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Ava Lady Bears Seeded 3rd At Reeds Spring
The Ava Lady Bears are seeded third in the Reeds Spring varsity girls’ basketball tournament that will be played next week. Six teams make up the bracket that will begin with pool play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with finals to be held on Saturday, Feb. 1. Pool A consists of top-seed West Plains, Spokane…
Read MoreAva Bears Improve to 8-8 With Two Wins This Week
The Ava Bears picked up two wins on the road this week, beating Houston in SCA action last Friday night, then defeating Marion C. Early at Morrisville on Tuesday. The 44-36 win at Houston was Ava’s first conference contest of the season. With the win at Morrisville Tuesday night the Bears stand at 8-8 on…
Read MoreAva Middle School Bears Wrap Up Basketball Season
The Ava Middle School Bears closed out the 2013-14 basketball season at Springfield Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 16. The seventh grade Bears were defeated 43-24 by Catholic’s Fightin’ Irish squad. The Bears trailed 23-12 at halftime and trailed 32-14 after three quarters of play. Drake King led Ava’s scoring with 8 points, followed by Caleb…
Read MoreLady Bears Take SCA Decision At Salem Monday
The Ava Lady Bears finally got back into action Monday night, claiming a 65-58 overtime win at Salem in conference play. This was the Lady Bears’ first game of 2014 because of cancelations and postponements due to weather. Senior Maison Bovard came through for Coach Alyssa Paulsell and the Lady Bears, scoring 29 points and…
Read MoreBears Beat Mansfield; Lose to Aurora, Conway
The Ava Bears traveled to Mansfield last Friday night and took a nonconference contest from the Lions, 54-44. The game had been postponed twice before due to weather. Ava was led by 18 points from Brandon Guengerich and 16 by Cooper Emerich. Also in double-digit scoring was Ben Loge with 11. Rounding out Ava’s scoring…
Read MoreLocal Gymnasts Earn Awards At Competition in Springfield
Chernastics Gymnastics teams competed on Sunday, Dec. 15, in the Winter Invitational Peppermint Twist Competition held in Springfield. It was an all day event with 1,276 children competing from all over the Southwest Missouri area with ages ranging from 3 to 16. There were 26 gymnasts from Ava, Seymour and Fordland areas that participated in…
Read MoreBears Lose to Zizzers At West Plains Saturday
Basketball action – along with many other activities – has been limited during the past week due to weather. However, the Ava Bears did play at West Plains last Saturday afternoon. The Bears, who had lost to the Zizzers, 70-55, on Dec. 26 in the Blue and Gold Tournament in Springfield, suffered a 65-30 loss…
Read MoreBears Lose to West Plains In First Round of Blue & Gold; Advance to Consolation Championship Monday Night
The Ava Bears lost to West Plains in the first round of the Springfield Blue & Gold Tournament last Thursday, 70-55. The loss placed the Bears in the consolation bracket where they would win their next two games to advance to the consolation championship game that was being played Monday night. Due to the holiday…
Read MoreBears Win 1 of 4 Games Last Week; Take Second In Mansfield Tournament
The Ava Bears kept their basketball shoes hot last week, playing four games Tuesday through Saturday. Unfortunately, the Ava boys won only one game, but did take second place in the Mansfield Tournament. After losing to Hartville at home on Tuesday night, the Bears played the semifinals game of the Mansfield Tournament on Wednesday, squeaking…
Read MoreBailey Lee Is Ava’s 3-Point Leader
During the 2012-13 basketball season, Bailey Lee broke two 3-point scoring records in Lady Bears basketball. Lee, a senior this year, was recognized before the start of last Thursday’s home opener with Rogersville. Athletic Director Rex Sawyer presented Lee with a commemorative basketball at center court. In a game with Norwood last year, Lee scored…
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