Sports

courtesy of Shawana Cox
The weather was perfect for October football.  Newly crowned homecoming queen, Karson Gilbert, held court.  A huge crowd came out to support the home team. The Salem Tigers limped into town on a 0-5 record, and the Bears were hungry for a homecoming victory.     The Bears defense started...
Howell County News/Sue Fiorino
Willow Springs should be proud of their girls’ tennis team.   On September 30, the Lady Bears hosted the West Plains Lady Zizzers at Booster Field, and beat the bigger school, 6-3.   Willow Springs was the clear winner in singles matches by winning five of six varsity matches.    That...
Kacey Blunk for Howell County News
That wasn't how it was supposed to go. The Class 2 #9 ranked Liberty Eagles were on a roll. They had knocked off the Ava Bears earlier in the season and blasted onto the statewide radar. Their defense had stifled everyone for weeks and offensively, the Eagles have tons of weapons and speed...
photo provided
The Lady Eagles golf program is being led by Sophomore Kameryn Wood. Wood finished out her impressive Freshman year last year as the Missouri State Champion. For the Lady Eagles 2024 season, there are only two golfers, Wood and Payton Glasscock. Lexi Pederson was prepped to be on the team but a...
courtesy of Shawana Cox
Head Coach Christina Collins gave her thoughts on the Lady Bears season thus far.  "We have had ups and downs, with good games and not-so-good games. We are trying to work out the kinks along the way while trying to keep the good. Our varsity team is starting to get things figured out. We have...
photo provided
The Liberty Lady Eagles had a week on the road where they fell to the Lady Bulldogs, but came out on top in three against the Lady Tigers.   On Tuesday, Oct. 1 the Lady Eagles travelled to Cabool to face the 16-1 Lady Bulldogs. The game was a battle from the start to the finish, but in the...
photo provided
The annual 18 hole Edna Boyer Girls Golf Tournament was held on Monday, Sept. 23 at the West Plains Country Club. The following schools participated in the tournament; West Plains, Seymour, Mountain View-Liberty, Sparta, Mansfield, Bakersfield, and Lutie.   Dr. Ashley Cooley, Activities...
courtesy of Patty Ingalls
The opening kickoff defined the whole game.   Zizzer senior Remington Wilson zipped 78 yards down the field on the opening kickoff only to have the whole play called back because of a holding penalty.   That pretty much describes the game against the Logan-Rogersville Wildcats.   In...
courtesy of Shawana Cox
A busy week on the road for the Lady Bears was a mix of wins and losses as the team competed against Eminence, Liberty and Thayer. The team currently stands at 9-4-1 on the season.   On Monday, Sept. 23 the Lady Bears traveled to Eminence where they defeated the Lady Wildcats in four sets....

Pages

Login For Premium Content

Howell County News

110 W. Main St.,
Willow Springs, MO 65793
417-252-2123

Comment Here