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By Jason Hoekema MOUNTAIN GROVE – The Bears were holding their own but needed some insurance toward the end of seven innings in a game where Ava had a four-run lead chipped away to just one by the Panthers headed into the sixth inning.   The Bears came out with bats talking as a 1-2-3…

4×800 –– 1st place Bryce Mings, Jimmy McNish, Nate Swofford, Mason Cole 100 meter hurdles –– 3rd place, Colby Miles 100 meter dash –– 2nd place, Stephen Copland Javeline –– 4th place, Jacob Ross; 5th place, James Smith; Triple Jump –– 1st place, Mason Cole; 3rd place, Jacob Gillies 300 meter hurdles –– 3rd place,…

By Jason Hoekema After a disappointing 9-2 home opener against Hollister last week, the Ava Bears redeemed themselves in front of the home crowd with a 5-3 victory over West Plains on Wednesday, March 26.  Coming-off a 3-0 tournament record in the Cabool Tournament, the Bears were scheduled to play Monday, but foul weather made…

By Jason Hoekema Tuesday at Kerr Field certainly was not the start coach Rex Sawyer was expecting after a win in the first round of the Cabool Tournament, but as he likes to say… there is a lot of baseball left.  STRONG OPENING Andrew Dalton had a great opening against Hollister with a 1-2-3 top…

By Jason Hoekema It is finally spring, except that it really isn’t, and it’s been cold the last week following an ice event on Wednesday, Feb. 27, and snow… in March. Nevertheless, America’s original pastime has returned to the high school stage and the Ava Bears have been preparing for the season start at the…

The Ava High School Cross Country runners earned Academic All-State Honors for the 2018 season.  The requirements for this honor include competing in a state series meet, such as districts, sectionals or state, as well as meeting one of the following criteria in academics: • 25 or higher on the ACT, • 1150 or higher…