Macks Creek girls easily won all three of their games in the Osceola Tournament last week to capture the tourney championship. In the process they improved their overall record to 14-5 and 2-1 in the Polk County League. more

Skyline’s boys basketball team lost all three games at the Clinton round-robin tournament last week, beginning with a 74-35 loss to Pleasant Hill in their opening game. Skyline trailed 25-9 at the quarter. Weston Owen was the only Skyline player to score in double figures with 11 points, while A.J. Dampier tallied eight points and Aiden Meade seven. Ricky Woodhouse added four, Tyler Henry three and Camden West two. more

Skyline’s girls basketball team split two games last week, losing to El Dorado Springs 71-63 and bombing Lamar 67-28. Both of these non-conference games were played at home. more

After losing to Lamar in the opening round of the Stockton Tournament, Buffalo’s boys basketball team moved to the consolation bracket and defeated New Covenant and Mt. Vernon. As a result, the Bison won fifth place in the tourney;. more

After losing to Miller in the opening round of the Stockton Tournament (see Jan. 18 issue) Buffalo’s girls basketball team moved to the consolation bracket and was supposed to play Mt. Vernon on Thursday. However, Mt. Vernon canceled the remainder of its season due to a shortage of players. Therefore the Lady Bison played Lamar Saturday for the consolation championship and lost 57-37. more

Fair Grove’s girls basketball team had little trouble winning the Osage Tournament last week as the Lady Eagles outscored three opponents 209 to 72, an average margin of 46 points per contest. It was the second tournament they have won in the pst two weeks having won the Skyline Tournament the week before. more

Macks Creek girls have run roughshod over their opponents the past two weeks, winning four games by large margins. more

Skyline girls won one game and lost one last week. The Lady Tigers played at home against California on Thursday and lost 52-40 after falling behind 19-11 at the quarter and 30-18 at the half. This happened despite a 28-point effort by Ashlen Garrett as no other player scored in double figures. Sadie Redd had five points, Grace Edge four, Riley James two and Autumn Baldwin one. more

Skyline’s boys basketball team was trailing Lakeland 55-38 at the end of the third quarter in a home game Jan. 17, but outscored the visitors 34-9 in the final period to win the contest 72-64. more

Fair Grove’s boys basketball team held off a second-half rally by Springfield Catholic and finally defeated the Irish 51-48 last week. The victory improved the Eagles’ record to 12-5. Fair Grove was in front 11-5 at the quarter and 24-14 at the half, but was outscored 34-27 in the second half. more

Fair Grove’s girls basketball team jumped from the Skyline Tournament right into the Osage Tournament this week. In the opening round of the Osage Tournament Monday night the top seeded Lady Eagles pummeled eighth-seeded Dixon 84-18 and shot 57 percent from the field in the process. more

The 16th annual Skyline Girls Basketball Tournament saw host and first seed Skyline face second seed Fair Grove in the championship game Friday, Jan. 13. The Lady Eagles were the first to score in the game, and they never once gave up their lead, winning 53-34. Fair Grove now has a 12-3 record following the Skyline game. more