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Lady Bears Beat Thayer, Lebanon In Softball
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Thayer last Thursday, Sept. 13, to face the Lady Bobcats in South Central Association action. Ava won the slugfest 16-15, with each team pounding out 13 hits. A solid Ava defense gave the Lady Bears a 3-1 nonconference win over Lebanon on the home field Tuesday afternoon. In the…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall To Forsyth, Houston In Volleyball Action
The Ava Lady Bears dropped a volleyball match to Forsyth in straight sets Thursday, Sept. 13, on the home court. The Panthers slipped by Ava by a slim 25-21 margin in Game 1, then spread the margin only slightly more in Game 2, 25-19. Cori Dry was 11-for-11 serving with two aces, was 4-for-5 hitting…
Read MoreBears Win SCA Thriller 27-26 Over Mtn. View-Liberty Here
In the opinion of most, the Ava Bears went into last Friday night’s SCA football game with the Liberty Eagles as huge underdogs. But rather than lick their wounds before the game started, the Bears entered the contest with the determination that they would excel – and that they did. The Bears scored first and…
Read MoreSoftball Lady Bears Beat Rogersville and Hartville
The Ava Lady Bears softball team picked up two non-conference wins during the past week, defeating Rogersville 8-4 on Thursday and downing Hartville 13-3 here Tuesday afternoon. The West Plains tournament on Saturday was rained out. At Rogersville on Thursday afternoon, the Lady Bears got 8 runs on 10 hits and committed 2 errors. The…
Read MoreBears Fall to Mtn. Grove In Storm Delayed Football Battle
Last Friday night the Bears found themselves playing in the rain and mud for the second straight week. But this time the outcome was different as the Bears lost to Mtn. Grove, 36-12, in SCA play. Friday night’s game was delayed almost an hour and a half because of dangerous lightning that accompanied the band…
Read MoreBears Hold Off Wildcats In the Rain; Win 14-12
The Ava Bears took a 14-0 lead to the dressing room at halftime at Rogersville last Friday night and held on to beat the Wildcats 14-12. Rogersville is now 0-2 while the Bears improved their record to 1-1. Ava will host Mtn. Grove at Harlan Stadium this Friday night to open the conference schedule for…
Read MoreAva Volleyball Girls Drop 2 This Week
The Ava Lady Bears volleyball team dropped contests to Spokane and Reeds Spring this week. At Spokane last Thursday, the Lady Bears lost in two games, 22-25, 14-25. Ava hosted Reeds Spring Tuesday and lost 8-25, 10-25. The girls will play at Marshfield tonight, with 9th grade, JV and varsity matches scheduled. On Saturday, the…
Read MoreAva 7th, 8th Football Teams Open Season at Mtn. View-Liberty
The Ava Middle School football teams opened the 2012 season at Mountain View against the Liberty Eagles on Thursday, Aug. 30. The Liberty squad defeated the Bears 22-0 in the 7th grade contest. Liberty opened the scoring with a touchdown run with 2:17 remaining in the first half to take an 8-0 lead. They extended…
Read MoreBears Fall to Aurora 27-6 In First Football Game of 2012
Aurora scored a touchdown in every quarter here Friday night and defeated the Ava Bears 27-6 in the opening game of the 2012 football season. Coach Daniel Swofford has to feel good about the effort shown by his Bears on Friday night, even with the loss. The Bears played hard from start to finish, made…
Read MoreJV Football Bears Beat Mtn. Grove 30-8 Monday
The Ava junior varsity football Bears defeated Mtn. Grove 30-8 Monday night in Wright County. Ava had rushing touchdowns from Kane Thompson, Sheldon Walker and Brett Waggoner and a passing touchdown from quarterback Cody Huff to John Luebbering. The JV will play Salem here on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
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