Sports
Local Gymnasts Score at Iowa Event
Submitted Photos Emma Stewart (above) took 5th place on the Uneven Bars at the Regional Xcel Gold Division Gymnastics Invitational in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, April 25th, 2021. Bella Anglani (below) won 6th place on Vault & Bars and 8th Place All Around at the same event.
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Ava Lady Bears 7th and 8th Grade Track & Field Teams Place at SCA Meet
On May 25, the 7th & 8th grade Lady Bears competed in the SCA Meet held at Willow Springs. The 7th grade team took 1st place and the 8th grade team took 2nd place. The results are as follows: 7th grade 100 Hurdle – Braelyn Wills, 1st 100 Dash – Braelyn Willis, 1st 400 Dash…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Track Team Wins SCA Championship
The Ava Lady Bears track squad took a South Central Association conference championship at the conference meet May 3. Individual finishes were: 200 Meter Dash-Hannah Evans, first, SCA champion. 1600 Meter Run-Mallory Melton, third, honorable mention all-conference. 800 Meter Run-Mallory Melon, second team all-conference. 100 Meter Hurdles-Celia Fossett, first, SCA champion; Lexie Gastineau, third, honorable…
Read MoreAva Bears Wind Up 13-5 for Season
The Ava Bears added two non-conference wins last week giving them a 13-5 record for the season. The Bears took a 3-1 win from Forsyth in a low scoring game. Ava scored two of their three runs in the top of the second without collecting a hit. The Bears opened the inning when Andrew Dalton…
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Bears Overcome Early Deficit to Win Over Cabool
The Ava Bears had to come from behind to pull out a win over South Central Association opponent Cabool Bulldogs. Cabool held a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Bears put together an eight run inning and went on to take a 10-7 win. Ava opened the scoring in…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Take Second in Relay Meet
On 4.26, The Lady Bears Middle School competed in the Ava Relay Meet. Both 7th grade and 8th grade took second in the meet. The results are as follows: Ava 7th grade 100 Hurdle – Braelyn Willis, 1st; Nancy Ames, 4th 100 Dash – Braelyn Willis, 1st 1600 – Abi Dalton, 2nd; Elle Keys 4th…
Read MoreSkyline Tigers 5k Prowl
The 2021 5K Tiger Prowl Donut Run started at 8:00 a.m. at the Skyline R2 School on Saturday, May 1st. The first one across the finish line was Skyline graduate, now Mountain Grove High School freshman, Rowdy Woods, with a time of 26 minutes. Rowdy was first in his division of 18 and under. …
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