VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Monett defeated Southwest in straight sets Monday night in non-conference volleyball. The Cubs also won the JV and C matches. The Lady Trojans are back in action Thursday at Eureka Springs, Ark. C match begins at 4:30 p.m. Southwest has a three-game homestand next week with matches against Blue Eye, Thomas Jefferson, and Billings.
HS VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Pierce City defeated Southwest in straight sets Thursday night in non-conference volleyball. The Eagles also won the JV game. Southwest returns to action Monday night at home against Monett. The C game starts at 5:00.
BASEBALL UPDATE: Baseball went to Verona last night and got the first win of the season. Winning 17-0 in 3 innings. Aiden Barnett pitched the whole game allowing 2 hits, walking 2 and striking out 7. Here are some other highlights from the game: Logan Gregory 3-4 with a triple and a run batted in; RJ Cutberth 2-3 with a double and 5 runs batted in; Colten Phillips 2-3 with 2 doubles and 3 runs batted in; Jason Foster 1-2 with 2 runs batted in; Tristan Morgan 1-2 with a double and 2 runs batted in; Austin Tull had 2 runs batted in; Tyler Meek and Hunter Patterson also had a run batted in each; Ayden Flippo went 1-1; Lincoln Keates caught one of the few balls in play for an out and Tyler Meek threw out a base runner trying to steal second. Also Tyler Meek had a remarkable/unfortunate event that rarely ever happens in baseball as he made all 3 outs in the second inning while we were batting!
VERONA DEFEATS SOUTHWEST IN VOLLEYBALL: Verona defeated Southwest in four sets Tuesday in non-conference volleyball Tuesday night. The JV picked up their first win of the season in straight sets. The Lady Trojans play at Pierce City Thursday.
MARIONVILLE DEFEATS SOUTHWEST IN VOLLEYBALL: Marionville defeated Southwest in straight sets Thursday in high school volleyball action. After a sluggish first set, the Lady Trojans played a solid Comets team tough but could get no closer than 25-22 in the third set. Marionville also won the JV and C matches but the Lady Trojans JV team took the Comets to 3 sets and played two strong sets before running out of gas in set 3. Southwest plays host East Newton Friday night. C game at 5:00 p.m.
BASEBALL UPDATE FOR 9/3: Baseball dropped a tough one last night in our home opener to Billings 6-5. It was a back and forth game that the boys fought until the end. Tristan Morgan had a day at the plate going 2-2 with a double, a home run and 3 runs batted in. Logan Gregory added 2 more hits and 1 run batted in while Wyatt Taft also had a hit. Colten Phillips, Morgan and Taft also drew a walk a piece on the day. Next game is Friday at Purdy. It will be a Varsity and JV contest.
LADY TROJANS VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN 5-SET THRILLER IN CASSVILLE: Cassville rallied from two sets down and defeated Southwest Tuesday in high school volleyball action. The Lady Trojans led 4-1 in the deciding set but the Wildcats made a huge comeback. Cassville also won the JV and C matches. The Lady Trojans return to action Thursday at Marionville before playing their first home game Friday against East Newton.
BASEBALL THIS WEEKEND: Baseball played some very good teams this past weekend and unfortunately went 0-3. We played a team that won state last spring, a team that got 2nd in state in their respective class and another team that made it to the state playoffs in the spring. The weather was very nice and the boys played hard. Here are some highlights from the games: SW vs Iberia: Logan Gregory 2-2, Tristan Morgan 1-2 with a triple, Hayden Wilson scored our lone run, Hunter Patterson 1 inning pitched with 3 strikeouts, 0 runs allowed, Ayden Flippo 1 inning pitched with 0 runs allowed; SW vs Silo: Wyatt Taft 1-2, Jason Foster 1-2 with a run batted in; SW vs Licking: Taft 1-4, RJ Cutberth 1-2 with a walk, Morgan 1-3 with a run batted in, Aiden Barnett 1-3, Tyler Meek 1-3. Our next game is home today Varsity only vs Billings at 5
SOUTHWEST WINS VOLLEYBALL OPENER: The Lady Trojans volleyball team opened the season with a victory against Golden City and advanced to bracket play Saturday at the Verona Tournament but lost matches to Marionville, Greenfield, Sarcoxie and Blue Eye. Missy Freeman led the team in kills with 20 and aces with 7 and Laura led in assists with 47 and serve percentage making all 45 of her serves and adding 6 aces. The team plays three games in four days this week starting at Cassville tonight at 4:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS 2 of 3 AT JAMBOREE: The Lady Trojans volleyball team defeated Wheaton and Purdy but lost to Hurley at Tuesday's home jamboree. The team opens the regular season at the Verona Tournament in Marionville. They play Greenfield, Golden City, Sarcoxie and Marionville in pool play. The first home game is Friday, Sept. 6 vs. East Newton. The C match starts at 5.
School Picture Day is Friday, August 30, 2024
Hello Freshman and Freshman parents! Just a reminder that Freshman Orientation is tonight at 5:00 in the high school commons. This is not required, but you are welcome to attend. Hope to see you tonight!
Mrs. Miller
High School Counselor
Walmart notified the school that they are not providing paper copies of back-to-school (BTS) supply lists. Instead, they are providing the BTS supply lists through scanning of a QR code. The QR code is attached to this message as an image. You should be able to scan the QR code and then type in the zip code of 65772 and it will bring up our schools. If you are an online shopper, you can add the items to your cart. If you are shopping in-store, it will include the location of the item within the store.
FFA SOILS TEAM UPDATE: After a 5th place finish at State, with Saige Miller placing 9th individually, the Southwest FFA Soils Team qualified to compete at the National Level. The National FFA Land and Range Judging Contest was held in El Reno, Oklahoma. The students arrived in El Reno, on April 30th, to prepare for the National Land and Range Judging Contest on May 2nd. All FFA members were tasked with judging the land and soil at four different sites. Participants judged the limitations and advantages of the land and soil. The following day, on May 3rd, the team received their placing. As a team, they placed 16th out of 99 teams. Individually, Cecilia Goines placed 19th, Saige Miller placed 77th, Hunter Cain placed 120th, and Becca Swanepoel placed 195th. Congratulations to the Southwest FFA Soils Team on their successful season!
SOUTHWEST TRACK ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL IN 5 EVENTS: Southwest advanced to sectional in five events Saturday at the Class 2, District 6 Track Meet at Skyline High School. Freshman Bryar Llewellyn was a District Champion by winning the 800 meters in 2:07.06, while Senior Robert Humphries was second in 2:08.24.
Robert also qualified with a second-place finish in the mile (4:43.50) and a third-place finish in the 2 mile (10:53.65). The 4x800 team of Victor Tellez, Braydan Rose, Tobi Smith, and Bryar PR'd and placed third in 9:06.90. Finally, in maybe the race of the day, the 4x400 team of Vic, Braydan, Brya,r and Robert narrowly beat Stockton to earn 4th in 3:49.85. Robert ran a 56.1-second split after finishing the 2-mile less than an hour before and held off the Stockton anchor runner for the final 300 meters.
Other highlights: - Senior Juliauna Sierra finished 9th in the javelin in her final meet; - Freshman Lane Hendrix was 10th in the mile in 5:35.07; - Tobi was 6th in the 2-mile with a time of 12:12.50. The qualifiers will compete in the Class 2, Sectional 3 Track Meet at Blue High School next Saturday with the top 4 in each event advancing to State the following weekend.
MS STUDENTS SEE SUCCESS AT SENECA! Monday this week the middle school speech and debate team traveled to Seneca for a competition. We had several students do well and had two bring home awards. Tesla Eubanks in her first competition took 2nd Place in Radio Speaking. Ashlynn Burgess in her second competition took 4th place in Humorous Interpretation.
HUMPHRIES WINS 3 EVENTS AT CONFERENCE: Senior Robert Humphries won the 2-mile, mile, and 800 at the SWCL Conference Track Meet Monday at Blue Eye. Robert PR'd in the 800 in 2:07.94 and led the team to 60 points and a 5th-place finish. Robert and fellow Seniors Kameron Kelley and Juliauna Sierra were honored at their final regular season event. Other highlights: Junior Braydan Rose scored in four events - 4th in the 400, 7th in the javelin and two relays; Juliauna scored in three events - 400, long jump, and javelin; The 4x800 relay team of Lane Hendrix, Vic Tellez, Tobi Smith, and Bradydan PR'd in a time of 9:25 and placed second and the 4 x 4 team of Vic, Kameron, Tobi, and Braydan finished third; Freshman Ryan Harris PR'd in the javelin. The team competes in the Class 2 District at Skyline High School on Saturday.
HS TRACK UPDATE: Senior Robert Humphries (steeplechase), Junior Braydan Rose (javelin) and Senior Juliauna Sierra (also javelin) all set school records Tuesday at Southwest Baptist University in a track meet that featured 59 schools. Robert won the 2000-meter steeplechase in 6:42.70, beating 41 other runners. Christian Long had the old record of 7:19.25 in 2022. Braydan shattered the boys jav record with a throw of 35.7 meters, besting current Senior Chuck Pippin's mark of 32.69 established in 2022. Finally, Jules made a throw of 23.8 meters to beat current Senior Lilly Wolf's old mark of 21.91 from 2022. Other highlights: - Robert improved his two-mile time by 13 seconds, running a 10:15.27, giving him the 9th fastest time in the state in Class 2. - Sophomore Tobi Smith ran a PR in the 800 in 2:22.83 and nearly won his heat. - Junior Kali Jones PR'd in the javelin with a throw of 18.2 meters. The team travels to Republic Thursday before the SWCL Conference Meet Monday at Blue Eye.
AG RESULTS: Last week our teams traveled to Columbia for the State FFA Convention and State Contest. There are 383 FFA programs in the state and our results are as follows: Soils- 5th place (Qualified for Nationals) - Saige Miller (9th individual), Hunter Cain, Cecilia Goines, Becca Swanepoel. Dairy Cattle - 8th place - Montana Skelton (6th individual), Caleb Ayer, Jack Cornell, Case Jennings. Floriculture- 16th place - Lilly Wolf, Faith Outhouse, Lyndon Vanzandt, Addi Cotton. Horse Evaluation - 23rd place - Colten Phillips, Rylee Hobbs, Tristan Morgan, Trey Ray . Soils has qualified for nationals and will be traveling to El Reno, Oklahoma next week. We are incredibly proud of all these kiddos for their hard work this year. If you see any of these students please congratulate them!
SOFTBALL UPDATE: Your Lady Trojan Softball Team traveled to Verona last night and took a couple of wins against the Wildcats. Kaleigh Tull was dominant in the circle, recording 10 strikeouts! KT allowed 4 hits and 3 runs in her 7 innings pitched while walking one. A single by Addy Payne on an 0-2 count put the Trojans on the board in the top of the first inning. We added another run in the second inning on a Kaleigh Tull single. And it just kept going up from there! We added 3 more runs in the 4th, 2 in the 6th, and 3 in the 7th on RBIs by Addison Keates, Kaleigh Tull, Riley Flippo, and Addy Payne. Final score 10-3. JV turned around and played a 3 inning game and won 9-6. Brianna Hoover pitched and had 2 strikeouts. Kindred Durossette had a pair of great hits in her 2 at bats and a few stolen bases. Gracie Swanepoel also had a hit and scored 2 runs. On Monday the Lady Trojans hosted the Spokane Owls and collected another victory for SENIOR NIGHT. Alissa Russell and Sophie Schweers were both recognized and honored. Russell started in left field and went 1-3 and drew a walk. Sophie (our foreign exchange student from Germany) had never played softball before this season and she has been doing amazing! Sophie started in right field and made a couple of great plays! The final score was 12-4. Riley Flippo hit her first HOMERUN of the season and it was a 3-run homer! Kaleigh Tull went 3-4 she also pitched a fantastic 7 innings and had 9 strikeouts while only walking 2 and giving up 1 earned run. The Lady Trojans JV is hosting Pea Ridge JV for a double header tonight (Wednesday) starting a 5. Then, Monday (4/22/24) is our FINAL home game against East Newton starting at 5:00. Come support these hard working girls!