BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Hurley 13-0. Gregory 2-3 3B 2RBI, Paulsen 5IP W 7K 3-3 HR, Morgan 2-2 2B 4RBI, Ray 2-3 2RBI, Taft and Ayer add 1RBI each. JV wins 4-1. Barnett 3IP W.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Blue Eye defeated Southwest in four sets Monday in a SWCL Conference volleyball game. Some highlights: ** Kaleigh Tull and Laura Jean Henry combined to make all 25 of their serves. KT added six kills and a block and LJ had 24 assists. **Riley Flippo made 21 of 22 serves but ended her serving streak at 52 in a row. ** Missy Freeman had 8 kills, 5 receptions, 4 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces ** Juliauna Sierra made 16 of 19 receptions and added 19 digs ** Lyric Bernard had 20 receptions and 23 digs. The JV also lost to Blue Eye. Olivia Swafford had 2 kills and a block, Olivia Hnem had 12 digs and an ace and Lily Barnett had 2 kills and an ace. The girls play Monett at home in a non-conference game tonight.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW places 4th in the Crane Wood Bat Tournament with a loss to Billings. Gregory 2-4 2B, Morgan 1-2 2B RBI, Foster 1-1. Morgan & Paulsen get All- Tournament Team! Back in action with two homes games tonight and tomorrow!
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW drops one to Hartville 11-2. Morgan 1-3 2B, Gregory 1-4 1 SB, Ray 1-3 1 RBI 1 SB, Paulsen 1-3 2B, Meek 1-3 1 RBI. We are back in action Saturday at Crane in the 3rd place game. Game starts around 2:30.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Purdy 1-0. Paulsen 6.2IP 13K 0H W, Gregory .1IP SV 1–3, Morgan 2-3 2B. We play again today for the Semifinal in the Crane Wood Bat Tournament against Hartville. Game is at 5 in Crane.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW 3 Sparta 2. Combined No Hitter Pippin 5IP 9K W, Taft 2IP SV 1K, Gregory 3-4 1 2B, Morgan 1-2 2RBI, Paulsen and Meek also with a hit. Back at it tonight in the Crane wood bat tournament against Purdy at home. 5pm start.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Spokane won both SWCL Conference volleyball matches against Southwest on Tuesday in Washburn. Some highlights: Missy Freeman had 6 kills, 5 digs a block, and was 9 of 10 serving with 4 aces, Juliauna Sierra had 3 kills and 20 receptions, Lyric Bernard had 21 receptions, Laura Henry had 14 assists, 10 digs, 2 kills and was 10 for 10 serving, Riley Flippo was 7 of 7 serving with 2 aces and extended her consecutive serve streak to 37. For the JV Olivia Hnem had 16 receptions, Kylee Rhodes added 7 and Olivia Swafford had 2 kills. The girls return to action on Monday at Blue Eye.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Southwest rallied to defeat Gentry in 4 sets Monday night on the road. Gentry won the JV match in two sets. The team opens the conference season tonight against once-beaten Spokane at 5:30 p.m.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW beats Exeter in 8 innings 6-2. Gregory 6.1IP 8K 2ER 1-4, Ayer 1.2IP 3K W, Morgan 1-3 2RBI, Barnett 1-4 2B 2RBI. Back in action in the Crane Wood Bat Tournament Tuesday @ Purdy vs Sparta 7pm start.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Pierce City defeated Southwest in volleyball Thursday night in a non-conference game. Some highlights: Laura Jean Henry was 12 for 12 serving with aces and added 17 assists and 2 digs. For the season, she is 88 for 88 serving. Juliauna Sierra had 5 kills, 14 receptions, and 15 digs. Riley Flippo was 9 for 9 serving and added 10 receptions (and no errors!) and 8 digs. The girls are back in action on Monday at Gentry, Ark.
BASEBALL UPDATES: Friday Night: SW walks it off vs Purdy in 8 innings 8-7. Paulsen 4IP 8K W 2-4 2B 1RBI, Pippin 3.2IP 8K 2ER, Meek 2-4 2B 2RBI winning HBP. Then last night: Sw beats Verona 15-2. Taft 4IP 5K W 1-1 RBI, Gregory 4-4 2 2B 3B HR 2RBI, Morgan 2-2 HR 5RBI, Meek 1-2 2RBI, Barnett 1-3 2B. Hendrix throws JV No hitter 5K 16-0!
SOUTHWEST DOWNS VERONA IN VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Trojans defeated Verona in 4 sets Tuesday to earn their first victory of the season. The girls were led by Junior setter Laura Jean Henry who was 22 for 22 serving with 7 aces. She also added 32 assists, 15 digs and 6 kills. Other highlights: Missy Freeman had 14 kills, Kaleigh Tull was 12 for 12 serving with 4 aces and added 6 kills. Lyric Bernard has 28 receptions, 31 digs, and 3 kills. Brooklynn Slye was 12 of 13 serving with 22 digs, 13 receptions, and 6 kills. Juliauna Sierra had 24 digs, 15 receptions, and 4 kills. Riley Flippo was 11 of 12 serving with 13 digs, 2 kills, and an assist. The JV tied Verona rallying from a 23-15 deficit in the second set as Lilian Barnett made 10 consecutive serves and Olivia Swafford contributed 2 huge kills.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW wins 20-3 against Spokane. Gregory 3IP 4K 3-3 2 2B 3RBI, Paulsen 3-4 HR 5RBI, Foster 1-1 3R, Ayer and Pippin 4RBI each! Back in action tonight for our first home game of the season vs Purdy. First pitch is at 5pm with JV to follow. Would love for everyone to come out and support the boys!
VOLLEYBALL: Marionville defeated Southwest in a non-conference volleyball game Thursday. Juliauna Sierra, Brooklynn Slye, and Lyric Bernard passed 40 of 45 receptions. Kaleigh Tull was 6 of 6 serving with 4 kills and Missy Freeman was 12 of 12 serving with 3 aces and 3 kills. Laura Henry had 13 assists, 11 digs, and made all 10 of her serves. Marionville also won the JV match. The Lady Trojans play East Newton on Monday and Verona on Tuesday.
BASEBALL UPDATE: SW drops one against Billings 10-5. Taft 1-2 4.2IP 3ER 4K, Ayer 1-3 2B, 5 other players with a hit. (Morgan, Tull, Foster, Gregory, Pippin) Varsity is back at it Thursday against Spokane. JV ended up winning 12-4 and played very well all around. JV plays again tonight against Purdy.
LADY TROJANS FALL TO DIAMOND: Diamond defeated Southwest Monday in non-conference volleyball. Some highlights: Missy Freeman (7 kills, 5/5 serving, 1 ace), Laura Henry (10 assists, 10/10 serving, 1 ace), Kaleigh Tull (3 kills, 8/8 serving, 2 aces). As a team, they were 40 of 42 serving. Diamond also won the JV game. Highlights: Emma Outhouse was 6/6 serving with an ace and added an assist), Olivia Hnem 4/4 serving with an an ace and 4 digs. The girls return to action Thursday with a home game against Marionville.
VOLEYBALL OPENER: The volleyball team opened the season with two ties and two losses in the Verona Tournament. The Lady Trojans tied Purdy and McAuley and fell to Miller and Lockwood. HIGHLIGHTS: ** RECEPTIONS: Lyric Bernard 37, Juliauna Sierra 37; ** DIGS: Brooklynn Slye 28, Lyric 25, Laura Jean Henry 24; ** ACES: Brooklynn 4; ** SERVE %: Laura Jean, Riley Flippo and Brooklynn 100%; ** KILLS: Kaleigh Tull 11, Juliauna 9, Marissa Freeman 8; ** ASSISTS: Laura Jean 25. The girls return to action tonight against Diamond. JV match begins at 5:30 p.m.
OPENING WEEKEND BASEBALL: Baseball opened up the season over the weeknd with three games. We opened up facing three teams that made it to state last year and went 1-2. On Friday we lost both to Silo,OK (5 straight state championships) and Licking (reigning class 3 state champion) but played well. On Saturday we played Cooter (Class 1 3rd place) and came away with the win.
Trojans beat Cooter 11-7! Taft 3-4 2RBI 2IP 2K, Paulsen 2-2 1RBI, Morgan 2-3 3RBI, Gregory 3-4. Charlie Pippin gets the W.
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2023 GRADUATES: The 2023 yearbooks have arrived. Class of 2023 graduates who ordered them can get theirs at the high school office.
LADY TROJANS VOLLEYBALL WINS 2 OF 3 AT JAMBOREE: Southwest defeated Purdy and Wheaton and narrowly lost to Hurley at Tuesday's volleyball jamboree. Juliauna Sierra and Brooklynn Slye led the team in kills and both Laura Jean Henry and Kaleigh Tull did not miss any serves in the six sets. The girls begin the season on Saturday at the Verona Tournament.