Golf team loaded with juniors and seniors. Tennis squad trying to improve on 10-win total in each of the past two seasons.

A new season brings an interesting scenario for the Camdenton High School baseball team. The team has a new coach in Matt Moulder and is coming off a 6-17 overall record in 2009. Some might call it a rebuilding year but the Lakers are not with talent.

The 2009 season was a pleasant and unexpected surprise for the Camdenton High School girls’ soccer team.

Despite one senior on the team, Camdenton finished 18-6 overall and third in the Ozark Conference, its best showing since joining the league.

Camdenton scored 100 goals, allowed just 23 and recorded 11 shutouts.
But that’s all in the past and Camdenton is eyeing a better season in 2010.

The spring season starts a week from Monday, but some local teams will still have to wait a bit longer to play games on their home turf. At Camdenton High School, the Lakers are getting a new baseball field – a project that started about two years ago. At School of the Osage, the Indians are getting a synthetic football field in place of the old grass football field.

Supervisors say a string of nice, dry weather would speed up completion. Here's a checkup on each.
 

Valpo's academic program big factor. Montgomery wants to play right away as slotback and kick returner. Crusaders were 1-9 last season and have a new coach.

Barracudas go 10-1 in pool play before winning championship. Team also finished second at tournament in Springfield.

Despite a solid defensive performance, the Camdenton Lakers couldn't muster enough offense to upset the No. 2 seed Waynesville Tigers on Wednesday in a 55-37 loss.

Eldon junior Kelsi Mueller was honored during halftime of Eldon’s 76-71 overtime win over Versailles Friday, Feb. 19. Mueller became the lady Mustang’s sixth all time leading scorer after a 27 point scoring performance at Cole Camp Monday, Feb. 15.

Parents around the lake getting ready to send their kids out into the world, are starting by having fundraisers to pay for their seniors’ graduation party.

Project Graduation is annual free event open to all graduating seniors the night of graduation, congratulating them, as well as providing a safe, enjoyable environment for them.

He had fallen short of his goal for a top-3 finish but Clifton Luber was not sulking.

After losing his third-place match 7-2 to Warrenton's William Filipek, the final match of his career, the Camdenton 215-pound senior jogged off the Mizzou Arena floor and gathered his composure in a nearby tunnel.

Teams always like to be playing their best with the playoffs on the horizon.

With their 9th dual win of the season over Marshfield last week, the Osage Indians look like their getting everything in place to make some noise in districts this weekend.

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.

If a group of Macks Creek citizens have their way, the Pirates could be playing high school football as soon as next season.

Camdenton marketing student sponsor public relations effort to reduce the use of cell phones and texting while driving

The boys and girls from Climax Springs traveled to Macks Creek to renew the Tri-Lakes Conference rivalry on Tuesday.