The Pride

Willard R-II School District

Tigers go 5-0!

Posted by jstaley on October 5, 2007




It’s official…TigerMania has struck Willard! Before an esitmated crowd of over 3,000 people in Tiger Stadium the football tigers defeated Branson 35-28 in overtime last Friday to move their record to 5-0 and 1-0 in the COC. They are currently ranked 10th in the state and the Newsleader has them ranked 3rd in southwest Missouri in classes 4-6. The Tigers will take their show on the road tonight in Nixa. Kickoff is at 7:00pm. Come out and support the Tigers!

Congratulations to the softball Tigers on their quarterfinal victory over Rogersville last night as the district tournament has begun. The girls will take on top seed Marshfield today at 4:00 in the semifinals. The other semifinal pits 2nd seed Ava vs. 3rd seed Bolivar at 6:00pm. Finals will be Saturday at 3:00pm. All games are being held at the newly renovated Willard softball field.

The volleytigers are continueing their excellent play with victories over Rogersville and Bolivar this week. This runs their record to an impressive 18-5-1 for the season! The girls will play in the Licking Classic this Saturday before returning to COC play next week. The will host Buffalo on Tuesday and Nixa on Thursday. The game vs. Buffalo will not start until 6:00 since they do not have a freshmen squad.

Congratulations to the following runners that won medals by placiing in the top 15 at the Reeds Spring Cross Cournty meet last Monday: K. Hession – 3rd, A. Bird – 6th, J. Bird – 12th, R. Cook – 3rd.

The soccer Tigers will look to get on track as they host New Convenant tonight at 4:30. They will then host Ozark next Tuesday and will be at Carthage on Thursday.

It’s Good To Be A Tiger!

Jeff Staley, Director of Operations