Sports
Swofford Scores 1,000th Career Point; Named to All-District Basketball Team
Last Wednesday night ended a successful high school basketball career of Ava High School senior Jacey Swofford. The Ava Lady Bears closed out the 2015-16 basketball season in the semifinals of the district basketball tournament, but not before Swofford made her mark as a four-year letterman at Ava High School. On Senior Night, when the…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall to Willow Springs In District Tournament
The 2015-16 basketball season officially ended last Wednesday night when the Ava Lady Bears lost to Willow Springs in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 10 Tournament at Mtn. Grove. Ava advanced to the semifinals and kept the season alive by upsetting Mtn. View-Liberty in first round action on Saturday, Feb. 20. On Wednesday…
Read MoreBears’ Basketball Season Ends In District Tournament Tuesday Night
The Ava Bears saw the 2015-16 basketball season come to a close Tuesday night in the first round of district play at Mtn. Grove. The Bears entered the post-season tournament as the No. 6 seed and fell to Liberty of Mtn. View, 73-47. This was the second time the Bears had faced Liberty this month,…
Read MoreLady Bears Upset Liberty to Advance In District Tournament
The Ava Lady Bears pulled a huge upset in the first round of the Class 3, District 10 Tournament at Mtn. Grove last Saturday night, defeating No. 3 seed Liberty, 56-47. When the Ava girls hosted Liberty in SCA play back on Feb. 4, the Lady Eagles defeated the Ava girls by 20 points, 51-31.…
Read MoreLady Bears Beat Mtn. Grove Here; Begin District Play on Saturday
The Ava Lady Bears picked up a big SCA win over Mtn. Grove here Monday night, 47-30. Senior Jacey Swofford led Ava with 14 points, as seven different players contributed to the tally. Mtn. Grove’s Kacey Watson led all scorers with 22 points. Ava jumped out to a 16-6 lead in the first quarter and…
Read MoreAva Bears Drop Three Decisions This Week; Begin District Play at Mtn. Grove Tuesday
The Ava Bears ran into the proverbial buzzsaw this past week, playing three of the better teams in the area. Unfortunately, two of the three teams are from the SCA and are also in the same district with the Bears when the district tournament begins next week. The Bears were outscored 217-119 in the three…
Read MoreNearly Two-Thirds of Cross Country Team Qualify as Academic All-Stars
Coach Liz Kyger announced last week that 10 members of the Ava High School cross country team have qualified for Academic All-State honors. To be academic all-state, an athlete must have attended the state championship meet in November and have a score of 25 or higher on the ACT or a grade point average of…
Read MoreAHS Hoopcoming Postponed Until Friday, Feb. 12
With students out of school last week due to icy roads, Ava High School Hoopcoming activities were postponed until the next home basketball game on Friday night, Feb. 12. Friday’s game with Winona was played, but with students only in school on Tuesday, voting had not yet taken place for the Hoopcoming royalty. Spirit Week…
Read MoreMansfield Beats Lady Bears In Tournament Action Tuesday
Coach Gary Greene and the Mansfield Lady Lions attacked the Ava Lady Bears with a pressure defense early Tuesday night, jumping out to a 19-4 lead in the first quarter, and from there it was an uphill battle for the Ava girls. Ava trailed 19-6 after one quarter and matched the Lions point-for-point in the…
Read MoreBears Beat Winona Here; Lose To Panthers In Tournament
The Ava Bears picked up a much-needed non-conference win over Winona here last Friday night but lost to host Mtn. Grove in first-round play of the Panthers Classic on Tuesday night. With three players scoring in double figures, led by senior Jessie Slavens’ 16 points, the Bears defeated Winona 65-49. Juniors Anthony Rosas and Colton…
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