Sports
Bears baseball notched their first win of the season at home against the Van Buren Bulldogs last Wednesday. The 6-4 win at home on Booster Field marks the Bears’ first win over Van Buren since 2016.
Last week’s away game against Alton was postponed due to rain.
Up next, the Bears will take on the...
Spring sports are off to a slow start. Rain is always a factor. The Liberty Eagles baseball was set to face the Cabool Bulldogs, Winona Wildcats, and the Norwood Pirates in the Cabool Tournament. The Eagles battled it out with the Cabool Bulldogs to start things off. Liberty led throughout the game...
The Mansfield Lions traveled to Willow Springs to challenge the Bears on St. Patrick’s Day. Last Friday, Bear baseball fans were in the stands for this first time this spring. Willow Springs fell to Mansfield by a score of 8 to 5.
Next week, the Bears will have two chances to put a tick in the...
Locally, players from both Willow Springs and Mountain View were recognized.
Girls
First Team: Hadley Chowning - Mtn View/Liberty - Sophomore
Second Team : Reagan Wells - Mtn View/Liberty - Junior and Chloe Jones - Willow Springs - Freshman
Honorable Mention Lyla Cornman -...
For their first taste of district action, the Willow Springs Lady Bears took on the Lady Bisons from Buffalo High School. These two teams had not faced each during the regular season. The Lady Bears pulled off a 46-39 win, and moved on to face SCA foe, the Ava Lady Bears.
Ava and Willow...
The Willow Springs Bears faced the Mountain Grove Panthers in the first round of district play on Feb. 27. The Panthers managed a twenty-point win over the Bears in the regular season. At districts, the boys from Willow Springs made them work harder for the win, but ultimately came up short. The...
Royalty - Emilee Dougherty, right, West Plains and Kale Willison, Thayer, were crowned the 2023 Grizzly Homecoming Queen and King, respectively, during halftime activities of Saturday's basketball game between Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) and Mineral Area College in Joe Paul...
Last week marked the close of the season for the 2022-2023 both the Eagles’ and the Lady Eagles’ basketball season. Both Liberty teams soared through the first round.
The boys faced some very tough teams in this Class 3 District 10 tournament. They faced the Licking Wildcats in round 1. Terrell...
First up for the Lady Bears was SCA foe, the Cabool Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs controlled most of the game and held the lead for the first three quarters, but the Lady Bears would not be denied as they took over the lead in the fourth quarter for the first time and never looked back. Willow...
The Willow Springs Bears played two SCA rivals last week and won both games. Their season record now stands at 8 and 15. On Tuesday night, the Bears made the short trip to take on the Cabool Bulldogs. The Bears walked away with the win 59 to 40.
On Friday night, the other team from Texas County...