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High school and college sports from around the Ozarks. If you wish to have your school’s results included on our sports page, have your school’s athletic department add sports@ozarksindependent.com to their distribution lists.

We will also be featuring live sports throughout the school year from the Springfield Sports Network.

Evangel University Headline Sports 

Late-Inning Heroics Help Evangel Softball Sweep Park

April 6, 2021April 5, 2021 Jason Wert 5 Views evangel, evangel softball

by Eric Doennig, Evangel Led by big afternoons from Ali Raley and Abby Jo Emmitt, the Evangel softball team recorded

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8th Annual MLRA Spring Nationals This Weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway

April 6, 2021April 5, 2021 Jason Wert 4 Views dirt track racing, lucas oil speedway, motorsport

The first special event of the Lucas Oil Speedway season arrives Friday and Saturday with the 8th annual Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com, with some of the nation’s top national-touring Late Model drivers expected to drop in to mix it up with the regional regulars.

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Headline Sports 

Will Vaught Captures Feature Win at Lucas Oil Speedway

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Jason Wert 16 Views auto racing, dirt track racing, lucas oil speedway

Will Vaught grabbed the lead on lap 11 and continued on to capture the Missouri Metal Buildings ULMA Late Model feature victory Saturday night in the headliner of opening night at Lucas Oil Speedway.

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Headline News Sports 

One Dead; Five Hurt in Accident on Route 13

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Jason Wert 2 Views fatal accident

One person is dead and five others suffered multiple injuries after a crash Saturday afternoon on Missouri Route 13. The

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Drury University Headline Sports 

Drury Loses First GLVC Regular Season Tennis Match in 15 Years

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Jason Wert 4 Views drury, drury panthers, GLVC

by Ed Beach, Drury It took 15 years and 83 matches for Drury to lose in the regular season within

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Headline Missouri State Sports 

Baseball Bears Split with Bradley Thanks to Hull’s Walk-Off Single

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 Jason Wert 3 Views bradley, Missouri State, missouri state baseball

For the second straight night, the Missouri State baseball Bears scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Bradley, this time getting a walk-off single from Mason Hull for a 4-3 victory in game two of Friday’s doubleheader at Hammons Field.

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Drury University Headline Sports 

Drury Scores 27 in Game Two of Doubleheader to Earn Split

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 Jason Wert 2 Views drury, drury baseball

by Ed Beach, Drury Drury put up 27 runs on 23 hits in game two of their doubleheader at Rockhurst

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Headline Missouri State Sports 

Volleyball Bears Season Ends after Rally Falls Short Against Loyola

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 Jason Wert 4 Views conference tournament, Missouri State, missouri state volleyball, missouri valley conference

Missouri State rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the MVC Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals here Thursday night, only to come up just short against sixth-seeded Loyola in a five-set thriller, 22-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-21, 11-15.

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Headline Missouri State Sports 

Baseball Bears Win Home Conference Opener in Dramatic Fashion

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Jason Wert 6 Views Missouri State, missouri state baseball, missouri valley conference

Missouri State’s Cam Cratic was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to drive home Drake Baldwin and give the Bears a 5-4 victory over Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams at Hammons Field.

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Evangel University Headline Sports 

Steve Jenkins Announces Retirement as Evangel Men’s Basketball Coach

April 1, 2021March 31, 2021 Jason Wert 5 Views evangel, evangel men's basketball, evangel university, steve jenkins

The dean of Heart of America Athletic Conference coaches, Steve Jenkins announced his retirement as Evangel University’s men’s basketball coach Wednesday, closing a storied 39-year chapter in which he helped lead the program to national prominence.

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