Sports
Ava Softball Team Is 2-2; Splits Home Games Monday & Tuesday
The Ava High School Lady Bears softball team is off to a 2-2 start, having defeated Liberty and Norwood and dropping games to Forsyth and Salem. Ava opened the season last Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Mtn. View-Liberty with a 14-3 win over the Eagles. Abbie Sparnicht recorded six strikeouts and walked three. Callie Eubanks was…
Read MoreBears Will Open Football Season At Home Friday Night
The Ava High School Bears will open the 2012 football season at home this Friday night with the Aurora Houn Dawgs. Head Coach Dan Swofford says this will be a real test for his Bears as he considers Aurora to be one of the top five teams in the state. The Bears are returning 17…
Read MoreAva Will Play In Forsyth Volleyball Tournament Saturday, Sept. 8
The Ava Lady Bears will be one of eight teams participating in the annual Forsyth Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 8. Ava will play in the Blue Pool which will see action in the high school gym. Teams in the Blue Pool besides Ava are Forsyth, Fordland and Blue Eye. The White Pool, consisting…
Read MoreJamboree Will Kick Off Football Season Friday Night
In anticipation and preparation for the 2012 high school football season, teams will participate in the Jamboree on Friday night, Aug. 17. For the Ava High School Bears, the Jamboree this year will be at Mtn. Grove High School where Strafford and Houston will join the Bears and Panthers to round out the four-team event.…
Read MoreBooster Club Sports Scrimmage Event Will Be Held This Friday
Another fall sports season will be starting soon at Ava High School. In anticipation of the fall activities, the Ava Bear Booster Club will be hosting its kick-off event, the annual fall scrimmage, this Friday, Aug. 10. Sports fans will be able to see all the teams in action, along with the cheer squads and…
Read MoreMighty-Mite Football Registration Next Tuesday & Wednesday
Ava Mighty-Mite Football registration will be held at the Ava City Park next week, on Aug. 21 and 22, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. each day Registration will be held at the pavilion next to the Ava Water Park. Mighty-Mites is for players in first through sixth grades who want to have fun while learning…
Read MoreAva Cross Country Team Members Participate In Terry's Team 5K at Seymour on June 23
Coach Liz Kyger and several of her cross country team members took part in the Terry’s Team 5K run for Breast Cancer at Seymour on June 23. Ava runners did quite well in the competition, claiming several honors in their individual age and gender categories. Results for Ava athletes were: Dakota Renner, 1st place overall…
Read MoreAva Cross Country Team Will Begin Practice Aug. 6
Monday, Aug. 6, is the first day high school teams can have an official practice for the 2012 fall season. The Ava cross country team will get an early start, meeting at 7 a.m. that morning at the weight room. Coach Liz Kyger reminds athletes to bring their completed sports physical with them that day.…
Read MoreScrimmages Aug. 10 To Showcase Fall Sports at Ava High
The Ava Bear Booster Club and Ava High School will host the Fall Sports Kickoff on Friday, Aug. 10. On that day, sports fans will be able to see all the fall teams in action as they move from one location to another for the individual sports scrimmages. Cheer and dance teams and the Ava…
Read MoreChaz Alderson Signs To Play Baseball With Maplewood
On July 2, Ozark High School graduate Chaz Alderson signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Maplewood Junior College. Maplewood, located near Kansas City, is one of the four hub campus sites of Metropolitan Community College. Chaz joins fellow graduate Landon Snyder who signed with Maplewood earlier in the year. Chaz was thrown…
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