The number of Central Ozark Conference championships earned at the COC track meet at Branson Thursday. Jasmyn Douglas won the 800 meter run; the girls 4x800 meter relay team of Miha Nambara, Kristin Probst, Misora Nambara, and Douglas finished first; and AJ Fenske won the discus.
44
The number of years since Republic won the Central Ozark Conference championship outright (before this year). The Tigers had tied for the COC title several times since 1977, but the 6-1 Tigers in '77 were the last Republic team to end the season atop the standings by themselves.
30
The number of runs batted in by Jared Hughes this season. He needs five more to tie the single-season school record of 35, set by Thomas McPhail in 1999.
