Week 1 of the high school football season got off to a great start for the Marshfield Blue Jays last Friday night. Class 5 Springfield Parkview came to R.A. Barr Athletic Stadium for a scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff. Mother Nature made everyone wait a little longer, as multiple lightning delays pushed the start time back to 8 p.m. Marshfield won the opening toss and chose to defer to the second half, putting the defense on the field first. Marshfield Head Coach Cody Bull had told us earlier in the week, “Last year we had one starter returning on defense; this year we have eight.”
The calendar may say August, but Friday night at Hillcrest High School the Logan Rogersville Wildcats gave us all a reminder that Fall is Coming. The Wildcats participated in a football jamboree. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s basically high school preseason. A jamboree involves multiple football teams in a live scrimmage environment. For this jamboree there were four teams, Hillcrest, Central, Strafford and Logan Rogersville. Each team got 12 offensive plays and 12 defensive plays against each opponent (8 plays for the Varsity and 4 for the JV). It’s essentially a high intensity practice where the boys put on the game uniforms, fans are in the stands, officials are on the field, and we can get a taste of how they stack up against other local teams before the season begins.
Below is a summary of the Webster County 4-H results from the regional 4-H Shooting Sports tournament. Photos from the event will be sent separately.
Recent Conway High School graduates Trista Simpson and Maddy Officer expected to have pitched the final innings and swung the last swings of their softball careers after the spring semester ended.
Adam Wainwright touched down in Nashville Thursday, eager to immediately hop on a bus toward Springfield, Missouri.
Marshfield Track and Field concluded the season with the Class 4 state tournament at Jefferson City High School Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25.
The Marshfield Track and Field program had 14 athletes qualify for the state tournament over the weekend.
Nearly 200 student-athletes and 10 teams from southwest Missouri high schools will be honored this summer during the 12th annual Sports Commission Awards. Sponsored by Elliott Lodging, the ceremony is set for Tuesday, June 18 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the awards show to begin at 7 p.m.
The Marshfield High School boys golf team played in the Ozark Invitational tournament at Fremont Hills Country Club last Thursday, April 11.
Mason Atkinson represented Conway in the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) state tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops in March at the Branson Convention Center.
Marshfield golf wrapped its second tournament of the season April 1 with the Bolivar Invitational. The contest included 22 teams and 110 golfers with tough competition throughout the tournament.
Marshfield High School Choirs competed at the MSHSAA District Solo & Ensemble contest at Lebanon High School on Saturday, March 23. Numerous students received satisfactory, outstanding and exemplary ratings in both solo and ensemble performances.
The Marshfield Lady Jays are going to the Final Four!
The Logan-Rogersville Wildcats (27-3) clawed their way to the final four following two wins in tournament play last week. On Tuesday, March 5, the ‘Cats defeated Seneca in the first round with a score of 64-51. This set them up to play Father Tolton Regional Catholic in Rogersville on Saturday, March 9, where they came out on top, 60-53.
Eight teams from Southwest Missouri will be competing for the chance to advance into the Missouri State High School Activities Association Show Me Showdown Tournament that concludes with the State Championship Game at Mizzou Arena on March 14th. The Marshfield Lady Jays are the Number 1 seed going into District play with a record of 22-4. Marshfield is currently ranked number 6 in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association poll. The number 2 seed is West Plains. The Lady Zizzers are state ranked #10 and have a record of 19-7.
The Marshfield Lady Jays basketball program celebrated its four seniors and a Big 8 Conference Championship win Monday night following a win over McDonald County.
The Marshfield Lady Jay wrestlers placed first out of 34 teams in the Class 1 District 3 Tournament held Friday and Saturday at Nevada High School.
The Lady Jays swim team placed 3rd at the Big 8 Conference Championship. Results from the meet are as follows:
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 Wynn Award recipients, which recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women’s sports.
Students can now apply for $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. By completing the CFO’s new universal application, students can more efficiently apply for scholarship opportunities. Students can begin the process at cfozarks.org/applyforscholarships.
Marshfield’s Carson Adams was honored as the 2023 MSHBCA Newcomer of the Year last week. This award is given to a first year varsity baseball player no matter the grade level. Meaning, the award could have been presented to any baseball player in the state, freshman through senior, no matter the classification.
John Schaefer has been the head coach of Logan-Rogersville Boys Basketball for the last seven years but has been in hoops all of his life. On Friday, Jan. 5, the Wildcats defeated the Marshfield Bluejays to give Schaefer his 500th career win.
Marshfield senior Abby McBride made her 1000th point in a big win for the Jays against the Branson Pirates on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The Blue & Gold graced hoops fans with the biggest tournament the Ozarks has to offer for local schools last week. The Blue & Gold’s final day of the tournament was Friday, Dec. 29. In the end, Nixa repeated to win the Blue Division. Central won their first Gold Division title in over 40 years.
The Lady Jays took third place at the Pink & White Tournament at Drury University on Saturday, Dec. 30. This is the highest Marshfield has placed in the tournament since 2008’s Lady Jays championship run.
The Lady Jays competed in the Nashville Shootout over the weekend on Friday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 16.
The Fordland Eagles traveled to Conway for a matchup with the Bears on Friday, Nov. 15.
The holiday tournaments for basketball are right around the corner with the Blue and Gold and Pink and White tournaments taking place right after Christmas.
The Blue and Gold is right around the corner and begins on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
Since 2017, the Logan-Rogersville Wildcats have won six District Championships. Last season, they went all the way to the State Quarter Finals before losing to Father Tolton Catholic. This year, they’re 4-1 and looking to keep the Wildcats’ reputation as one of the best Class 4 teams in Southwest Missouri in good favor.
