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A much-improved West Plains football team outperformed Parkview in every aspect of the game last Friday, September 6, even in penalties.   In the first home game of the season, a large crowd watched the Zizzers score 15 points in a scant three and a half minutes of the first quarter. On their...
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No doubt about it. The Willow Springs Bears and the Pleasant Hope Pirates each had something to prove when they faced off Friday night.  The Bears were looking for their first win in two years, the Pleasant Hope program returning to varsity play after spending four years playing exclusively JV...
And just like that, another season begins as the Willow Springs football Bears rolled into their season opener against the Lincoln Cardinals. Behind freshman quarterback, Caden Lee, the Bears had the look of a team trying to outrun the ghosts of seasons past.  With a combination of carries by...
Labor Day Tournament-September 2 A two-person scramble Labor Day tournament was held on Sept. 2. The 13th hole was the Payne Hole. There were 23 teams competing. Championship Flight Marc Prough and Brady Altermatt with a score of 59; Mason Tharp and Dillion with a score of 60; and Lynn...
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A big fourth down play with 3:26 left in the game propelled the Liberty Eagles to a road win north of Kansas City on Saturday afternoon. Eagle quarterback Gavin Reese hit Parker Tune in stride on fourth-and-29 for a touchdown to seal the win.    The game started with both teams stumbling a...
Head Coach Joel Wyatt and the West Plains Zizzer football team crossed the border into Arkansas to play at Mountain Home on August 30, in a match that pits Wyatt against his friend and former Zizzer Coach, now the Bombers Head Coach, Steve Ary.   The two coaches worked together every day for...
Monday, August 26 - Church League Steve Coatney, Barb Tate, Ron Brown and Jacq Coatney with a score of 29; Mike Coatney, Marc Prough, Paul Davis and Ian with a score of 34. Tuesday August 27 - Cat and Dog League Steve Coatney and Barb Tate with a score of 33; Mike Coatney and Linda Benyo...
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Coming out of a 21-win season last year and replacing only two starters, the future is the rosiest shade of maroon for the Willow Springs Lady Bears. According to Head Coach Christina Collins, community support is at an all-time high as well.    The team’s fourth annual fundraising auction...
Ava Bears - Coach Merrifield welcomes back 15 starters who claimed last year's conference championship with a perfect 7-0 record. With All-State RB Hunter Adams leading the way, the Bears’ hard-nosed, downhill rushing attack will be tough to beat.    Liberty Eagles - With a 6-1 conference...

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