Sports
Out of Hibernation: Ava HS Football Preview
By Jason Hoekema Summer days have drifted away to ah, oh, those summer nights. Although the incoming freshman class of athletes may not get that reference, summer fun is moving to the evening as Ava athletics return to the limelight. That’s right, Ava High School athletics is back. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Last year the…
Read MoreBear-Bytes: Ava Bear Football to Stream Digitally
By Jason Hoekema Known as the game voice at Kerr Field this spring, Tysen Hathcock is a name known amongst the sports journalists covering Ava High School athletics. With the soundwaves echoing the play-by-play on KKOZ and the post-game wrap-ups in Thursday’s editions of the Douglas County Herald, there was one realm left to make…
Read MoreMissouri Archers Take Top Spots at NASP Championship
MDC congratulates all student archers who competed in the NASP Championship. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri students dominated in their divisions during the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Championship held July 25-27 in Nashville, TN. More than 2,500 top archers from the United States and Canada competed after earning a spot in their respective…
Read MoreLions and Bears
Submitted Photo Members of the Ava Bears football team were recently recognized for helping the Lion’s Club install new railroad ties by Ava Beverage. In the photo (Left to Right) are: Darlene Sorenson, Nate Swofford, Westyn Merriett, Jacob Lakey, Evan Horn, James Pueppke, Casey Merrifield, and Bob Sorenson.
Read MoreVolleyball Information Announced for 7th & 8th Grade Girls
Gearing up for the 2019-20 middle school volleyball season, Coach Ann Leonard reminds that all girls need to have a sports physical prior to the first day of school, which is August 15th. Athletes will not be allowed to practice without a completed physical form. Local medical facilities already have the proper form…
Read MoreA Fond Farewell: Seniors to depart, but Ava baseball keeps growing
By Jason Hoekema At the start of the 2019 baseball season, the Bears had only put three batters on base in their 2-0 winning season opener against Van Buren. A blinding number of zeros filled the season’s statistics fields and some of them were true .000s with a large number of underclassmen on the roster. …
Read MoreHeads Held High: Bears fall behind, 4-1, in state quarterfinals
By Jason Hoekema WESTPHALIA – “You have nothing to be ashamed of,” said head coach Rex Sawyer as he spoke to his players along the third base line after the 4-1 loss to Fatima High School in the MSHSAA Class 3 Quarterfinal game on May 15. He isn’t wrong. The Bears have come a long…
Read MoreStill Standing (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
Ava tops Clever, 1-0, moves to quarterfinals By Jason Hoekema “Aim for the stars,” is the colloquial phrase used when telling youth to yearn and reach for their goals. Interestingly enough the Ava Bears have aimed and set their sights on the Fatima Comets after a win over the Clever Blue Jays in Monday’s Missouri State High School Activities Association sectional…
Read MoreMoving Up: Lady Bears Track & Field
Eden Little, left, competed in the pole vault and placed seventh. Hannah Evans placed fourth in the high jump by clearing the height of 4 feet 10 inches. The top four finishers in each event will go on to compete in the State Track Meet that will be held in Jefferson City on May 24th…
Read MoreLong Shot – Little breaks school record
Eden Little placed first in the javelin at the Class 3 Sectional Meet held at Waynesville High School on Saturday, May 18th. She broke the school record, which she already holds, by throwing the javelin 126 feet 3 inches. Eden also competed in the pole vault and placed seventh.
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