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,
Nine Republic volleyball players earned Academic All-State honors for the 2019 season. To earn a spot on the team, players must have played in at least 75% of varsity games and have a 3.6 cumulative GPA. Kaemyn Bekemeier, Megan Decker, Kailey Manes, Abby McKee, Rylee Moseman, Emma Pearce, Avery Riggs,
Four more Republic athletes have signed their letters of intent to play sports next year in college. Rylee Moseman will attend Neosho County Community College in Kansas to play volleyball. Carly McAtee will play tennis at Evangel University in Springfield. Jordan Carter has signed to play baseball at Kansas Wesleyan
The Lady Tigers won the opening set but couldn’t hold on against top-seeded Webb City, losing in the district semifinals. Here’s the photo gallery. Photos edited by Jali Purcell
The last time Republic played district #1 seed Webb City, they won 26 points all night. Tuesday in their district semifinal, they won 25 points in the opening set, threatening an upset before falling short, 25-23, 18-25, 16-25. Coach Allison Davis said her Lady Tigers had something to prove after
First-year Republic volleyball coach Allison Davis had a hard time summing up her excitement after her team’s decisive district tournament win over fourth-seeded Joplin Monday. The Lady Tigers, seeded fifth, fought through a close first set, then played some of their best volleyball of the year in the second set
Photos edited by Jali Purcell
Republic dedicated the night to its volleyball seniors, and its seniors came through in the clutch to deliver a three-set victory over Springfield Parkview Monday, 20-25, 26-24, 25-8. The Lady Tigers fell behind 9-1 in the first set before rallying to get back in the match. In the second set,
