VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Crane defeated Southwest in 4 sets Monday night in non-conference volleyball. The Lady Trojans mounted a significant comeback after losing the first two sets before falling to the Pirates. Crane also won the JV match. Tonight is Senior Night. Please help me in congratulating our four 12th-graders - RILEY FLIPPO, LAURA HENRY, MONTANA SKELTON and KALEIGH TULL. There is no JV game tonight because Exeter is short players. Senior Night ceremony begins at 5:20 p.m.
SOUTHWEST PLACES 4th AT 41st ANNUAL VOLLEYFEST: The Southwest Lady Trojans finished 4th in the 10-team Volleyfest Saturday. It was the 41st year for our local tournament. Southwest defeated Wheaton, Verona, and Bronaugh before losing to tourney champs and 20+-win Pierce City in the semifinals and Thomas Jefferson in the 3rd-place match. Southwest plasy Crane in a non-conference game Monday night at home before hosting Senior Night Tuesday vs. Exeter. The Lady Trojans will honor Riley Flippo, Laura Henry, Montana Skelton, and Kaleigh Tull in a special ceremony prior to the game.
SOUTHWEST DOWNS BLUE EYE IN SWCL OPENER: Southwest defeated Blue Eye in straight sets Monday night in the SWCL Conference opener for both volleyball teams. The Bulldogs won the JV game. Southwest returns to action Thursday (here vs. Thomas Jefferson at 5:30 p.m.), Friday (here vs. Billings at 5:30 p.m.) and Saturday (at the Galena Tournament vs. Monett, Galena, Wheaton and Verona).
BASEBALL UPDATE (CHAMPIONS): The high school boys traveled to Crane on Saturday for the Championship of the Crane Wood Bat Tournament against Billings. The boys played very well and came out on top! We scored a run in every inning except the second to take a 6-2 victory becoming the Champions of the 2024 Crane Fall Wood Bat Tournament. Here are some highlights from the game: Tyler Meek was on base 3 times with 2 hit by pitches and a walk; Logan Gregory 1-3; Tristan Morgan 1-3 with an 2 Runs batted in; Wyatt Taft 1-4, 5.1 innings pitched 2 runs allowed, 6 strikeouts and was the winning pitcher; RJ Cutberth 1-4 with a double, 1.2 innings pitched 0 runs allowed, 2 strikeouts and earned the save; Ayden Flippo 1-3 with a double and 2 runs scored; Jason Foster 1-2; Austin Tull 1-2 with a run batted in; Aiden Barnett also had a run batted in.
Also here is a video of the highlights of our game!
https://youtu.be/avpgRPX0_2U
Also a big congratulations to the boys that made all tournament team:Tristan Morgan; RJ Cutberth. Wyatt Taft who was also named MVP of the tournament!
BASEBALL UPDATE: The HS baseball team traveled to Crane yesterday to take on Conway in the semifinal of the Crane Wood Bat Tournament. The boys came out where they left off and we scored 3 runs in the first inning. We didn't score again until the fifth but that was all we needed as we hung on to win 4-3 to advance to the Championship on Saturday. It was a well played game with a lot of good defensive plays Here are some highlights from the game: Tyler Meek 2-4; Logan Gregory 1-2; Tristan Morgan 2-3 with a run batted in, 4 innings pitched 2 earned runs and 4 strikeouts. Was also the winning pitcher; Wyatt Taft came in relief with 3 innings pitched 5 strikeouts and 1 earned run allowed. Wyatt earned the save; Ayden Flippo had a run batted in; RJ Cutberth 1-3 with a double and 2 runs batted in; Christian Shaffer, Hayden Wilson and Jacob Pierce each had a stolen base as well; Aiden Barnett 1-3. We play Saturday at 2:30 in Crane for the Championship!
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest defeated Eureka Springs, Ark., in volleyball Thursday night. Senior Laura Jean Henry led the team in serving and assists, while Junior Missy Freeman was tops in kills. Southwest also won the JV game as Freshman Abi Hnem was 14 of 15 serving with 3 aces. Eureka won the C match. The Trojans play home games with Blue Eye, Thomas Jefferson and Billings next week.
BASEBALL UPDATE: Baseball traveled to Purdy last night for the first round of the Crane Wood Bat Tournament. We played Verona and came out on top 10-0. The boys played very well and took care of business last night as we scored 10 runs on 11 hits. Here are the highlights from our players: Tyler Meek 1-3 with a double and a run batted in; Logan Gregory 1-3 with a run batted in, 3 stolen bases and 3 runs scored; Tristan Morgan 1-3 with a double and 4 runs batted in, with 2 stolen bases; Wyatt Taft 3-4 with a triple and 2 runs batted in; RJ Cutberth and Colten Phillips each added a hit a piece; Austin Tull 1-3 with a double, 2 innings pitched 1 hit allowed, walked 2 and struck out 2; Aiden Barnett 2-3 with a run batted in, 4 innings pitched 0 hits allowed 2 walks and struck out 6 also he was the winning pitcher; Jacob Pierce added 2 stolen bases
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.
