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Lady Bears Beat Mtn. Grove In First Round of District Play
Jorie Garrett had 32 points and 22 rebounds Saturday in the opening round of district play at Cabool, and the Ava Lady Bears defeated Mtn. Grove 65-56 to advance in the tournament. The Ava girls were playing Willow Springs Wednesday night in semifinals action at Cabool. That game was significant in that Willow was the…
Read MoreAva JV Boys End Season at 17-4
Congratulations are in order to the Ava junior varsity boys’ basketball Bears for their great season. The JV finished the season 17-4 and won the Fair Grove tournament. They also took third in the Marshfield tournament. Coach Justin Gilmore said, “These boys had the will to win, and they always seemed to find a way…
Read MoreDistrict Tournament Begins With Girls' Play Saturday
Ava Bears, Lady Bears Seeded 3rd The Missouri Class 3, District 2 basketball tournament will be held at Cabool High School beginning Saturday, Feb. 25. Girls action will begin at 1:30 Saturday with Alton and Cabool meeting in a play-in to determine who will face No. 1 seed Seymour later. First round games on Saturday…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears End Regular Season with Win at Houston
The Ava Lady Bears defeated Houston, 49-40, on the road last Thursday night to close out the regular schedule. The Lady Bears will open district play at Cabool Saturday, facing Mtn. Grove. Payton Lakey scored 16 points for the Lady Bears at Houston and Jorie Garrett added 14. The Ava girls finished the SCA at…
Read MoreAva Bears Beat Houston, Seymour; Claim SCA Title With 7-0 Record
The Ava Bears picked up two more big wins during the past week, including an SCA win over Houston that clinched the title for the Bears. Ava finished 7-0 in conference play. The Bears also took an exciting 48-45 overtime win from Seymour on the road Monday night. Austin Gastineau scored nine of his 18…
Read MoreNHS Intramural Basketball Tourney Runs March 8 – 13
The annual Intramural Basketball Tournament sponsored by Ava High School National Honor Society will begin Thursday, March 8 with games continuing March 9, 10, 12 and 13. Third and firth grade games will be in the middle school gym beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fifth and sixth grade games will be played in the high school…
Read MoreLady Bears Pick Up Two Wins This Week
The Ava Lady Bears picked up two more big wins this week, including another overtime win over Blue Eye on Thursday night and an SCA victory over Thayer Tuesday night. The Thayer game was originally scheduled for Monday, but due to a snow cancellation the varsity game was moved to Tuesday with the varsity boys’…
Read MoreBears Still Undefeated In SCA; Play at Houston Friday
The Ava Bears are on their way to an undefeated conference title if they can get past Houston this Friday night. The Bears played host to Willow Springs last Friday night and Thayer on Tuesday, claiming SCA wins on both accounts. On Friday night the Bears jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the first…
Read MoreLady Bears Lose SCA Game to Willow Springs Here; Beat Norwood Monday Night
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Norwood Monday night and claimed a big 52-36 non-conference win. That came after the Ava girls suffered a heartbreaking loss at home on Thursday night to Willow Springs, in a game that may prove to decide the SCA title. Ava and Willow Springs both entered the game undefeated in…
Read MoreBears Win SCA Games Over Liberty, Mtn. Grove
The Ava Bears won two SCA games on the home floor this week to remain undefeated in conference play. Last Friday night the Bears defeated Mtn. View-Liberty in the Hoopcoming affair, 61-49, and on Tuesday night the Bears beat Mtn. Grove, 44-32, to win the Route 60 Showdown, sponsored by Town & Country Bank. Sophomore…
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