Sports
Hannah Evans All-State in Two Events
By Doug Berger Hannah Evans set Ava Bears track history with her efforts at the state track meet. She is reported to be the only female athlete in Ava Bears track history to be All-State in two individual events, and only the second in track program history. In state competition she placed fourth in the…
Read MoreLocal Athletes Get State Level Attention
Ava Baseball Pitcher Zach Richards received all-state honors in for baseball. Richards was listed as an honorable mention on the 2021 MHSBCA Class 4 All State Team for his pitching abilities. Bryse Dodson and Payton Evans have been elected as nominees for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The duo has fished competitively for…
Read More2021 Cat/Dog League
2021 Cat/Dog League Results for June 3, 2021 Score D Duckworth / R Flemming 35 M Collins / T Webster 36 Bob & Sis Green 37 Burrely & Penny Loftin 38 D Hudson / C Hetherington 38 Fred & Connie Bacorn 39 David & Rhonda Williams 39 Dave…
Read MoreBears Fall 7-6 in District Game
by Doug Berger On a rain-soaked field last Wednesday afternoon, the Ava Bears made a run at Springfield Catholic in the final inning of the Class 4 District 10 Tournament championship. The Bears couldn’t make up the full four run deficit, and fell 7-6. In a game where the pitchers had a tough time getting…
Read MoreAva Bears Track Results
Hannah Evans brought home four first place finishes in the Class 3 District 5 track and field competition. Top ten individual finishes at the district meet for Ava were: Girls’ competition 300 Meter Hurdles-Celia Fossett, fifth. 4×100 Meter Relay-Ava, seventh. 4×200 Meter Relay-Ava, fifth. 4×400 Meter Relay-Ava, eighth. 4×800 Meter Relay-Ava fifth. High Jump-Hannah Evans,…
Read MoreAll District Golfers
Ava R-I golfers Drew Clevenhagen and Connor Prock made all district and qualified to compete at state level competitions.
Read MoreLocal 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…
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