Last week’s headline in the Buffalo Reflex read, “Pitching is biggest question mark for Skyline softball team.” So far, however, that question mark has been replaced by an exclamation point as freshman hurler Makenna Shockley has allowed only two runs in three games. more

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Fair Grove’s baseball team won two of three games in the Ozarks Classic Tournament over the weekend to capture second place. more

Skyline’s softball team won the state championship two years ago and finished second last year with a 22-5 record, but its two top pitchers graduated. Therefore pitching is the team’s biggest question mark as the 2023 season begins. more

Skyline’s baseball team has six starters/lettermen returning from a team that posted a 13-15 record last year. Pitching may be the Tigers’ greatest strength this year, primarily because they have one of the premier hurlers in the area. more

Fair Grove had its most successful season in history last year, winning 25 games and capturing the district championship for the first time since 2013. Five key players graduated, and two of the junior returnees decided not to play this year. more

Fair Grove had a good softball team last year, and eight starters return, so expectations are high for this season. Leading the way are four seniors, two of whom are veteran, proven pitchers. more

Buffalo’s 2023 baseball team has a good nucleus to build upon with six starters and seven lettermen returning from a team that finished 11-12 last year. When Dan Dryer and his son, Calvin Dryer, took over the coaching last year, one of the goals was to get the team to be competitive, and that was accomplished. more

Buffalo’s softball team has six returning starters this year, only one of whom is a senior. Add to that three talented freshmen and you’ve got a team that is expected to be highly competitive. more

At the 2023 Missouri National Archery in Schools Program State Tournament on March 15-18 in Branson, the Skyline Elementary School team placed third in 3-D. more