May 7, 2010

Nixa sec­ond at con­fer­ence tour­ney (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff 
  BRAN­SON — Nixa fin­ished as runner-up at the Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Divi­sion Ten­nis Tour­na­ment on Wednes­day. The Car­di­nals were one-half point behind first-place Webb City.
  The Eagles’ Devin McDow­ell was the No. 2 sin­gles champ. Josh Dou­blin and Con­nor Bur­ton were sec­ond at No. 5 and No. 6 sin­gles. Char­lie Fen­wick and Brad Barn­hardt, along with Dou­blin and Bur­ton, were sec­ond at No. 2 and No. 3 dou­bles.
Lib­er­a­tors beat Bran­son
  Boli­var downed Bran­son 6–3 on Thurs­day to improve its dual record to 12–3.
  Alex Tal­ley was a win­ner in sin­gles and dou­bles play.
Neosho blanks Mon­ett
  Neosho shut out Mon­ett 9–0 to up its dual record to 8–5.
  The Wild­cats’ Matt Gar­rity was an 8–0 No. 2 sin­gles win­ner, as was Gar­rity and Bo Mahr at No. 1 dou­bles and Joey Cum­ming and Evan Clark at No. 2 doubles.

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May 6, 2010

Boli­var takes COC Small Schools Divi­sion title (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  Boli­var cap­tured the Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Small Schools Divi­sion cham­pi­onship for the first time on Wednes­day.
  The Lib­er­a­tors totaled 21 points, while runner-up Spring­field Catholic had 17 , third-place Rogersville had 15 and fourth-place Reeds Spring had one.
   Trevor Sparks, Eli Samek and Aric Gooch all won sin­gles cham­pi­onships for Boli­var. Aug­gie New­berry, Kyle Shoe­maker and Kyle Bolton each took sec­ond. In dou­bles, Bolton/Gooch claimed a first and and Shoemaker/Samek took a sec­ond.
  On Tues­day, Boli­var edged Spring­fiedl Green­wood 5–4.
  Kyle Bolton won his sin­gles match 9–8 (7−2).
  Boli­var improved to 11–3.

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May 4, 2010

Nixa, Neosho tum­ble (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  Nixa fell to Spring­field Glen­dale 7–2, while Neosho lost 7–2 to Thomas Jef­fer­son on Mon­day.
  The Eagles’ Brad Barn­hardt was an 8–1 sin­gles win­ner and Josh Dou­blin and Char­lie Fen­wick teamed for an 8–5 dou­bles vic­tory.
  Neosho’s Evan Clark was an 8–1 sin­gles win­ner and Jere­miah Jen­nings was an 8–2 sin­gles winners.

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March 24, 2010

Wild­cats win opener
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NEOSHO — Neosho’s boys ten­nis team debuted by edg­ing Mt. Ver­non 5–4 on Tues­day.
Sin­gles:
#1 Bo Mahr def. Jor­dan Davis 8–4
#2 Matt Gar­rity def. Heath Braf­ford 8–4
#3 Joey Cum­ming lost to Jarod Davis 6–8
#4 Evan Clark lost to Dal­ton Brown 6–8
#5 Mike Kramer def. Brock Beke­meier 9–7
#6 Jere­miah Jen­nings lost to Brett Dor­rance 8–9 (3−7)
Dou­bles:
#1 Mahr/Garrity def. Jor­dan Davis/Jarod Davis 8–2
#2 Cumming/Clark lost to Brafford/Bekemeier 8–9 (6−8)
#3 Kramer/Jennings def. Zach Roach/Brown 8–1

 

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Bran­son nips Carthage
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  BRAN­SON — Bran­son edged Carthage 5–4 in a Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Divi­sion dual on Tues­day.

 Sin­gles (Carthage play­ers listed first)

 1. Jor­dan Ward def. Nathan Con­nell          8–1

2. Tim Dan­nels lost to Adam Blunk            6–8

3. Ryne Cough­lin lost to Anthony Civiello    5–8

4. Reg­gie Lash­ley def. Chase Apple­gate     8–6

5. Jus­tus Steven­son lost to Ryan Gdovin     4–8

6. Josh Pat­ton lost to Josh Far­ley               4–8

 Dou­bles

 1. Ward/Coughlin def. Connell/Civiello       9–7

2. Dannels/Lashley def. Blunk/Applegate    8–6

3. Stevenson/Jon Batch­e­lor lost to Farley/Gdovin 5–8

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March 27, 2010

Carthage net­ters pre­vail
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  CARTHAGE — Carthage edged Ozark 5–4 in a Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Divi­sion ten­nis match on Fri­day.
Sin­gles results (Carthage play­ers listed first)
1.       Jor­dan Ward def. Chris­t­ian Dyer 8–2
2.       Tim Dan­nels def.  Zach Deckard 8–0
3.       Ryne Cough­lin def. Chris Thomas  9–8 (7−3)
4.       Reg­gie Lash­ley lost to Chan­dler Mer­cer 5–8
5.       Jus­tus Steven­son lost to Andrew York 5–8
6.       Josh Pat­ton lost to Dylan Knuck­olls 4–8 
Dou­bles results 
1.       Ward/Coughlin def. Dyer/Thomas 8–2
2.       Dannels/Lashley def. Deckard/Mercer 8–3
3.       Stevenson/Jon Batch­e­lor lost to York/Knuckolls 4–8

 

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March 31, 2010

Neosho net­ters improve to 3–0 (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
NEOSHO — Neosho’s ten­nis team remained per­fect by blank­ing Repub­lic 9–0 on Tues­day.
  The Wild­cats are 3–0.
Sin­gles
#1 Bo Mahr def. Cody Eck­er­son 8–3
#2 Matt Gar­rity def. Tay­lor Jenk­ins 8–3
#3 Joey Cum­ming def. Dylan Hop­kins 8–2
#4 Mike Kramer def. Charles Hayes 8–5
#5 Evan Clark def. Blake Eck­er­son 8–2
#6 Jere­miah Jen­nings def. Josef Bart­tels 8–0
Dou­bles
#1 Mahr/Garrity def. C. Eckerson/Jenkins 8–2
#2 Cumming/Clark def. Hopkins/Hayes 8–2
#3 Kramer/Jennings def. B. Eckerson/Barttels 8–6

Eagles sweep Rogersville
  ROGERSVILLE — Nixa blanked Rogersville by a 9–0 count on Tuesday.

  Win­ners for the Eagles included Sam Gard­ner, Devin McDow­ell, Blake McDow­ell, Charie Fen­wick, Brad Barn­hardt and Josh Dou­blin. Fen­wick won at No. 4 sin­gles by an 8–0 count. Blake McDow­ell lost only one game at No. 3 singles.

Reeds Spring falls to Parkview
  SPRING­FIELD — Reeds Spring was shut out by Spring­field Parkview 9–0 on Tues­day.
Sin­gles
1. Thomas Funk ℗ def. Chris Schultz (RS) 8–6
2. Blake McIn­tosh ℗ def Shea Smith (RS) 8–0
3. Zach Tay­lor ℗ def Matt Palikij (RS) 8–2
4. Andy Cor­bett ℗ def Corey Blum (RS) 8–2
5. Ari Brown ℗ def Zach Pietz (RS) 8–1
6. Ray Horn­back ℗ def Keith Hoff­man (RS) 8–2
Dou­bles
1. Funk & McIn­tosh ℗ def Schultz & Smith (RS) 8–3
2. Brown & Cor­bett ℗ def Blum & Pietz (RS) 8–4
3. Tay­lor & Horn­back ℗ def Palikij & Sam McEwen (RS) 8–2

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April 6, 2010

Car­di­nals edge Eagles
 COCPrepSports.com Staff
  Nixa’s ten­nis team dropped a 5–4 deci­sion to Webb City.
Sin­gles
Gard­ner, Sam (12) L 0–8
McDow­ell, Devin (12) L 5–8
McDow­ell, Blake (11) L 3–8
Fen­wick, Char­lie (11) L 5–8
Barn­hardt, Brad (10) W 8–0
Dou­blin, Josh (10) W 8–0
Dou­bles
Gardner/B. McDow­ell W 8–8 (7−4)
D. McDowell/Barnhardt L 5–8
Fenwick/Doublin W 8–0

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April 7, 2010

 Reeds Spring falls to Forsyth
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  FORSYTH — Reeds Spring’s lone win in its 8–1 loss to Forsyth came at No. 1 sin­gles, where Chris Schultz picked up a 9–8 (8−6) win.
Sin­gles
  No. 1 — Schultz (RS) def. Lean (F) 9–8 (8−6); No. 2 — Hedgepeth (F) def. Smith (RS) 8–0; No. 3 — Black­burn (F) def. Palikij (RS) 8–0; No. 4 — Jo. Borges (F) def. Blum (RS) 8–0; No. 5 — Ja. Borges (F) def. Pietz (RS) 8–0; No. 6 — Owens (F) def. Hoff­man (RS) 8–0.
Dou­bles
  No. 1 — Blackburn-Lean (F) def. Smith-Blum (RS) 8–2; No. 2 — Hedgepeth-Jo. Borges (F) def. Schultz-Hoffman (RS) 8–0; No. 3 — Ja. Borges-Owens (F) def. Pilikij-McEwen (RS) 8–1.

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April 8, 2010

Eagles blank Pirates (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NIXA — Nixa breezed to a 9–0 win over Bran­son on Tues­day.
  The Eagles won 72 of the 97 games.
Sin­gles (Nixa play­ers listed)
  Gard­ner W 8–1; B. McDow­ell W 8–6; B. McDow­ell W 8–0; Fen­wick W 8–2; Barn­hardt W 8–4; Dou­blin W 8–4.
Dou­bles
  Gardner-B. McDow­ell (N) W 8–1; D. McDowell-Barnhardt W 8–4; Fenwick-Doublin W 8–5.

Neosho downs Carthage
  Neosho edged Carthage 6–3.
Sin­gles (Neosho play­ers listed first)
  #1 Bo Mahr lost to Jor­dan Ward 1–8; #2 Matt Gar­rity def. Tim Dan­nels 8–2; #3 Joey Cum­ming def. Ryne Cough­lin 9–7; #4 Mike Kramer def. Reg­gie Lash­ley 9–8 (11–9); #5 Evan Clark def. Josh Pat­ton 8–2; #6 Jere­miah Jen­nings def. Jon Batch­e­lor 8–0
Dou­bles
  #1 Mahr/Garrity def. Ward/Coughlin 9–8 (7–2); #2 Cumming/Clark lost to Dannels/Lashley 6–8; #3 Kramer/Jennings lost to Stevenson/Jacob Kunard 4–8.

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April 9, 2010

Nixa net­ters roll (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NIXA — Nixa’s ten­nis team breezed to a 9–0 win over Way­nesville on Thurs­day. The Eagles won three tie-breaker matches.
Sin­gles
  No. 1 — Sam Gard­ner W 8–8 (7−3); No. 2 — Char­lie Fen­wick W 8–6; No. 3 — Brad Barn­hardt W 8–3; No. 4 — Josh Dou­blin W 8–0; No. 5 — Con­nor Bur­ton W 8–4; No. 6 — Kyle Thurston W 8–8 (9−7).
Dou­bles
  No. 1 —  Gardner-Barnhardt W 8–6; Fenwick-Doublin W 8–1; Burton-Thurston W 8–8 (7−5).

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April 17, 2010

Eagles beat Repub­lic, Mon­ett (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NIXA — Nixa’s ten­nis team claimed an 8–1 tri­umph over Repub­lic on Thurs­day.
  The Eagles swept dou­bles play, win­ning by an 8–0 count in each match. Josh Dou­blin, Char­lie Fen­wick, Blake McDow­ell and Brad Barn­hardt all won in sin­gles and dou­bles.
  The Eagles shut out Mon­ett 9–0 on Wednes­day. They lost only five games in sin­gles play.
Neosho falls to Ozark
  At Ozark on Thurs­day, Neosho dropped a 7–2 deci­sion to the Tigers.
  The Wild­cats’ Matt Gar­rity won 8–1 at No. 2 sin­gles and teamed with Bo Mahr for a 9–7 win at No. 1 doubles. Neosho fell to 5–2 over­all and 2–2  in the Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Division.

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April 22, 2010

Neosho edges Carthage (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NEOSHO — Matt Gar­rity and Mike Kramer won in both sin­gles and dou­bles play to power Neosho past Carthage 5–4 in Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Divi­sion action on Mon­day.
  Gar­rity won at No. 2 sin­gles over Tim Daniels 8–4 and teamed with Bo Mahr for an 8–5 win at No. 1 dou­bles over Jor­dan Ward and Ryne Cough­lin. Kramer pre­vailed 8–6 over Reg­gie Lash­ley at No. 4 sin­gles and com­bined with Jere­miah Jen­nings for an 8–3 win at No. 3 dou­bles.
  On Tues­day, the Wild­cats downed Bran­son 7–2.
  Mahr, Gar­rity, Joey Cum­ming and Evan Clark were sin­gles and dou­bles win­ners.
  Neosho improved to 7–2 over­all and 4–2 in the COC Large Schools Divi­sion.
Nixa whips Hill­crest
  On Mon­day, Nixa picked up an 8–1 win over Spring­field Hill­crest.
  Brad Barn­hardt and Josh Dou­blin were both 8–0 sin­gles win­ners. Devin McDow­ell won a 7–4 tiebreaker at No. 2 sin­gles. The Eagles swept dou­bles play, win­ning 8–2 in all three matches.
  On Tues­day, Nixa shut out Reeds Spring 9–0.
  Dou­blin and McDow­ell won their sin­gles matches by an 8–0 count. Dou­blin teamed with Char­lie Fen­wick to win 8–0 at No. 2 dou­bles.
  The Eagles lost only 13 games.
Lib­er­a­tors win fifth in a row
  Boli­var ran its win­ning streak to five by beat­ing Clin­ton 7–2. The Lib­er­a­tors improved to 8–2.
  Trevor Sparks, Kyle Shoe­maker and Eli Samek won in both sin­gles and dou­bles.
  Sparks and Aug­gie New­berry are 10–2 at No. 1 dou­bles. Samek and Shoe­maker are 8–2 at No. 2 dou­bles.

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April 27, 2010

Neosho net­ters pre­vail (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NEOSHO —   Neosho fell to 7–3 by los­ing 6–3 to Joplin on Mon­day.
Sin­gles:
#1 Bo Mahr lost to Alec Belden 2–8
#2 Matt Gar­rity def. Zach Cox 8–3
#3 Joey Cum­ming lost to Cody Maples 6–8
#4 Mike Kramer lost to Colby Rit­ter 3–8
#5 Evan Clark lost to Dhaval Patel 7–9
#6 Jere­miah Jen­nings def. Richard Perry 8–3
Dou­bles:
#1 Mahr/Garrity def. Belden/Maples 8–4
#2 Cumming/Clark lost to Cox/Perry 5–8
#3 Kramer/Jennings lost to Ritter/Patel 3–8 
Pirates shut out Reeds Spring
At Bran­son West, Bran­son lost only 10 games while win­ning 9–0 over Reeds Spring.
 

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April 28, 2010

Webb City beats Neosho (Ten­nis roundup)
COCPrepSports.com Staff
  NEOSHO — Webb City downed Neosho 8–1 in a Cen­tral Ozark Con­fer­ence Large Schools Divi­sion match on Tues­day.
  The Car­di­nals took three matches by two games and swept the dou­bles com­pe­ti­tion.
  Neosho fell to 7–4 over­all and 4–3 in con­fer­ence play.
Sin­gles
#1 Bo Mahr lost to Ryan Miller 1–8
#2 Matt Gar­rity lost to Caleb Shoe­make 2–8
#3 Joey Cum­ming lost to Chase Dil­worth 1–8
#4 Mike Kramer lost to Matt Reynold 8–10  
#5 Evan Clark lost to Ethan Replogle 4–8
#6 Jere­miah Jen­nings def. Bran­don Schultz 8–6
Dou­bles
#1 Mahr/Garrity lost to R.Miller/Shoemake 7–9
#2 Cumming/Clark lost to Dilworth/Schultz 3–8
#3 Kramer/Jennings lost to Reynold/Replogle 4–8

 

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