Eight members of the first-ever Republic swim team began their season – and their careers – last week at the All-Relays meet in Springfield. The top finish belonged to the team that swam the 500-yard freestyle relay.
The Ash Grove High School boys and girls basketball teams took part in tournaments all last week, with the Pirates heading to Lockwood and the Lady Pirates hosting the Ash Grove Lady Classic.
Boys
Jazzy Kirby scored 13 points in her first varsity start and freshman Kaemyn Bekemeier came off the bench to add 12 points in a 57-46 win over St. Louis Gateway to open the season.
Both the Willard High School girls and boys basketball teams opened the 2019-20 season with wins, as the Lady Tigers knocked off Glendale and boys defeated Springfield Central.
The Willard girls team hosted Glendale on Monday, Nov. 25, and easily knocked off the Lady Falcons, 58-32.
The winter sports season has started for the Ash Grove High School boys and girls basketball teams, as the girls opened the season with a win, while the boys fell in a close contest.
The Lady Pirates hosted Crane on Monday, Nov. 25, and came away with
The Willard High School football season came to end Friday, Nov. 8, as the Tigers traveled to Webb City for a semifinal Class 4, District 6 game but came home with a 58-18 loss.
The Willard High School boys soccer team entered the Class 3, District 11 Tournament at Springfield last week as the No. 3 seed, they left as district champions, after knocking off Parkview 5-0 on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Republic’s Miha Nambara finished 50th in a field of 170 runners at the Class 4 state cross country meet in Columbia. Nambara’s finish was the highest in at least a decade for a member of the girls cross country team at Republic.
