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SWAT COMPETITORS RECEIVE AWARDS – The Southwest Association of Tournaments honored Martial Arts Competitors from the Four-State area in their recent banquet held in Neosho. Several tournament point chasers and their families attended the event. All S.W.A.T. Circuit competitors who place in the Top 4 of their respective divisions received awards. Among the attendees who

ALL STATE – ECH Freshman Lexi Buttorff was awarded MCSAA 2nd Team All-State honors at the 2018 Christian School State Playoffs in Joplin on Feb. 17.

1ST TEAM ALL STATE – Seth McKinney, (right), was presented with the MCSAA 1st Team All-State honor at the State Basketball awards assembly on Feb. 17, in Joplin.  Pictured with Seth is Missouri Christian School Athletic Association board member, Coach Tim Scott.

LETTERED – After their awards banquet Monday evening, members of the El Dorado Springs LadyBulldogs basketball team who have a varsity letter posed for a photo. They are (from left) Paige Esry, Payton Babcock, Jace Cundiff, Taylor York, Taylor Robison, Kelsey Thomas, Keili Tough, Alexis Tough and Amy Ford. Not Pictured:  Brittany Stevens and Kraysen

FIRST TEAM – ECS Seventh grader, #21, Olivia Bryson won 1st Team All Conference and 1st Team All Tournament. ALL EVERYTHING – ECS Freshman, Lexie Buttorff, #42, was named 1st Team All Conference and 1st Team All Tournament at the MOKAN Basketball Conference tournament held Feb. 6 – 9. ECH AWARD WINNERS – The Lady

JAKE SCHIEFFER SIGNS – Jake Schieffer signed a letter of intent Friday to play baseball at Central Methodist University. Present for the ceremony were Jake’s father, Tim, and his mother, Shelly, his stepfather, his brothers, his grandmother and a niece and nephew. Photo by Amber Francis.

ACADEMIC ALL STATE – Five EHS VolleyDogs earned Academic All State honors. They each had to have a GPA of 3.6 or higher and play in 75% of the varsity matches. They are (from left) Kraysen Leonard, Kayla Collins, Tori Rowlings, Taylor Robison and Tiffany Nikodim. Their coach is Ashley Rogers (not pictured).

VARSITY VOLLEY DOG SCHOLARS – The EHS Varsity Volleyball team received the MSHSAA Outstanding Scholastic Achievement award.  They must earn at least a 3.25 GPA collectively to be recognized. Pictured are: (back row from left) Brooke Ehlers, Kenley Widener, Tristyn Marshall, Taylor York, Kraysen Leonard, Taylor Robison, Tiffany Nikodim and Brittany Stevens; (front row from

1,000TH POINT SHOT – Makinsey Conner, Northeast Vernon County Junior, daughter of Yalonda and Ronnie Barker, granddaughter of Neal and Connie Gerster, made her 1,000 career point Feb. 13, 2018, in the last home game of the season against Hume. Photo by Yolanda Barker.

SWAT COMPETITORS RECEIVE AWARDS – The Southwest Association of Tournaments honored Martial Arts Competitors from the Fourstate area in their recent banquet held in Neosho, Missouri. Several tournament point chasers and their families attended the event. All S.W.A.T. Circuit competitors who placed in the Top 4 of their respective divisions received awards. Amongst the attendees