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The Ava boys basketball squad will travel to the 60th Annual Forsyth Tournament. Ava holds the top seed in the tournament and will open play on Monday against Blue Eye (7th seed) at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the game will play the winner of the Hollister (4) and Reeds Spring (5) game on Friday,…

The Ava Lady Bears have two returning starters from the team that posted a 17-10 record last season. Seven letterman return to the team.  The Lady Bears return their top two scorers, Hannah Evans (14 points per game) and Olivia Gastineau (10 points per game).  “Hannah has a strong work ethic, a desire to win…

The Ava Bears basketball squad returns two starters from a team that posted a 24-6 record last year. The Bears had advanced to the quarterfinal level of the state playoffs, before falling to Charleston. Charleston would go on to be the Class 3 second place team. The Bears captured the  South Central Association Conference title…

The Ava Bears football squad fell to the Mountain Grove Panthers, 28-14, in the semi-final game of Class 3 District 5. The Bears finished out the season with a 5-5 record. The Bears had defeated Mountain Grove, 14-0, in an earlier regular season game. Neither  of the teams brought the same starting lineups to the…

The Ava Bears and Lady Bears competed in the Class 3 District 5 Cross Country meet Saturday at Lake Pomme de Terre.  To have qualified for the state meet a team must have finished in the top two and a runner must have finished in the top fifteen.   Mallory Melton finished in 8th place,…

The Ava Lady Bears volleyball squad fell to Willow Springs Lady Bears three sets to one in the Class 3 District 10 tournament last Monday evening at the Mountain Grove arena. Willow Springs would go on to face Liberty in the tournament championship with Liberty coming away with a 3-0 win.  The Ava and Willow…