GIRL'S BASKETBALL
As the end of the 2022-23 basketball season arrived Saturday with Kickapoo boys and Carl Junction girls playing for a state championship, I wanted to give some thoughts on this season and what it has meant to me and some final thoughts.
First and foremost, I want to thank every single one of my subscribers…
It is better late than never. Yes, I am aware that my coverage from day one of the small school Final Four lacked…or better yet nonexistent. Work unfortunately kept me from Great Southern Bank with the exception of the final four minutes of Chadwick’s semifinal win over #2 Platte Valley. However, Lets take a look…
Miller Lady Cardinals were on the road Tuesday night and I really mean on the road as the sectional matchup took them over two hours north to Harrisonville to take on the 19-9 Archie Whirlwinds with a spot in quarterfinals on the line.
Miller came out hot taking a 8-2 lead early on but the…
There was plenty of doubt if the Miller Lady Cardinals were going to be able to defend their four district titles in a row after losing a tremendous senior class that had won over 100 games in their four years. They had answered all season long sitting at #4 in the state rankings for the…
1 Marionville vs 4 Crane
The first game of the night featured the 1-4 matchup as the Marionville Lady Comets opened their run in a wide open class 2 race in the bottom right quadrant of the state playoffs. First they had to fend off one of the great girls basketball dynasties in their house…
It is almost that time! District tournament brackets are out and starting as soon as Monday for Class 1-3. After Norwood earned the lone boys state title a year ago in Class 2 with El Dorado Springs and West Plains hoisting the trophy on the girls side, we have 122 local teams ready to make…
It is almost that time! District tournament brackets are out and starting as soon as Monday for Class 1-3. After Norwood earned the lone boys state title a year ago in Class 2 with El Dorado Springs and West Plains hoisting the trophy on the girls side, we have 122 local teams ready to make…
It is almost that time! District tournament brackets are out and starting as soon as Monday for Class 1-3. After Norwood earned the lone boys state title a year ago in Class 2 with El Dorado Springs and West Plains hoisting the trophy on the girls side, we have 122 local teams ready to make…
In terms of high caliber girls matchups in the area, it doesn't get much better than Nixa-Republic. Both teams came into the Monday night Showdown as a top 7 team in Class 6 with Republic as the third ranked team in the state. The showdown didn’t disappoint either as Republic eked out a 62-55 win…
Nixa Sweeps Late Season Super Night in Thrilling Fashion
Rachel Nunez 5’6 Miller 2026
Rachel is the toughest freshman I have ever seen in either boys or girls in my three years of covering the area. Usually, she is not a threat on the offensive side of the ball but don’t tell her that and her two double digit scoring outputs. What makes her…
Saturday marked the Championship round of the 53rd annual Stockton boys tournament and the 13th annual Stockton Girls tournament and we were treated to several very good games and notable performances. Here is what you missed from Championship Saturday.
5th Place Game: 4 Lamar Lady Tigers vs 6 Buffalo Lady Bison
I thought coming into…
Thursday marked the semifinal round of the 13rd annual Stockton girls tournament and we were treated to several very good games and notable performances. Here is what you missed from Semifinal day of the girls tournament.
8 New Covenant Lady Warriors vs 4 Lamar Lady Tigers
The Lady Warriors came out and perhaps took Lamar…
Small schools are notorious for peaks and valleys as its nearly impossible to maintain high levels of success without some decline or a “rebuild”. A rouge Facebook post really got me thinking about why some programs continue to rebuild and reload and why some programs go from multiple successful years in a row to struggling…
One of my favorite holiday Classic tournament is quickly becoming the Walnut Grove Ladies Holiday Classic. While the majority of the big schools will be on the campus of Drury for the Pink and White, my eyes will be on the collection of small school talent up north in what has become a gauntlet. There…
Miller senior Rose Hill hits a long two over a closing out defender in the first quarter against Blue Eye. Hill led the Lady Cardinals with 15 points in the game.
The 2022 season is among us and that has led us to talk about who is impressing early this year. The Christmas Tournament season is just a few weeks away and here are who is eyeing. Starting the season hot is key to a solid run through the Holiday season and can catapult your team…
There have been several entities prophesied Miller’s downfall this year after one of the most decorated athletic classes of all time in the state of Missouri graduated. Claudia Hadlock, Kaylee Helton, and Peyton Richardson won 100 games together on the basketball court including four district championships. The only accolade they missed was a state title.…
The 2022 Girls Verona Tip-Off Classic is behind us and more importantly the 2022-23 basketball season is officially underway. We were impressed by the talent and youth from all eight squads. Here is the breakdown of how it happened and we reveal the SWMO Sports All-Tournament Team.
Saturday
Marionville def. (8) Verona
Southwest def. (4)…
Lillian Mindeman RUSH
Lillian is a high effort two way player that really turned some heads day one. She is extremely smart with the ball and is often looking for the open teammate. This really shined in the skill work with coach Kyran. She has already made a name for herself with RUSH’s younger teams…
Mt. Vernon opened their 2022-23 season Tuesday night in Joplin as the Lady Mt’neers upset the Lady Eagles 52-40. The Lady Mt’neers hit nine threes as a team led by six by sophomore Cheyenne Bieber.
Coming into the season we knew the Lady Mt’neers was going to be one of the youngest teams in all…
Finally! Our new and improved site is up and functional and ready for content to flow once again. Just in time for basketball season I may add!!! Well over the summer we had our annual Future50 camp once again and this time under a new format! We had two fantastic days full of competition and…
Better late than never! Here are the 2022 All-SWMO team selections for the big school girls!
Better late than never! Here are the 2022 All-SWMO team selections for the small school girls!
Here is the results of the Pink and White Challenge.
Day 1 Results of our Pink and White Challenge
Are you as excited for the Pink and White as we are? Here’s something to tide you over until the tournament tips off at 9:30 tomorrow morning!
We take a look at the Pink side of the Pink and White tournament.
We continue our trial level coverage of the Walnut Grove Girls Tournament with our day 2 recap.
Yes another free one! We take a look back at the first day of action of the Walnut Grove tournament
In this free article, see what our Skylan Akins says about every matchup in the 2021 Walnut Grove girls tournament.
Lady Jays take hard fought battle over Ash Grove 65-57
Class Six is the deepest of any class in SWMO with Kickapoo, Nixa, Republic etc. But who is the best of the bunch?
Class 5 is loaded from top to bottom but who reigns supreme?
Who sits atop class 4 power rankings?
Our Girls Power Rankings series continues with Class 3.
Blue Eye and Miller are two of the best small school girls basketball team in the state. Where do they fall? Where does 2,000 point scorer Cassidy Hambleton and Dora fall?
Who sits atop Class one on the girls side?
Strafford strikes early and often as they claim the Willard Tournament Championship 70-43.