March 9, 2017 | Ozarks Sports Zone

March 9, 2017·

Mountain Grove Falls to Northwest Academy in State Semifinals

For the second straight season, Mountain Grove fell a game short of a shot at the school’s first state boys basketball title, losing 79-72 to Northwest Academy (20-10) in a game largely impacted by foul trouble.

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Pictures: Northwest 79, Mountain Grove 72

Mountain Grove battled Northwest out of St. Louis in the…

March 9, 2017·

Pictures: Skyline 46, Scotland County 22

Skyline advances to the Class 2 State Championship game. Photos…

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Crane dominates fourth quarter, advances to Class 2 boys’ title game

[wpbvideo id=’303472′] Crane overcame its first-half jitters and gave Harrisburg…

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Walnut Grove Beats Prairie Home to Reach 5th State Title Game in 6 Years

Walnut Grove slowed Prairie Home to a crawl in the Class 1 semifinals, securing a berth in Saturday's title game against Mercer with a 57-36 win.

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Pictures: Crane 59, Harrisburg 51

Crane pulled off a comeback to knock off Harrisburg and…

March 9, 2017·

Pictures: Walnut Grove vs Prairie Home

Walnut Grove advanced to its fifth state title game in…

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Frank flirts with rebound record, Strafford headed back to title game

[wpbvideo id=’303391′] On an afternoon where she put up 21…

March 9, 2017·

Walnut Grove Back In State Finals After Hot Start In Win Over Glasgow

Walnut Grove (29-3) built a 14-point halftime lead over Glasgow (27-4) in Thursday’s Class 1 semifinal, eventually watching that lead shrink to a single point in the fourth quarter in a 69-63 victory inside Mizzou Arena.

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Pictures: Walnut Grove vs Glasgow

Walnut Grove battled Glasgow in the Class 1 Semifinals. Photos…

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Pictures: Strafford vs Lutheran North

Strafford faced Lutheran North in the Class 3 State Semifinals.…

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State Basketball Updates

Six area teams will take the floor today aiming to…

March 9, 2017·

2017 All-Big 8 Basketball Teams

The 2017 All-Big 8 Basketball teams have been released. Lamar’s…

March 9, 2017·

2017 All-Polk County League Basketball teams

It was an MVP sweep for Walnut Grove on the…

March 9, 2017·

Branson’s Tournament Run Continues With Sectionals Win Over Republic

The brighter the lights, the better the show. That's life for Branson's Lady Pirates. Branson jumped, sang and danced its way through Republic Wednesday, dispatching the Lady Tigers 60-42 in the Class 5 sectionals with relative ease and exceptional depth.

March 9, 2017·

Kickapoo Uses 33-7 Run To Beat Nixa, Secure Quarterfinal Berth

Jared Ridder treated Kickapoo fans to one last vintage performance in his hometown. Playing at the O’Reilly Family Event Center at Drury University, just 14 minutes from Kickapoo High School, the senior forward scored 28 points to help the Chiefs explode past Nixa Wednesday in the Class 5 sectionals.

March 9, 2017·

Pictures: Branson 60, Republic 42

Branson is headed to the Class 5 state quarterfinals after a 60-42 sectionals win over Republic on Wednesday.