The Ash Grove Lady Pirates hosted the Sarcoxie Lady Bears Sept. 20, but lost in straight sets 17-25 and 13-25. Emily Martin led Ash Grove with four digs; Allison Duncan had 11 assists, Kindell Coambes had six kills and Olivia Steimel and Briley Bagley each had one block kill.
Republic softball picked up two more wins, one against conference rival Willard, and one at Bolivar against one of the best pitchers in southwest Missouri. In between, Republic suffered a walk-off loss at Kickapoo.
Republic soccer started its week with a game that will go down in the history books. Hosting Willard, the teams were tied 3–3 after regulation, and still tied 3–3 after two 10-minute overtime periods.
Ashley White medaled and the Republic golf team turned in a strong performance at the Pearson Invitational at Horton Smith Golf Course. White shot a career-best 80 to lead Republic. That put her in fifth place among individuals.
The Lady Tigers volleyball team won its first conference win of the year on the road Tuesday. Republic knocked off Neosho 25–21, 26–24. Rylee Moseman turned in a big performance, leading the team in three categories.
For the first time ever, the Republic girls tennis team won the Nixa Tournament championship. Of the four brackets, Republic won two of them. Kaitlyn Snyder was the champion in No. 1 singles, and Carly McAtee and Hannah Morgan teamed up to win the No. 2 doubles bracket.
Republic football coach Dustin Baldwin made a lot of changes to try to turn around the Tigers after an 0–4 start. Those changes paid off, helping Republic to a 27–20 win at Willard.
The first play of the game pretty much set the table for the district opener for the Nodaway Valley Wolverines against Class A No. 5 Council Bluffs St. Albert.
