Fair Grove’s softball team was impressive in defeating previously unbeaten Skyline 7-0 in a road game Thursday. However, the following day the Lady Eagles suffered their own first loss in four games, falling to Ash Grove 13-10 at home. more

After defeating Springfield Catholic 9-6 in the opening round and being edged by Ava 3-1 in the semifinals, the Buffalo softball team beat Morrisville 8-3 to win third place in the Buffalo Tournament Saturday. The Lady Bison pounded 11 hits and played errorless ball on defense. more

Apparently you had to score 17 or 18 runs to win a baseball game last week, or at least that’s probably the way it appeared to Buffalo’s baseball team. more

Skyline’s Trent Pinon hurled a near-perfect game Thursday, leading the Tigers to a 4-0 win at Strafford in an important Mid-Lakes Conference contest.The senior pitcher struck out 13 batters and walked none, allowing just one hit by Cody Fisher in the fifth inning. In Addison, the Tigers were flawless in the field, committing no errors. more

Fair Grove’s baseball team had a great week, defeating Conway, Bolivar and Springfield Parkview over a seven-day period. more

A four-run fifth inning lifted the Buffalo baseball team to a 6-5 win over Skyline in a home game Monday. It was the Bison’s first win of the season after unexpectedly losing their first five outings. more

The Fair Grove baseball team is 4-4 after winning two of three games in seven days. more

Fair Grove’s softball team remained undefeated with a 2-0 record after swamping El Dorado Springs 18-4 in a home game Monday. Scoring 14 runs in the third inning certainly didn’t hurt the Lady Eagles’ cause. more

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 So far, however, that question mark has been replaced by an exclamation point as freshman hurler Makenna Shockley has allowed only two runs in three games.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