The Mid-Lakes Conference All-Conference boys basketball teams for 2022-23 were recently selected. more

The Mid-Lakes Conference All-Conference girls basketball teams for 2022-23 were recently selected. more

The MoNASP State Archery Tournament was held March 15-18 in Branson at the Branson Convention Center. more

In a historic event, Skyline’s and Fair Grove’s girls basketball teams will play each other in the Class 3 state semifinals Friday at 8 p.m. at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. The winner will play for the state championship Saturday at 4 p.m. in the same arena against either El Dorado Springs or West County, The loser will play for third place at 12 noon at the Hammons Student Center next door. more

Fair Grove girls jumped out to a 20-11 first-quarter lead and went on to defeat Diamond 62-52 in the Class 3 state quarterfinals Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Carthage High School. The Lady Eagles were still in front by seven at the half and outscored Diamond 16-9 in the third quarter to take a 46-32 lead. more

Fair Grove and Mansfield had similar records going into the Class 3 state quarterfinals game Saturday at the University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg. However, way back in the fourth game of the season Fair Grove slaughtered the Lady Lions 66-29. Obviously the Lady Lions didn’t want that to happen again, so they initiated a “slow-down” game to take the Lady Eagles out of their usual 100-miles-per-hour approach. more

Buffalo girls’ basketball season ended with a loss to Willow Springs 46-39 last week in the opening round of the Class 4, District 11 Tournament at Mountain Grove. more

Macks Creek girls suffered a heartbreaking 55-54 loss to Leeton in the Class 1 state quarterfinals Saturday at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. The Lady Pirates had two quick baskets to move in front by four points early in the fourth quarter, but Leeton shot the lights out in the fourth quarter and ultimately prevailed by one point. more

The Skyline girls basketball team has advanced to the final four in the Class 3 State Tournament after defeating South Shelby High School 57-48 on Saturday, March 4, at Moberly Area Community College, Moberly. The Lady Tigers, 23-6, will play Fair Grove, 26-4, at 8 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Great Southern Bank Arena (formerly JQH Arena) in Springfield in the semifinals match. more

All coaches like for their teams to get off to a good start, and the Skyline girls seemed to have mastered this approach recently. They have consistently built double-digit leads in the opening quarter against Sparta in the last regular-season game, Warsaw and Stover in district and now Montgomery County in sectionals Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Jefferson City High School. more