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Winning to the End: Ava Nears Season End with Top Seed
By Jason Hoekema GAINESVILLE – It’s the tenth month of the year, October. As Major League Baseball moves closer and closer to the World Series, the Lady Bears move closer and closer to the District playoffs. The Lady Bears have done well this year without ace pitcher Julia Henry. Freshman Sarah Mendel was thrown into…
Read MoreOne, Two… Fifteen: Lady Bears blow out Mansfield
By Jason Hoekema After solid wins over Seymour and Lebanon, the Lady Bears got stuck with a loss from the Alton Lady Comets last week. The Comets, which should have been the third in a should-be five-win streak, wound-up a 6-2 loss for Lady Bears. Ava picked up the pace compared to their sluggish appearance…
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The Ava Cross Country team raced in the Mountain Grove Open on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Varsity runners competed in a 5K (3.1 mile) race. The Junior High and Junior Varsity runners competed in 1.5 mile race. The top 15 finishers in each race earned medals. The results are as follows: Varsity Girls: Eden Little…
Read MoreA Date with Destiny: Bears to test grit against Thayer
By Jason Hoekema HOUSTON – Marching onward with their perfect season at 6-0, the Bears have not yet met a foe they could not defeat. However, in the realm of Ozarks high school football, another juggernaut has been barreling towards Harlan Stadium with their own perfect record. Tomorrow both the Bears and Bobcats have their…
Read MoreBrain Battles: Errors and walks sink Lady Bears early
By Jason Hoekema In the sports of baseball and softball it can be easy to succumb to your own mind. It happens at all levels of play, too. The Lady Bears played themselves out to a 6-2 loss, putting their record at 10-8. Charlie Morton, a former Astro and now an Ace for the Tampa…
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2019 Ava High School Homecoming
Jason Hoekema/Herald photos Homecoming Queen Olivia Heriford, center, was crowned last Friday during the Ava Bears winning game against the Salem Tigers. Queen attendants, from left, are Camryn Lee, and far right, Albany Wallace. Kayden Myers was crowned Homecoming King, along with king attendants Evan Horn and Nate Swofford. Below, Ava Pride Marching Band.
Read MoreDropping Bombs: Traditional rushing offense gets airborne, JV gets Experience
By Jason Hoekema Attention turned to the Ava Bears football program as the young men went 4-0 after their 50-14 triumph over Liberty on September 20. Television sports anchors finally looking beyond Springfield came to Ava to cover this year’s football success. Now the Bears are 5-0, halfway through a still-perfect regular season, after bombarding…
Read MoreBatting Around: Ava softball stomps home 17 times
By Jason Hoekema SEYMOUR – The Lady Bears are back in the black with a 9-7 record for the .778 winning percentage this season with a confidence-building 17-4 win on the road against the Seymour Lady Tigers. Leadoff Lead Seymour, sitting in a slump at 5-10, didn’t seem to have much of an answer for…
Read MoreBringing Home Bling: Ava Cross Country
JV Girls: Rebekah Evans – 20th – 20:30 (Medal) Hannah Evans – 21st – 20:50 Taylor Long – 24th – 21:40 Varsity Girls: Eden Little – 31st – 22:58 Kennedy Meyer – 61st – 25:48 JV Boys: Andrew Clevenhagen – 105th – 22:06 Varsity Boys: Dathan Kilgore: 77th – 20:29 Caden Prock – 104th –…
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