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Stories by Rick Peck
16U Loses Decision To Joplin The McDonald County 16U baseball team dropped a 6-1 decision to Joplin in the opener of an 8-on-8 league on June 2 held at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin. The league uses a pitching-machine because of ... June 11, 2020
Two Weeks Off, Practice Session, Better Golf I took about two weeks off from golf and I think it helped. I’m not sure because my outing for this week’s column was more of a practice session than a scoring round. The outing was at the practice c... June 11, 2020
Golf Coaches On Spring Season Coaches are used to setting a practice schedule to meet the demands of their upcoming season.McDonald County High School baseball coach Kevin Burgi and golf coach Darryl Harbaugh don't have that oppor... April 2, 2020
MCHS Spring Sports Seasons Put On Hold The McDonald County School District has joined most school districts in Southwest Missouri and canceled all classes through April 3 due to health concerns from the worldwide pandemic caused by the out... March 19, 2020
MCHS Begins Spring Practices RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS Omar Manuel fields a ground ball as Junior Eliam looks on during the first day of baseball practice on March 2 at McDonald County High School.RICK PECK/SPECI... March 5, 2020
Second Place To These Winners Courtesy Photo The McDonald County Special Olympic 5-on-5 basketball team took second place on Jan. 25 at a tournament in Neosho. Front row, left to right: Dakota Bullington, Carmon Wahleithner and Ja... January 30, 2020
Lady Mustangs Derailed In Fourth Quarter The McDonald County High School girls basketball team stayed right with a talented El Dorado Springs team for three-quarters of the opening game of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Basketball Classics... January 9, 2020
Lady Mustangs Rebound To Win Consolation The McDonald County High School girls' basketball team rebounded from an opening-round loss with a pair of wins to take consolation honors at last week's 23rd Annual Freeman Lady Eagle Classic at Jopl... December 19, 2019
Neosho Steals Championship Neosho claimed a 45-34 win over McDonald County on Dec. 14 in the championship game of the Monett Freshman Boys' Basketball Tournament.The Wildcats led just 15-11 at halftime but outscored McDonald Co... December 19, 2019
Boys Battle At Battle On The Ridge After two losses to start the Battle at The Ridge high school boys' basketball tournament at Pea Ridge High School, McDonald County salvaged a seventh-place finish with a 44-37 win on Dec. 14 over Pro... December 19, 2019
Junior High Wrestling Conference Malsoi Sosef and Gunner Cooper were the lone champions from McDonald County at the Big 8 Conference Junior High Wrestling Tournament held Dec. 14 at Nevada High School.Cooper went 5-0 at 120 pounds, w... December 19, 2019
Mustangs Net 92 Points In Game The McDonald County High School boys' basketball team had several questions heading into the season under first-year coach Brandon Joines.After the Mustangs' first game of the year, the question on ev... December 5, 2019
Lady 'Stangs Basketball Participate In Jamboree The McDonald County High School girls' basketball team opened its 2019 Jamboree in grand fashion - tying one six-minute quarter against Webb City and winning the second.Its second and third scrimmages... November 28, 2019
Familiarity Should Help Lady Mustangs With three returning starters back, the 2019-2020 McDonald County Lady Mustang basketball team looks to improve on its 7-18 record from last year.Also back is head coach Chris Kennedy, who enters his ... November 28, 2019
Joines Looking To Change Mustangs' Culture Brandon Joines in his first year as head coach of the McDonald County High School boys basketball team inherits a team that went 5-20 last season and also lost its top two scorers, including Cooper Re... November 28, 2019
Wrestlers Hope To Be In State Conversation The McDonald County High School wrestling team only had two wrestlers qualify for the state tournament last year, but with both back for the 2019-2020 season the Mustangs' expectations are to improve ... November 28, 2019
Jamboree Serves Purpose For Mustangs The McDonald County High School boys' basketball team took on an opponent for the first time under the direction of new coach Brandon Joines.Though McDonald County did not win any of the two periods i... November 28, 2019
Whitney Kinser Headed To Lindenwood University Whitney Kinser's resume as a member of the McDonald County High School softball team reads like an exaggerated job application from a freshly graduated college student.But Kinser's qualifications are ... November 21, 2019
Mustangs Prepare For Winter Season With Scrimmages McDonald County High School sports fans got a glimpse of the school's three winter sports teams at scrimmages held Nov. 15 at MCHS.The wrestling team went first with 13 matches, including three girls'... November 21, 2019
Lily Allman swings golf wins For the last two years, McDonald County High School's only representative in the state finals for any of the six fall sports was a girl who stands under five feet tall. Lily Allman, after wins in the ... November 14, 2019
Mustangs Earn Honors Several members of the 2019 McDonald County High School football team have earned all-conference honors.Leading the way is senior Michael Williams. Williams was named to the second team as both a wide... November 14, 2019
Un-Lily Like Start Lily Allman wasn't at her best at the 2019 MSHSAA Class 2 Girls Golf State Championship held on Oct. 21-22 at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.But even not her best was good enough for Allm... October 24, 2019
Tigers Rush Past Mustangs The Lamar Tigers rushed for 465 yards in their win over McDonald County on Oct. 11 at Lamar High School. The Tigers needed just about every one of those as McDonald County gained 299 total yards and p... October 17, 2019
Howerton Finishes Ninth To Lead McDonald County Into Fourth Place Christian Howerton finished in ninth place to lead the McDonald County seventh grade boys' cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the McDonald County Junior High Cross Country Invitational hel... September 26, 2019
Lady Mustangs Score 22 In Two Games And Shut Out Reeds Springs In last year's 3-1 win over Reeds Spring, the McDonald County High School softball team was held to three hits by the Lady Wolves' Izzy Erickson. In what figured to be another low-scoring battle this ... September 19, 2019
Mustangs Foot Work Delivers Wins Eh Doh Say scored two second-half goals to give the McDonald County High School soccer team a 2-1 win over Carl Junction on Sept. 12 at Carl Junction High School, the Mustangs' first win over a distri... September 19, 2019
Lady Mustangs Go 1-3 The McDonald County High School 9/10 softball team beat Bluejacket 9-8 on Sept. 7 in its final game of the Commerce High School Softball Tournament.The win gave the Lady Mustangs a 1-3 record in the t... September 12, 2019
JV Mustangs Take Logan-Rogersville, 12-8 The McDonald County High School junior varsity football team took a 12-0 lead at halftime and held on in the second half for a 12-8 win over Logan-Rogersville on Sept. 9 at MCHS.After a scoreless firs... September 12, 2019
McDonald County High School Football Homecoming 2019 Queen Candidates and attendants Name: Demi Meador Class: Senior Queen Candidate Parents: Tony and Mandy Meador Hometown: Anderson Favorite Movie: "Benchwarmers" Favorite Actor or Actress: Adam Sandler... September 12, 2019
Lady Mustangs Win Season Opener Alexa Hopkins scattered seven hits while striking out two to lead the McDonald County High School softball team to a 5-1 win over Carthage on Aug. 31 at Carthage in the opening game of the 2019 season... September 5, 2019
Win, Lose And Draw for MCHS Volleyball It was full circle for the McDonald County High School volleyball team at a four-team scrimmage held on Aug. 27 at MCHS. The Lady Mustangs won one match, split one match and lost one match. McDonald C... August 29, 2019
Softball Victorious In Exhibition Games Though the two wins for the McDonald County High School softball team at a three-team jamboree held Aug. 27 don't go down as official wins for the 2019 season, anytime they are keeping scores, players... August 29, 2019
Softball Gearing Up For Another Run For a softball player to hit .500 is a great accomplishment at any level. For a high school softball coach to do the same in district and conference championships is just as much a feat. 2019 McDonald... August 29, 2019
Experience Has Mustang Soccer Optimistic With six returning starters and three more returning lettermen, the McDonald County High School boys' soccer team looks to improve on last year's school's best-ever 8-8-1 record under first-year coach... August 29, 2019
Expectations High For Cross Country Teams Expectations are high for both the boys' and girls' cross country teams said head coach Henri Whitehead. Though only in his first year as head coach, Whitehead is no stranger to the program. He served... August 29, 2019
Mustangs In Rebuild Mode Again For the third year out of his three years at McDonald County High School, football coach Kellen Hoover faces a somewhat rebuilding process. Going into the 2019 season, Hoover has no familiar faces in ... August 29, 2019
Girls Golfers Ready To Build On Foundation The McDonald County High School girls golf team will look to build on its success it achieved last year in the first year of the program at MCHS.McDonald County brings back all but one from its 2018 t... August 29, 2019
Goals Scarce In Soccer Scrimmage Goals were hard to come by in the McDonald County High School boys' soccer team's scrimmages against Aurora and Cassville -- not only for McDonald County, but for both of its opponents.The annual socc... August 29, 2019
Bright Outlook For Mustang Volleyball After winning just a combined three matches the past two years, the outlook for the 2019 McDonald County High School volleyball team is much brighter.The Lady Mustangs have four returning starters bac... August 29, 2019
Teacher Bios Name: Dalene HobbsHometown: Centerton, Ark.Grade/Subject: Early Childhood Special EducationBuilding Assignment: Noel Primary SchoolMessage To Your Students: "I am so excited to begin working in a new ... August 15, 2019
New Teacher Bios Name: George ThorntonHometown: Neosho, Mo.Grade/Subject: Biology, Anatomy and PhysiologyBuilding Assignment: McDonald County High SchoolMessage To Your Students: "Never give up on yourself -- never st... August 15, 2019
New Teacher Bios Name: Leia MitchellHometown: Owasso, Okla.Grade/Subject: 1st GradeBuilding Assignment: Noel Primary SchoolMessage To Your Students: "I'm super excited about being your teacher this year."Name: Kevin M... August 15, 2019
New Teacher Bios Name: Jeff AtchisonHometown: Pineville, Mo.Grade/Subject: Physical EducationBuilding Assignment: Pineville Elementary and Junior High SchoolMessage To Your Students: "Don't waste a minute."Name: Nikki... August 15, 2019
New Teacher Bios Name: Chelsea FisherHometown: Bella Vista, Ark.Grade/Subject: 1st GradeBuilding Assignment: White Rock Elementary and Junior High SchoolMessage To Your Students: "I cannot wait to learn and grow with ... August 15, 2019
New Teacher Bios Name: Callie St. ClairHometown: Anderson, Mo.Grade/Subject: Co-teaching English, Special EducationBuilding Assignment: McDonald County High SchoolMessage To Your Students: "Excited to be back co-teach... August 15, 2019
16U Baseball Closes Season The McDonald County 16U baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the Fordland 16U Baseball Tournament held July 8-9 at Fordland, Mo., before dropping an 8-0 decision to end its 2019 season.McDonald... July 11, 2019
18U Baseball Finishes Season At Patriot Classic The McDonald County 18U baseball team closed out its 2019 season with two losses and a tie at the Patriot Classic 18U Baseball Tournament held July 8-9 at the LaRoche Sports Complex in Fort Scott, Kan... July 11, 2019
McDonald County Junior High Takes Second RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS The McDonald County junior high school softball team took second in the Big 8 Junior High Softball Tournament held April 26-27 at MCHS. The Lady Mustangs wer... May 2, 2019
MCHS Track Sweeps Cassville Relays The McDonald County High School boys' and girls' track teams swept the team titles at the Cassville High School Relays held on April 16 at Cassville High School. The boys used several multiple winners... April 25, 2019
War Eagles Derail Mustangs In .500 Attempt McDonald County's three-game winning streak and a chance to get to .500 for the season were both derailed in the Mustangs' 7-5 loss on April 19 to Rogers Heritage at Veterans Park in Rogers, Ark. Heri... April 25, 2019
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