Sports

The Thayer Bobcat varsity football team was on the road again, in the next bracket of the State Championship tournament. This road trip to the home of Miller Cardinals was the competition for Class 1 District 2 Championship. Having won the district championship for the past three years in a row, the Bobcats had high hopes of gaining that title again this year...

Monday Hillbillies Nov. 5 Jesse Burch – 215;518, Ernie Coursolle – 193;539, Bob Petersen – 186;479, Art Johnson – 191;526, Bill Loucks – 185;486, Alicia Burke – 202;510, Marcia Richey – 180;440, Elaine Brink – 173;458, Mike Aronoff – 219 ;571, Robert Fox – 225;534, Martha Lugenbeel – 178;459, Billie Shelton – 206;518, Mike Powell – 149;423, Howard Collier – 168;436, Meagen Thick – 165;457 and Jason Thick – 239;666...

The Cherokee Village Men’s Golf Association has completed another exciting year of golf. We want to thank the two golf course managers for a job well done. Our 2018 officers and our two games day chairmans. Larry Thomas – South Corse and John Raney – North Corse...

The Cherokee Village Gun and Hunt Club’s Great Halloween Shoot turned out to be a great success! We had a very good showing with new people attending, to see what it was all about. Three of them joined the club and we are honored to have them. New members are: David Falzone, Brice and Dione Goad. Welcome!...

This is the first deer found dead in Missouri that has tested positive for CWD. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports an adult female deer in Oregon County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). A landowner found a dead deer on their property and was concerned. MDC was notified, and staff collected a sample and had it tested for CWD...

Top counties for the early youth hunt were Howell with 350, Osage with 316 and Franklin with 263. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,560 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season, which ran Oct. ...

Some yellow hues appeared early while many trees are still green. Autumn color is still at a crawl this week, despite the cooler temperatures, according to Jennifer Behnken, a Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) community forester. Autumn color in southeast Missouri is highly affected by the variable weather, which has changed swiftly from hot to cold, she said...

Cross country runners from area schools qualified for state at the Class 1 District Cross Country meet held at Viburnum. Area runners will travel to Jefferson City to compete at Oak Hills Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Salem hosted EPC in a showdown last Friday night, with both teams sitting at the top of the conference standings, for a game with big implications on playoff picture. The Greyhounds, sitting at 4-0 in the conference and EPC right behind at 4-1, were battling for the top spot in the conference...

The Viola Junior Girls went up against Maynard in the finals of the Sloan-Hendrix Jr High Invitational Tournament and came out on top. The final score was Viola 33 and Maynard 29. Player statistics from the game: AJ McCandlis had 17 points, four assists and four steals; Marliegh Sellars had nine points, three assists and five steals; Presslee Dillinger had four points; Kennedy Renfro had two points; Trenity Sherrill added one point and Hope Crawford had four offensive rebounds and three steals...

Mammoth Spring senior girls won against Sloan-Hendrix, 61-49, on Friday, Oct. 26. Stephine Henry scored 21 points and Lauren Mitchell scored 15. Mammoth Spring senior boys lost to Sloan-Hendrix, 61-51. High scorers were: Jacob Golden -17 points, Alex Mero -14 and Zack Flynn -10...

Viola Senior Boys Basketball opened season on Oct. 15 in the Bad Boy Classic at ICC with a 73-63 victory over Pangburn. Gage Harris had 37 points, 10 steals and five assists and Blaine Marberry had 18 points and 10 rebounds. On Thursday, Oct. 17, they moved to 2-0 in the tournament with a 61-46 win over Riverside. Gage Harris led Viola with 29 points and five assists. Blaine Marberry added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Colton Huber also had 10 points...

Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Cave City Cross Country teams hosted the 3A-2 Conference Championships at the Cave City Nature Trail. There were six teams competing in junior boys and girls and senior boys and girls races. At 3:30 p.m. The junior girls started the meet and they finished third in the conference just behind second place Harding Academy and first place Bald Knob...

Thayer Lady Bobcat Senior, Julie Stone made her official collegiate basketball commitment on Tuesday, Oct. 23 amongst family, friends and teammates and coaches. Julie signed a letter of intent to play basketball next fall at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo...

Thirty-four teams gathered for a fun filled day at the Ozarka College Foundation Golf Tournament on Sept. 29. The four-person scramble took place at Cooper’s Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne, Arkansas and all proceeds will benefit the students of Ozarka College...

Leading up to one of the most anticipated games of every football team’s season, Homecoming, Highland High School is no different and celebrated Spirit Week, to prepare for the Homecoming game played on Friday, Oct. 12. Homecoming is a time for students and teachers to celebrate their pride after the end of the first quarter of the year...

Monday, Oct. 15 4:30 - Girls Pangburn v. Viola 5:45 - Boys Pangburn v. Viola 7 - Girls Lead Hill v. Greers Ferry Westside 8:15 - Boys Lead Hill v. Greers Ferry Westside Tuesday, Oct. 16 3:30 - Girls Sloan Hendrix v. Calico Rock 4:30 - Boys Sloan Hendrix v. Calico Rock...

Salem hosted Midland last Friday night during Homecoming week and trounced the Mustangs 59-14. The dominance of the Greyhounds was evident early on and the game was taken over in the first quarter. After Salem won the toss and elected to receive, they started their first series on their own 43. ...

Melbourne hosted the Yellville Summit Panthers for Homecoming last Friday night and shellacked the visitors for a great ending to Homecoming week. The royalty was presented, with John Phillip Conrad representing as King and escorting Homecoming Queen Faith Williams to the sideline to sit along with her court...