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Ava High School senior Bailey Ray received all-state honors at the Class 3 track championship meet held May 28 in Jefferson City, after finishing fourth in the state in the 3,200-meter race with a time of 11:50. This marked Bailey’s third time to earn all-state honors. She placed 10th in her...
The Lutie School Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 11, at Lost in the Woods Golf Course in Theodosia with tee off at 10 a.m. The event is a two-person scramble fund-raiser with a $100 entry fee per team and an optional $10 for skins and $10 for mulligans. Carts are not included in the...
Riley Jenkins, son of Morris and Janine Jenkins of Gainesville, was recently awarded the Dick Winningham Award for being the top male athlete for the 2015-2016 school year at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. His grandparents are David and Rosemary Case and Glen and Joyce Jenkins, all of Alton...
Taylor Haltom of Thornfield won first place in conference and district golf tournaments this spring. Ozarkssportszone.com reported that he posted his third consecutive all-state finish after winning seven tournaments during the 2016 spring season. Taylor, son of Nathan and Trish Haltom of...
Eleven new members were inducted into the Gainesville chapter of the National Honor Society Monday, March 28. The new members inducted for the 2015-2016 school year, pictured from left are Michaela Silva, Legend Naegele, Katelyn Brantingham, Madison Strong, Scout Jeckstadt, Michia Jenkins, Emily...
Bakersfield School recently announced the students who have been named to its honor rolls. The Principal’s honor roll indicates those students in grades 1-12 who made all A’s for the third quarter. The A/B honor roll indicates those students in grades 6-12 who made all A’s and B’s.
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Gainesville student Alexis Titsworth placed third in the nursing assisting competition March 28-29 at the Health Occupation Students of America State Convention in Rolla, where she competed against schools of all sizes. Round one of the competition consisted of a written exam, and round two was a...
The Gainesville Bulldogs baseball team is 2-2 on the season after a 3-0 win over the Alton Comets Monday evening.
Allan McKinzie and Noah Britt had the lone hits on the day with Allan also having a walk. Allan, who was walked once, scored twice in the game. Mason Morpeth scored the other run. Jeff...
Bakersfield senior Wyatt Summers won the 11th Annual Grizzly All-Star Classic Slam Dunk competition with this 180-degree, one-handed dunk. The event also featured two 3-point competitions. The girls’ shoot-out was won by Fordland’s Ali Sparks, and the boys’ was won by Hartville’s Ryan Ward.
Wyatt...
After wins over Couch and Koshkonong, the Lutie Indians took first place in the Koshkonong Holiday Tournament. The Indians are competing in the Seymour Tournament this week. From left, front row, team managers Degan Chambers, Tyler Garrison, Austin Petter and Cadan Billingsly; back row, coach Buck...