The Republic Lady Tigers didn’t back down from the bigger, stronger, three-time defending state champion Rock Bridge Bruins. But in the end, it didn’t matter, as Rock Bridge wore down Republic in a 64-44 victory in the state quarterfinals at Bolivar Saturday. The final score was exactly the same as
After Kickapoo scored 13 straight points to take a 32-31 lead heading into the fourth quarter, the Lady Tigers needed someone to take charge. That someone was Brooke Stanfield. (See full video highlights below.) Stanfield scored nine points in the fourth quarter — 17 for the game — to lead
When the game came down to the wire, the Lady Tigers just refused to lose. Republic fought back from a halftime deficit and outscored Nixa 24-11 in the final quarter to capture a district championship with a 60-46 victory Friday. Brooke Stanfield scored 26 points to lead the way for
The Lady Tigers scored just 17 points in the first quarter against Rogersville Wednesday night. But they reeled off 18 points in the next four minutes to run away from the Wildcats on Senior Night, 76-44. The Lady Tigers used a huge third quarter, outscoring Rogersville 18-4, to cement the
The young Branson Lady Pirates played like the team with all the experience Monday night, beating Republic 50-44 to capture a share of the central Ozark conference championship. Both teams finished the conference season with 6-1 records. Despite starting two sophomores and two freshmen, Branson never looked intimidated against the
The Republic Lady Tigers allowed only eight points in the first quarter at Willard, and their defense was even better in the second quarter. The Lady Tigers used their pressure defense to sprint to a 47-14 halftime lead on the way to their 20th win of the season, 71-38. Republic
Jade Sawyer poured in 18 points and the Lady Tigers used smothering defense to pull away from Nixa on the road Thursday, 61-45. It was the 12th win in a row for the Lady Tigers, who improved to 19-2 overall and 4-0 in the Central Ozark Conference. The first half
There was nothing flashy about the Lady Tigers’ 79-66 win over Neosho at home Monday night. Just another workmanlike performance by a workmanlike team that has 18 wins already this season. The Lady Tigers were never able to shake Neosho (14-6), despite having the lead in double-digits most of the
Brooke Stanfield made two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining in the game to help the Lady Tigers escape from Webb City with a win, 54-53. It was the 10th victory in a row for Republic, who improved to 17-2 overall and 2-0 in the Central Ozark Conference. The Lady
Another showdown with a state-ranked team. Another victory. The Lady Tigers (#5, Class 5) jumped ahead early and never looked back in a 50-38 win over West Plains (#4, Class 4). The victory earned Republic a championship in the Carthage Tournament. Republic’s Jordan Kabetske was named tournament Most Valuable Player
