Republic succeeded all year by doing the little things that help teams win close games. Wednesday, the little things didn’t break their way in a season-ending 45-39 loss to Kickapoo in the state sectionals. The Chiefs scored the final five points of the game after Republic missed an opportunity to
Republic is district champion for the first time since moving to Class 5, and now a big showdown with Kickapoo is looming in the state sectionals. On our latest episode, coach Tim Brown talks about how his team is playing and what to expect from the Chiefs on Wednesday night.
A defensive switch by Republic at the beginning of the second half slowed down Willard’s offense and helped Republic take control on the way to a 63-59 win in the Class 5 District 12 championship game Friday in Republic. Republic opened the half in a triangle-and-two defense and allowed just
Tim Brown joins us to talk about the big district semifinal win over Joplin and the atmosphere of playoff basketball. And we discuss the upcoming rematch with Willard in the district championship game Friday night. Download MP3
Every time top-seeded Republic looked like it was about to pull away, #4 seed Joplin came up with a big play to stay in it. But with time running down, Republic’s defense came up with the biggest play of all — forcing Joplin into a long, unplanned shot as time
Republic completed a perfect run through the Central Ozark Conference schedule Friday night with a 64-40 win at Webb City. The victory was the 20th of the season for the Tigers, and it equaled the 9-0 conference mark compiled by the Lady Tigers. Republic is the first school since at
Republic coach Tim Brown sits down to talk about winning a conference championship in his first year at the helm — and doing it on the road in a hostile environment at Ozark. We also look ahead at the final regular-season game of the year at Webb City Friday, as
The Republic boys basketball team made it a clean conference sweep Tuesday night, knocking off Ozark on the road 55-47 to join the Lady Tigers as Central Ozark Conference champions. Broc Smith scored 21 points for Republic and the Tigers avenged an earlier loss to Ozark in the Blue and
With Republic clinging to a 53-52 lead late in the fourth quarter against Nixa, Race Looney drove to the baseline, slipped, and slid on one knee. He kept his dribble, popped back up, then started to fall again as he leaned through a double-team in the lane. But Looney kept
Two more games and two more wins in the COC for the Tigers! We talk to coach Tim Brown about the wins over Willard and Joplin last week, and we look ahead at the Tigers’ Senior Night showdown with Nixa. Download MP3
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