Sports
Middle School Lady Bears See Volleyball Action
The Ava Middle School Lady Bears traveled to Mtn. Home, Ark., on Monday, Sept. 26, for volleyball action. The 7th grade team lost to the Bombers 16-25 and 9-25. Ava 8th grade beat the Bombers 25-16, 25-16. In the 7th grade game, Addi Croston served 9/10 with 4 aces, she was also 6/7 passing;…
Read MoreSoftball Lady Bears End Regular Season With Loss To Parkview
The Ava Lady Bears ended the regular softball schedule on Tuesday with a 6-1 loss to Parkview in Springfield. District tournament action was scheduled to begin Wednesday at Ava with the Lady Bears seeded second in Class 2, District 1, behind Houston. Kiaunna Snow had Ava’s only hit in the game at Parkview and subsequently…
Read MoreAva Involves Younger Runners In Cross Country Meet at Mtn. Grove
Ava was well represented with younger runners on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Mountain Grove Open meet. The 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and junior varsity each ran a mile and and half while the varsity race was 3.1 miles long. In the 5th and 6th grade race, leading the young Bears was…
Read MoreDistrict Softball Tournament Here This Week
Ava will be hosting the Class 2, District 1 softball tournament this week. Play was scheduled to begin on Wednesday afternoon despite overnight rain that lingered into the morning hours. Ava Athletic Director Rex Sawyer said Wednesday afternoon that games would be played. Houston and Ava are seeded 1 and 2, respectively, in the tournament…
Read MoreAva Beats Thayer 34-19 To Spoil Bobcats’ Homecoming
The Ava Bears took advantage of key Thayer turnovers last Friday night to take a 34-19 SCA win from the Bobcats at their homecoming. Both teams came in with a record of 4-2, and the Bobcats entered the game ranked No. 10 in the state in Class 1. The Bears, now 5-2 overall and 3-2…
Read MoreBears Pound Houston For 70-22 Homecoming Victory
Ava’s Caleb Johnson returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown here last Friday night to set the tone of the game. Fifteen seconds into the game the Bears had an 8-0 lead, and the Bears went on to beat Houston 70-22 in the SCA contest. The snap from center was mishandled on the…
Read MoreAva Cross Country Runs In Nixa Invitational Sept. 20
Thirty schools attended the Nixa Invitational and a hot one it was as temps topped at an unseasonable 90 degrees right as the meet was beginning. Finishing in 49th, the Lady Bears were led by sophomore Emily Stillings with a time of 23:47, which was an improvement of 59 seconds over last year. Eden…
Read MoreSoftball Lady Bears Fall To Houston, Willow Springs
The Ava Softball Lady Bears traveled to Houston last Thursday and lost a 4-2 conference decision to the Lady Tigers. Then, on Monday, the Lady Bears of Willow Springs came to Ava and defeated the hometown Lady Bears 10-3. Monday’s game started out very competitive with the Ava Bears holding a 3-1 lead after two…
Read MoreSchedule Announced For Cabool MS Volleyball Tourney
Ava 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams will participate Saturday, Oct. 1, in a middle school volleyball tournament at Cabool. Games will be held simultaneously on two courts. Seventh grade teams will play on Court #2 and 8th grade teams will play on Court #1. Ava 7th grade will play Cabool at 9 a.m., Mtn.…
Read MoreAva MS Volleyball Splits Matches With Willow Springs
Ava 8th grade beat West Plains on Sept. 8, 25-8, and 25-21. Following are the 8th grade stats for that match. Alyssa Wallace was 14/14 serving with 10 Ace serves and 6/7 passing; Laynie Isaacs was 6/7 serving with 2 aces and 4/4 passing; Sarah Wolfenbarger had 3 ace serves, was 11/11 passing, 5/5 setting…
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