BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Billings 7-6 to get 3rd in the SWCL Conf Tournament. Pippin 5.2IP W 5K 2ER 1-3 2RBI, Taft SV .2IP 2K 1-4, Meek 2-4 RBI, Morgan 2-4 2RBI.
Varsity finished the season 17-9! JV wraps up their season with a JV tournament hosted at home Thursday-Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest defeated Hurley in 3 sets for Pink Out 2023 Monday night. More importantly, the team was able to raise some funds for our "Warrior" and one of the top supporters of Southwest athletics Jerry Dale Shrum. It was the 14th year for Pink Out at Southwest. Some highlights: Kaleigh Tull - 7 kills and 6 blocks, Montana Skelton was 9/9 hitting with 4 kills and 7 digs, Lyric Bernard 20/20 in reception, Juliauna Sierra 8 kills and 3 aces, Brooklynn Slye 5 kills, Laura Jean Henry 27 assists and 2 kills and while we had a bad night serving, Riley Flippo, Missy Freeman, and LJ combined to go 41 for 41. Hurley won the JV game. The Lady Trojans travel to Galena on Thursday.
BASEBALL UPDATE: Friday -- Sw loses to MCE 7-3 after leading until the 7th. Ray 6IP 8K, Meek 1-3 2RBI, Paulsen 1-3 1RBI, Tull 1-3. Saturday -- SW advances on in the SWCL tournament with a win over Crane 10-2. Gregory 4IP 7K 0ER, Meek 2-3, Paulsen 1-3 3RBI 2B, Morgan 2RBI, Ray 2-2. We play again tonight Vs Galena in the semifinal game @US ballpark, 6pm start.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest rallied to beat Purdy Thursday in a SWCL Conference game. Some highlights included: Brooklynn Slye 16/16 serving with 12 digs, 4 kills, and 3 aces; Juliauna Sierra 7/7 serving. 5 kills and 14 digs; Lyric Bernard 34 digs and 16 receptions; Montana Skelton 6 kills and 5 digs; Laura Jean Henry 23 assists and 12/13 serving. The girls play host to Hurley Monday for Pink Out.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest defeated Exeter Tuesday in non-conference volleyball. Highlights: Kaleigh Tull 18/18 serving with 7 aces and 10 kills, Laura Jean Henry 31 assists and 13/13 serving, Brooklynn Slye 11 kills and 17 digs, Juliauna Sierra 16/17 serving, 6 aces and 6 kills, and Lyric Bernard 30 digs. Exeter won the JV contest. Southwest hosts Purdy Thursday night.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Crane defeated Southwest in a 5-set thriller Monday in SWCL Conference volleyball. Highlights: Laura Jean Henry 19/19 serving (current streak at 79!), 26 assists, 17 digs, 3 kills; Brooklynn Slye 16/17 serving, 26 digs, 17 receptions, 4 kills, 2 aces; Missy Freeman 8 kills, 8, digs, 4 aces, and a block; Riley Flippo 12/12 serving, 7 receptions, 5 digs, 3 aces; Juliauna Sierra 26 digs, 18 receptions, 9 kills, and 2 aces; Kaleigh Tull 7/8 serving, 4 kills, 4 digs, and a block; Montana Skelton 5 digs, 3 kills, a block, and an assist; Lyric Bernard 43 digs, 31 receptions, 3 kills. The girls were 79 of 82 serving as a group with 11 aces. The girls play at Exeter tonight for the Tigers' Pink Out.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Blue Eye 5-2. Paulsen 5IP 8K 1ER W 1-3 2B RBI, Gregory 2IP 3K 1ER SV 3-4 2B 3B RBI, Pippin 2-3 2RBI. JV wins 3-2 with a walk off!
Back in action tonight at home vs Galena 5pm start.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Verona 11-2. Meek 4IP 3K 0ER W, Taft 3-5 2B 4SB, Pippin 1-4 3B 2RBI, Ayer 1-3 2RBI 3IP 2K, Ray 1-4 2RBI. JV wins 14-1 Cutberth 3IP 4K 0ER. Back in action tonight at home vs Blue Eye 5pm start.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest lost to Thomas Jefferson Saturday and finished 6th at the 40th annual Volleyfest Tournament. The Lady Trojans did pick up wins against Verona and Exeter and were one point away from advancing to the semifinals but lost 27-25 in their second set with Golden City in pool play. Some highlights: Junior setter Laura Jean Henry finished with 49 assists and made all 39 of her serves and has a current streak at 60. Junior Riley Flippo made 31 of 32 serves and six aces and Senior Lyric Bernard had 63 digs and 52 receptions and was named to the All-Tournament Team. The girls have a busy week with games against Crane on Monday, Exeter on Tuesday, and Purdy on Thursday. Pink Out is a week from today against Hurley.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW wins 15-0 vs Wheaton. Gregory 2.2IP 7K W, Paulsen 1-2 2B RBI, Ray 2-2 2B 5RBI, Meek 2-3 2RBI, Morgan 2-3 2RBI, Taft 1IP 2K 2-2. Back in action tonight @Verona.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: The Lady Trojans downed Wheaton Thursday in non-conference volleyball in three sets. HIGHLIGHTS: Juliauna Sierra 9 kills, 10 receptions with no errors, 13 digs; Brooklynn Slye 12 for 13 serving and 22 digs with no errors Riley Flippo 10 for 10 serving with 4 aces, Laura Jean Henry 19 for 19 serving, 22 assists, 14 digs and 4 kills; Lyric Bernard 21 digs, 13 receptions, and 4 kills. Wheaton won the JV game. HIGHLIGHTS: Emma had 41 sets and 6 assists and was 8 for 8 serving; Olivia Hnem had 21 digs and was 6 for 6 serving with and ace; Kylee Rhoads had 9 digs and was 4 for 4 serving. The girls host Volleyfest 40 in Washburn Saturday. They play Verona, School of the Ozarks, Golden City, and Exeter in pool play starting at 8 a.m.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Crane 4-0. Pippin 6IP 8K W 1-3, Paulsen 2-4, Ayer 2-4 2RBI. JV wins 10-3. We are back in action Thursday at home vs Wheaton.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Billings defeated Southwest in both SWCL Conference volleyball games Monday. HIGHLIGHTS: Juliauna Sierra had 6 kills, made all 7 serves, and added 23 of 25 receiving. Brooklynn had 7 receptions and 12 digs with no errors. Lyric had 17 receptions. Missy had 3 aces. LJ was 9 of 9 serving with 14 assists. JV - Rylee Hobbs and Olivia Hnem both had 9 receptions. Rylee had 4 kills and Emma had 5 assists. Thursday is the night. Victory 1 is on the horizon. The girls host Wheaton on Thursday.
JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Our girls placed 1st in the A Team Wheaton Tournament on Saturday with a score of 46-13. Our next game is home tomorrow against Blue Eye.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW goes 1-1 Saturday. 10-4 vs Hurley and drops 4-5 to Purdy. Paulsen 3-6 HR 2 2B 2RBI, Morgan 3-5 2 2B, Taft 3-8 5RBI 2 2B.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: The Lady Trojans volleyball team finished 7th of 10 teams in the Galena Tournament. The girls defeated Verona, tied Blue Eye, and lost to Galena and Fordland in pool play. Despite playing without two starters, the Lady Trojans put up a good fight against Hurley before falling in three sets. Senior Lyric Bernard was named to the All-Tournament team. The girls play at Billings today.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Thomas Jefferson defeated Southwest in 4 sets Thursday night in Joplin. Highlights: Juliauna Sierra had 24 receptions (with only 2 errors!), 4 kills, 11 digs, and an ace, Lyric Bernard had 26 receptions and 18 digs, and Riley Flippo had 7 kills, 17 digs, and was 14 for 14 serving with an ace. TJ also won the JV game. The varsity is back in action Saturday with 4 games in pool play at the Galena Tournament beginning at 8 a.m.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Exeter 10-2 in first round of Purdy Fall Classic. Gregory CG 10K 2ER, Paulsen 1-3 2RBI 2B, Taft 2-3 RBI 2B, Ayer 1-3 RBI, Meek 1-3 RBI. Back in action on Saturday with a double header starting at 11.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Exeter 7-2. Pippin 6.1IP 12K W 0ER 1-3 RBI, Barnett 2-3 RBI, Foster 1-1 RBI, Ray 1-2 RBI. Back in action on Thursday in the Purdy tournament against Exeter at Purdy. Game starts at 7.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Monett defeated Southwest in 3 sets Tuesday in non-conference volleyball. Highlights: Juliauna Sierra made all 19 of her receptions, Laura Jean Henry was 8 for 8 serving with 2 aces and 13 assists. Marissa Freeman was 7 for 7 serving with 3 aces and 5 kills. Monett also won the JV game. Olivia Hnem had 7 receptions and was 6 for 6 serving and Kaycee Patterson had five digs. The girls play Thomas Jefferson Thursday.