sports
Gainesville High School sophomore Aspyn Britt placed 33rd out of 161 competitors who ran the 5K in the class 2 state cross-country championships Saturday in Jefferson City. Aspyn ran a time of 21:40.21.
Aspyn Britt
Whitney Mae Wharton of Wasola has been awarded the Mildred S. Griffin Scholarship at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. Whitney, a freshman majoring in radiology, is the daughter of Jason and Tina Wharton.
Whitney Mae Wharton
Bakersfield High School sophomore Brevin Bales placed 61st out of 166 competitors in the Class 1 state cross country championships Saturday in Jefferson City. Brevin achieved a time of 18:56.29.
Brevin Bales
So close.
An unprecedented season of high school basketball for Gainesville Bulldog fans ended with a history-making trip to the state quarterfinals.
It’s safe to say the Bulldog teams were some of the best of the best in the state in Class 2. Both teams were district champs, and both teams...
Dora Middle School students, shown here, along with most of the rest of the school, wore orange Sept. 29 in honor of a former schoolmate, Macy Loveless, 13, who died of cancer Sept. 24 at a university hospital in Columbia. Macy attended pre-k through first grade at Dora before transferring to...
Registration at Gainesville Junior High and High School will be Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 5-6. Students may pick up their schedules, pay fees and pick up insurance information and lunch applications at that time.
Students must provide up-to-date immunization records before they can attend...
The Bakersfield Lions, competing in the Mansfield Tournament this week, demolished New Covenant in the first round Monday night, 81-33, bringing their season record to 3-0. The Lions will take on the Gainesville Bulldogs at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The Lions defeated Cabool 56-39 in front of a home-court...
Dora High School junior Ashlynn Vanatter was recently presented with the Aldo Sebben Award for outstanding achievements in track and field. Vanatter was the 2015 Class 1 Missouri state champion in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter track events. The Aldo Sebben Award is awarded by southwest...
Tenoha Calton, a student at Thornfield School, won the Heart of the Ozarks Nursing Home’s coloring contest and was awarded a $25 gift card from Wal-Mart.
Tenoha Calton
The Lutie Lady Indians took on Koshkonong in the first round of the Fordland tournament. The Lutie girls outscored Kosh 25-15 in the fourth quarter, but fell 62-78.
Morgan McFarlin led the scoring for the Lady Indians with 26 points, followed by Hannah Henning with 12, Brianna Wayman with 8 and...