Sports

The Ava Cross Country team ran in the Irish Invitational hosted by Catholic High School in Springfield on October 2nd.  The Varsity and Junior Varsity runners both ran a 5K (3.1 mile) race.  The top thirty finishers in each race received medals.  We had two runners medal: Bryce Mings and Rebekah Evans.   The next…

The Lady Bears would use a pair of big innings to power their way to wins this week. A five-run barrage in the 2nd inning against the Gainesville Bulldogs here in Ava Monday evening gave them all the cushion they would need as they weathered a 3 run outburst in the 7th by the Bulldogs…

Ava Middle School hosted the Willow Springs Bears for football action on September 27th at Silvey Field. The visiting Willow Springs squad won the seventh grade game 30-0. Willow Springs scored on their first play from scrimmage and scored two more times in the first half to hold a 22-0 advantage. They added one more…

By Chance Dry An early sunset, with lights on and the stadium full, it was time for another SCA conference game. The Bears, hosted the Houston Tigers, for what might end up being the championship game for the SCA conference this year.  With Houston beating Thayer last week, if Ava covered the Tigers this week…

Parents and community members enjoyed the homecoming parade on Friday, Sept 28, as Ava R-I students partnered with the Ava Police Department, Douglas County Sheriffs Department, and City of Ava employees to host the annual homecoming parade around the Ava square. 

Jayce Atchison, Ava, Mo., and Shelby Odom, Mansfield, Mo., were  competitors in the 4-H State trap shooting competition held on Saturday, August 25, at the Missouri Trap Shooters Association in Linn Creek, Mo.  Jayce, below, who is a first year shooter, tied for third place in the Junior Division. He brought home a fourth place…