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Ava Lady Bears Win 8 of Last 10 Games; Boost SCA Record to 3-1
The Ava Lady Bears have won eight of their last 10 games and brought their season record to the even .500 mark Monday night with an SCA win over Mtn. View-Liberty. The Lady Bears are 3-1 in the SCA. The Ava girls defeated Reeds Spring, 52-49, last Friday night to claim third place in the…
Read MoreBears Beat Salem In SCA Play Here Tuesday Night; Will Host Cabool for Senior Night Friday
The Ava Bears lost a thrilling, triple overtime game to Warsaw in the Conway Tournament last Saturday night, but in doing so saw senior Austin Gastineau set a new benchmark for Ava basketball. Gastineau not only scored his 1,000th point in the tournament, but set a new single game scoring mark of 55 points. Gastineau…
Read MoreAva JV Boys Win Conway Tournament Championship
The Ava Junior Varsity Bears won three games in the JV side of the Conway Tournament last week, claiming the tournament championship on Saturday. En route to the championship, the Bears beat Fordland and Buffalo, then downed the host Conway Bears on Saturday. Ava 46, Fordland 36 Ava played their first game of the Conway…
Read MoreBears Beat Forsyth, Laquey; Advance In Conway Tourney
Cooper Emerich warmed up the nets with three baskets from 3-point range Tuesday night and finished the game with 18 points as the Ava Bears slipped by Laquey, 72-63, in the first round of the Conway Invitational Tournament. The Bears, seeded second, will play No. 3 Fordland in semifinals action tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.…
Read MoreLady Bears Claim Wins Over Conway, Hollister; Advance to Semifinals In Reeds Spring Tourney
The Ava Lady Bears picked up two big wins during the past week, including a first-round victory in the Reeds Spring Tournament on Monday night. Last Thursday night, at home, the Lady Bears got past Conway, 52-44, behind a balanced scoring attack that saw four Ava girls in double figures. Bailey Lee led the scoring…
Read MoreProposed Sports Complex Drawing
This architect’s drawing of the revamped Ava football complex shows the main entrance on the northeast corner and the field house with dressing room facilities for football and softball or baseball on the northwest corner
Read MoreLady Bears Beat Cabool at Home; Fall to Lebanon on the Road
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Cabool in SCA action at home last Thursday night, 66-49, but lost to Lebanon on the road in non-conference play Monday, 60-38. Last Thursday night the Ava girls held an 18-14 lead after one quarter and led by the same 4-point margin at the half, 30-26. The Ava girls outscored…
Read MoreBears Beat Houston, Lose to Morrisville on Home Floor
The Ava Bears defeated Houston in SCA play at home last Friday night to improve their record to 9-4 on the season. On Tuesday night, the Bears hosted the Marion C. Early Panthers of Morrisville in non-league play, and suffered a disappointing 52-46 loss. Ava hosted Houston for Hoopcoming last Friday night and took a…
Read MoreAva JV Boys Improve Season Record To 8-3
Ava’s Junior Varsity boys’ basketball team has improved its record to 8-3 over the past week with wins over Buffalo (56-21), Pleasant Hope (62-51), Houston (68-24), and Morrisville (58-29). The Bears took 2nd place in the Fair Grove tournament with a loss to Fair Grove. Ava hosted Marion C. Early of Morrisville Tuesday night and…
Read More7th, 8th Grade Basketball Bears Wrap Up Season
The Ava Middle School Bears wrapped up the 2012-2013 season at home against the Fighting Irish of Springfield Catholic Schools. The Irish defeated the Bears 29-9 in the seventh grade contest. Leading scorer for the Bears was Takoma Dobbs with 6 points; the remainder of the scoring included 2 points from Braden Swofford and 1…
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