Sports

Varsity Tournament (Arena) Monday, Jan. 25 6:00 pm:  #1 Ava vs #5 Dora 7:30 pm:  #2 Willow Springs vs #6 Hartville JV Tuesday, Jan. 26 6:00 pm:  #4 Mountain Grove vs #5 Dora 7:30 pm:  #3 Marshfield vs #6 Hartville JV Thursday, Jan 28 6:00 pm:  #1 Ava  vs  #4 Mountain Grove 7:30 pm:  #2…

The Ava Lady Bears opened the Cabool Classic Tournament with a 68-19 win over Norwood on Monday evening.  Both teams had a tough time putting that first basket through the hoop. Sara Mendel dropped in the first two points of the game after almost three minutes of play. Almost two more minutes went off the…

The Ava Bears basketball squad took a 73-48 win over Conway in a non-conference matchup early last week. The Bears went out to a 12-4 lead with some early long range shooting from Quinton Donley and Andrew Daulton. Daulton opened the game with a three-pointer and Donley followed with the first of his two during…

The Ava Lady Bears improved their record to 9-4 with a 59-33 win over Mansfield January 7. The teams traded the leads early in the first quarter, but Ava went on a seven point run to take a 13-9 lead. They held the lead for the remainder of the game. The Lady Bears finished out…

The Bears took on Hwy. 5 rival Mansfield Lions January 5 and came away with a 71-59 win. The Bears scored the first four points of the game, but Mansfield came back with seven to take the lead. The teams would trade the lead one more time before Ava would go on an eight point…

The Lady Bears Basketball game  scheduled Friday, January 8th, against Conway has been postpone until a later date. The Conway Lady Bears are quarantined at this time.

By Doug Berger The Ava Bears captured fifth place in the annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament Thursday with a 49-45 win over Willard. The Bears had entered the tournament as a number eight seed. The Bears had advanced to the fifth place contest with a multiple overtime win against Skyline on Wednesday, 83-72. In…