Minor League Boys Cooper Lumber Company 9 -1 Emerson Climate Technologies 5- 5 Clunn’s Classics 4…
9-10 Boys Little League Field Thursday, June 28 6:00 Clunn’s Classics (3) vs. Cooper Lumber (16) 7:30 Common Grounds Coffee House (9) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies (15) Monday, July 2 6:00 Cooper Lumber vs. Common Grounds Coffee House (Forfeit) 7:30 Clunn’s Classics (3) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies…
9-10 Boys Little League Field Thursday, June 28 6:00 Clunn’s Classics vs. Cooper Lumber 7:30 Common Grounds Coffee House vs. Emerson Climate Technologies Monday, July 2 6:00 Cooper Lumber vs. Common Grounds Coffee House 7:30 Clunn’s Classics vs. Emerson Climate Technologies Thursday, July 5 – Make up…
11-12 Major League Boys Wins Losses Longdollar 7- 1 State Farm Insurance 6- 2 O’Reilly Automotive 3- 5 Cutbirth Logging 0 -8 9-10 Minor League Boys Cooper Lumber Company 7- 1 Emerson Climate Technologies 4 -4 Clunn’s Classics 3-5 Common Grounds Coffee House 2 -6 7-8 Rookie…
7-8 Boys Rookie League Little League Field Friday, June 22 6:00 Tidwell Tree Service (0) vs. Jason’s Roofing & Const. (9) 7:00 Ozarks Family Vision (7) vs. Jason’s Roofing & Const. (10) 8:00 The Feed Bag (14) vs. Finesse Tools (3) Tuesday, June 26 6:00 Ozarks Family Vision (8)…
Members of the Ava Swim Team are pictured above with their coach, Lucas Tabor, and the third place trophy earned last Saturday at Marshfield. Ava will be host to the swim meet this Saturday, which means the Ava Water Park will be closed to the public. Spectators are welcome to…
Week No. 2 of the summer swim team competition was in Willow Springs last week. The Ava team recorded strong finishes in several areas, but only managed fourth place overall. For the second week in a row, Jacob Gillies, of Ava, was high point winner in the 9-10 Boys category.…
T-Ball Old Fairgrounds Friday, June 22 5:30 Thru the Grapevine vs. Town & Country Supermarket 6:30 Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare vs. Town & Country Bank 7:30 Cutbirth Lumber vs. Adams Backhoe 8:30 Janice’s Beauty Shop vs. Kutz Car Clinic Tuesday, June 26 5:30 Thru the Grapevine vs. Heart…
11-12 Major League Boys Wins Losses Longdollar 5- 1 State Farm Insurance 5 -1 O’Reilly Automotive 2- 4 Cutbirth Logging 0- 6 9-10 Minor League Boys Cooper Lumber Company 5- 1 Emerson Climate Technologies 3- 3 Clunn’s Classics 2 -4 Common Grounds Coffee House 2- 4 7-8 Rookie…
7-8 Boys Rookie League Little League Field Friday, June 15 6:00 Jason’s Roofing & Const. (forfeit) vs. Ozarks Family Vision (win) 7:00 Finesse Tools (11) vs. Ozarks Family Vision (15) 8:00 Tidwell Tree Service (8) vs. The Feed Bag (13) Tuesday, June 19 6:00 Ozarks Family Vision (10) vs.…
T-Ball Old Fairgrounds Friday, June 15 5:30 Cutbirth Properties vs. Thru the Grapevine 6:30 Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare vs. Adams Backhoe 7:30 Town & Country Bank vs. Kutz Car Clinic 8:30 Town & Country Supermarket vs. Janice’s Beauty Shop Tuesday, June 19 5:30 Janice’s Beauty Shop vs. Town &…
11-12 Major League Boys Wins Losses Longdollar 4 -1 State Farm Insurance 4 -1 O’Reilly Automotive 2 -3 Cutbirth Logging 0- 5 9-10 Minor League Boys Cooper Lumber Company 5- 0 Emerson Climate Technologies 3 -2 Clunn’s Classics 1 4 Common Grounds Coffee House 1 -4 7-8 Rookie…
11-12 Boys Old Fairgrounds Thursday, June 7 6:30 Longdollar (6) vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging (3) 8:00 State Farm (10) vs. O’Reilly Automotive (4) 9-10 Boys Little League Field Thursday, June 7 6:00 Clunn’s Classics (0) vs. Common Grounds Coffee House (5) 7:30 Emerson Climate Technologies (5) vs.…
The Ava Swim Team opened the 2012 season with a meet at Mtn. View last Saturday. Ava was paced by Jacob Gillies who was high point winner in the 9-10 boys’ category. Ava placed third overall. Individual results for Ava are listed below. Individual Medley: 9-10 boys, Jacob Gillies, 1st;…
The SCA conference champion Ava Bears had a number of athletes honored with all-SCA recognition in post-season voting by coaches of the South Central Association. Following is the complete list of all-SCA selections. 1st Team Pitchers: Ben Loge, Ava, sophomore; George Lada, Mtn. Grove, senior. Infielders: Zach Leonard, Ava, senior;…
T-Ball Old Fairgrounds Friday, June 8 5:30 Adams Backhoe vs. Town & Country Bank 6:30 Kutz Car Clinic vs. Town & Country Supermarket 7:30 Thru the Grapevine vs. Janice’s Beauty Shop 8:30 Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare vs. Cutbirth Properties Tuesday, June 12 5:30 Kutz Car Clinic vs. Heart of…
11-12 Boys Old Fairgrounds Thursday, May 31, 2012 Cutbirth Logging (0) vs. Longdollar (12) O’Reilly Automotive (3) vs. State Farm (9) 9-10 Boys Little League Field Thursday, May 31, 2012 Clunn’s Classics (12) vs. Common Ground Coffee House (7) Emerson Climate Technologies (5) vs. Cooper Lumber (13)…
The Ava men’s 4×800-meter relay team of sophomore Jordan Dirmerskey, junior Dakota Renner, senior Chase Dixon and junior Kyle Clinkingbeard, ran a blazing time of 8:03.97 at Lincoln University in Jefferson City on Friday, May 26. While this time was only good enough to place the foursome sixth in the…
T-Ball Friday, June 1 5:30 Cutbirth Properties vs. Kutz Car Clinic 6:30 Adams Backhoe vs. Janice’s Beauty Shop 7:30 Heart of the Ozarks vs. Town & Country Supermarket 8:30 Town & Country Bank vs. Thru the Grapevine. Tuesday, June 5 5:30 Adams Backhoe vs. Town & Country Supermarket 6:30 Thru…
11-12 Boys Old Fairgrounds Thursday, May 24 6:30 Longdollar (9) vs. O’Reilly Automotive (6) 8:00 State Farm (13) vs. Cutbirth Logging (3) 9-10 Boys Little League Field Thursday, May 24 6:00 Emerson Climate Technologies (15) vs. Common Grounds Coffeehouse (0) 7:30 Cooper Lumber (18) vs. Clunn’s Classics…
7-8 Boys Rookie League Little League Field Tuesday, May 22 6:00 Ozarks Family Vision (11) vs. Finesse Tools (1) 7:00 The Feed Bag (4) vs. Finesse Tools (14) 8:00 Tidwell Tree Service (1) vs. Jason’s Roofing & Const. (11) 9-10 Boys Little League Field Monday, May 21 6:00 Emerson Climate…
Kyle Clinkingbeard broke the Ava school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.43 seconds at the district track meet last Saturday, placing third in the event. That qualifies him to compete at the state sectional meet at Marshfield this Saturday. Dakota Renner placed fourth in both the…
The Ava Bears took a 5-2 lead into the seventh inning of the district semifinal game at Houston Monday afternoon. But Cuba erupted for four runs in the final inning and upset the top-seeded Bears 6-5 to end Ava’s baseball season. Senior Kody Kutz was the starting pitcher for Ava…
Ava High School freshman Tristan Haltom was the lone qualifier from his team for the state golf tournament held Monday and Tuesday at Twin Oaks Country Club, Springfield. Haltom shot an 80 on the first day of play, but slid back to a 91 on the second day for a…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears played three games this week in the Ash Grove Tournament, dropping one and winning two. The Bears opened with Ash Grove on Saturday and suffered a 2-1 loss. Ava had only four hits in the game and Dillon Adams drove in the only run.…
The Ava Bears dropped three decisions in baseball action this week. Next action for the Bears will be in the Ash Grove Tournament this weekend. All three losses this week were to non-conference teams. On Thursday, the Bears were in Rogersville where they dropped a 6-3 decision. Coach Rex Sawyer…
The Ava men’s track team competed in the Lebanon track meet on March 30 to kick off the season. Notable finishes in the meet for Ava included: Kyle Clinkingbeard placed second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.6 seconds; and Ava took second in the 4×800-meter relay.…
Ava hosted their own track meet on April 16. After a frantic all day preparation of the red dog track, the Ava Bears and Lady Bears hosted 10 other schools including West Plains, Mtn. Grove, Willow Springs, Mansfield, Bakersfield, Cabool, Houston, Licking, Gainesville and Hartville. Winning the meet on the…
The Ava High School golf team traveled to Willow Springs last Tuesday, April 24, and took first place. Ava came in with a combined team score of 168, well under Houston 186, Licking 188, Willow Springs 193, Liberty 202 and Alton 211. Individual scores for Ava were Tristan Haltom 38,…
The Ava High School golf team traveled to Willow Springs last Tuesday, April 24, and took first place. Ava came in with a combined team score of 168, well under Houston 186, Licking 188, Willow Springs 193, Liberty 202 and Alton 211. Individual scores for Ava were Tristan Haltom 38,…
SOCCER TOURNAMENT April 28, 2012 5th-8th 9:00 am – Douglas County Herald (4) vs. Pro-Design (0) 10:15 am – Georgia’s Place (1) vs. Ava Parks and Recreation (2) 11:30 am – Georgia’s Place (7) vs. Pro-Design (6) 1:00 pm – Douglas County Herald (6) vs. Ava Parks and…
SOCCER TOURNAMENT April 28, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Douglas County Herald vs. Pro-Design (Seeded 1 and Seeded 4) 10:15 am – Georgia’s Place vs. Ava Parks and Recreation Seeded 2 and Seeded 3) 11:30 am – Loss of Game 1 vs. Loss of Game 2 1:00 pm…
SOCCER MAKE-UP SCHEDULE DUE TO RAIN ON FIRST GAME April 21, 2012. 5th-8th 9:05 am – Georgia’s Place (6) vs. Ava Parks and Recreation (1) 2nd-4th 9:00 am - Copeland Technology (4) vs. Curtis Dept. Store (6) 9:30 am - Red Bank Grocery (3) vs. Sonic…
The Ava Bears held off a rally by Thayer at home last Thursday, then beat the Tigers at Houston on Monday to win the SCA title outright with an undefeated conference record. Tuesday was a different story, however, as Mansfield’s Curtis Carnal threw a no-hitter against the Bears and shut…
The Ava Middle School 7th and 8th grade boys track teams participated in a 17-school meet at West Plains on April 10. The 7th grade Bears finished third in their division and the 8th grade Bears finished 8th in their division. Results for Ava athletes who finished in the top…
Seymour hosted the Class 2 District 5 golf tournament at Marshfield on Monday. Ava took second with a team score of 347, finishing behind only Mtn. View-Liberty with a score of 341. Licking took third place with a score of 384 and Willow Springs was fourth at 385. All five…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears won three varsity games during the past week, stretching their season record to 9-3 and going to 5-0 in conference play. The Bears will host Thayer today (Thursday) in SCA action in hopes of protecting their unblemished SCA record. The conference season will wrap…
The Lady Bears started the track season off right with a nice showing at the Lebanon track meet on March 30. Bringing home gold medals in 3 events, the Lady Bears were led by senior Payton Lakey who not only won the high jump but also the long jump. Payton…
The Ava High School golf team played at Marshfield last Thursday and finished 9th among the 18 teams participating. Ava freshman Tristan Haltom was 6th overall with a score of 75. “Pretty good for a freshman,” commented Coach Nathan Houk. In the last three meets, Haltom has scored 71, 75…
The Ava Middle School track teams participated in a 10-school track meet at Mountain Grove on Thursday, April 5. Individual results for Ava athletes who placed in the top six places in an event and team totals are listed below: 7th Grade Boys 100 meter dash: Cyprus Phillips 3rd. 4×200…
SOCCER MAKE-UP SCHEDULE April 21, 2012. 5th-8th 9:05 am – Georgia’s Place vs. Ava Parks and Recreation (Score 1 to 0 with 5 minutes played) 2nd-4th 9:00 am - Copeland Technology vs. Curtis Dept. Store ( 0 to 1 with 1/2 of game played) 9:30 am -…
Week 5- April 14, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Douglas County Herald (4) vs. Georgia’s Place (3) 10:30 am- Ava Parks and Recreation (6) vs. Pro-Design (2) 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Sonic (0) vs. Curtis Dept. Store (2) 11:00 am – Copeland Corporation (4) vs. Red Bank…
The Ava High School golf team placed second among some 19 teams on Tuesday. The match was played at the Marshfield Country Club. Ava’s Tristan Haltom was medalist with a score of 71. The Ava team finished with a combined score of 330, second behind Diamond with a 316. Individual…
Week 5- April 14, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Douglas County Herald vs. Georgia’s Place 10:30 am- Ava Parks and Recreation vs. Pro-Design 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Sonic vs. Curtis Dept. Store 11:00 am – Copeland Corporation vs. Red Bank Store K-1st 8:30 am - Payroll…
Week 4- April 7, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Pro-Design (4) vs. Douglas County Herald (3) 10:30 am- Georgia’s Place (4) vs. Ava Parks and Recreation (3) 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Red Bank Grocery (2) vs. Sonic (1) – shoot out 11:00 am – Curtis Dept. Store…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears have won four games in a row after dropping the first two outings of the season. The Bears will go to Cabool this afternoon (Thursday) for a big conference game with the Bulldogs. On Monday, the Bears will be back home against Mtn. View-Liberty…
The Ava Middle School track teams participated in the Liberty Middle School Invitational Meet on March 27 to open the 2012 track season. Nine area schools participated in the meet. Ava’s 7th grade boys finished second in their division and the 8th grade boys finished fifth in their division. Results…
The Ava High School golf team played in the Reeds Spring Tournament and placed 9th among 20 teams. Individual scores for Ava were: Trey Everett 82, Tristan Haltom 84, Seth Maples 91, Dexter Fish 99, and Jesse Dean 106. Mt. Vernon took first place with a team score of 327.…
Week 4- April 7, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Pro-Design vs. Douglas County Herald 10:30 am- Georgia’s Place vs. Ava Parks and Recreation 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Red Bank Grocery vs. Sonic 11:00 am – Curtis Dept. Store vs. Copeland Corporation K-1st 8:30 am – Taco…
Side Note: Last weeks paper had a misprint on game scores for K-1st - Week 2 – March 24, 2012 New Scores are 8:30 am – Taco Bell (1) vs. Casey’s General Store (3) 9:15 am - Payroll Advance (4) vs. Proverbs 15 Photography (0) Week 3- March 31,…
Week 3- March 31, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Douglas County Herald vs. Ava Parks and Recreation 10:30 am-. Pro-Design vs. Georgia’s Place 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Curtis Dept. Store vs. Red Bank Grocery 11:00 am - Copeland Corporation vs. Sonic K-1st 8:30 am – Proverbs…
Week 2- March 24, 2012. 5th-8th 9:00 am – Georgia’s Place (0) vs. Douglas County Herald (5) 10:30 am- Ava Parks and Recreation (5) vs. Pro-Design (3) 2nd-4th 10:00 am - Red Bank Grocery (1) vs. Copeland Corp. (2) 11:00 am - Sonic (1) vs. Curtis Dept.…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears are scheduled to be in action Friday and Saturday in the West Plains Wooden Bat Tournament. This tournament gives the Bears an opportunity to see teams they don’t normally see in the regular schedule, said Coach Rex Sawyer. The Bears will open with Neelyville…
The sixth annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Games will be played this Saturday night, March 24, at the Ava High School gym. The girls’ game will begin at 6 p.m., with the boys’ game to begin at approximately 7:30. All former players are being encouraged to come participate in…
Ava High School baseball coach Rex Sawyer will hold an informational meeting next Thursday, March 29, for those interested in playing on the 15 & under traveling baseball team this summer. This meeting is for parents and boys in grades 7 through 9 who wish to try out. The meeting…
Ava teams did quite well in all-conference balloting which was held last week, at the close of the 2011-12 basketball season. Ava has three first-team selections on the all-SCA teams – Austin Gastineau, Payton Lakey and Jorie Garrett – plus first-year boys’ coach Nathan Houk was named SCA Coach of…
After fighting their way into the finals of the district tournament last week, the Ava Bears saw their season come to a close on Saturday night with a disappointing 63-45 loss to the Liberty Eagles. The Bears upset second-seed Licking in the semifinals on Thursday night, 57-45, to reach the…
The sixth annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Games will be held Saturday night, March 24, beginning at 6 p.m. Former Ava High School basketball players – both boys and girls – are invited to participate. Games will begin with the girls at 6 o’clock followed by the fellows. For…
The 2011-2012 basketball season ended for Ava Lady Bears in the semifinals of the Class 3 District 2 tournament at Cabool last Wednesday night, Feb. 29. Oddly enough – or perhaps it should be said, appropriately – it was Willow Springs, the same team that denied the Lady Bears the…
Jorie Garrett had 32 points and 22 rebounds Saturday in the opening round of district play at Cabool, and the Ava Lady Bears defeated Mtn. Grove 65-56 to advance in the tournament. The Ava girls were playing Willow Springs Wednesday night in semifinals action at Cabool. That game was significant…
Congratulations are in order to the Ava junior varsity boys’ basketball Bears for their great season. The JV finished the season 17-4 and won the Fair Grove tournament. They also took third in the Marshfield tournament. Coach Justin Gilmore said, “These boys had the will to win, and they always…
Ava Bears, Lady Bears Seeded 3rd The Missouri Class 3, District 2 basketball tournament will be held at Cabool High School beginning Saturday, Feb. 25. Girls action will begin at 1:30 Saturday with Alton and Cabool meeting in a play-in to determine who will face No. 1 seed Seymour later.…
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Houston, 49-40, on the road last Thursday night to close out the regular schedule. The Lady Bears will open district play at Cabool Saturday, facing Mtn. Grove. Payton Lakey scored 16 points for the Lady Bears at Houston and Jorie Garrett added 14. The Ava…
The Ava Bears picked up two more big wins during the past week, including an SCA win over Houston that clinched the title for the Bears. Ava finished 7-0 in conference play. The Bears also took an exciting 48-45 overtime win from Seymour on the road Monday night. Austin Gastineau…
The annual Intramural Basketball Tournament sponsored by Ava High School National Honor Society will begin Thursday, March 8 with games continuing March 9, 10, 12 and 13. Third and firth grade games will be in the middle school gym beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fifth and sixth grade games will be…
The Ava Lady Bears picked up two more big wins this week, including another overtime win over Blue Eye on Thursday night and an SCA victory over Thayer Tuesday night. The Thayer game was originally scheduled for Monday, but due to a snow cancellation the varsity game was moved to…
The Ava Bears are on their way to an undefeated conference title if they can get past Houston this Friday night. The Bears played host to Willow Springs last Friday night and Thayer on Tuesday, claiming SCA wins on both accounts. On Friday night the Bears jumped out to a…
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Norwood Monday night and claimed a big 52-36 non-conference win. That came after the Ava girls suffered a heartbreaking loss at home on Thursday night to Willow Springs, in a game that may prove to decide the SCA title. Ava and Willow Springs both…
The Ava Bears won two SCA games on the home floor this week to remain undefeated in conference play. Last Friday night the Bears defeated Mtn. View-Liberty in the Hoopcoming affair, 61-49, and on Tuesday night the Bears beat Mtn. Grove, 44-32, to win the Route 60 Showdown, sponsored by…
Beat Cabool in SCA Action Tuesday The Ava Bears defeated Stoutland in the semifinals of the Conway Tournament last Thursday night but lost to Conway in the championship game on Saturday night. Tuesday night the Bears traveled to Cabool for a South Central Association contest and came away with a…
After advancing to the finals of the Reeds Spring tournament last week, the Ava Lady Bears made a dismal showing on Friday night, losing to West Plains in the championship game, 46-24. Ava struggled offensively all night, with credit going to a strong West Plains defense. The Ava girls trailed…
The Ava Bears played in two games that resulted in blowout results during the past week. Unfortunately, only one was in Ava’s favor. Last Friday night the Bears traveled to Marshfield for a return bout with the Blue Jays that Ava had played to an overtime finish in the Blue…
The Ava Lady Bears will play for the championship of the Reeds Spring Tournament this Friday night, with a repeat encounter with the Lady Zizzers of West Plains. A year ago West Plains defeated the Lady Bears 45-28 to win the title. However, earlier this season (Jan. 2) Ava defeated…
Ava played their first game of the Fair Grove tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Ava won 50-45 over Pleasant Hope. The scoring was led by Brandon Guengerich with 15 points, followed by Phillip Eubanks and Jesse Dean, each with 8 points, Chase Gastineau 6, Cooper Emerich and Tristan Haltom 4,…
Payton Lakey had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jorie Garrett had 18 points and 13 rebounds here last Thursday night, and the Ava Lady Bears defeated the girls of Mtn. View-Liberty, 53-36. With the SCA win the Ava girls improved their record to 3-0 in league play and 10-4…
Ava made the trip to Reeds Spring on Tuesday and improved their record to 8-2. The scoring was led by Cooper Emerich and Dexter Fish with 11 points apiece. Rounding out the scoring for Ava were Phillip Eubanks 9, Brandon Guengerich 8, Tristan Haltom 7, and Austin Giorgianni 1. The…
Ava traveled to Salem to play on Friday the 13th and won 45-27. The scoring was led by Dexter Fish with nine points, followed by Jesse Dean and Brandon Guengerich, eight apiece, Seth Dobbs, six points, Cooper Emerich, Jordan Dimirsky and Tyler Cox, four points each, and Phillip Eubanks with…
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Springfield to play the junior high teams of Springfield Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Bears defeated the Fighting Irish 39-15 in the 7th grade contest. Ava led 12-4 after the first quarter of play and held a 27-7 halftime advantage. Eight players…
The Ava Bears traveled to Salem last Friday night and pulled out a conference win with two seconds left on the clock. Then Tuesday night the Bears went to Reeds Spring and won in double overtime. On Friday, Jan. 13, the Bears were at Salem for their first conference game…
The Ava Lady Bears outscored Forsyth 44-20 in the second half here last Friday night and defeated the Lady Panthers 69-43. After a slow start that had the Ava girls leading by only two at halftime, the Douglas County girls picked up the pace in the second half to win…
The Ava High School Bears only played one game this week, falling in non-conference action to Morrisville on the road last Friday night, 48-43. After trailing 19-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Bears reduced the lead to 23-18 at halftime. “The third quarter was our downfall”, Coach…
The Ava Middle School Bears participated in the annual Willow Springs basketball tournaments last week. This was the second year for Willow Springs to host a 7th grade tournament during the same week as the 8th grade tournament. Four teams participated in the tournament, and tournament play was a round…
The Ava Bears have been idle since playing three games in the Blue and Gold Tournament right after Christmas. The Bears will return to action Friday night when they travel to Morrisville for three games, beginning with the freshman match at 5 o’clock. The Bears will then be off another…
The Ava Lady Bears were back in action in 2012 Monday night, traveling to West Plains where they pulled off a big win against the Lady Zizzers. With less than 3 seconds on the clock the Lady Bears in-bounded the ball and Jorie Garrett scored the winning bucket at the…
The Ava Bears took on Marshfield in the Blue and Gold Tournament at Springfield’s JQH Arena Monday night. Although the Blue Jays were seeded second in the Gold Division, Coach Nathan Houk had his Bears ready to play, and they almost pulled off the upset, losing in overtime, 48-44. The…
The Ava Lady Bears were in Lebanon Tuesday for the start of the Central Bank Holiday Tournament. Behind a 25-point offering from senior Payton Lakey Ava defeated Richland 67-48 in the first-round game. The Lady Bears, seeded third, will play No. 2 Bolivar at 2:30 this (Thursday) afternoon in semifinals…
After dropping a one-point decision to Rogersville here last Thursday night, the Ava Lady Bears needed a pick-me-up. And that they got Monday night at Salem in the form of a 61-18 SCA win. Payton Lakey had 19 points for Ava and Jorie Garrett added 16 for the Bears which…
The Ava Bears played host to Rogersville last Friday night and suffered a 63-42 non-conference loss to the Wildcats. The Bears played with the Wildcats for three quarters, but Rogersville outscored the Bears 21-7 in the final stanza to win the game going away. Austin Gastineau led the Bears with…
The Ava Middle School Bears hosted Fairview of Howell County for their final games before the start of the Christmas break. The 7th grade Bears defeated Fairview 42-28. Ava led 6-4 after one quarter of play and led 20-13 at halftime. The Bears continued to extend the lead in the…
Ava’s JV Bears played their second game of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 13, winning over Hartville on the home floor, 41-33. Ava’s scoring was led by Cooper Emerich and Phillip Eubanks both with 10 points, followed by Brandon Guengerich 8, Caleb Miles 6, Jesse Dean 4, Tyler Cox 2…
Utilizing a tough defense and never-give-up attitude the Ava Bears held off Gainesville last Saturday night to win the Mansfield Tournament. It was the second straight year that the Bears have defeated Gainesville for the tournament title. Ava won the low-scoring battle, 36-33, to advance to 3-1 on the year.…
The Ava Middle School Bears hosted the Mountain Grove Panthers on Thursday, Dec. 8. The seventh grade Bears were handed a 43-18 defeat by the Panthers. Mountain Grove jumped out to a big lead early in the first half and never looked back. Only three players scored for the Bears…
Registration for the Ava Schools Intramural Basketball Program will begin next week. An early registration was conducted at the high school basketball scrimmage in November and if you registered there you will not need to do anything else. Everyone who did not register early needs to register next week. Forms…
The Ava Bears picked up their first win of the 2011-12 basketball season Monday night to advance in the Mansfield Invitational Tournament. Ava defeated the host Mansfield Lions 58-39 to even their season mark at 1-1. The Bears saw a double-digit first half lead fade to four points with two…
The Ava Lady Bears lost to Seymour for the second time this season last Friday night in the championship game of the Cabool Lady Bulldogs Tournament. On Monday the Ava girls turned it around and picked up a win at Hartville. The Ava ladies took a 20-point flogging at Cabool…
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Hollister to face the Tigers on Monday, Nov. 28. The Bears were victorious in the 7th grade game, winning by a score of 54-22. Ava led 21-6 after the first quarter of play and led 48-20 after three quarters of play. Anthony Rosas…
The Ava Lady Bears won games on Monday and Tuesday nights this week to earn a berth in the championship game of the Cabool Lady Bulldogs Tournament Friday night. Ava, seeded second in the tournament behind Seymour, defeated Salem, 56-26, on Monday night, and in semifinals action Tuesday night defeated…
The Ava Lady Bears will open their basketball season at Seymour tonight (Thursday), and with one game behind them will enter play in the annual Cabool Lady Bulldogs tournament next week. Ironically, the Ava girls are seeded second in the tournament behind Seymour. All first-round games at Cabool will be…
The Ava Bears opened their basketball season at Spokane Tuesday night with a 58-50 loss to the Owls. The Bears will see action in the 75th annual Mansfield Invitational Tournament next week, beginning with first-round play on Monday night. The Bears are seeded fourth and will play host Mansfield at…
The Ava junior varsity boys started their basketball season off with a big 42-18 win against Spokane. Ava’s scoring was led by Dexter Fish and Brandon Guengerich who had eight points each. Jesse Dean followed with six points, Cooper Emerich, Tyler Cox, and Austin Giorgianni had four points each, and…
Liberty Middle School has announced details of the 7th and 8th grade girls tournament scheduled for Dec. 12, 13 and 15. The tournament will be set up in a round-robin format with games to be played in the Liberty Middle School gym. On Monday, Dec. 12, Ava 7th grade will…
The Ava Middle School Bears played their first home games of the season on Nov. 21, and played again at home the following night of the 22nd. The Bears lost two games to the Liberty Eagles last Monday night. Liberty defeated Ava 38-29 in the seventh grade contest. The game…
The Ava Middle School Bears opened the 2011-2012 basketball season at West Plains on Nov. 15. The visiting Bears won the 7th grade game 38-16. The Bears jumped out to a 15-7 first quarter lead and extended the lead throughout the contest. Anthony Rosas led the scoring for Ava with…
Ava Junior High girls started off the season in the Mtn. Grove annual tournament last week. Ava’s first opponent was West Plains. The 7th graders played the Zizzers and lost 32-4. The 8th graders beat the Zizzers 31-8. Ava 7th grade next played Cabool and won 20-5. The 8th graders…
Basketball fans will have an opportunity to see the Ava Bears and Lady Bears in action next Tuesday night. The pre-season scrimmage will be held in the high school gym beginning at 5:30 p.m. The freshmen, JV and varsity boys and girls will be having a pre-season scrimmage, plus there…
Some 30 different Ava High School athletes have been named to all-conference teams in the South Central Association. This includes the sports of football, softball, volleyball and cross country. All-conference selections are made by coaches of the conference with the exception of cross country in which all-conference designation is determined…
The cross country state championships were held at Oak Hills Golf Center At Hough Park in Jefferson City on Saturday, Nov 4. Despite the forecast of 68 degrees and sun, Mother Nature changed her woman’s mind and dished out a bone chilling 39-degree wind chill, overcast skies and 35 mile-per-hour…
The Ava Bears and Lady Bears will be tipping-off their season with a pre-season scrimmage and night of fun on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school gym. The freshmen, JV and varsity boys and girls will be having a pre-season scrimmage, plus there will be an…
Any thoughts the Ava Bears had about extending their football season came to a decisive end last Friday night at Mountain Grove. The Panthers jumped out to a 26-0 halftime lead and continued to pour it on in the second half, handing the Bears a 40-6 pounding. Ava’s only score…
Will Compete at State on Saturday Five of the six Ava runners turned in their best times of the season to earn the Class 2 District 6 cross country title. Junior Christina Shortt took the lead at the mile-and-a-half mark and never looked back, winning 1st place in the 5-kilometer…
The 14th annual Mountain Grove 8th grade girls basketball tournament and the 2nd annual Mountain Grove 7th grade girls tournament will be held next week. The tournament will be held on Nov. 8, 10, and 11 in the Middle School (7th grade) and High School (8th grade) gyms at Mountain…
Will Ava’s Season End Friday Night? After playing nine games of the 10-game schedule, Ava’s football season comes down to one game, that being Friday night at Mountain Grove. The Bears traveled to Rogersville last Friday night and suffered a 41-19 loss to the state ranked Wildcats. With the loss,…
On Monday, Oct. 24, the Ava Lady Bears pulled out yet another win at their own home meet, beating Sparta and Mountain Grove to claim the first place plaque. No personal records were set on the grueling 5-kilometer course, and with temperatures well into the 80s it was all the…
When ballots were cast for the all-district tournament team following the Class 3, District 10 softball tournament, Ava had almost enough members on the roster to field a team. Eight Lady Bears received all-tournament nods following the tournament here two weeks ago. Four Lady Bears received first team recognition and…
The Ava High School Lady Bears volleyball team saw their season come to an end Monday night in the first round of district play at Marshfield. The Lady Bears lost to Bolivar in two games. Semifinals and the championship match were being played Wednesday night.…
Buffalo outscored the Ava Bears 24-6 in the second half here last Friday night and got within a touchdown of an upset victory in the first game of the three-game district schedule. The Bears held on to win the game, 43-38, but it took some last minute strategy to secure…
Ava Boys Drop to 2nd Place by 4 Points The Ava Lady Bears turned in record times and places to put away 2nd place Mtn. Grove for the SCA conference title held at Willow Springs on Monday. With beautiful weather and lots of Bear grit, the Ava girls, ran their…
Girls’ Team Results 1st, Ava 2nd, Mtn. Grove 3rd, Willow Springs 1st Team All-SCA Ciara Hogsett, Willow Springs Christina Shortt, Ava Matti Reed, Mtn. Grove Channing Boykin, Mtn. Grove Tanner Ijames, Mtn. Grove 2nd Team All-SCA Ashley Rieken, Ava Kendra McCleary, Ava Destany Russell, Ava Kamryn Hutsell, Willow Springs Amanda…
When ballots were cast for the all-district tournament team following the Class 3, District 10 softball tournament, Ava had almost enough members on the roster to field a team. Eight Lady Bears received all-tournament nods following the tournament here two weeks ago. Four Lady Bears received first team recognition and…
The Ava Middle School Bears closed out the 2011 football season at Mountain Grove on Tuesday, Oct, 11. The Bears were defeated by the Panthers 36-8 in the 7th grade contest. Mountain Grove led 30-0 at halftime. The Bears’ lone score of the night came in the fourth quarter when…
The Missouri Class 3, District 10 volleyball tournament will begin Monday, Oct. 24, at Marshfield High School. Ava is seeded sixth and will face Bolivar in first round action at 8 p.m. Monday. Mtn. Grove, with a record of 22-8-2 at the time of seeding, is seeded first and will…
The Ava Bears suffered their second consecutive loss here last Friday night to a very good Liberty Eagles team, and slipped to 5-2 on the season. The Bears will be home again this Friday night as they wrap up a four-game homestand. It will be the final home game of…
The Ava Lady Bears made it to the championship game of the district tournament here last Saturday but fell to the Reeds Spring Wolves, 8-6. Ava defeated Mtn. Grove in first round action last Wednesday, 15-0, then defeated Liberty 7-1 in the semifinals on Thursday. That was an especially sweet…
Three years ago the Lebanon volleyball team chose to raise money for breast cancer, with their inspiration for this coming from Coach Liz Kyger, of Ava, who was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago. Lebanon Coach Susan Patterson is a longtime friend of Coach Kyger. The tournament is named…
The Ava Bears cross country team competed on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Missouri State cross country course in Springfield. The meet was hosted by Springfield Catholic. There were 12 varsity girls teams and 15 varsity boys teams. In the junior high division, 8th grader Caleb Stillings ran a 1.8…
The 7th & 8th grade Ava volleyball teams finished their seasons last week playing West Plains on the road and hosting the Lebanon Yellow Jackets. Ava 7th grade beat the Zizzers on Monday, Oct. 3, in two close games, 25-19 and 26-24. Emily Bailey served 11/11 with 2 aces to…
The Ava Middle School Bears played their final home games of the season on Thursday, Oct. 6, against the West Plains Zizzers. Ava won the 7th grade contest 20-0. The Bears scored on their first possession of the game, a six-play drive covering 65 yards. The drive was capped by…
After playing to a record of 5-0 this season, the Ava Bears met defeat at the hands of the Salem Tigers last Friday night, 12-0. When the Tigers scored halfway through the second quarter to take a 6-0 lead, it was the first time the Bears had trailed this season.…
Ava High School Athletic Director Rex Sawyer announced some revisions in the football schedule for coming weeks. There will be no junior varsity football at Liberty on Monday, Oct. 10, as they do not have enough players to field a team. Also, Monday, Oct. 17, junior varsity football here with…
The Ava Lady Bears won three softball games during the past week while losing one, and earned a share of the conference title. Ava defeated Springfield teams from Kickapoo and Parkview in non-conference play and lost a non-SCA game to West Plains on Monday. The big game, however, for the…
Tuesday night, Sept. 20, the Ava Volleyball Lady Bears made the long trip to Salem to take on the Lady Tigers. The Lady Bears defeated the Lady Tigers in two sets by identical scores of 25-20 both sets. Consistent hitting and good communication helped the team take home the victory,…
Ava 7th grade took first in the Cabool Tournament. Other teams in the tournament were 2nd place Mtn. Grove, 3rd place Houston, and 4th place Cabool. Ava played each team two games. The Lady Bears started the day with their only loss of the day losing to Cabool 17-25. After…
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Willow Springs for 7th and 8th grade football games on Thursday, Sept. 29. The visiting Ava Bears defeated the Willow Springs Bears 8-0 in the 7th grade game. The game remained scoreless until Ava’s Brandon Johnson scored on a 15-yard run with 1:19…
Ava Bears Cross Country competed in the Mtn. Grove Open on Sept. 27. The small Mtn. Grove meet was run on the Randell-Hinkel Municipal Golf Course as a precursor for their large invitational to be hosted on Oct. 13. Because of the small number of team entrants, no team scores…
Coach Dan Swofford and the Ava Bears knew that when Thayer came to town last Friday it was going to take four quarters of solid football to come away with a win. So, the Bears put together four solid quarters of football and came away with a 10-6 win over…
District Tournament Here Next Week The Ava Lady Bears outscored their opponents 21-1 in softball action this week as the 2011 season rapidly winds down to district play. Ava will host the Class 3, District 10 tournament Oct. 5-8 The Lady Bears traveled to Willow Springs Monday afternoon and handed…
Ava High School senior softball players were recognized Tuesday afternoon at Senior Night as the girls played their next to last home game before districts. Pictured from left with their parents are: Morgan Emerich, daughter of Jim and Carrie Emerich; Kelsey Regennitter, daughter of Kevin and Angela Regennitter; Abbie Lansdown, daughter…
Ava 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams hosted the Houston Tigers last Thursday. Both the 7th and 8th grade defeated Houston in two game matches. Ava 7th grade won game one, 25-16, and game two, 25-18. Emily Bailey served 11/11 in the match; Maci Jones was 10/10 serving and 2/3…
The sub-varsity football action here next Monday night with Marshfield will consist of one game only, beginning at 5:30, it was announced on Wednesday by Ava High School. The game will be a 9th grade/junior varsity combo game, according to Rex Sawyer, athletic director.…
Ava will be host to the Missouri Class 3 District 10 softball tournament next week. The first round of play will be on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 5 with Forsyth facing Hollister at 4 o’clock. Ava, seeded third, will play Mtn. Grove at 6 p.m. Wednesday in first-round action. Reeds Spring…
On Sept. 22, the Ava High School cross country team traveled to Willard for the Willard Highline Meet. The course was flat with tight curves on several of the corners. It was held at the Willard High School soccer complex, which butts up against the Frisco Highline trail. The Frisco…
Dillon Adams was invited this past summer to attend the Kansas City Chiefs’ training facility to attend the Blue and Gray football combine. Out of 2400 players there, 200 were invited to Canton, Ohio, for the super combine. Dillon was selected to play at Tampa Bay, Fla., for the National…
The Ava Lady Bears will participate in the Licking Volleyball Classic on Saturday, Oct. 8. Ten teams will play in two pools to determine who advances to the championship. Ava will be in the Orange Pool with Houston, Salem, Eminence and Willard. Making up the Black Pool will be Licking,…
The Lady Bears volleyball team traveled to Cabool for another round of tournament play. The Lady Bears started their first game of pool play against conference opponent Liberty. The Lady Bears ended up splitting the match with the Lady Eagles with a score of 25-20 and 17-25. Next up the…
The softball tournament at Branson last Saturday was canceled because of rain. However, the Ava Lady Bears picked up two SCA victories during the past week over Thayer and Mtn. Grove. The Lady Bears traveled to Lebanon on Tuesday and met defeat in non-conference play. The girls will host Houston…
Kyle Clinkingbeard ran for four touchdowns and 233 yards last Friday night at Houston to lead the Ava Bears in 47-7 SCA win over the Tigers. Cody Wallace scored Ava’s first and final touchdowns of the game, and quarterback Ben Loge scrambled for a 38-yard touchdown run while also kicking…
The Ava Lady Bears were in West Plains last Saturday for a full day of tournament action. Ava won games over Doniphan 16-0 and East Carter 6-4, but lost to Springfield Kickapoo 9-2 and West Plains 11-2. Last Thursday, Sept. 8, the Lady Bears hosted Logan-Rogersville and scratched and clawed…
The Ava Bears Cross country team traveled to Willow Springs on Thursday, Sept. 8 for the Steve Waggoner Invitational Cross Country Meet that hosted 24 schools. Steve Waggoner, the father of Chris Waggoner, head cross country and track coach for Willow Springs, passed away two years ago. Mr. Waggoner worked…
A pair of fourth quarter interceptions by Ava’s Kevin Philpott that resulted in Bears touchdowns at Cabool last Friday night made an otherwise close game look like a blowout in the line score as Ava defeated Cabool 33-12. Ava held a one touchdown lead, 19-12 after three periods, but two…
Cabool freshmen came to Ava Monday night, Sept. 12, and slipped out of town with a win. Ava scored first on an interception by Kane Thompson that was returned for a touchdown. The 2-point conversion attempt failed. The Bears then had a punt blocked for a safety and led 6-2…
The Ava Middle School Bears played the Cabool Bulldogs at Cabool on Thursday, Sept. 8. The 7th grade Bears evened their record at 1-1 with a 14-0 victory. The game was scoreless until Ava’s Brandon Johnson rumbled 51 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. The run capped a…
The Ava 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams started the season off with two home matches, and two wins! On Sept. 8 Ava was host to the West Plains Zizzers. Ava 7th grade won the match in three games. Ava won the first game 25-16, but game two went to…
The JV Lady Bears are vastly improving. That is the word from Coach Christy Stockdale. “We played remarkably better in the Marshfield tournament,” she said. The tournament had eight teams with each pool consisting of four teams. Ava took third in the pool and played for fifth against Marshfield freshmen.…
The Ava Lady Bears improved their record to 5-5 and finished 2nd this past weekend at the annual Forsyth Tournament. The Lady Bears defeated Sparta 25-21, 25-15, Conway 25-16, 25-22, and Bradleyville 25-4, 25-11 in pool play. “We don’t typically play Sparta in pool play at Forsyth, so it was…
Ashlyn Mitchell pitched a no-hit shutout against Sparta in non-conference action here last Thursday afternoon as the Lady Bears defeated the Trojans 5-0. Kelsey Regennitter was 3-for-4 at the plate with a single, a double and a triple, driving in three runs and scoring one. Abbie Lansdown was 2-for-3 with…
Kyle Clinkingbeard ran for four touchdowns and Ben Loge kicked four extra points as the Ava Bears defeated Willow Springs in conference action here last Friday night. This week the Bears will travel to Cabool to continue the SCA schedule. The Bulldogs are 1-1 on the season and in the…
The Lady Bears opened their season Monday night, Aug. 29, against the Fordland Lady Eagles. The JV started the night off with a two-set win over Fordland with a winning score of 25-19 and 25-16. Strong serving was the key to the victory as well as good communication between players,…
The Ava cross country team took 14 runners to the Strafford Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 3, on Labor Day weekend. With blazing hot temperatures, the Ava Bears ran tough as nails with three Bears medaling among a field of 500 runners representing 27 schools in six separate divisions including junior…
Will Host Willow Springs This Friday Kyle Clinkingbeard and Caleb Miles each scored three touchdowns for the Ava Bears last Friday night and Miles ran for two additional 2-point conversions as the Bears defeated Strafford 41-19. Strafford received the kickoff to open the 2011 season and after four plays…
The Ava High School Bears will take the home field for the first time this season on Friday night, hosting the Willow Springs Bears in South Central Association action. The Bears are coming in with a record of 1-0, having defeated Strafford last week, 41-19. As the Bears gather, SCA…
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Forsyth 3-2 on the home field last Thursday afternoon, then took their show on the road for games Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the softball girls fell in non-conference play to Norwood, 4-2, but rebounded on Tuesday to defeat Salem 4-0 in SCA competition. At…
The Ava Lady Bears junior varsity softball team is off to a blazing 5-0 start. To open the 2011 season the Lady Bears traveled to Springfield to take on the Glendale Falcons. Ava used a good eye at the plate drawing six walks in three innings. On the mound Abbie…
Ava VolleyBears Will Play at Home Monday This Friday night marks the beginning of the 2011 football season for high school teams across Missouri. For the Ava Bears, opening night will be a non-conference game at Strafford. The two teams met for the first time last year on the Ava…
Registration for Ava Mighty-Mites football will be held at the Ava City Park next to the swimming pool on Wednesday, Aug. 24, and Thursday, Aug. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. Mighty-Mites football is for children in 1st through 6th grades. The registration fee is $25 and equipment will be…
Ava High School will recognize players from the SCA and district championship football teams of 1985 and 1986 at Ava’s first home game of the 2011 season on Sept. 2. The game will be a battle of the Bears with Ava hosting Willow Springs in SCA action. Former athletic director…
The Ava Football Bears will participate in a preseason Jamboree this Friday night, but it won’t be at Lebanon as previously announced. The Bears will travel to Camdenton instead. It seems the jamboree at Lebanon was to have only involved two teams – Ava and the Yellow Jackets. The state…
The Ava Bear Booster Club will sponsor its annual Fall Kickoff this Friday, with an opportunity to see all the Ava Bears in scrimmage action. This will also be an opportunity for you to join the Booster Club for the 2011-12 school year. The volleyball, softball and football teams will…
Zack Miller, son of Alicia and Chris Degase and Sam Miller, was presented with a bat from Coach Kevin Richards at the end of the summer baseball season. The bat was signed by all the players and coaches from the Bad News Bears. Zack was presented the bat for having…
Equipment Will Be Issued Today and Tomorrow Ava Middle School will have equipment check-out Thursday and Friday this week (Aug. 11 and 12) for 7th and 8th grade athletes planning to play football this fall. Team practice will begin on Monday and Tuesday, and athletes must attend these practices to…
With schools getting ready to open later this month and the fall sports seasons about to begin, the Bear Boosters invite students, parents and community members to come out Friday, Aug. 12 and help kick off the 2011 season. This will be the end of the first week of practice…
The Ava cross country team has been running all summer, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, getting ready for the fall season. The athletes meet at 7 a.m. to run, then cool down with an “ice bath” (left) of cold water, administered by Coach Liz Kyger. Runners pictured above are, from…
A middle school football camp will be held next week for all 7th and 8th grade boys interested in playing football at Ava this fall. The camp will begin Monday, July 25, at the football field. Camp will run 8:30 to 10 a.m. each morning next week. Athletes should come…
Four Missouri Valley College student athletes have been named 2011 NAIA Spring Scholar Athletes, it was announced this week by Danielle Durham, sports information director. Included in the quartet is Weston Loftin, a junior baseball Vikings pitcher from Ava. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach, a…
The Ava Swim team concluded the 2011 season at the District Meet held at Seymour last Saturday, July 9. Ava took sixth place out of eight teams, with the following individual results. Individual Medley—9-10 boys: Jacob Gillies, 4th. 13-14 boys: Shane Olmstead, 2nd; 17-25 men: Jordan Bittner, 5th. Short Freestyle—9-10…
Thursday, June 30, 2011 11-12 Boys – Clunn’s Classics (12) vs. My Brother’s Place (0) Jim’s Body Shop (5) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies (9) 9-10 Boys – Cooper Lumber Company (4) vs. Shockers (5) State Farm Insurance (8) vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging (2) 10-12 Girls – Sonic (15) vs. Images…
The Ava Swim Team hosted last Saturday’s area swim meet, and the Ava team claimed the second place trophy. The district meet will be held at Seymour on Saturday, July 9. Caleb Johnson was high point winner in 9-10 boys; Shane Olmstead was high in 13-14 boys; Courtney Nall earned…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 23, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (7) vs. Clunn’s Classics (9) Emerson Climate Technologies (15) vs. My Brother’s Place (2) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (9) vs. Cooper Lumber Company (8) Danny Cutbirth Logging (2) vs. Shockers (16) 10-12…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 16, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (10) vs. My Brother’s Place (1) Emerson Climate Technologies (10) vs. Clunn’s Classics (6) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (5) vs. Shockers (3) Danny Cutbirth Logging (8) vs. Cooper Lumber (6) 10-12 Girls…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Thursday, June 16 6:00 – B & J Heating and Air vs. (H) Emerson Climate Technologies Friday, June 17 6:00 – Red Bank Grocery vs. (H) Longdollar 7:00 – Town and Country…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 9, 2011 11-12 Boys – Clunn’s Classics (15) vs. My Brother’s Place (9) Emerson Climate Technologies (5) vs. Jim’s Body Shop (10) 9-10 Boys – Cooper Lumber (3) vs. Shockers (13) Danny Cutbirth Logging (6) vs. State Farm Insurance (7) 10-12 Girls…
The Ava Swim Team traveled to Marshfield last Saturday and for the second week in a row came home with the third place trophy. This week the meet will be at Ava, with swimmers from across the area coming to swim at the Ava Water Park. Spectators are welcome to…
The Ava Swim Team traveled to Lebanon last Saturday and came home with the third place trophy. It was the first meet of the season for the Ava team. This week’s meet will be held at Marshfield. Following are the individual results for the Ava swimmers. Intermediate Medley—13-14 girls: Morgan…
Six Ava baseball players received post-season laurels at the conclusion of the 2011 high school baseball season. Five players received all-conference recognition by coaches of the SCA and four Bears were named to the all-district team following the Missouri Class 3, District 10 tournament. Following is the list of honorees.…
Dillion Adams from Ava High School has been selected to compete at the Blue-Grey National Super Football Combine in Canton, Ohio, on June 18. The Ava senior will be one of 30 prospects representing the state of Missouri after competing in the Combine this weekend. This event, which features top…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Thursday, June 9 6:00 – Photo Shoot vs. (H) Longdollar Friday, June 10 6:00 – Town and Country vs. (H) Red Bank Grocery 7:00 – Emerson Climate Technologies vs. (H) Kutz Car…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 2, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (10) vs. Clunn’s Classics (7) My Brother’s Place (5) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies (12) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (17) vs. Cooper Lumber (2) Shockers (7) vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging (1) 10-12 Girls…
The Ava High School volleyball team will have a Sleepover/Lock-in on Friday, June 3. Check-in time will be at 7 p.m. at the high school gym, and will end Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Girls will need clothes to play volleyball in and to sleep in, as well as blankets…
A softball clinic will be held at the Ava High School softball field on Thursday, June 9 for all girls interested in playing organized softball. The clinic, conducted by college-level softball players, is open to all girls in grades 4-12 and will run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration…
Christy Stockdale, Ava Middle School girls basketball coach, is recruiting players to attend a girls basketball camp at Nixa on Wednesday, June 15. She would like to take both 7th and 8th grade teams to this camp. Any girls interested in attending should register on the sign-up sheet at the…
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Coach Pitch Girls – Pizza Hut (3) vs. Doug Miller Lawn Service (7) KFC (0) vs. Lakey’s Custom Cabinets (13) Coach Pitch Boys – PC Express (12) vs. Clunn’s Classics (2) Fender’s Body Shop (1) vs. Clunn’s Classics (2) Cooper Lumber (5) vs. Fender’s Graphic Design…
Ava High School Athletic Director Rex Sawyer recognized Brian Irby at the Spring Athletic Banquet for his support of the Bear Booster Club for the past four years. Bryan Irby has announced he is resigning at the end of the school year, but will continue to actively support the Booster…
Ava’s pitching was not particularly sharp and the Cuba bats were lively last Thursday afternoon resulting in a 14-8 loss for the Bears in the district championship game. Because of rain at Salem where the tournament was being played, the championship game was moved to Houston and pushed back from…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Week 1 – Monday, May 23 6:00 – Photo Shoot vs. (H) Town and Country Tuesday, May 24 6:00 – Kutz Car Clinic vs. (H) Douglas County Herald 7:00 – Emerson Climate…
Coach Pitch Girls – Week 1 – Tuesday, May 24 Pizza Hut (3) vs. KFC (2) Lakey’s Custom Cabinets (11) vs. Doug Miller Lawn Service (0) Coach Pitch Boys – Week 1 – Tuesday, May 24 Clunn’s Classics (1) vs. Cooper Lumber (5) PC Express (11) vs. Cooper Lumber (8)…
Ava senior Austin Clayton will participate in the State Track Meet this Friday and Saturday at Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Clayton placed third in the shot put at the state sectional meet last Saturday with a throw of 47 feet, 10 1/2 inches, qualifying him for state. The two photos…
The South Central Association held its annual track meet on April 29 at Salem. The Ava Bears finished third in the conference behind Mtn. View-Liberty and Salem. First place finishes were recorded for Ava by Charles Bruton in the 300 meter hurdles and Austin Clayton in the shot put. Second…
Last Monday was certainly a day of celebration for the Lions, the community and for the Ava Victory Academy Ladies. The community is the big winner because of the accomplishments of both the Lions Club and Ava Victory Academy. The Lions welcomed the national champions and honored both the players…
The Ava High School Bears have won two games in the district baseball tournament this week and will play for the championship this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock at Salem. The Bears, seeded third in the tournament, will be playing the No. 4 seed Cuba. The tournament has been a…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - Douglas County Herald Coach – Brent Lakey Lucas Wylie, Josh Springer Jr., Wyatt Johnson, Hunter Day, Brayden Tate, Kemper Garner, Matthew Lakey, Shea Dobbs, Hunter Massey, Deandra Huff, Madeline Wylie. Longdollar Furniture Coach – John Akers Keely Akers, Kegan Evans, Doran Simmons, Jayce Atchison,…
Four Ava golfers participated in the state sectional golf meet at Marshfield last Thursday, and senior Cody Heriford qualified for state play. Heriford scored an 84 which was good enough to earn him a spot in state play which will take place next Monday and Tuesday at Rivercut Golf Course,…
The Ava Middle School girls competed in several track meets with good results this spring. Following is a recap of the meets by Coach Justin Gilmore. Mountain Grove Meet 7th Grade The Ava track team started the year off with a meet at Mountain Grove. The 7th grade girls finished…
The Missouri Class 3 District 10 baseball tournament begins this Saturday at Salem, and the Ava Bears are seeded third. The Bears will face Liberty High School of Mtn. View in first-round action. The Ava-Liberty game is set to start at 10 a.m. With a win on Saturday morning, the…
The Ava Bears defeated Mansfield in their final home game of the season last Friday, then played in the Ash Grove Tournament starting Saturday. Ava managed to win only two of four games at Ash Grove. District play begins this Saturday at Salem. On Friday, the Bears defeated Mansfield 10-3.…
A volleyball camp for 6th and 7th grade girls will be held May 16-19, Monday through Thursday, in the Ava Middle School gym. The camp will begin right after school and will run until 5 p.m. each day. Participation is free, and girls from Skyline, Plainview and Thornfield are also…
On Friday, April 29, the Bears and Lady Bears made the long trip to Salem for the SCA conference tournament. Pointing for the Lady Bears were the 4×800 team of Kacy Longino, Kendra McCleary, Ashley Rieken, and Christina Shortt. Shortt and Rieken both ran in the 1600 and 3200 and…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Week 1 – Monday, May 23 6:00 – Photo Shoot vs. (H) Town and Country Tuesday, May 24 6:00 – Kutz Car Clinic vs. (H) Douglas County Herald 7:00 – Emerson Climate…
Coach Nathan Houk announced this week that a boys’ basketball camp will be held May 17-19 (Tuesday-Thursday), from 3:30-5 p.m., in the Ava High School gym. This camp is for boys who will be in 5th and 6th grades next year. The camp, which is free, will focus on fundamental…
By Terry Lee When spring soccer opened on March 19, and the 4th-8th grade teams had completed their season opening games, it didn’t look good for Coach Terry Lee and the PC Express team. After a loss to the American Family Insurance team 14-2, the players were hanging their heads…
After two full days of preparation by the track coaching staff and with the help of former coach Larry Silvey, the Ava red dog track was ready to host 11 schools on April 18. Attending the meet were West Plains junior varsity, Gainesville, Cabool, Mtn. Grove, Hartville, Houston, Licking, Mansfield,…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning here Tuesday night to defeat Houston 9-8 in SCA action. The Bears are 3-3 in league play with a game at Mtn. View-Liberty today (Thursday) to wrap up the conference. The Bears will host…
Four Ava High School golfers qualified for state sectional play last week and will tee off today at 9 a.m. at Marshfield. Willow Springs won the district meet held at Mtn. Grove with a scored of 328. Mtn. Grove came in second with a team score of 375. Medalist in…
Today (Thursday) is the last day to register for the Ava Summer Baseball Program. The coaches/draft meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. Teams will be drafted by the coaches at that time. Registration forms have been distributed. However, if you would like for your…
The Ava High School golf team has participated in several tournaments during the past two weeks with results as shown below. On April 14, the Bears competed at the Marshfield Tournament. Bolivar placed 1st with a score of 317, followed by Rolla, 325, and Mt. Vernon 335. Tying for medalist…
Ava High School Athletic Director Rex Sawyer sent over a list of sports schedule revisions on Wednesday. Please check the listing below and update your schedules accordingly. Monday, May 2 SCA golf at Liberty, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Houston, here, 4:30 Tuesday, May 3 Middle school SCA track at Willow…
Ava High School varsity football coach Dan Swofford said a football parents meeting will be held on Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m., in the high school gym. This meeting is for all parents of football players for the 2011 football season.…
The Ava Bears track team won the Ava Relays here on Monday, April 18. Ten area teams were involved in the competition. Individual winners for Ava included: Shot put, Austin Clayton, 1st. Long jump, Phillip Eubanks, 3rd. Triple jump, Eubanks, 3rd. 4×800, 1st (Kyle Clinkingbeard, Zach Dixon, Chase Dixon, Spencer…
Ava Lady Bears made the trek to Marshfield for their annual Marshfield Relays on Monday April 11. Other schools that attended the meet were Rolla, Marshfield, Greenwood, Willard, Buffalo, Hollister and West Plains. Lady Bears that received points at the meet are as follows: In the 4×800 relay, Ashley Rieken,…
The Ava High School Baseball Bears defeated Willow Springs 16-1 on Monday, but came up on the short end of the score in games with Seymour and Mtn. Grove recently. On April 12, the Bears traveled to Seymour and took a 7-5 non-conference loss. Austin Casey was 1-for-3 with three…
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Mtn. View on Tuesday, April 5, for an all-relays track contest with eight area school competing. On the girls’ side, Mtn. Grove won the meet with 97 points. Ava came in second with 70 points and Salem was one point back in third with…
On April 5, the Ava boys’ track team competed in the Mtn. View Relays. Eight teams competed at the meet, with Ava placing fourth. Individuals who received medals for Ava were Charles Bruton and Caleb Miles in the hurdle events; Kyle Clinkingbeard, Chase Dixon, Dakota Renner and Zach Dixon in…
Ava High School senior Pete Leonard joins an elite group of former Ava basketball players named to the all-state team. Previous selections include Don Sallee 1946-47; Bob Victor 1952-53; and David Norman 1959-60. Leonard, a 6-foot-5 center for the Ava Bears, broke five school records in his career. His 1,744…
The Ava High School Bears won baseball games with Hollister and Springfield Central during the past week, and lost a game to West Plains. On Wednesday, the Bears were playing Salem in a conference game that was rained out here on Monday. On March 29, the Bears lost an 8-4…
The Ava High School golf team competed in a 9-hole match at Liberty High School March 24. Ava finished second behind Willow Springs, but Ava’s Cody Heriford was medalist with a round of 35. Team scores were Willow Springs 159, Ava 163, Liberty 168, Thayer 176, Mtn. Grove 182, Salem…
The Ava Bears opened the baseball season at home Monday as the SCA Tournament got under way. The Bears defeated Willow Springs 19-4 in four innings Monday. The win advanced the Bears to the semifinals at Houston on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Bears defeated Houston 3-1. The championship game will…
The fifth annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Games will be held this Saturday night, March 26. The women’s game will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 7:30. Games will be played in the Ava High School gymnasium. Last year more than 40 former AHS players…
The 20th annual National Christian Homeschool – Christian school championships were held in Springfield last week, and the Ava Victory Academy Girls walked away with the 16U Division 3A National Christian Homeschool/ Christian School championship trophy. The Lady Crusaders road to the championship began on Tuesday of last week when…
Just a week ago Ava High School was still playing basketball, but now baseball season is upon us. The SCA baseball tournament will begin Monday, March 21, with Ava’s first-round games to be played at home, beginning at 4 p.m. Tournament games will continue on Tuesday and Thursday next week,…
All-SCA selections for the 2010-11 basketball season were announced Monday night at the Winter Athletic Banquet. Also announced were Ava players who were selected to the Class 2 District all-tournament team. All-conference first team selections included Pete Leonard, for the Bears, and Jorie Garrett and Payton Lakey for the Lady…
The clock was not a friend to the Ava Bears last Wednesday night. Facing Charleston, from southeast Missouri in state sectional play last week, the Bears overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to pull within one point of the Bluejays with 17 seconds left on the clock. But Charleston held on…
The fifth annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Games will be held Saturday night, March 26. The women’s game will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 7:30. Games will be played in the Ava High School gymnasium. Last year more than 40 former AHS players participated…
The Ava Lady Bears were tied with Kennett with 2½ minutes left in the third quarter last Wednesday night, and Ava trailed by only one point heading into the fourth quarter of the state sectional game at the West Plains Civic Center. But the Lady Bears were unable to score…
The winter Athletic Banquet, to recognize boys’ and girls’ basketball, cheer and dance teams, will be held Monday, March 14, it was announced this week by Ava High School. The banquet will be held in the high school/middle school cafeteria beginning at 6:30 p.m. For further information, contact the high…
The Ava Bears held off a late charge by Willow Springs last Saturday night to claim a 60-54 win for the Missouri Class 3, District 2 championship. The Bears were on the bus Wednesday afternoon, heading to West Plains where they would face Charleston in the Class 3 sectional at…
The Ava Lady Bears took on the Lady Bears of Willow Springs in the district championship game last Friday night at Cabool, and held on to beat the Willow Bears 65-51 to advance in state play. The Lady Bears were on the road to West Plains Wednesday afternoon and would…
Payton Lakey scored 22 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and had six blocked shots as the Ava Lady Bears defeated Licking 56-38 in first-round play of the Missouri Class 3, District 2 Tournament at Cabool last Saturday. Jorie Garrett had 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and Emily Sterling…
The Ava Bears defeated Mtn. Grove in the first round of the Missouri Class 3, District 2 Tournament Tuesday night at Cabool, advancing to the semifinals game tonight (Thursday) at 7:30. Ava, entering the tournament as the No. 3 seed, won 67-39, with balanced scoring from four players in double…
The annual Intramural Basketball Tournament sponsored by Ava High School National Honor Society will begin Thursday, March 10, with games continuing March 11-12, and March 15. The third and fourth grade games will be played in the middle school gym beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fifth and sixth grade games will…
Undefeated in SCA Two Years In A Row The Ava Lady Bears defeated Houston at home last Thursday night, 66-44, to complete back-to-back undefeated SCA seasons, and subsequently win the conference title once again. On Monday night the girls traveled to Morrisville for the final game of the regular season…
Ava’s varsity basketball teams completed their regular schedules this week and are now preparing to begin district tournament action. Ava teams are assigned to the Missouri Class 3, District 2 tournament which is being played at Cabool. Girls’ action will begin Saturday, with boys’ play to start on Monday. The…
Some may feel that today’s teens are uncaring and selfish. But you will never convince the family of Carter Campbell of that. Brock Mitchell, a senior at Ava High School, coaches Carter’s 3rd & 4th grade intramural basketball team. Last Wednesday, Carter underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, and…
Ava seniors Pete Leonard and Brock Mitchell combined for 49 points here last Friday night – the equivalent of Houston’s total – as the Bears defeated the Tigers 97-49 in SCA action. Mitchell sank four baskets from 3-point land and finished with 23 points on the night, scoring 20 points…
Tryouts will be held on Monday, March 7, for boys in grades 7-9 (13-15 years old) who want to play competitive baseball this summer. This is a selected group, making up a 16-man roster. These boys will be playing high school baseball rules. Games will be played against other towns,…
The Ava junior varsity boys’ basketball team concluded the 2010-11 season with two wins this week. On Friday night the JV Bears defeated Houston, 64-32, with four players scoring in double figures. Dexter Fish led the attack with 14 points. Kody Kutz added 13, and Chase Dixon and Ben Loge…
Ava High School will celebrate Hoopcoming coronation this Friday night during the boys’ Ava-Houston basketball game. Coronation will conclude a week of activities which include special Spirit Days, centered around a Hollywood theme. Hoopcoming candidates include queen candidates Kristen Hastings, Lindsey Armour and Kalynn Miller; and king candidates Cody Heriford,…
The Ava Bears defeated Mtn. Grove 67-38 last Tuesday night in Wright County, but lost to Willow Springs 75-65 in SCA play on Friday. On Monday night, the Bears hosted Cabool in an SCA make-up game that was snowed out on Feb. 1, and took a big conference win, 85-53.…
The Ava Lady Bears improved their overall record to 19-5 this week and are sitting at 6-0 in conference play. On Monday night the Ava girls traveled to Thayer and picked up a 59-51 win in SCA play. Jorie Garrett led all scorers with 29 points and Payton Lakey added…
Monday night at halftime of the Ava-Cabool boys’ basketball game, recognition was given for two career records that have fallen this season. Recognized were 1960 Ava High School graduate David Norman who has, for the past 51 years, held the career scoring mark at Ava High School, at 1,411 points.…
The Ava Junior Varsity Bears defeated Cabool on the home floor Monday night but lost to Willow Springs and Thayer on the road. Monday’s game with Cabool was postponed from Feb. 1 when snow forced the cancellation of the match. The Bears jumped out to a 24-6 lead in the…
The Ava Bears picked up a 55-40 SCA win over Salem on the home floor last Friday night, then hosted Reeds Spring in non-conference action Tuesday and claimed a resounding 62-38 victory. Six-foot-5 senior Pete Leonard led all scorers on Friday night, netting 26 points for the Bears. Jonathan Hambacker…
The Ava Middle School Bears wrapped up the 2010-2011 basketball season with games at home against Springfield Catholic and on the road at Strafford. Last Thursday’s matchup at Ava against the Fighting Irish of Catholic saw the 7th grade Bears fall to the visitors from Springfield by a narrow margin…
Ava JV played Fair Grove in the second round of the Fair Grove JV Tournament and came away victorious. The 37-23 win put Ava in the championship game against Buffalo on Saturday. The Fair Grove game was a defensive battle but Ava’s full court pressure wore them down in the…
When the Ava Junior Varsity boys’ basketball team took the home floor Jan. 7 against Morrisville, they hadn’t played a game since Dec. 21, and “it showed”, Coach Nathan Houk said. The Bears scored only one point in the first quarter. The team got things going in the second and…
The Ava freshman girls’ basketball team will play in the Mtn. Home Invitational Tournament Jan. 22, 26 and 29. Ava’s first play will be Saturday at 10 a.m., facing Harrison, Ark. Semifinals will be played on Wednesday and the finals will be Saturday, Jan. 29. This is a single-elimination tournament…
The Ava Lady Bears will play in the Reeds Spring Tournament next week. Ava, seeded 2nd, will play No. 6 Hurley in pool play at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, and will play No. 3 Hollister at 7:30 p.m., on Jan. 27. In the meantime, top seed West Plains will…
The Ava Bears are picked to win the Conway boys’ basketball tournament that begins next week. The Bears are seeded first among the eight teams on the bracket, and will play Conway JV in first-round action on Monday, Jan. 24. Strafford is ranked second in the tournament, followed by Miller,…
The Ava Lady Bears took a 24-7 lead in the first quarter last Thursday night at Mtn. View-Liberty and went on the beat the Eagles, 70-47. Payton Lakey and Jorie Garrett had the offense rolling, scoring 17 and 15 points respectively. They also had nine rebounds apiece. Taylor Pruett had…
The Ava Lady Bears’ defense allowed Forsyth only 10 points in the first three quarters last Friday night, and the Ava girls went on the defeat the Panthers, 41-25. Senior Kristen Hastings got Ava started with a strong drive to the basket and finished with eight points on the night.…
Pete Leonard shattered Ava’s single game scoring record Tuesday night, racking up 46 points in Ava’s win over Blue Eye. The Bears defeated the Bulldogs, 71-55. The Bears hosted Marion C. Early from Morrisville last Friday night and let the game slip away in the final minutes, losing 50-48. Ava…
The Ava Middle School Bears completed play in the annual Willow Springs Tournament last week. The seventh grade squad defeated Willow Springs 27-14 in the consolation game on Tuesday, January 4. The Bears held a 5-4 advantage after one quarter of play and led 11-10 at halftime. Ava made their…
The Ava High School junior-varsity Bears will be competing in the Fair Grove J.V. Basketball Tournament next week. The tournament, which will be played in a “round robin” format, begins on Wednesday, Jan. 12 with the Bears facing Pleasant Hope at 6 p.m. The Bears will then play Thursday, Jan.…
The Ava High School junior-varsity Lady Bears traveled to Lebanon last week for the Lebanon Holiday Tournament and walked away with a consolation trophy. The Lady Bears found themselves in a pool with Rogersville, Lebanon, and Conway. The Lady Bears met the Lady Wildcats of Rogersville in the first round…
The Ava Middle School Bears opened play in the Willow Springs tournament on Monday, January 3. The seventh grade Bears lost to Mountain Grove by a score of 30-23. Ava trailed the Panthers 7-5 after the first quarter and trailed 18-9 at halftime. The Bears closed the gap to 5…
The Ava Bears advanced to the semifinals of the Springfield Blue and Gold Tournament but lost their final two games on Wednesday and Thursday. Still, the Bears finished better than ranking, taking fourth place in the Gold Division of the bracket. On Wednesday night, the Bears, seeded fifth, lost to…
The Ava Middle School Bears played at Willow Springs on Monday, December 13. The seventh grade Bears came away with a 27-25 victory. Ava led 10-7 at halftime and led 20-18 after three quarters of play. Morgan Smith led Ava’s scoring with 8 points, followed by Dakota Pierce and Zach…
The Ava Bears won two games in the Springfield Blue and Gold Tournament this week and were playing top-seed Glendale in the semifinals Wednesday night. The Bears opened with Greenwood Monday afternoon and came away with a 60-51 win. On Tuesday evening, the No. 5 Bears upset No. 4 Strafford,…
The Ava Lady Bears got by Norwood, 43-38, in the first round of the Lebanon Central Bank Holiday Tournament Tuesday, but fell to top-seed Springfield Central Wednesday morning, 73-46. The Lady Bears will play again at 10 a.m. today (Thursday), and with a win today would play for 5th place…
The eighth grade Lady Bears played Mountain Grove on Dec. 2 and lost 25-37. McKenna Hunsaker led the Lady Bears with 12 points, followed by Callie Eubanks with 5, Ashley Helm 3, and Destiny Sparnicht 2. “Mountain Grove is a very tough team to beat,” said Coach Justin Gilmore. “We…
The Ava Middle School Bears hosted the Reeds Spring Wolves on Tuesday, December 7. The seventh grade Bears lost to the visiting Wolves by a score of 27-26. The game was close throughout the night. Ava led 7-4 after one quarter of play and the game was tied 13-13 at…
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, the Ava Victory Academy Crusaders traveled to Bradleyville to battle the Eagles. The Lady Crusaders played a tough game but were defeated 56-31. The boys found themselves down by 3 in the last seconds when freshman Seth Dobbs shot a three pointer at the buzzer, sending…
The Ava Middle School Bears hosted the Hollister Tigers on Monday, November 29. The seventh grade Bears were defeated by the visiting Hollister squad by a one-point margin, 32-31. Hollister made a three point basket with 9 seconds remaining in the game to take the one point lead and Ava’s…
The Ava Victory Academy Crusaders and Lady Crusaders have gained something they’ve never had before – a home-court advantage. The teams have been practicing in the new MOCH Wellness Center and last Friday evening, played their first game of the season there. They met the Trinity Christian Eagles for fierce…
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Mountain View to play the Liberty Eagles on Monday, November 22. The seventh grade Bears were defeated 21-19 by the home team. Ava trailed 12-8 at halftime and trailed 17-10 after three quarters of play. The Bears had a final shot to tie…
Ava defeated West Plains 46-24 at Ava Monday night. Callie Eubanks led all scoring with 17 points, followed by Destiny Sparnicht 16, Lakota Blakey 6, McKenna Hunsaker 5, and Ashley Helm 2. Ava improved their record to 4-4 on the year. “Everyone got in the game, and I saw some…
The Ava Middle School Bears opened their 2010-2011 basketball season at home against the West Plains Zizzers on Tuesday, November 16. The seventh grade Bears were defeated 44-20 by the visiting Zizzers. Ava trailed 10-5 after one quarter of play and trailed 17-13 at halftime. The visiting West Plains squad…
The Ava Middle School girls basketball squad has started their season off well. The eighth grade squad has a record of 2-2 after four games, while the seventh grade squad has a record of 3-1 after four games. Eighth Grade The eighth grade squad started their season off with the…
The Ava Middle School Bears hosted the Mountain Grove Panthers to wrap up the 2010 football season. The Bears and Panthers battled to a scoreless tie in the seventh grade contest. The Bears took the opening kickoff and moved the ball inside the Mountain Grove 30 yard line but were…
The Ava Victory Academy Lady Crusaders hosted a volleyball tournament at the Mansfield Community Center on Friday, Oct. 8. The ladies started the tournament off with a win of 27-25 against Grace Christian Academy of Harrison, Ark. Their next game resulted in a loss of 25-13 against Camdenton Christian and…
On Saturday, Oct. 9, the Ava Victory Academy soccer Crusaders once again faced the Mountain Grove YMCA Soccer team. Once again, the small number of players hurt the Crusaders. Tyler LeClear managed to score two goals but Mountain Grove pulled ahead in the last half to end the game 4…
The fall Ava Victory Academy soccer season come to a close with a game on Oct. 16. The Ava Victory Academy Crusaders suffered from low participation numbers this fall but ended the season on a good note. In previous games the Crusaders played with the number of players that they…
The Ava Lady Bears returned to tournament action this past weekend when they took to the road and played in the annual Licking tournament. The Lady Bears ended up with a record of 2-2 in the tournament with wins over Licking and Salem while falling to Winona and Liberty. Ava…
The Ava Middle School football squads visited West Plains last Thursday to take on the Zizzers. The West Plains seventh grade team made it a tough night for the Bears as they posted a 40-0 win. The Zizzer squad led 24-0 at halftime. Leading tacklers for Ava were Colton Overcast…
The Ava softball season ended in the semifinals here last Thursday night with a loss to Mtn. View-Liberty by a score of 6-3. The game ended with two runners on base and the tying run at the plate. Earlier on Thursday, top-seed Reeds Spring defeated Hollister, 6-0, and the Lady…
When the Ava Bears picked up a first-and-10 at the Liberty 11-yard line with under a minute left in the game, it looked like an overtime period might be in order. But the Bears ran out of downs at the 7-yard line and Liberty was able to take a knee…
Ava High School and the Ava Lady Bears are hosting the Class 3, District 10 softball tournament this week, with finals to be played on Saturday. First-round games were played on Wednesday afternoon with No. 4 Hollister facing No. 5 Forsyth at 4 p.m. and 3rd-ranked Mtn. View-Liberty playing Mountain…
Friday night’s football game between the SCA rival Ava Bears and Salem Tigers was the hard-fought battle everyone expected it to be. But the trip home would not have been so long for Ava fans if the 14-6 final could have been turned the other way. All the scoring came…
Highway Church of the Nazarene has announced it will be recognizing Ava High School athletes with special programs this month. On Sunday, Oct. 10, the softball and volleyball teams will be recognized in the morning worship service, and will be served lunch immediately following the service. On Oct. 24 a…
The 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams had another three-match week last week, playing Reeds Spring, Mtn. Home, and Mtn. Grove. On Monday, Ava hosted the Wolves of Reeds Spring. Ava 7th grade beat the Wolves in a two game match, 25-16, 25-17. In game one Kendra Walker served 9/10…
Ava’s seventh grade football squad played at Houston on Thursday, September 30. The Bears fell to the home team by a score of 12-0. Ava stopped Houston’s first two drives with fumble recoveries by Paul Porter and Morgan Smith. Ava’s Austin Potts intercepted a pass to stop Houston’s next drive.…
Ava 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams had a busy week last week. On Monday, Sept. 20, Ava hosted the Bears of Willow Springs and the 7th grade took their first loss of the season. After beating Willow the week before, Ava fell to them at home, 21-25, 21-25. In…
Last Thursday the Ava Lady Bears hosted Cabool for their second conference game of the season. The Lady Bears fell to the Lady Bulldogs in an exciting 3-game match that included a marathon second game. The Lady Bears came out strong for the first set and won, 25-22. The next…
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Houston and Thayer on the road last Thursday and Friday, then beat Willow Springs at home Monday, 11-1, to complete an undefeated SCA schedule and subsequently clinch the conference title. The Bears defeated Houston, 9-2, then beat Thayer 9-3 on Friday. This is the third…
Ava High School will host a junior varsity volleyball tournament Saturday, with action to begin at 9 a.m. Matches will be played on two courts. At 9 a.m. Ava will play Mtn. Home and Mtn. Grove will play Forsyth. At 9:45 Marshfield 9th will play Cabool and Mtn. Home 9th…
Ava 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams will be in Cabool this Saturday for a middle school tournament. Ava 7th grade will play Cabool at 9 a.m., Mtn. Grove at 12:20 p.m. and Houston at 1:30 p.m. Ava 8th grade will play Cabool at 10 a.m., Mtn. Grove at 11,…
On Sept. 23, the Ava Lady Bears Junior Varsity volleyball team took on the Cabool Bulldogs in a tense three game match. The Lady Bears came out strong in the first game and won 25-19. However, the bulldogs rallied back during game two and won 25-14. Both teams fought and…
The Ava Lady Bears middle school volleyball squad traveled to Willow Springs last week and the seventh grade brought home a win, while the eighth grade was defeated. The seventh grade Bears beat the Willow Springs Bears in a three game match. In game one Ava was slow getting started…
The Ava Middle School seventh and eighth grade football Bears hosted the Cabool Bulldogs on Thursday, Sept. 16. The Bears won the seventh grade contest by a score of 8-0. Ava was the first team to threaten the end zone, but the drive was stopped by a Cabool interception inside…
Ava’s freshman and junior varsity football teams combined to host Reeds Spring on Sept. 20. Ava’s freshman squad played the first half of the contest and the junior varsity squad played the second half. Ben Loge started the scoring with a one yard run up the middle. The Bears failed…
The Ava Victory Academy Lady Crusaders volleyball team traveled to Rolla on Sept. 18 for a tournament. The first game was against the Rolla Royals, with the Lady Crusaders losing 25-21 in the first match and 25-9 in the second match. That was followed by a game against the Southwest…
On Friday, Sept. 17, both the Lady Crusaders and the Crusaders of Ava Victory Academy were victorious over the Skyline Tigers. The seventh and eighth grade Lady Crusader basketball team was victorious against the Skyline Tigers, followed by the Crusaders with an exciting game, winning in overtime 40-31. This week…
The Ava Lady Bears took on the Fordland Lady Eagles Monday night and came out with a victory of 23-9 and 25-11 improving their record to 12-3. Coach Sarah Lemons said, after a disappointing finish in the Cabool tournament, the team needed a fresh start to regain their focus. Abby…
The freshman and junior varsity volleyball teams competed against the Forsyth Panthers on Sept. 16. The freshman team started rough with the score of the first game being 7-25 with Forsyth winning. However, the Lady Bears came out on fire during the second game of the match and won 25-13,…
Ava senior Brett Lambert carried 18 times for 189 yards last Friday night – and five touchdowns – as the Ava Bears ran away with a big SCA Homecoming victory over Houston, 46-0. Those statistics become even more impressive in the fact that Lambert did not see action in the…
The Ava Lady Bears played six softball games in four days, and made it an even split, winning three and losing three. Most important, however, was the SCA win over Mtn. Grove on Monday that boosted the Ava ladies to 3-0 in conference play. Ava is 11-5 overall. The Ava…
Plainview R-8 from Douglas County will take on Bradleyville for the championship in the Bradleyville Junior High basketball tournament on Friday night. The championship game will begin at 8 p.m., and will follow the consolation championship at 6 o’clock and the third place game at 7 p.m. Plainview advanced to…
September 25, 2010 PRE-K 9:00 am Subway vs. Sonshine Cafe 9:30 am New York Life vs. Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center Kindergarten-1st Grade 8:30 am Smith Drywall vs. Life Church 9:15 am Jim’s Body Shop vs. Emerson Climate Technologies 2nd -3rd Grades 10:00 am Sonic vs. Taco Bell 11:00…
A football game has been added to the Ava schedule next Monday night, it was noted this week by athletic director Rex Sawyer. On Monday, Sept. 20, Thayer 8th grade will be here to play Ava’s 8th grade at 5 o’clock. That game will be followed by a junior varsity…
The Ava Lady Bears 7th & 8th grade volleyball teams traveled to West Plains to open their season on Sept. 9. Both teams came home victorious. Ava 7th grade took three games to defeat the Zizzers. In game one Ava won 25-20; the Zizzers took game two 22-25, and Ava…
The Ava Lady Bears softball team defeated Fordland 13-3 in five innings here Monday afternoon. Ava scored runs in every inning but one, and improved their record to 7-2. Junior Jessie Eubanks, who has worked her way into the lineup in right field, was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two…
Tuesday evening the seventh and eighth grade Crusaders and Lady Crusaders of Ava Victory Academy met with the Plainview Cougars for basketball action. The teams are smaller this year resulting in few alternative players to give members a moment to breathe. Plainview took an early lead in both games, and…
The Ava Middle School football squads traveled to Mountain View to play the Liberty Eagles on Saturday, September 11. The games had been originally scheduled for Thursday, September 9, but due to inclement weather the games were postponed. The Eagles of Liberty defeated the Bears 8-0 in the seventh grade…
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Marshfield last Thursday to take on the Lady Jays in volleyball action. The Lady Bears played well, but weren’t able to pull out a victory in any match. The freshmen lost their match with a final score of 16-25 and 11-25. The JV took…
The Ava Lady Bears varsity volleyball squad will participate in a varsity volleyball tournament at Cabool this Saturday. The tournament will consist of pool play, with Ava in the Blue Pool with Willow Springs, Summersville and Mtn. Grove. The White Pool will consist of Cabool, Thayer, Plato and Liberty. The…
Pairings have been announced for the Lady Pirate Fall Classic Softball Tournament at Branson this Saturday. With nine teams involved, preliminary games will be played simultaneously on three different fields. Ava, in a pool with Lebanon and Fair Grove, will play the Yellow Jackets at 10:30 and Fair Grove at…
Ava senior Brett Lambert scored four touchdowns – three in the second half – here last Friday night to lead the Ava Bears to a 37-13 SCA win over Cabool. After playing the Bulldogs to a 6-6 halftime score, the Bears put 31 points on the board in the second…
Taylor Coonts (40) is shoulder to shoulder with his blocker Dillon Adams(78) on this carry Friday night against Cabool. Dalton Allen (18) uses a block by his quarterback Garrett Baird (9) for a gain against Cabool Friday night.…
The Ava Lady Bears varsity volleyball team improved their record to 3-0 after two big wins over Spokane and Reeds Spring. The varsity girls went to Spokane last Thursday and beat the Owls in two sets, winning 25-14 and 25-10. Tough serving was the key to the win with the…
The Ava Lady Softball Bears picked up non-conference wins this week over Springfield Parkview and Marion C. Early of Morrisville. With the wins, the Lady Bears are 6-2 overall. On Tuesday, the Lady Bears rallied for seven runs in the second inning and went on to defeat Morrisville, 10-3. Morrisville…
The Ava Middle School Bears opened the 2010 football season with two victories over the Willow Springs Bears. Ava defeated Willow Springs 24-0 in the seventh grade contest. Ava received the opening kickoff and put together a 14-play, 85-yard scoring drive. The drive consumed the entire first quarter of play…
“I’m ready to play another game and get this one behind us, ” was the reaction from Coach Dan Swofford following last Friday’s 10-8 loss at Willow Springs. The Bears had ample opportunities to win the football game, but each time came up short, failed to make the defensive play,…
Dalton Allen, who had already scored two touchdowns in the game, intercepted a Strafford pass in overtime to seal Ava’s 35-28 win in the season opener here last Friday night. The Bears spotted Strafford 14 points in the first quarter and it looked like it might be a long night…
After a nice road trip to Liberty, the junior varsity softball Lady Bears defeated the Liberty Eagles 15-6. Both teams scored three runs in the first inning before Abby Sparnicht found her groove on the mound. Sparnicht allowed only two more runs in the final two innings. Like Sparnicht, the…
Ava’s freshmen and junior varsity football teams traveled to face the Mountain Grove Panthers on Monday, August 30. The freshmen squad kicked off the night against a very tough Mountain Grove freshmen roster. Mountain Grove jumped out to an early 16-0 lead before Ben Loge connected with Chance Boyd down…
The Ava Lady Bears won their first volleyball match at home against Springfield Catholic in the season opener Tuesday night. The VolleyBears won the first set 25-20, lost the second set 21-25 but then sealed the victory in the final set 25-16 for the first win of the season. Coach…
The Ava Lady Bears opened the softball season at home Monday with a 10-3 win over Springfield Glendale. The Ava girls traveled to Mtn. View-Liberty Tuesday and took a South Central Association win, 11-1. Junior Ashlyn Mitchell was in the pitcher’s circle both days, with sophomore Kayla Dougherty behind the…
The Ava High School Bears will open the 2010 football season at home this Friday night against Strafford. Coach Dan Swofford says four potential starters will be on the bench when Friday’s game begins, and he expects a real challenge from non-conference Stafford, which is a big Class 2 school.…
Ava Teams Show Their Stuff at Booster Club Scrimmages The Ava Football Bears will travel to Pierce City this Friday night for the preseason Jamboree. The Jamboree will begin at 6:30 and will involve teams from Ava, Mt. Vernon and Pierce City. The Jamboree gives coaching staffs an opportunity to…
Ava Mighty-Mite Football registration will be held at the Ava City Park next Monday and Tuesday. Registration will be held at the pavilion next to the Ava Water Park between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. Mighty-Mites is for players in first through sixth grades who want to have…
The Ava Bear Booster Club hosted the 3rd annual two-person scramble golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Ava Country Club. Thirty eight teams were entered for play; the following is a list of winners by flight: Championship flight: Cox/Freeman Wendler/Flemming Glidwell/Freeman A Flight: Wallace/Hodges Thomas/Thomas Sterling/Sterling B Flight:…
HOUSTON –– Even though it is students who will be taking the field as extracurricular school activities begin, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine’s Baylor Clinic say parents play an important role in keeping their kids safe. “When we perform student sports physicals we are looking for health issues like…
Sponsored by Bear Booster Club The 3rd annual Bear Booster Club fall kickoff and membership drive will be held on Friday, Aug. 13. This event begins at 4 p.m. in the high school gymnasium with the volleyball scrimmage. At 5:30 p.m. the festivities move to the softball field to showcase…
Ava High School athletes who will participate in fall sports this year will begin practice Monday, Aug. 9. Most sports will have practice at 8 a.m. with the exception of the football team which will practice at 4 p.m. Rex Sawyer, Ava Public Schools athletic director, reminds all athletes that…
Coach Ann Leonard would like to remind all 7th and 8th grade girls who are interested in playing volleyball this year that they must have a sports physical by the first day of school. Without a physical girls will not be able to participate in practice. Practice will begin on…
The Ava Bear Booster Club will host a 2-person scramble golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Ava Country Club. To sign up for the tournament, contact Bryan Irby, 683-6636 or 683-8566; or Brad Clevenhagen, 683-0537. The cost is $80 per team, or any donation will be welcome. The…
Ava Bears 11-12 years old won first place at the Mtn. Grove baseball tournament on Saturday, July 17. Pictured from left, front row: Devin Elliott, Thomas Emerich, Spencer Skyles (bat boy), Jordan Mendenhall, and Casey Wallace. Row 2: Jeff Donley, Zach Hunsaker, Nick Sterling, Colton Skyles, Taylor Haltom, and Shannon…
As of July 19 1st place, 54.5 pts. Garrett/Heuermann, avg. 40 2nd place (tie), 52 pts. Hunt/Pettit, avg. 35 Loftin/Peck, avg. 36 4th place, 48.5 pts. Heriford/Heriford, avg. 35 5th place, 46.5 pts. Potter/Wilson, avg. 39 6th place, 45 pts. Bushong/Duckworth, avg. 35 7th place, 38.5 pts. Dean/Dean, avg. 36…
Ava Middle School football coach Jeff Pool announced that he will be holding football camp next week for boys who will be in seventh and eighth grade this fall. The dates of the camp will be Monday, July 26 through Thursday, July 29. The camp will be held at the…
The season long chase for the championship at the Lebanon Midway Speedway will continue Friday Night July 16 with the Central Bank Racing Series Action featuring the factory stocks, modifieds, street stocks, pure stocks, sportsman and Midwest Modz. After a very disappointing rain-out last Friday night the regular points show…
1st place, 48.l5 pts. Garrett/Heuermann, avg. 38 2nd place, 47 pts. Loftin/Peck, avg. 37 3rd place, 42 pts. Heriford/Heriford, avg. 34 4th place, 41 pts. Hunt/Pettit, avg. 35 5th place, 37.5 pts. Potter/Wilson, avg. 39 6th place (tie), 37 pts. Bushong/Duckworth, avg. 36 Fleetwood/Heath, avg. 36 8th place, 32.5 pts.…
Ava Summer Baseball/Softball – Final Standings – As of July 5 11-12 Major League Boys W L Emerson Climate Tech 11 1 Sonic 6 6 National TV 5 7 O’Reilly Automotive 2 10 9-10 Minor League Boys Watson Welding 9 3 City of Ava 7 5 Danny Cutbirth Logging 5 …
Ava Summer Baseball/Softball – Results – Thursday, July 1 9-10 Minor League Boys Watson Welding & Pipe 9 City of Ava 10 Danny Cutbirth Logging 9 Town & Country Bank 11 11-12 Major League Boys O’Reilly Automotive 11 National TV 10 Emerson Climate Tech 9 Sonic 7 7-8 Boys Rookie…
Ava High School varsity football coach Dan Swofford announced this week that varsity camp will be held beginning Monday, July 12, at 5 p.m. This camp is for all high school football players, grades 9-12. Coach Swofford said the team’s Night of Champions will also be held on Friday, July…
7-8 Boys Rookie League Thursday, July 1 (Make-Up from June 11) (Will Play at HS Girls Softball Field) 6:30 Cooper Lumber vs. Highway House 7:30 Heath & Son vs. Collins Body Shop Friday, July 2 6:30 Cooper Lumber vs. Highway House 7:30 Heath & Son vs. Collins Body Shop 9-10…
Ava Summer Baseball/Softball – Standings – As of June 28 Won/Loss 11-12 Major League Boys Emerson Climate Tech 9 1 National TV 5 5 Sonic 5 5 O’Reilly Automotive 1 9 9-10 Minor League Boys Watson Welding 8 2 City of Ava 6 4 Danny Cutbirth Logging 4 6 Town…
Ava Summer Baseball/Softball – Results – Thursday, June 24 9-10 Minor League Boys Watson Welding & Pipe 13 Town & Country Bank 2 Danny Cutbirth Logging won City of Ava forfeit 11-12 Major League Boys Sonic forfeit O’Reilly Automotive won National TV 7 Emerson Climate Tech. 13 10-12 Girls…
