Sports
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded athletic scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to student athletes for the current academic year.
The list below includes the names of students who have accepted the scholarships...
The Willow Springs Lady Bears Varsity basketball season kicked off with the Van Buren Tournament Dec. 2 through Dec. 5.
On Dec. 2 the Lady Bears took on the Koshkonong Lady Jays and won in a whopping 78-32 first game. The following day the Lady Bears secured another win as they toppled the...
The Willow Springs Varsity Bears basketball team began their season with the Strafford Invitational Tournament Dec. 2 through Dec. 7.
The first night of games, the Bears took on the Cassville Wildcats and won 51-47. On Dec. 5 the Bears faced off against the Ava Bears where they secured...
It was a big opening week for the Willow Springs Lady Bears basketball team.
The girls team played four games in five days, took Second at the Van Buren Tournament, and comfortably won over Mansfield in their home opener on Friday, December 6.
“We lost a tough game last night in...
Chloe Jones is becoming a legend.
The 5’6 junior from Willow Springs can flat-out shoot a basketball.
As a freshman, she scored 38 points in one game. This achievement put her in the top ten in the state of Missouri girls’ basketball record books.
In Jones’ sophomore year, she...
The West Plains Wrestling club hosted the Zizzer Throwdown, a USA Wrestling competition for athletes between the ages of 6 and 14, on Sunday, December 1.
Around 60 wrestlers from the region competed in a round robin style of bracket with each wrestler competing against every other wrestler...
The Willow Springs Bears Middle School boys and girls basketball teams kicked off their season at the Houston tournament on November 11 to 15 for the boys and the Mountain Grove tournament November 11 to 14 for the girls. The first game of the season for the boys was against Licking on November...