Sports
Five Ava Bear Cross Country Runners Receive Medals
oss Country teams competed at the 1st Annual Riann Lubinski Invitational hosted by Nixa High School on Wednesday, September 23rd. All runners competed in a 5K, 3.1 mile race. To medal in the Varsity races, a runner needed to finish in the top 20 and in the top 10 in the Junior Varsity races. The…
Read MoreLast-Second TD Gives Ava a Win Over Salem
by Doug Berger The Ava Bears tallied their second South Central Association Conference football win when with two seconds remaining in the game, Bears quarterback Zach Richards dove for the end zone pylon to score the game winning touchdown. Ava came away with a 22-14 win, and improve their overall record to 3-2. The Bears…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Volleyball 2-0 Over Fordland
By Doug Berger The Ava Lady Bears volleyball squad hosted Fordland September 21 and came away with a 2-0 win. The Lady Bears took set play 25-11 and 25-17. The teams were tied in the first set at eight, before Ava went on a five point run to start pulling away. They later put together…
Read MoreLive Stream: Ava Bears Football vs. Buffalo
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Watch Ava Bears Football Live Online
The Douglas County Herald is again partnering with TDHMedia to livestream the Ava Bears High School Football games this season. The season kicks off this Friday night at 7:00 P.M. with an away game against Buffalo. Visit the Herald’s website – douglascountyherald.com – on game day to access the live stream.
Read MoreAva R-1 1st Day Sports Practice Times
Ava R-1 Schools will begin sports practice on Monday, August 10th. Times and locations are: Football Football Field 6:30 – 11:00 AM Softball Softball Field 9:00 AM – 12:00 Cross County HS Gym 6:30 – 8:00 AM Volleyball HS Gym 4:00 – 7:00 PM Coach Sawyer reminds students that they must have had a physical…
Read MoreNow Available: Ava R-1 Digital Sports Scrapbook
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] You might remember the Ava football team won a game or two this season. Boys basketball, girls volleyball and girls basketball also did well. To help commemorate this truncated school year we’ve created a digital sports scrapbook with: 130 articles from specific games and meets. 100’s of additional photos that didn’t…
Read MoreGrizzly Volleyball Standout Kelly Wiedemann Signs with USC Upstate
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Volleyball standout Kelly Wiedemann will become a Spartan for the next chapter of her collegiate career. The 5-foot, 9-inch outside/right side hitter from West Plains recently signed a letter of intent to play for University of South Carolina-Upstate in Spartanburg beginning this fall. Kelly is the…
Read MoreAchievement Unlocked: Ava Student Lands Dream Scholarship
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] In these interesting times as Americans become introverts at the behest of the government, a group of Americans have taken the time to catch up on their favorite pastime to pass time. Playing video games. Long before the quarantine Caiden Palmer was eagerly saving up for his first Mass Multiplayer Online…
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