Sports

El Dorado Springs High School went 2-1 this past week in the Purdy Tournament beating Purdy 12-10 and East Newton 7-6 on Monday, March 22, and losing to Hartville 9-2 in the Championship on Friday, March 22. Against Purdy, senior Trevyn Garringer started the game and threw 3 1/3 innings before being pulled because of

Coach Steve Altheide’s young team started off the MCSAA State Basketball finals on Thursday afternoon, playing the 2nd ranked team in the Class 3 division.  The Buffalos played hard, but came up with a loss against the Victory Road Minutemen.  Senior Chad Murray led his team on Friday, February 19, as the Buffalos hit the

The Lady Bulldogs finished their season Saturday with a loss in the quarterfinals to the Lady Cardinals of Benton-St. Joseph.  The Lady Bulldogs fought hard throughout the four quarters of regulation and one overtime but fell just short of the victory 38-41. The game started out back and forth as both teams traded early baskets

Head coach of the Lady Buffalos, Mr. Craig Johnson, traveled with his twelve varsity players to the MCSAA 2020-21 Division 3 State Basketball Finals in Joplin, Missouri on Thursday, February 18.  The Lady Buffalos began the three-day finals ranked fourth; meaning, they would have to claw their way to the winner’s bracket.  Thursday, the girls

El Dorado Christian School Principal, Mrs. Kelly Bryson (left), her daughter, Isabelle Bryson (holding the 2nd in state trophy, played her final State basketball game of her high school career on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at the Joplin MCSAA State Finals.  Isabelle scored points and made a “perfect” full-court lay-up; what a way to close

We have had a very successful season. At the conclusion of our regular season the boys ending 15-13 in duals, Lone Jack Tournament Champions, and 2021 OHC Champions! Girls ended 8-4 in duals and 2021 OHC Champions! At Districts we had 3 girls advance to sectionals. First girls ever to advance out of districts. Our

IAN ESRY- Ian is the son of Shannon and Brandon Esry. Ian has played basketball all 4 years of High School. After graduation Ian plans on attending Missouri State University where he will study Pharmaceutical Science. GAVEN MORGAN – Gaven is the son of Leigh Ann Morgan, Chuck Dipman, and Shaun Morgan. Gaven has played

The 2020-21 ECS Junior High Lady Buffalos took the MoKan Conference by storm this season! With a winning record of 11 and 0, the undefeated buffalos proved they are a force to be reckoned with!  Their final conference game win, was in Kansas City at the Hy-Vee Sports Complex (also known to some as Kemper

by Beau Swopes The Lady Bulldogs have been busy since the beginning of the new year.  They first week after break the Lady Bulldogs played two games at home against Fair Grove and Butler came away with two victories.  The next week they traveled to Miller to take on a very good Lady Cardinal team,

by Joel Braden The El Dorado Springs boys basketball team finished a tough week 0-2 after hosting rival Stockton and conference foe Warsaw. The Stockton Tigers came to town Tuesday night and the Bulldogs got off to a good start. El Dorado led 24-18 at halftime and 35-32 at the end of the third quarter.