Sports
Ava Middle School Bears Open 2014-15 Basketball Season In Cabool Tournament
The Ava Middle School Bears opened the 2014 basketball season in tournament play last week at Cabool. Ava’s 7th grade team finished second in their division. The Bears opened play on Monday, Nov. 10, with a 47-24 win over Mountain Grove. Ava led 20-11 at halftime and led 37-17 after three quarters of play. Nate…
Read MoreSCA Coaches Name All-Conference Athletes
Coaches of the South Central Association met last week and named all-conference teams in football, softball and volleyball. In addition, coaches of the Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association have named all-Southwest District Cross Country teams in classes 1-4. The Southwest District includes all of southwest Missouri south of U.S. 50 and east to include Eminence,…
Read MoreBear Boosters Basketball Tip-Off Monday, Nov. 17
As the transition is made from fall sports to basketball, the Ava Bear Booster Club will host its annual Basketball Tip-Off Monday night, Nov. 17. The basketball spotlight will begin at 6 p.m. and will give parents and fans an opportunity to not only meet this year’s Bears and Lady Bears teams, but also a…
Read MoreAva Bears, Lady Bears Cross Country Teams Compete at State Championships
Ava Lady Bear Cross Country runner, Bailey Ray finished 10th at the state meet, making her the fastest and the highest placed girl runner in the history of cross country at Ava. Bailey a junior, has led the team all year but ran an exceptionally determined race, setting a new career personal record of 20:48…
Read MoreAva’s Football Season Ends With 41-30 Loss to Osage
Ava quarterback Cody Huff connected with Kane Thompson for a 99-yard touchdown pass play late in the third quarter here last Friday night to give the Bears a 30-27 lead over School of the Osage. That was the last time the Bears would score, however, and the Indians added two more touchdowns to win the…
Read More2014 Fall RESULTS
Season Stats 4th-8th Payroll Advance 4 wins, 0 losses, 18 goals HomePride Bank 3 wins, 1 loss, 17 goals Longdollar Furniture 1 win, 3 losses, 13 goals KHAOS 0 win, 4 losses, 8 goals 2nd-3rd Ava Parks & Recreation 4 wins, 0 losses, 23 goals Harris Excavating 3 wins, 1 loss, 15 goals Donald Collins,…
Read MoreBears Beat Cabool 26-6; Senior Night This Friday
Cabool’s Pit became the Mud Pit Friday night as the Ava Bears and Bulldogs squared off in SCA football action. Perhaps the mud was partially to blame, but Ava’s Coach Daniel Swofford believes it was the tough Cabool defense that held Ava to its lowest rushing total of the season. The Bears defeated the Bulldogs…
Read MoreAva 7th & 8th Grade Teams Drop Football Games At West Plains
The Ava Middle School football teams traveled to West Plains on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Bears were defeated 20-16 by the Zizzers in the seventh grade game. West Plains scored first at the 6:04 mark of the second quarter to take a 6-0 lead. The Bears put together a seven play, 58 yard drive to…
Read MoreAva Cross Country Team Runs Springfield Catholic Irish Invitational
The Ava Bears cross country team attended the Irish Invitational held at the Springfield Underground on Oct. 7. Nine runners beat their times from the same meet last year, despite the high temps and high humidity of the day. In the boys varsity race, Caleb Stillings finished 7th overall with a time of 17:12 which…
Read MoreVolleyball Senior Night Tonight; District Play Starts Monday
The Ava Lady Bears volleyball team will play their final home games of the season tonight (Thursday), hosting Springfield Central. The matches are scheduled to begin at 5 o’clock with the freshman contest, followed by the junior varsity, then the varsity. Prior to the varsity match, senior players will be recognized. District play begins next…
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