Area Sports

The Greenville Bears had three players score in double figures as they defeated defending Class 1 state champion South Iron 62-50 Friday night. Greenville went up 20-13 after the first quarter and the South Iron Panthers had trouble finding an answer for this penetrating Greenville offense. South Iron battled back in the second quarter though…

Bunker’s Kaitlyn Belk scored 1500 career points last week against Viburnum

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has recently gained significant traction in eradicating invasive plants in southern Missouri through collaboration with the Scenic Rivers Invasive Species Partnership (SRISP). MDC’s involvement with SRISP – alongside several other state agencies and organizations – is laser-focused on eradicating invasives that pose serious threats to Missouri’s natural ecosystems, according…

The South Iron Lady Panthers beat Ellington 67-52 on Tuesday, Dec. 6, and then mounted a ferocious fourth-quarter comeback to take down Eldon 71-68 on Saturday. The Lady Panthers are now 4-1. The Ellington game was on the road, but that didn’t stop the Panthers from starting out on fire. They put up 20 in…

The South Iron Boys Varsity Basketball team remained perfect with wins over Ellington and Osage. They downed the Whippets on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 81-52 before beating the Indians 74-59 on Friday. They now 6-0. The Panthers jumped to 22-10 first-quarter lead. They poured in 24 in the second quarter to lead 46-24 at the half.…

Clearwater Lady Tigers returned to the court this year after being absent last year. The Lady Tigers saw some new faces as well as a new coach. Led by first year Coach Lexi Morris, the Lady Tigers have begun their 2022-23 season. The Lady Tigers had a chance to brush off the rust from having…

  Basketball is back in full swing for the Clearwater Tigers. The Tigers are about a third of the way into the season and have had several exciting games! The Tigers began their season with a Homecoming win against Zalma. The next week they jumped into the Annual Thanksgiving Tournament at Arcadia Valley. The tournament…

The December 12 boys and girls state basketball rankings of the year have been released. This poll is voted on and compiled by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. BOYS CLASS 3 1 Central (New Madrid County) 2 Strafford 3 Charleston 4 Lafayette County 5 Thayer 6 Steelville 7 Lone Jack 8 Monroe City 9 Sparta…

By Greg Hitchings When it comes to honey most people know what it is and in a very general sense, from where it comes, the honey bee. However, when buying honey many do not know what those descriptive words on the label really mean. It is good to know what you’re buying. Let’s take a…