Republic hosted a Central Ozark Conference senior showcase for tennis, giving the spring tennis seniors a final chance to compete after the season was cancelled earlier this year. Her’s the photo gallery. You can order prints from the gallery here.
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
“Following in the footsteps of his brother Wesley, Jared has carried out a family tradition playing tennis for Republic. Jared has made steady improvement over his four tennis seasons. Last season, Jared stepped up to a varsity level of play using a great spin serve, big topspin forehand, and slice
“Jonathan came out for tennis for the first time during his senior year. Jonathan had been wanting to play since his junior year, but was finally able to make arrangements so he could play on the team and balance a part-time job. “Jonathan is a hard worker, gets along well
“We first got to know Kile when he would occasionally hang out by the courts to watch his sister Macie play tennis for RHS. Even then, we knew he was going to be a good player for us if he decided to play. Since starting high school, each season he
“Coming into this season, due to his relative level of play, Coby was also part of the group players expected to compete for varsity spots. Coby has a huge serve and big forehand to move his opponents around the court. “Coby was a key contributor for us last season in
“Kolten is another player that helped build the quality depth we had coming into this season. Kolten is a great competitor on the court and will often advantageously add spin to some of his shots that his opponents are not used to. “Last season, due to his level of play,
“Deciding to try a new sport his senior year, Brandon came over to tennis from previously participating on the baseball team. “What quickly impressed about Brandon was his work ethic on the court. Brandon consistently arrived early to practice and stayed after to keep getting better. As part of that
“Joe is a tremendous athlete, as evidenced by what we all saw on the basketball court. Joe played tennis for Republic his freshman year and decided to come back for his senior year. We knew that Joe’s athletic ability would help him make up for lost time, but we were
“Ethan has participated on the tennis team the last four seasons. Ethan has a great work ethic and is a great teammate. Whenever a coach or player is in need of assistance, he will often drop what he is doing and immediately offer to help. “Ethan has worked really hard