The Republic Lady Tigers played one of their best all-around games of the year, beating Neelyville 64-52 in West Plains Saturday. Three Lady Tigers scored in double figures, led by Jade Sawyer’s 14 points. It was the second straight year that Republic has traveled to Missouri State University-West Plains for
With five senior starters back from a state championship season, all eyes were on Republic’s varsity girls to start the basketball season. So it took a few weeks for people to notice that, accounting for every team, the Lady Tigers were in the middle of one of the most successful
During her career at Republic, senior guard Alice Heinzler showed over and over that she was the kind of player who could shoulder a big offensive load when necessary. On February 16, in a showdown against state-ranked Dexter at West Plains, Heinzler picked up the Lady Tigers’ offense and carried
The boys and girls basketball teams at Republic continue to rake in postseason honors. The Tigers placed two players on the media’s Class 4 all-state teams. Junior forward Cody Geiger was named to the first team, and senior guard Jake Fletcher earned a spot on the second team. Coach Trevyor
The Tigers and Lady Tigers have landed a total of three players on the All-State team selected by Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Boys head coach Trevyor Fisher was honored as well. Junior forward Cody Geiger and senior center Marcus Miller were both named to the Class Four All-State team. Geiger
An extraordinary season ended with an extraordinary game. State-ranked opponents Republic (3) and West Plains (2) battled back and forth into overtime. The lead changed hands four times in the final minute. But an eight-foot jumper by West Plains’ Hannah Riggs sailed through the net as the buzzer sounded, giving
Despite a one-loss regular season and a #1 seed in the district tournament, the Republic Lady Tigers started defense of their state championship like a team with something to prove. The Lady Tigers bolted to an early lead and never looked back in a dominating 71-26 win over Reeds Spring
The Republic Lady Tigers put an exclamation point on their regular season with a 70-22 thrashing of Springfield Glendale Wednesday. Republic never allowed more than seven points in a quarter, as they ran their record to 24-1 heading into the playoffs. Alice Heinzler scored 18 points to lead the Lady
Trailing Branson by six points headed into the 4th quarter of their final home game, Republic’s seniors stepped up. “My words were ‘We’re not losing on our senior night. No way,’” says Alice Heinzler. “We were all kind of down, but us seniors held it up and we were like,
Alice Heinzler tied a school record with 36 points and the Republic Lady Tigers (22-1, #2) overcame a 15-point deficit to topple Dexter (22-2, #5) 61-56 in West Plains Saturday. Heinzler rained down seven three-pointers on the Bearcats defense, and 22 of her 36 points came in the 2nd half.
