Sports
Alumni Basketball Games Set For Saturday, March 12
The 10th annual Ava High School Alumni Basketball Games will be played on Saturday night, March 12 in the Ava High School Gym. The women’s game will be played first, beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30. All former AHS basketball players are encouraged to come participate in these games which benefit…
Read MoreAva Victory Academy Basketball Takes 3rd
Recently, Ava Victory Academy Lady Crusaders, shown above with coaches, took third-place in a tournament in Lebanon, Mo. The girls team played the Patriots, and the score was 49-44.
Read MoreLady Bears Win Close One Over Mansfield; Fall to Houston in SCA Action on the Road
The Mansfield Lady Lions came to Ava last Thursday night for a season rematch and for much of the game it looked like the Mansfield girls would beat the Lady Bears for the second time. However, Ava used a 9-3 scoring advantage in the third quarter to close the Mansfield lead to two points, 30-28,…
Read MoreBradleyville Girls Take Consolation
After losing to Blue Eye in the first round of the Sparta Tournament last week, the Bradleyville Lady Eagles defeated Sparta and Verona to claim the consolation championship on Saturday. Team members pictured are, from left, front row: Mariah Clemans, Casey Ridings, Emily Todd and Kylie Winkles. Back row: Coach Autumn Thomas, Kyiah Trent, Ericka Cook, Dorian…
Read MoreBradleyville Eagles Take 2nd at Seymour
The Bradleyville Eagles took second place in the Seymour basketball tournament last Saturday. Team members are, from left (back row): Assistant Coach Mike Wanner, Caiden Cash, Trey Boyd, C.J. Horsey, Hayden Crouch, Ronnie Maggard, Alex Lehmann, Keylan Beeler, and Coach Josh Hume. In front are Cole Thomas (left) and Tyler Boyd.
Read MoreBears Drop Road Games To Mansfield, Conway
The Ava Bears made the short jaunt up Highway 5 to Mansfield for non-conference basketball action last Friday night, but when they got there it was no cake walk for the Bears. Mansfield held a 3-point lead, 24-21, at halftime, but turned it on in the second half to pull out to a 57-37 win.…
Read More2015 Fall Soccer Tournament RESULTS
5th-8th 1st Place – Seymour YMCA 2nd Place – Longdollar Furniture 3rd Place – Sarah’s Cowgirl Curls 4th Place – HomePride Bank 2nd-4th 1st Place – Clarity A/V Solutions 2nd Place – Auxiliary Post 5993 3rd Place – Payroll Advance 4th Place – Autumn’s Cafe and Grill K-1st 1st Place – Ava Parks and Recreation…
Read MoreAva Bears Win Home Cross Country Meet; Set Two New Course Records
Ava hosted its only home cross country meet of the year Monday afternoon at the Ava County Club golf course. The varsity boys won their division and the Ava girls were edged out of first place by a single point. Ava seniors Caleb Stillings and Bailey Ray celebrated Senior Night by each setting a new…
Read More7th, 8th Grade Teams Will Open Basketball Season In Tournaments
The 7th and 8th grade boys and girls will open the 2015 basketball season in tournament play. The boys 7th and 8th grade teams will both play in the Cabool Tournament the week of Nov. 9. The 7th and 8th grade girls teams will play in the 18th annual Subway tournament at Mtn. Grove. For…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall In District Volleyball Tournament Monday
The 2015 varsity volleyball season ended Monday night in the first round of the Class 2, District 9 tournament at Cabool. Ava entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and faced Houston in the first round. The Lady Bears took game 2 to a 26-24 loss after losing the first set 25-17. Houston lost…
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