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The Bakersfield Lady Lions’ volleyball squad opened the season with a win against Couch on Aug. 25, with a score of 3-2.
Bakersfield was scheduled to host Koshkonong on Thursday (Aug. 31).
Meanwhile, the Dora girls’ volleyball squad lost to Bradleyville on Aug. 26, 2-0. Dora will play Gainesville...
The high school fall baseball season kicked off for area teams last week as the Gainesville Bulldogs and Dora Falcons faced off in the Conway Fall Classic this past weekend. The games were delayed a few hours due to extreme heat, but when the Bulldogs took the field their bats were heating things...
District coach of the year GHS baseball coach Blake Hobbs
Gainesville High School head baseball coach Blake Hobbs was named the Missouri all-class 2 district 10 coach of the year, and five Ozark County players were named to the team. The honor is chosen by a vote of coaches within the district.
Bakersfield’s track relay team competed at sectionals last week, and while they didn’t advance to state, the team did achieve a personal record. Shown are Nathan Watlington, Gaige Samuels, Coach Tammy Lamb, Jacob Watlington, Brooks Amburgy, Amani Kowiti and assistant Kurt Watlington.
Incumbents Matthew Shockey and Robert Edwards were reelected to the Lutie School Board during Tuesday’s General Municipal Election. The two incumbents were running against challengers Lois Honeycutt and Mandy Hughes for two three-year terms on the board.
These votes were cast: Shockey: 63 votes (43...
Several Ozark County athletes were named to the all-conference team for volleyball, including a Bakersfield player who was also named conference MVP.
Jessie Keith, of Bakersfield, was named to the all-conference first team and was also named MVP.
Hanna Bunch, of Dora, was also named first team all-...
First grade First grade winners in the 2022 Ozark County Spelling bee were, from left: first place Avenleigh Garnette of Dora, second place Joshua Engelhardt of Dora, third place Naomi Cummings of Dora and fourth place Emillie Vanderveen of Gainesville.
The Dora JAG students have undertaken a service project to provide hygiene kits and products in school bathrooms for fellow students to use and take as needed. JAG students are pictured here with a donation of personal hygiene and feminine products donated by Sam and Kayla Miller of Roy’s Store in Dora. Students, pictured from left, are Kaitlynn Brown, Shauna Lake, Loghan Bruce and Lauren Martin.
We wanted to bring you an update about the Dora Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program. Out chapter is part of a national program that is dedicated to helping teach students skills to be successful citizens, students and productive workers when they enter the workforce.
This is Dora's second...
Photo courtesy Gainesville School GHS freshman Lillian Winrod spikes the ball back to Mansfield during Monday night’s match, while freshman Lillian Hejdak gets ready for the return. The Bulldogs fell to the Mansfield, but will be back on the court Saturday in Houston.
Bakersfield’s first ever high school volleyball squad improved to 3-4 on the year with a win in three sets over Gainesville on Thursday.
The Lady Lions hosted their intra-county peers on Thursday and won the first set 25-9 over the Lady Bulldogs. The second set was a close one, but Bakersfield...
The start of the 2022-23 school year is just around the corner, and Ozark County school districts have announced their registration and start-of-school activities and schedules.
Bakersfield
New student registration is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 9-11. New students may come at...