Sports

On Friday, Oct. 4, the Thayer Bobcats played their first game since the sudden loss of Assistant Coach Bryan Tate. The Bobcats have dedicated the remainder of the season in memory of Coach Tate. In a show of solidarity, several area schools wore green on Friday...

The Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Volleyball team remains unbeaten in NJCAA Region 16 and Missouri Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) play today after defeating Mineral Area College (MAC), Park Hills, 3-1 Wednesday evening at the West Plains Civic Center...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) encourage deer hunters around the state to share their harvests through the state’s Share the Harvest program. Deer season in Missouri started Sept. 15 and runs through Jan. 15, 2020. CFM is also holding a photo contest for those who share their harvests...

The Highland Rebel Volleyball team, in conjunction with Centennial Bank and the Rebel Booster Club, recognized Sophomore Lillyan Stites as the player of the week for Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Stites is a setter who runs the offense as part of a 6-2 system. Stites has amassed 63 assists, 7 aces and 37 digs so far this season. Congratulations, Lillyan! We are proud of you. Pictured from left to right: Lillyan Stites and Ethan Barnes, Loan Officer at Centennial Bank (member FDIC)...

The third annual NEA Game Fest will be held Oct. 18-20 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Jonesboro. All proceeds raised by the event will benefit The Children's Shelter in Walnut Ridge. This tabletop gaming convention offers board games, role playing games, miniature games and collectable card games amongst other activities. The event will feature a large library of board games that can be played at any time as well as many scheduled events, including tournaments, to participate in...

Currently, the Highland High School Volleyball Team is 3-17 overall and 1-12 in conference. The Highland varsity volleyball team has an away non-conference match at Harrisburg (Arkansas) scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 4:30 p. m. In recent action, Highland lost a match 3-1 at home to Southside on Oct. 3...

The Cave City High School Volleyball team is currently 8-12 overall and 2-9 in conference. The record includes a 5-4 record at home, 2-6 away and 1-2 at neutral sites. The Cave City volleyball team’s next action was scheduled for an away conference match at Newport on Monday, Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m...

The Highland Rebels won their first game of the season at home Friday, Oct. 4, by defeating the Cave City Cavemen 54-14 in a game that was called with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter. The Rebels moved to 1-4 overall for the season and 1-1 in the conference. Cave City dropped to 0-5 for the season and 0-2 in conference. The Cavemen fell to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in conference...

On a warm Friday evening in late September, the Houston Tigers came to face the Thayer Bobcats. The Tigers entered the game with a 2-2 overall record and 0-2 in district. The Bobcats entered the game 3-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. This was Thayer’s Homecoming game...

The Highland Rebel Volleyball team, in conjunction with Centennial Bank and the Rebel Booster Club, recognized Senior Abby Dietsche as the player of the week for Sept. 22-28. Dietsche is a middle blocker who leads the team from her position on the front row and has become a solid force at the net. ...

Cave City Cavewomen Volleyball currently has an overall record of 7-10 and a conference record of 2-7. The Cave City volleyball team has an away conference match at Walnut Ridge on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m. In recent action, the team lost an away conference match on Thursday, Sept. ...

The Cave City Cavemen football team lost Friday’s home conference game against Gosnell (Arkansas) by a score of 54-26. The Cavemen dropped to 0-4 for the season and 0-1 in conference play. Cave City Quarterback Will Debaun completed 5 of 14 passes for 80 yards. Cave City rushed 56 times for 291 yards...

The Highland High School Volleyball currently has an overall record of 3-14 and a conference record of 1-10. The Highland Volleyball team is scheduled for a home conference match vs. Wynne on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 4:30 p. m. In recent action, the Highland volleyball team lost Thursday, Sept. 26, in a home conference match against Valley View by a score of 3-0...

Star of the Week, 2 Game Score Plus Handicap, Archie Matheny - 195. Sept. 23 game winners: Pit 1 Garner and Ruuska 189 Pit 2 Clementi and Thomas 190 Pit 3 Matheny and Gruger 189 Pit 4 Brown and Weeks 184 Sept. 27 game winners: Pit 1 Gruger and Clementi 175...

“Plant cool-season grasses in September,” says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage agronomist. “The earlier the better.” Early planting lets seedlings put down roots to start growth before frost. New plantings must store energy for spring growth...

Skills sessions are mandatory for hunter education students ages 15-under. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering several opportunities in southwest Missouri in the weeks ahead for individuals who are required to take the skills portion of Missouri’s Hunter Education program...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a workshop titled, “It’s for the Birds,” Monday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MDC’s Ozark Regional Office in West Plains. This free workshop is specifically for Missouri teachers of grades three through five, or homeschool parents. MDC Education Consultant Mary Beth Factor said teachers will learn all about Missouri birds using the Discover Nature Schools Nature Unleashed Curriculum Guide...

The Thayer Bobcats shut out the Salem Tigers in a game on Friday, Sept. 20. Thayer has moved up one notch to #3 in the standing for Class 1. Thayer scored six points in the first quarter, and Salem didn’t score in the opening quarter. The Bobcats added 15 points in the second quarter and another 15 points in the third quarter. The shutout was accomplished as Salem was unable to score...

The Highland Rebel Volleyball team, in conjunction with Centennial Bank and the Highland Rebel Booster Club, recognized sophomore Ryen Hale as the player of the week for Sept. 15-21. Hale is an outside hitter who also fills in the setting role when needed. ...

The Highland Rebels Football Team had a week off and be in action for a home conference game against Westside Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Highland has started the season 0-3 overall and has a 0-0 conference record. To date, the Rebels have averaged 131 yards rushing per game. They are passing for a 169.3 yard-per-game average. The team has scored a total of 10 touchdowns. Highland is averaging 52.7 tackles per game and two interceptions. The team has four passing touchdowns...

The Cave City Cavemen didn’t have a game on Friday, Sept. 20 but next action is a home conference game against Gosnell on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The Cavemen are currently 0-3 overall for the season and 0-0 in conference. To date, the Cavemen are averaging 231.3 yards rushing per game. They are averaging 19.0 yards per game through the air. The Cavemen have scored five touchdowns through three games...

Bob Mitchum, Sports Reporter The Cave City High School Volleyball Team currently has a 6-8 overall record, and the team is 1-5 in Conference action. The team traveled to Palestine-Wheatley for an away game Monday, Sept. 23. In recent action, Cave City lost to Newport in home Conference action, 3-0 on Sept. 16. On Sept. 17, they lost a conference match on the road to Piggott 3-0. On Sept. 19, Cave City won a home Conference match 3-0 by defeating Cedar Ridge...

Star of the Week, 2 Game Score Plus Handicap, Bill Garner – 199. Sept. 16 game winners: Pit 1 Morgan and Brown 176 Pit 2 Ruuska and Gruger 175 Pit 3 Brooks and Jones 186 Pit 4 Garner 98 Sept. 20 game winners: Pit 1 Morgan and Thomas 193 Pit 2 Brown and Matheny 188...

The Cave City High School Track Team finished second in the State Track Meet with a total of 62 points. Prescott finished first with 78.5 points. Trenton Bell qualified in the Triple Jump. Curt Jones qualified in the Discus and finished in 10th place. ...

Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is considering changing regulations to help landowners address damage caused by problem wildlife and feral hogs. MDC is proposing the changes in response to citizen requests to the Regulations Committee to use night vision or thermal imagery to address livestock loss caused by coyotes and damage caused by feral hogs...

Williams Baptist University has been recognized as a Five-Star Institution by the NAIA. The WBU athletic program won the silver level of the NAIA’s ‘Champions of Character’ initiative. It is the second straight year for the school to earn silver honors...

The Liberty (Mountain View) Eagles were defeated last Friday evening by the Thayer Bobcats by the 47-20. Thayer, with the win, went to 3-0 for the season and 1-0 in conference. Thirty-three points were scored in the first quarter with Thayer leading by scoring 19 points to Liberty’s 14. There was no scoring in the second quarter; so, Thayer led at the end of the first half by five points...

Week of Sept. 9 and Sept. 13 Star of the Week, 2 Game Score Plus Handicap: Charlie Morgan, 209. Sept. 9 game winners: Pit 1 Lofquist and Ruuska 169 Pit 2 Morgan and Clementi 211 Pit 3 Prusak and Howe 188 Sept. 13 game winners: Pit 1 Clementi and Weeks 174...

The Cave City Volleyball Team currently has an overall record of 5-5 and a Conference record of 0-3. In recent action, Cave City lost to Harrisburg on Sept. 12 on the road by three games to one. Cave City won set 1, 26-24 and Harrisburg won the rest: 19-25, 13-25 and 22-25...

The Cave City Volleyball Team currently has an overall record of 5-5 and a Conference record of 0-3. In recent action, Cave City lost to Harrisburg on Sept. 12 on the road by three games to one. Cave City won set 1, 26-24 and Harrisburg won the rest: 19-25, 13-25 and 22-25...

The Highland Rebel Volleyball team, in conjunction with Centennial Bank and the Rebel Booster Club, recognized sophomore Jessica Mendes as the player of the week for Sept. 8-14. Mendes is a defensive specialist/libero who leads the team from her position on defense and has become a solid player on the back row. ...

Williams Baptist University has been recognized as a Five-Star Institution by the NAIA. The WBU athletic program won the silver level of the NAIA’s ‘Champions of Character’ initiative. It is the second straight year for the school to earn silver honors...

For most of the game against the Riverview Raiders on Friday night, Highland Rebel Fans had reason to cheer. The Rebels jumped out quickly and led for most of the game. However, in the end, the Rebels would be denied their first win of the season. After the Raiders kicked off to start the first half and a few plays deep into the game, Highland sophomore quarterback, Wyatt Goodman, hit senior wide receiver, David Jones, with a pass that saw Jones race down the sideline, and thus a 71-yard pass play ended in a touchdown for the Rebels. ...

The Melbourne Bearkatz traveled to Cave City and came away with a 35-8 victory to move to 3-0 for the season. The Cave City Cavemen dropped to 0-3 for the season. The Bearkatz started the scoring at the 8:22 mark in the first quarter on a pass from senior quarterback Gabe Lawrence to senior receiver Alex Bray. ...

Boys Team Scores: Melbourne – 129, Izard County – 148, Viola – 165, and Hillcrest – 169. Boys Individual Scores: Roby Cooper, Melbourne 39; Gage Harris, Viola 39; Brady Gunther, Melbourne 45; Ethan Seay, Melbourne 45; Landon McBride, Izard County 48; Hayden Lewis, Izard County 48; Nick Powell, Hillcrest 51; Drew Foster, Izard County 52; Trevor Nunnally, Hillcrest 58; Owen Cooper, Melbourne 58; Bryson Doyle, Hillcrest 60; Brandon Martin, Viola 62; Luke Worsham, Viola 64; and Tanner Durham, Hillcrest 70.. ...

The Salem High School Volleyball Team is currently 1-2 overall for the season and 1-0 in conference. The team opened the season on Aug. 26 with a loss on the road at Cedar Ridge (Newark, Ark.). Cedar Ridge won the match in three games. Cedar Ridge won the first game with the score of 25-8; Salem’s scoring improved as Cedar Ridge won the second game by 25-17; and, in the third game Salem challenged Cedar Ridge, eventually falling to the home team 25-21...

The Melbourne Bearkatz unleashed a powerful and efficient offense against the Midland Mustangs. It didn’t take many plays for the Bearkatz to score their 56 points. The offense scored four touchdowns, and the defense also scored touchdowns (two punt returns and two interceptions)...

The Salem Greyhounds had a successful voyage to Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 6 to start the season 1-0. The Greyhounds prevailed by a score of 52-14. The potent offense picked up where it left off last year, and the defense, which was also strong last year, held the Yellowjackets to 14 points...

Blue Eye angler Bill Babler set the record with a 40-pound, 6-ounce fish. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms Bill Babler of Blue Eye is now the new state-record holder for brown trout after catching a monster 40-pound, 6-ounce fish at Lake Taneycomo Sept. 4 using a pole-and-line...

After scoring 30 points against Hayti on the road in week one, the Thayer Bobcats exploded for 50 points against the Doniphan Dons on Sept. 6 in the first home game of the season. Thayer threw four passes in the game and completed them all for 103 yards in the air for an average of 25.75 yards per pass. ...

The August full moon has helped the striper bite this year on Norfork Lake. I had 5 guided trips this past week and all but the last 1 caught their limits. Today we boated 8 and missed or broke off 10 more. The bite has been awesome for us. I’m fishing at the dam and caught limits of stripers that must be kept because of the depth of the water column the fish are in. ...

The Cave City Cavemen traveled to Southside to take on the Southerners on Friday, Sept. 6 for their second game of the season. Southside prevailed by the score of 46-8. Southside scored 13 unanswered points in the first quarter and matched their first quarter production in the second quarter. ...

The Highland High School Volleyball team is off to an 0-5 overall and 0-4 in conference for the season. The next game is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9 against Southside. Highland recorded a 3-0 loss to Hoxie on August 26. Hoxie won game one by 25-8; game two by 25-21 and game three 25-11...

After a Sept. 5 loss to Hoxie 3-0, the Cave City Volleyball team had a 2-2 overall record and were 0-1 in conference. Hoxie won in three straight games by scores of 25-21; 25-12 and 25-4. On Sept. 3, Cave City lost 3-2 to Ridgefield Christian. Cave City won the first game 25-19. Ridgefield won the second game 25-13. Ridgefield prevailed in the third game 25-15. Cave City won the fourth game 25-19 requiring a fifth game which Ridgefield won 15-10...

Cave City Cavemen The Cave City Cavemen hosted the Hoxie Mustangs in the first game of the season. Hoxie’s speed presented the Cavemen with a challenge all evening. The final score was Hoxie 48 and Cave City 21. Hoxie scored 14 unanswered points in the first quarter. Then, Hoxie outscored Cave City 15-8 in the second quarter for a half-time score of 29-8. Cave City scored 7 points in the third quarter to 6 for Hoxie. Hoxie scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to 6 for Cave City...

The Highland Rebels traveled to Harding Academy in Searcy on Friday, Sept. 6. Harding Academy won the game by a score of 47-20. The win provided the Harding Academy Wildcats with a 2-0 record, and the loss dropped the Rebels to 0-2 for the season. The Wildcats came out scoring in the first quarter and put 16 points on the scoreboard. ...

Week of Aug. 26 and Aug. 30 Star of the Week 2 Game Score Plus Handicap Wayne Kimber 202 Aug. 26 Game Winners Pit 1 Prusak and Jones - 189 Pit 2 Morgan and Gruger - 187 Pit 3 Ruuska and Watts - 203 Pit 4 Garner and Kimber - 196 Aug. 30 Game Winners...

Missouri’s fish gigging season will be extended by 15 days to now end Feb. 15, 2020. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is extending the fish gigging season by 15 days beginning this season. The upcoming season will run Sept. 15 through Feb. 15, 2020...

Changes will become effective in 2020, require 20 acres for free deer and turkey permits, stay at five acres for other uses, add discounted permits for nonresident landowners, and add registry. Starting in 2020, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will increase the minimum acreage requirement from five to 20 acres for resident landowners and members of their immediate households to receive free permits for deer and turkey hunting...