Stories from Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Purdy Lady Eagle basketball team is on the cusp of achieving the school's second state basketball title in the last 30 years. The Lady Eagles defeated Clopton 68-55 Thursday night to advance to the Missouri Class 2 state game. "I thought we started very well tonight," said Purdy Head Coach Grant Young. ...

Whenever the Monett Lady Cubs basketball team found itself in a pinch and needed a big bucket the girls turned to their first team All-Conference forward Hunter Glouse. Glouse, a junior, recorded her 1,000th career point during the 2010-11 season. Glouse was happy when she finally reached the milestone...