The 7th & 8th grade girls track teams have been dominating this season.  At this point, they have participated in 3 track meets (Liberty, Mtn. Grove, and West Plains) and are undefeated.  The 8th grade Lady Bears are in pursuit of their second S.C.A. title while the 7th grade Lady Bears are after their first.

The Liberty meet was a huge victory for the 7th grade girls.  Team results:  Willow Springs 154,  Mtn. Grove 80, Liberty 61, Gainesville 40, West Plains 40, Licking 38, Houston 30, Plato 29, and Cabool 25.  Maddie Modranski finished 1st in 3 different events: 400m dash, 200m dash and the long jump.  Hannah Venn took 1st in the shot put with a distance of 26’3″. 

The 8th grade girls were also very successful at the Liberty meet.  Team results:  Willow Springs 117, Liberty 106, Houston 69, Gainesville 69, West Plains 68, Mtn. Grove 42, Licking 20, Cabool and Plato 0.  Shelby Bridwell finished 1st in the hurdles.  Kyndall bunch was 1st in the high jump while the 4×100 team of Ciara Sisco, Jane Sherbo, Ashley Riden and Shelby Bridwell also came in first place.

The Mtn. Grove meet brought an even larger margin of victory for the 7th grade girls.  Team results:  Willow Springs 215, Mtn. Grove 92, Cabool 43, and Ava 33.   First place finishers for the 7th grade girls were as follows:
Maddie Modranski – 100m dash, 400 m dash, 200 m dash, long jump
4x200m relay team (Durnell, Wake, Hall, Maloy)
4x100m relay (Durnell, Brooks, Ridenour, Hall)
4x400m relay (Wake, Conner, Durnell, Brooks)
Hayley Draheim – triple jump
Kileigh Conner – high jump
Hannah Venn – shot put

The 8th grade girls also came away victorious with several first place finishes.  Team results:  Willow Springs 165, Ava 127, Mtn. Grove 76, and Cabool 2.
Shelby Bridwell – 75m hurdles, 100m dash, long jump
Jane Sherbo – 200m dash
Kyndall Bunch – high jump
Kyra Bunch – triple jump, shot put, discus
4×100 relay (Bridwell, Sherbo, Sisco, and Riden)

The 7th grade girls once again were victorious during their second ribbon meet at West Plains.  Team results:  Willow Springs 144, Mtn. Grove 77, Bakersfield 56, Liberty 53, West Plains 39, Gainesville 36, Ava 34, Cabool 30, and Licking 29.    Maddie Modranski scored a team high of 40 points for the 2nd straight meet by finishing first in the 100m dash, 400m dash, 200m dash, and the long jump.

The 8th grade girls, despite their few numbers, pulled away with another victory at the West Plains meet as well.   With their 8 members, they were still able to take first place.  Team results:  Willow Springs 124, Ava 89, West Plains 88, Houston 68, Gainesville 61, Liberty 57, Mtn. Grove 36, Licking 24, Cabool 4, and Bakersfield 0.  The Lady Bears had 2 finishers in all events except for the discus, distance (they only had one runner=one finisher) and pole vault. 

Congrats to the Lady Bears on their successful season so far!  Keep up the good work!

Information submitted by Coach Val Jackson