Laurie Sisk

1 day ago | joplinglobe.com | Laurie Sisk

By Laurie Sisk | [email protected] The Joplin boys tennis team's quest for a spot in the state semifinals came to an end Monday, with the Eagles falling 0-5 to perennial power Pembroke Hill in the Class 3 state quarterfinal at Joplin High School. It was the end of four years of building a program from a 2-9 record in 2022 to two straight Central Ozark Conference and two straight district titles for four Eagle seniors - Leif Garrity, Adam Badr, Josiah Hazlewood and Oscar Kienzle.

2 days ago | joplinglobe.com | Laurie Sisk

By Laurie Sisk [email protected] New Heights Christian Academy boys took first in six events and runner-up in four other events at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 6 track and field meet Saturday at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. Distance runner Colton McMillan won both the 1,600-meter (4:48.13) and 3,200-meter races (10:30.37).

2 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Laurie Sisk

NEOSHO, Mo.— An early morning film session may have been the difference for the Crowder College softball team as it advanced to the 2025 NJCAA Division I softball World Series with a 4-2 win over the Iowa Western Reivers in the Midwest District championship game Sunday at Crowder. Crowder, which lost 4-0 and managed just two hits against Iowa Western starter Olivia Dougherty in the first game of the best-of-three series Saturday, racked up four runs on eight hits on Dougherty the following day.

3 days ago | joplinglobe.com | Laurie Sisk

NEOSHO, Mo.- An early-morning film session may have been the difference for the Crowder College softball team as it advanced to the 2025 NJCAA D-I Softball World Series with a 4-2 win over the Iowa Western Reivers in the Midwest District championship game Sunday at Crowder. Crowder, which lost 4-0 and managed just two hits against Iowa Western starter Olivia Dougherty in the first game of the best-of-three series Saturday, racked up four runs on eight hits on Dougherty Sunday.

6 days ago | joplinglobe.com | Laurie Sisk

By Laurie Sisk [email protected] SPPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Joplin High School boys tennis team dominated the singles competition and won two out of three doubles matches as it repeated as Class 3 District 5 champions with a 5-1 win Thursday over Republic High School at the Cooper Tennis Complex.