Sports

Seniors honored for sports participation

WYATT GRAVES – is the son of Andy and Jodi Graves, Wyatt has been involved in basketball for the past four years of high school. BRANDEN HAYES – is the son of Jeremy and Renea Hayes, Branden has been involved in basketball for the past four years of high school. KAIDEN SIMMONS – is the

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ElDo girls basketball update

Six seniors were honored Monday night for their efforts on the El Dorado Springs High School girls basketball team. Those players were Payton Babcock, Paige Esry, Amy Ford, Kelsey Thomas, Alexis Tough and Keili Tough. That night, the Lady Bulldogs played host to the Osceola Lady Indians. The senior Lady Bulldogs started off well as

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JR. HIGH LADY BUFFS STAMPEDE LIONS

JR. HIGH LADY BUFFS STAMPEDE LIONS – It’s been a battle the last few years, but Friday night, Jan. 19, the El Dorado Christian JH Lady Buffalos pulled out a win against Plaza Heights Christian Academy with a score of 16 to 13. Coach Laurie Rapp was very proud her girls. “Each athlete played a

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JUST GETTING BY

JUST GETTING BY – El Dorado Springs JV player, Orlando Guerrero, squeaked by the Warsaw defender for the lay up in their game last week. JV Coach Jeremy Barger said Orlando played well hitting three 3 pointers and ending up with 13 points. The JV Dogs lost the barnburner 46-45 missing a chance to sink

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Lady Bulldogs update

by Head Coach Beau Swopes On Monday, Jan. 22, the Lady Bulldogs entered the Clinton tournament as the #7 seed and had a first round contest versus the #2 seed Nevada Lady Tigers. In the first quarter the Lady Bulldogs struggled to get anything going as Nevada jumped out to an early 19 to 5

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Boys basketball update

by Head Coach Joel Braden The El Dorado Springs Boys Basketball team traveled to Clinton last week for the Clinton Tournament. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs faced the second-seeded Central Academy of Excellence in round one. Central proved to be too much for the Bulldogs as El Dorado lost 48-74. Shelby McKinney led the Bulldogs with 11

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JV boys have good week

JV Coach Jeremy Barger as happy with the effort from all of his team Monday night at home against Climax Springs as they squeaked out a win in the two quarters game. He said,  “They got off to a slow start but finished the half strong. I was happy with the effort from all of

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Wrestling update

On Saturday the Bulldog wrestling team went to Buffalo and wrestled at the Thundering Herd Tournament. Kaleb Raff got 5th place in the 152 pound weight class. Dylan Gallette finished 4th in the 220 pound class. At 170 pounds Blake Holder only lost one match and took home 3rd place. At 195 Pounds Kelian Jaques

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Eye of the Storm

by Renshi Riaan Van Dyk This past Saturday Joplin hosted the Eye of the Storm Karate Championships. As this was the first tournament of the year four state area martial artists were very eager to get back on the competition floor as they have been forced to endure a two month tournament layoff. Several competitors

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Midwestern Open Karate Tournament

by Renshi Riaan Van Dyk So far the 2018 season has been a very busy one for karate competitions and very productive season so far for members of Team VDK. Jordan and Jenna Runkle, members for Team VDK traveled to Neosho for the opening tournament for the Southwest Association of Tournaments’ season opener. The 28th

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