Three Lakers came away with wins by fall on Tuesday night, though the team fell to Rolla 54-18.
Lake area teams in both Class 5 and Class 3 will see some different opponents in district play this season.
While lake area basketball and wrestling teams get set for the stretch run and playoffs, there’s quite a bit going on around the lake area for other prep programs.
Camdenton, School of the Osage and Eldon are all in various stages of either building or renovating sports facilities on their campuses.
Complete results from the Tigers 55-12 win over Fatima on Tuesday.
It got a little closer than most expected, but Camdenton was able to hold on for a victory against School of the Osage on Saturday in the final game of the Shootout at the Lake.
Not only were the Laquey Hornets coming into town as a larger-division opponent, they were also a good one.
The 12-2 Hornets were ranked No. 8 in Class 2, and while the Climax Springs Cougars have shown they're a completely different team than last year – few would have expected a victory for the home team.
Camdenton High School will host the 2nd annual Laker Shootout on Saturday, including local teams, as well as teams from around the state.
The host Lakers will be featured in the final game of the day against School of the Osage.
If a group of Macks Creek citizens have their way, the Pirates could be playing high school football as soon as next season.
The boys and girls from Climax Springs traveled to Macks Creek to renew the Tri-Lakes Conference rivalry on Tuesday.
The Osage Lady Indians came within five points of a Stover Tournament championship, but their effort was good enough to get them second place on Saturday, despite a 41-36 loss to Laquey.
Facing one of the Ozark Conference's top teams, the Camdenton boys held it close early before eventually falling in their first league contest of the season, 75-63.
Jumping out to a 23-14 first quarter lead, the Osage Lady Indians got what they needed in a 69-59 home win over Dixon.
It’s been six months, so Ryan Vaughn is expected to get in a cage and fight someone again.
It might sound unfair, but as the current holder of the Capital Belt Heavyweight Title, it’s his responsibility to defend it.
“We always say, if you’re not defending a title, you don’t really have a title,” said Vaughn, a mixed martial arts fighter and a Lake Ozark firefighter.
Once again, the Camdenton girls' defense was too much for their opponents to handle, as the Lady Lakers evened their conference record to 1-1 with a win in Joplin.
Despite a 26-10 halftime lead, the Versailles girls fell to Knob Noster at home on Thursday, 51-48.
The Camdenton wrestling team will take on Warsaw and Bolivar on Tuesday night as they honor the senior class.
The Camdenton Lady Lakers put on a great performance on the defensive end of the court Monday night, but they couldn't muster enough offense to take down a good West Plains team in a 37-30 loss.
The Versailles girls basketball team couldn't come back from a cold first half in which they shot just 4-for-32 in an 8-point loss to Iberia on Monday night.
The Lady Indians and Lady Mustangs will match up in the game of the night, in Eldon.
It’s brutally cold and snowy in the Ozarks this week, definitely not the preferred weather of an avid Mid-south angler.
Conversely, our Yankee brethren love the cold and snow because they can drive their snowmobiles and vehicles across frozen lakes to their shanties and fish through little holes in the ice.
