Sports
Ava Volleyball Girls Take Their Game on the Road
The Lady Bears volleyball team took their game to the road last Thursday night when they traveled to Spokane to take on the Lady Owls. Both the JV and varsity teams got their first road victories of the season. The JV won 25-21, 25-17 and the varsity followed with scores of 25-23, 25-19. “Both teams…
Read MoreBears Beat Lighthouse Christian 42-0; Mtn. Grove Here Friday In SCA Action
Signup Begins for 4th Annual Silvey Stampede to be Held Friday, Sept. 9 Caleb Johnson and Quincey McDonald each scored two touchdowns last Friday night as the Ava Bears rolled over Lighthouse Christian Academy 42-0. Johnson passed for a third TD and kicked two extra points, and Stephen Copeland caught a touchdown pass and scored…
Read MoreLady Bears Open Softball Season With Win At Dora; Drop Two Games at Home This Week
The Ava Lady Bears opened their softball season last Thursday with a 3-1 win at Dora. On Saturday, the Ava girls went to Reeds Spring to play a double-header that replaced a rained-out tournament a week earlier. The Lady Bears defeated Hollister 13-7 then lost to Reeds Spring 6-1. The girls finally got to play…
Read MoreCross Country Team Attends Training Camp
The Ava High School Cross Country team attended the Southwest Missouri Running Camp near Neosho, Mo. last week. The team participated in twice daily running workouts, a float trip on the Elk River and a multitude of team building activities. Pictured here at Monark Park near the camp are (from left): Coach Liz Kyger, Tristan…
Read MoreAva Middle School Football Camp Begins Aug. 1
Ava Middle School will be hosting a football camp for students that will be in the 7th or 8th grade at Ava Middle School during the upcoming school year. Coach Jeff Pool says the camp begins on Monday, Aug. 1, and will run through Thursday, Aug. 4. Camp will be held at the Ava Middle…
Read MoreBears Beat Forsyth Here Monday; Will Host District 10 Tournament
The Ava Bears boosted their season record to 12-7 with a non-conference win over Forsyth, 5-2, here Monday afternoon. The Bears were also scheduled to play at Gainesville on Tuesday. The team will wrap up the regular schedule in the Ash Grove Tournament next week before beginning district play here at Ava on Friday, May…
Read MoreBusy Week for Ava Track; Weather Disrupts Events
The Ava Bears and Lady Bears attended three meets last week, beginning with Willow Springs on Monday. Many of the junior varsity runners participated in this meet with the varsity runners traveling to Southwest Baptist University for large and small school separated competitions. There were 52 schools that attended SBU. Then, on Friday, the Bears…
Read MoreBaseball Bears Fall to Mtn. Grove; Beat Willow Springs at Home
The Ava Bears scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning here last Thursday to escape a shutout at the hands of Mtn. Grove. The Panthers defeated Ava 8-3, dropping the Bears to 3-2 in league play. On Monday, the Ava Bears hosted the Bears of Willow Springs and took a 14-1 SCA…
Read MoreAva Middle School Boys Take 1st, 2nd In Relays Meet Here
The Ava Middle School Relays were held on Tuesday, April 19, at C.E. Harlan Stadium. Nine area schools participated in the meet for 7th and 8th grade athletes. Results for Ava athletes who placed in the top six places to score points for their team are listed below: 7TH GRADE BOYS 100 Meter Hurdles: …
Read More2016 Soccer Results
Week 1- March 19, 2016. Pre-K 9:00 am – No Scores Kept K-1st 9:00 am – Ava Parks (2) vs. Clarity A/V Solutions (0) 9:45 am – Rockbridge (1) vs. Nail Detail (0) 2nd-4th 10:30 am – Clarity A/V Solutions (3) vs. Moch (0) 11:30 am – Pro Design (2) vs. Auxiliary Post 5993…
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