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Higher expectations are being set for the Southwest baseball team this season, aiming to improve on last year's 8-11 campaign with stronger pitching and an emphasis on focus. Kenny Ferguson, entering...
By Kyle Troutman editor@cassville-democrat.com Cassvilles Zach Acheson watches a pitch go low for a ball during the Wildcats win over Blue Eye this season. Kyle Troutman/editor@cassville-democrat.com Local athletes earn All-Conference, All-District, All-State Local athletes put in work this spring on the fields and the track, with many earning postseason honors for their respective conferences and districts, as well as in the state. Cassville Exeter senior Hailey Mattingly fields a ball during the Lady Tigers district championship game against Purdy this season. Kyle Troutman/editor@cas...
Wildcats 1-3 in last week The Cassville baseball team (7-15) picked up one win Saturday but dropped three other contests since April 27. The Wildcats fell to Lamar 8-2, then dropped a road game at Monett on Thursday, 15-2. In the Monett game, lead-off hitter Corey Thomas tripled on the first at-bat of the game, and he was batted in by an Isaac Hadlow single. However, a 6-run second inning from Monett put the game out of reach. On Saturday, the Wildcats ended a five-game skid with a win over Central (Springfield), 10-4. Cassville then lost to Fair Grove, 20-6. The Big 8 Crossover Game is set f...
Lady Eagles keep on winning The Purdy softball team (22-1) added five more wins to its resume in the last week, besting Exeter, Lamar, Lincoln, Sweet Springs and Spokane, outscoring the quartet of opponents 58-1. In an 18-0 win over Exeter on April 21, Robyn Schad and Lauren Schallert led in hits with 3 each. Schallert and Jessi Hoppes tallied 3 RBI each. Schallert also pitched all five innings, striking out 10. She followed up that performance with a no-hitter against Lamar on Friday and a 2-0 win. Schad has 2 hits, and she and Annabelle Bowman each knocked a RBI. Schallert went all seven in...