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HOLIDAY OPEN KARATE

HOLIDAY OPEN KARATE – Pictured from front, left to right: Jordan Runkle, Mason Gardner and Taylin Oberly. Back: Riaan Van Dyk – Instructor. By Sensei Riaan Van Dyk Owner/Head Instructor. It has been a very busy and successful year for everyone here at Riaan Van Dyk’s Spring City Karate in El Dorado Springs. We concluded

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WHAT A WAY TO END THE SEASON

WHAT A WAY TO END THE SEASON – Coach Kelly Bryson and her Lady Buffalos began an uphill battle on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20 and 21, at the 2016 MCSAA State Volleyball Finals in Joplin. With the brackets set, the Buffalos were scheduled to play Community Christian Academy beginning at 8 a.m. sharp on

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HUTSELL SIGNS WITH FT SCOTT

HUTSELL SIGNS WITH FT SCOTT – Bulldog Senior softball star Tailor Hutsell signed a letter of intent to play ball at Fort Scott Community College next fall on Monday, Nov. 7. In her senior year playing for the Bulldogs, Tailor finished with a 12-8 record. She struck out 185 in 113.2 innings and had a

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Bulldog runners perform well at State Cross Country

On Friday, Nov. 4, the cross country team headed to Jefferson City to scout out the State cross country course, held at Oak Hills Golf Course to get one last practice in before the races on Saturday. On Saturday, they started racing off in the morning with the 3 and 4A schools. Then they moved

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Cross Country runners do great at state

Thank you so much for all of your support as we headed to the state cross country meet a few days ago. Tyler Goatley finished 4th in the state. It was a great race between the top 5 and on any given day, any one of them could have won. If you haven’t already heard,

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ECS Volleyball awards

1st TEAM  – ECS junior, Mindy Harper, was awarded 1st Team All State at the 2016 Missouri Christian School Athletic Association State Volleyball Tournament. The awards were presented at Ozark Christian College in Joplin on Oct. 22. 2ND TEAM – Jordanne Steuck, #23, an eighth grader at El Dorado Christian School, was awarded 2nd Team

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VOLLEYDOG AWARDS

VOLLEYDOG AWARDS – On Monday, Nov. 8, the El Dorado Springs Volleydogs held their awards banquet in the El Dorado Springs Optimist Club building. After a sumptuous, carry-in dinner with a near-capacity crowd of parents and well-wishers, the coaches handed out the awards the players had earned during the season. Varsity plaque winners were (from

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Bulldogs end season at Fair Grove

The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs ended their season on Friday night as they took on the undefeated Fair Grove Eagles in the district semifinals. Fair Grove began the evening on offense and after a 12-play drive, had to settle for a 30-yard field goal as the Eagles took a 3-0 lead. The Bulldogs offense took

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Bulldog Cross Country excels at Class 2 District 7 Meet

On Saturday, Oct. 29, the El Dorado Springs Cross Country team traveled to the Pomme de Terre dam outlet park just outside of Hermitage to participate in the Class 2, District 7 cross country meet. This meet was to qualify for the State meet, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5. To qualify for

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TAKES SECOND

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TAKES SECOND – The El Dorado Springs varsity girls cross country team took second at the district meet on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Hermitage. They are (from left) Sarah King,  Emily Ring, Michaela Trotter, Ashley Knoll, Abby Cartwright and  Emily Sutton.

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