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Bears Lose to Conway In Tournament Championship
Beat Cabool in SCA Action Tuesday The Ava Bears defeated Stoutland in the semifinals of the Conway Tournament last Thursday night but lost to Conway in the championship game on Saturday night. Tuesday night the Bears traveled to Cabool for a South Central Association contest and came away with a 56-43 win over the Bulldogs.…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall to West Plains; Beat Mtn. Grove at Home Monday
After advancing to the finals of the Reeds Spring tournament last week, the Ava Lady Bears made a dismal showing on Friday night, losing to West Plains in the championship game, 46-24. Ava struggled offensively all night, with credit going to a strong West Plains defense. The Ava girls trailed 11-1 after one period and…
Read MoreBears Games Result In Lopsided Finishes
The Ava Bears played in two games that resulted in blowout results during the past week. Unfortunately, only one was in Ava’s favor. Last Friday night the Bears traveled to Marshfield for a return bout with the Blue Jays that Ava had played to an overtime finish in the Blue and Gold Tournament just after…
Read MoreLady Bears Set For Finals At Reeds Spring
The Ava Lady Bears will play for the championship of the Reeds Spring Tournament this Friday night, with a repeat encounter with the Lady Zizzers of West Plains. A year ago West Plains defeated the Lady Bears 45-28 to win the title. However, earlier this season (Jan. 2) Ava defeated the Zizzers in West Plains,…
Read MoreAva JV Bears Win Fair Grove Tournament
Ava played their first game of the Fair Grove tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Ava won 50-45 over Pleasant Hope. The scoring was led by Brandon Guengerich with 15 points, followed by Phillip Eubanks and Jesse Dean, each with 8 points, Chase Gastineau 6, Cooper Emerich and Tristan Haltom 4, Seth Dobbs 3, and Tyler…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Are 3-0 In SCA
Payton Lakey had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jorie Garrett had 18 points and 13 rebounds here last Thursday night, and the Ava Lady Bears defeated the girls of Mtn. View-Liberty, 53-36. With the SCA win the Ava girls improved their record to 3-0 in league play and 10-4 overall. The Lady Eagles dropped…
Read MoreAva JV Beats Tall Reeds Spring Five Tuesday Night
Ava made the trip to Reeds Spring on Tuesday and improved their record to 8-2. The scoring was led by Cooper Emerich and Dexter Fish with 11 points apiece. Rounding out the scoring for Ava were Phillip Eubanks 9, Brandon Guengerich 8, Tristan Haltom 7, and Austin Giorgianni 1. The JV played well against a…
Read MoreFriday the 13th Is Good to Ava JV
Ava traveled to Salem to play on Friday the 13th and won 45-27. The scoring was led by Dexter Fish with nine points, followed by Jesse Dean and Brandon Guengerich, eight apiece, Seth Dobbs, six points, Cooper Emerich, Jordan Dimirsky and Tyler Cox, four points each, and Phillip Eubanks with two points. The JV Bears…
Read MoreAva Middle School Boys Conclude Basketball Season
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Springfield to play the junior high teams of Springfield Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Bears defeated the Fighting Irish 39-15 in the 7th grade contest. Ava led 12-4 after the first quarter of play and held a 27-7 halftime advantage. Eight players scored for the Bears in…
Read MoreBears Win Close Games Over Salem, Reeds Spring
The Ava Bears traveled to Salem last Friday night and pulled out a conference win with two seconds left on the clock. Then Tuesday night the Bears went to Reeds Spring and won in double overtime. On Friday, Jan. 13, the Bears were at Salem for their first conference game of the season. Ava came…
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