Anyone that's ever spent time with Neosho head wrestling coach Jeremy Phillips knows how serious he values hard work. He not only preaches it, but makes every effort to instill the concept of working hard into the lives of his athletes.
Throughout the storied career of the Neosho track and field program, there isn't much that hasn't already been accomplished in the 30-plus years of the program.
After a season that saw them rack up a 47-13 record, three innings turned out to be what ended it all for the Crowder baseball team as they fell to Maple Woods in the championship game of the Region 16 Tournament 9-6 on Sunday.
The Neosho Wildcats felt a bit undervalued when it came time for the district seedings last week. Seeded fifth, coach Donny Pennington said he and his team felt they deserved a better shake.
It took two overtimes to decide a winner at the Class 2, District 12 Soccer Tournament on Monday, but the Carthage Lady Tigers came out on top 3-2 over Neosho.
Neosho’s Justin McKee was part of two district championships, one individual and one team, at the Class 4, District 6 Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Branson High School.
After falling to Joplin in team districts earlier in the week, the Neosho tennis team didn’t manage to send any individuals to sectionals either as they fell at individual districts in Joplin on Friday to conclude Neosho’s season.
Trey Turner dominated on the mound and Tyler Johnson did so at the plate as the Neosho Wildcats hammered Joplin 10-1 in the Class 5, District 12 Tournament at Willard High School.
In a final tune up before district play opens for them on Monday, the Seneca baseball team took on Miller in a late-scheduled regular season finale and came away with a 4-3 win in eight innings on Friday.
When Camila Lacerda arrived on the Crowder College campus from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she spoke almost no English. She quickly found communicating with her teammates difficult and often frustrating. That frustration, she admits, took its toll early on.
A comeback victory kicked off Crowder’s run at a region championship on Wednesday as they downed St. Charles Community College 7-3 in the first round of the Region 16 Tournament at Wilson-Rozier Field.
If there’s one thing the Neosho Lady Wildcats can take away from their 2-1 loss to Carthage on Senior Night at Lions Field, it’s that they certainly have the ability to defeat the Lady Tigers.
The road to Grand Junction, Colo., and the NJCAA Division I World Series begins today for the Crowder Roughriders as they begin postseason play in the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament at Wilson-Rozier Field in Farmington, Mo.
A total of six Seneca Indians landed on the Big 8 Conference all-conference team, not including head coach Chris Yust, who was named Coach of the Year.
The Diamond baseball team picked up a pair of victories this week as they closed out the regular season with a 10-0 blanking of College Heights in six innings on Tuesday at Diamond High School.
After pulling out their first victory in the first round of team districts in thrilling fashion on Monday, the Neosho tennis team fell to Joplin on Tuesday in the second round.
The Neosho Wildcats honored their seniors in a big way on Monday as they blanked McDonald County 10-0 in six innings during Senior Night in the Wildcats' home finale at Roy Shaver Stadium.
Not scheduled to play again until the second round of the Class 4, District 11 Tournament next week, the Seneca Indians squeezed in a last-second addition to the schedule when they traveled to take on Clever Monday.
After being top dog during his high school career in Salem, Mo., Crowder southpaw Ryan Smith admitted there’s been an adjustment period during his college career.
The Neosho boys and girls eighth grade track and field teams set new records and had nine individual medalists at the Tri-County Conference Meet at Junge Stadium in Joplin on Thursday.
Commitments continue rolling in for the Crowder Lady ‘Riders basketball team as coach Tina Robbins secured two more players last week that are expected to help the Lady ‘Riders build on the success that saw them finish 29-6.
In dominant fashion, the Neosho seventh grade boys and girls track and field teams both brought home the championship at the Tri-County Conference Meet in Joplin on Thursday.
The Neosho Youth Soccer program completed its season with a bang last week at the Neosho Youth Soccer Fields. Three of the final five games of the season were decided by two points or less as teams fought in a pair of championship games.
The No. 6 Crowder Roughriders can credit their pitching staff for a great deal of the success they’ve had this season. That success is now being recognized as, for the second week in a row, a member of the Roughriders pitching staff has been named NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Week.
The East Newton Patriots continued their winning ways on Thursday as they downed McDonald County 16-6 in five innings on a cold and soggy night at McDonald County High School.
The Crowder Lady ‘Riders softball team is seeing the awards piling in after finishing its season last weekend at the Region 16 Tournament in Columbia, Mo.
The East Newton Patriots sent their seniors off in style on Wednesday as they topped Lamar 15-12 in a slugfest on Senior Night at East Newton High School.
It’s been a long time coming for the Seneca Indians, but they claimed their first outright Big 8 Conference championship on Wednesday with a 10-0 victory over Mount Vernon in six innings.
Jake Wood crushed a two-run single in the top of the first to help set the tone for the McDonald County Mustangs on Wednesday as they topped Carl Junction 5-2 at Carl Junction High School.
Diamond sophomore Maghen Dresslaer went from near the bottom of the standings to the very top in one throw on Tuesday, and that throw of 88'7 crowned her Spring River Valley Conference champion in the discus.
Looking at the Crowder baseball linescore was almost like reading someone’s phone number on Tuesday — 405-451-0322 — and that’s a good thing if you’re the Roughriders.
Neosho native and current Pittsburg State University senior softball player Kreslee Ketcham has been selected for the second time this season as MIAA Hitter of the Week.
In a game billed as a pitcher’s duel, and with at least a share of the Big 8 Conference title on the line, the Seneca Indians and Monett Cubs didn’t disappoint on Tuesday.
Neosho hosted the junior high Central Ozark Conference Track Meet on Monday at Bob Anderson Stadium, with Neosho’s 8th grade boys taking third overall.
It was the luck of the draw, perhaps, that bit the East Newton Patriots on Tuesday as they picked a bad time to tangle with the Carl Junction Bulldogs.
Seneca starting pitcher Cade Cornett didn’t need a lot of support on Monday, but he got it anyway and the Indians got their 14th win of the season as they downed Diamond 10-0 in five innings at the Seneca Baseball/Softball Complex.
Perhaps the Crowder Roughriders have the competition right where they want them. Since dropping from No. 1 to No. 6 in the nation this week, all the Roughriders have done since is win.