Republic’s spring seniors got a final shot to compete last week. Here’s what a few participants had to say about the COC senior competitions: “When our season was canceled, I was crushed, because I knew the last time I stepped on the field was my junior year, and I
Central Ozark Conference schools have scheduled one last day of competition for seniors who lost their seasons to the statewide school shutdown. On June 29, conference schools will hold competitions for seniors in at least four of five spring sports: baseball, golf, soccer and tennis. Schools are still trying to
“Kolby is an outstanding kid. I have really enjoyed the opportunity to coach him the past four years. He came to practice everyday with a great attitude and was an awesome teammate. He has a tremendous work ethic which I know will allow him to be successful in whatever he
Republic Tigers Baseball. Republic Tigers Golf. Republic Lady Tigers Soccer. Republic Tigers Tennis. Republic Tigers Track and Field. Five weeks ago, students on those five Republic sports teams participated in their first spring practices. Temperatures were in the 50s. The sun was shining most of that first week. Today, they’re
As promised, here is a free electronic version of the February 2020 issue of Republic Tiger Sports magazine — a recap of the last ten years of Republic athletics. Over the next few weeks, I’ll gather some multimedia elements and re-release individual pages with links to audio, video, photo galleries,
From a press release by the Missouri State High School Activities Association: Show-Me Showdown Cancelled Class 4 and 5 basketball semifinals and championships will not be played Columbia, Mo.- Due to continuing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has made the difficult
Two Republic golfers, Clara Fronabarger and Regan Holmes, competed on the first day of the Class 2 state golf tournament Monday at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar. Both will be back on the course Tuesday after a rough outing in cold, windy conditions Monday. Photos edited by
Republic sent two golfers to the state sectional tournament in Kansas City. Next week, they’ll send two to the state tournament in Bolivar. Both Clara Fronabarger and Regan Holmes qualified for state with their best rounds of the season. Fronabarger shot an 84 and Holmes came in at 92. That’s
Clara Fronabarger earned all-district honors and Regan Holmes also made the cut at the district golf tournament at Schifferdecker Golf Course in Joplin Monday. Both will compete at the state sectionals next week for a chance to advance to the state tournament. Fronabarger shot a 93, finishing eighth. Holmes shot
Republic finished in ninth place Monday at the Central Ozark Conference golf tournament in Carthage. Republic shot a 426 as a team – the Lady Tigers’ best team score of the year so far. (Photos below.) Clara Fronabarger, playing her first 18-hole tournament since returning from injury, shot a 95