By Anvil Welch
awelch@joplinglobe.com
There was little that Joplin coach Ben Glasgow didn’t appreciate about the performance of his team on Saturday.
Joplin evened its record at 3-3 by beating Springdale Har-Ber 63-53 for fifth place in the 12th annual Freeman /Lady Eagle Classic in Kaminsky Gymnasium.
“It was sure good to do it in front of the home crowd, too,” Glasgow said Sunday.
There was no doubt about the numbers that Glasgow found most appealing.
“We had three turnovers in the first half and seven for the game,” Glasgow said. “We were much more under control.
“We also made our own breaks as opposed to getting some breaks,” Glasgow said. “We showed some mental toughness. We played eight people on Saturday. All eight made a contribution.”
Joplin received 24 points from 5-foot-10 senior Jessica Hill, 16 from 5-6 junior May Lee and 13 from 5-7 sophomore Jessie McMullen.
Said Har-Ber coach Sandy Wright: “That No. 30 (Hill) played a great game. No. 40 (Lee) played well.
“We’re having our struggles. We’ve been so inconsistent,” Wright said. “But Joplin played well.”
Joplin trailed the Wildcats 16-9 after one quarter and 28-25 at the half.
Hill grabbed a rebound and scored to put surging Joplin ahead for good at 30-28 in the third. McMullen rifled in a 3 before her layup gave Joplin its first six-point lead at 35-29. Lee’s follow garnered Joplin its first eight-point lead at 41-33.
Joplin, facing its fifth game in seven days, journeys to Rogers Heritage tonight before entertaining Webb City, the Freeman/Lady Eagle Classic champion by nipping Neosho 63-61, on Thursday night.
That seventh-place game
Rachel Boan, fittingly, sparked Blue Valley West past Harrison 70-42.
Boan, a 5-8 junior, scored 18 points. She’s the only returning starter for the Kansas Class 6A team from Overland Park.
The Jaguars have just one senior, according to coach Rich Wilson.
Miller: mission accomplished
The Class 2 Cardinals’ 65-63 win against Marshfield secured third place and allowed them to depart with a 2-2 overall record.
“It’s a good victory,” Miller coach Brandon Weiss said. “We accomplished what we wanted to do (coming out of the tourney at 2-2). We can’t be satisfied, though.”
Katrina Logan, who had two 3s, scored 15 and Sam Hendrickson 11 to support all-stater Hannah Wilkerson (21-of-22 from the foul line en route to 36).
Wilkerson, who had 90 points in the tourney, took Betsy Epps’ inbounds pass and scored underneath as time expired to win the contest.
Defending champion Marshfield was without 6-0 junior standout Ashley Boshe, because of a season-ending ACL injury, coach Gary Murphy said.
Circle this date
Jan. 12.
That’s when Neosho visits Webb City for their Central Ozark Conference Large Division game.
They split their Southwest Conference games in 2007-08.
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December 14, 2008
Girls’ play in tourney pleasing to JHS coach
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
Chris Oldner takes a cut during the Joplin Outlaws practice Tuesday afternoon. The Outlaws open their season on Thursday night at Rossville and play seven road games before their home opener on June 5.
The Joplin Outlaws and new coach Rob Vessell have set some lofty goals for the 2012 baseball season.
Continued ... - Stanton’s homers fuel Marlins’ surge in May
- Five sign to join Missouri Southern women's track team
- Whisner ignites Joplin Miners past Webb City
- Venus Williams joins Serena on sideline in Paris
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- Pittsburg State Sports
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- Vengels sixth in heptathlon; PSU picks up two seventh-place finishes
- Ethan Cordray signs with Pittsburg State
- Lions, Gorillas begin competition in outdoor track and field championship
- Three finalists named for PSU head baseball coach position
- Lions qualify 10, PSU 15 for Division II outdoor track meet
- Missouri Southern Sports
- High School Sports
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Area athletes turn shine at state meet
Webb City's Jarvis Jones takes sixth in the 200.
- Cleo Elbert steps down at Thomas Jefferson
- Frontenac wins first state baseball title
- Joplin's Jeremy Lynn takes fifth at state tennis
- Frontenac advances at state baseball
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