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Ava out-shoots Willow Springs for second W By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] As the season progresses, so do the quality of teams the Ava High School Bears have to face. This includes SCA rival, the Willow Springs Bears who kept within one bucket at the half before Ava pulled away in the second half for…
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Ava Schools Breakfast Menu Monday, Feb.10: Cereal with yogurt, Applesauce, Fruit juice & Milk. Tuesday, Feb.11: Mini pancakes, apple, fruit juice & Milk. Wednesday, Feb. 12: Cinnamon Toast Crunch French toast, Bananas, Fruit juice & Milk. Thursday, Feb. 13: Mini Cinnis, Pineapple, Fruit juice & Milk. Friday, Feb. 14: Sausage biscuit, bananas Fruit juice & Milk. Ava Elementary Lunch Menu Monday,…
Read MoreSun Sets on 30th Annual Lady Lion Invitational
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] MANSFIELD – Play resumed last Thursday with second round games between Springfield Catholic and Mansfield followed by Ava against Forsyth. Then consolation bracket competition took place Friday followed by the finals on Saturday. These pieces are in chronological order beginning Thursday and ending Saturday. Thursday, January 30, 2020 Late Lady…
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Local Student Earns Spot on Fall 2019 Semester Dean’s List at UCM
WARRENSBURG –– Sara J. Wake, of Ava, Missouri, has earned a spot on the University of Central Missouri (UCM) Dean’s List. Sara qualified for the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester at UCM by achieving a grade point average of 3.50 to 3.99.
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Filing Closes, Race is on for Ava and Thornfield School Board Seats
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] If you were hoping to be an Alderman or a school board member and you haven’t yet filed your intentions, it’s too late. Filing period is over. It closed on January 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The list of confirmed candidates follows. The only real races will be for Ava and…
Read MoreTop Tier: Lady Bears Win Cabool Classic, Again.
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] CABOOL – Three up and three down ended with a victory at the Annual Cabool Classic Tournament. Three opponents. Three victories. First, the Lady Bears took down Bakersfield, 50-21. Then Norwood sunk, 50-34. In Ava’s third and final game the outcome boosted the Lady Bears to 160 points in just…
Read MoreTeamwork on Tour: Lady Bears Shine in Tournament Play
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] MANSFIELD – With it being the third non-district tournament of the season, the Ava Lady Bears have already hit a .667 winning percentage with two titles under their belt. The first came in mid-December with wins over New Covenant, Stoutland and Billings to win the 2019 Lady Warrior Classic. Then…
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