Sports

These Ava Lady Bears received medals for finishing in the top 3 in their track events at the Marshfield Small School Meet on Monday, April 8.  From left to right: Hailey Nelson, Eden Little, Clara Sicilia, Arianna Cox, Hailey Searcy, Hannah Evans, and Karli Pedersen.  Kennedy Meyer also medaled but was not available for the…

On Thursday, March 21, the Ava Bears traveled to Salem for varsity track competition.    With 10 teams in attendance, the Ava boys’ varsity team finished 2nd overall. The girls team placed 4th overall.  Boys Individual Results  Javelin:  Jacob Ross – 4th, 109’ 6”;  James Smith – 5th, 106’  Discus:  Nick Mozzy – 6th, 84’…

On Thursday, March 28, Ava Bears hosted a varsity track meet. There were 14 teams total in attendance. Unfortunately, the meet was cut short due to weather before athletes were able run the 200 meter dash, 3200 meter run, or 4×400 meter relays.   Individual results are as follows:  Boys Individual Results Shot Put: Iveck…

By Jason Hoekema According to Newton, what goes up must eventually come down. After a high-spirited comeback against a 3-0 deficit against Salem on Monday, the Ava High School Bears almost gave up a no-hit, no-run game to Mansfield Pitcher Chase Wilson who threw four innings without a hit, nor a run, from the Ava…

By Jason Hoekema ROUGH START With opener Bryse Dodson (1.615 ERA) having an off-day, things looked sideways after Salem High School lead-off batter Reese Dodson was walked to first on the 3-1 count. Second batter Boone Schrader reached on an error and third batter Noah Leathers made it on-balls.  In the first three Salem appearances,…

Photo submitted The Ava Lady Bears shown above were medal winners in the April 1 track meet at Willow Springs.  Athletes received medals if they finished in the top five in an individual event, or the top three in a relay.  Medal winners shown above, from left to right, are: Hannah M. Evans, Baylan Alexander,…

By Jason Hoekema SEYMOUR – Everyone loves a walk-off win, as long as you’re the winning team. On the other side of that coin is a stinging loss, this one cutting deep after a 14-inning marathon game between the Ava Bears and Seymour Tigers.  It was a fumbled ball in the bottom of the 14th…

Last week, Ava Middle School Lady Bears were hosts to the first home track meet, with eight schools attending.  In the competition, the 7th- and 8th- grade Lady Bears took first overall. The results are as follows:  7th grade results and point totals Ava, 139.5 points; Strafford 105.5 points; Cabool 68 points;  Sparta 29 points;…

On March 28th the Ava Bears hosted a varsity track meet. There were 14 teams total in attendance. The meet was cut short due to weather before the athletes were able run the 200 meter dash, 3200 meter run, or the 4×400 meter relays.  Individual results are as follows.  Girls Individual Results  Javelin Eden Little-…

By Jason Hoekema SPRINGFIELD – If you missed the second inning of Tuesday’s game against Springfield Central High School… you missed the game.  CASHING-IN Tom Emerich made it to first on error to start things off for the Bears and put himself in scoring position with a steal of second base. Caleb Johnson, third in…