From staff reports
Eagles blank Van Buren 4-0 for Neosho Tournament title
NEOSHO, Mo. — Joplin High School took control with two goals late in the first half and defeated Van Buren (Ark.) 4-0 Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Neosho Tournament.
Lauren Copple and Stephanie Loden scored three minutes apart, assisted by Lauren Schwab and Chelsea Damer, to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Rachel Lazenby scored 17 minutes into the second half, assisted by Kelsey Sanders, and Sanders scored 18 minutes later on a free kick.
Randi Russell stopped four shots and notched her fourth consecutive shutout. Joplin owned a 19-4 advantagein shots on goal.
The Eagles (4-1) reached the title round with victories over two Neosho squads — 10-0 over the junior varsity team on Friday night and 3-0 over the Wildcats’ varsity on Saturday.
Joplin plays at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Glendale.
Nummela’s eighth-place finish leads Lions at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Southern freshman Aki Nummela placed eighth in the elite 1,500-meter run Saturday at the University of Missouri Invitational.
Nummela’s time of 3 minutes, 56.0 seconds was three seconds shy of an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark for the spring nationals.
Southern sophomore Brennan Benkert was 12th in the 5,000 in 15:07.77. Teammates Ryan Arthur, Jarkko Jarvenpaa and Anthony Reed were 15th, 31st and 59th, respectively.
The Lions return to action in the MSSU Invitational on Friday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.
OCC’s 32 hits lead to sweep of St. Louis Christian
Ozark Christian College pounded out 32 hits en route to sweeping a pair of five-inning baseball games from St. Louis Christian on Saturday at Joe Becker Stadium.
The Ambassadors won 13-3 and 11-0 to hike their record to 4-7. The visitors dropped to 0-4.
In the opener, sophomore left-hander Daniel Rankin struck out eight and walked three in holding the St. Louis team to four hits. Jacob Wiemelt aided the cause, going 3-for-4 and driving in three runs.
David Conrad had seven strikeouts and no walks in allowing St. Louis to just one hit in the nightcap. Freshman center fielder Clay O’Dell went 2-for-3 with four RBI, including a home run, to lead OCC in the finale.
The Ambassadors will travel to Hesston, Kan., on Monday to take on Hesston College in a 2 p.m. doubleheader.
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Kickapoo girls race past Joplin
Annie Armstrong poured in 21 points to lead the Kickapoo girls to a 65-28 victory over Joplin on Thursday night in an Ozark Conference basketball game at Missouri Southern’s Young Gymnasium.
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Cheever is ultimate blue-collar snowboarder
As a World Cup snowboardcross racer, Jonathan Cheever has taken his share of spills over the years.
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District wrestling tournaments begin tonight
Neosho’s wrestling lineup will have a different look when the Class 3 district wrestling tournament begins at 6 p.m. today at Carthage.
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Late board work carries Lions past Pittsburg State
Pittsburg State displayed its offensive rebounding muscle during Wednesday night’s game at Missouri Southern.
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Pitching holds key for softball Lions
Pitching is the main question Missouri Southern must answer as the Lions open their softball season today in Abilene, Texas.
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Quapaw completes 12-0 run through Lucky '7' Conference
Quapaw High School girls basketball coach Rod Graves expected the 2011-12 Wildcats to compile another successful season.
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Hillsdale women stop OCC
Visiting Hillsdale Free Will Baptist handed Ozark Christian a 68-47 loss in women’s college basketball on Thursday night.
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Tomlin, Steelers welcome Haley as new coordinator
Throughout the 16 minutes that followed him glowingly introducing former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley as his new offensive coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood proudly in the corner of the second-floor media room at the team’s facility.
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Rangers, Cruz strike $16M, 2-year deal
Two-time defending AL champion Texas has avoided arbitration with another of its core players, agreeing Thursday to a $16 million, two-year contract with AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz.
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Auburn’s Ward adapts game after injury at Texas
Auburn’s Varez Ward can’t take to the air quite like he used to. The onetime Texas starter is still trying to regain strength and explosiveness more than two years after rupturing his right quadriceps tendon while dunking during pre-game warmups.
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