Behind the Stripes

Ozark Varsity Cheer recently traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete in the UCA nationals contest! They placed seventh out of 49 teams in Large Varsity Game Day and placed eighth in the nation Super Large Varsity Traditional. The team learned an entire new routine with new stunt groups for the competition! Congrats ladies!

JROTC Rifle Teams recently traveled to Alabama to compete in a national contest! Both the sporter and the precision placed second overall! They were the only team in the nation to make the podium in both categories! Congrats Cadets!

A massive congrats to Emily Price, Emma Tsaruk and Maelynn Sundlie who all placed at the District meet on Feb. 9 and now will get to compete at the Class 2 state tournament on Feb. 23. Congrats ladies and good luck at state!

This week, OHS junior Lyla Wood has been selected as an Athlete of the Week! Lyla is a member of the Ozark varsity girls basketball team and one of their most effective defensive players. However, she recently stepped outside her comfort zone and scored an amazing half-court shot during Ozark's 69-47 win over Willard.

“She's a defensive-minded kid and works very hard on the defensive end,” Head Coach Brandon Clift said. “I’ve continued to encourage her to shoot the basketball. But she's not necessarily a score-first mentality kind of kid. She's very capable offensively. I knew it was in there for her. When we shoot in practice, she shoots as well as a lot of the kids."

Congrats Lyla!

This week, OHS senior Johnny Williams has been selected as an Athlete of the Week! Johnny is a member of the Ozark varsity boys wrestling team. He recently won an individual COC Championship and joined the 100-win club!

Congrats Johnny!

This week, senior Laura Wolfe has been selected as our Artist of the Week! Laura is one of Ozark's many talented musicians. She was recently not only named first chair in the All-District Honor band for French horn, but also received all-state band recognition as an honorable mention. She's been an all-state honoree for the past two years.

Congrats Laura!

This week OHS senior Rhett Daniel has been selected as our Tiger of the Week! Rhett is a cadet in OHS's JROTC and the captain of the rifle sporter team. At the state competition he placed first and was recently a part of the team that placed second at a national competition!

Congrats Rhett!

• Madilynn Beaman – Graceland University – Dance
• Courtney Merrell – Mission University – Softball
• Jace Whatley – Missouri Southern State University – Football
• George Reynolds – College of the Ozarks – Baseball
• Alex Nimmo – College of the Ozarks – Baseball

Read more about these awesome athletes here: https://www.ozarkmotigers.org/news/89694

OHS Future Business of America (FBLA) students recently competed at Missouri State University for districts and brought home some serious hardware in dozens of performance and test events. Overall Ozark left the competition with six district champions, 38 state qualifiers and 52 overall medalists. Congrats to all who competed!

Read more about FBLA Districts here: https://www.ozarkmotigers.org/news/89886

On Feb. 8, Ozark FFA students competed against 22 area schools at an event that highlights a requirement of their agriculture education: Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Projects.

Six students' projects won Area Proficiency Awards, which qualified them to compete at the state competition in April, and 14 other students placed in the top three of their category. Congratulations to the students and all who competed!

Read more about FFA SAE Competition here: https://www.ozarkmotigers.org/news/89891

Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

Girls Varsity/JV/9th Grade Basketball VS Branson

• Varsity: 36-39 (L)
• JV: 34-41 (L)
• 9th: 19-27 (L)

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

Boys Varsity/JV/9th Grade Basketball VS Branson

• Varsity: 65-42 (W)
• JV: 51-68 (L)
• 9th: 48-54 (L)

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

JROTC Drill Team @ Smith Cotton All Service Drill Drill Meet

• Results N/A

Boys Varsity/JV/9th Grade Basketball VS Carthage

• Varsity: 62-60 (W)
• JV: 76-43 (W)
• 9th: 43-44 (L)

Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024

Girls Varsity/JV Basketball vs Neosho

• Varsity: 49-18 (W)
• JV: 73-16 (W)

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024

JROTC Rifle Team @ Service National Championship

• 2nd place in both Sporter and Precision

OHS Cheerleaders @ UCA Nationals

• 8th overall in Super Large Varsity Traditional and 7th overall in Large Varsity Game Day

Girls Varsity Wrestling @ Girls District

• Three State qualifiers Emily Price, Emma Tsaruk, and Maelynn Sundlie

Boys Varsity/JV/9th Grade Basketball VS Neosho

• Varsity: 77-58 (W)
• JV: 53-39 (W)
• 9th: 62-47 (W)

Make sure you never miss an event this year and pick up your 2023-24 activity pass now! They are $50 for adults and $25 for students. They get you access to all 7th-12th grade home games (except MSHSAA postseason events).

➡️ Order and pay for them online here: https://bit.ly/3Yk3ikj

➡️ They can also be paid for with cash or check in the OHS athletic office (417-582-5711)

Every week our Ozark Tigers are featured in media around the region! Check out how we were featured last week below!

Ozark Sports Zone

• PICTURES: OZARK 77, NEOSHO 58
• PICTURES: NEOSHO VS. OZARK
  
  

Christian County Headliner

• 'Big Three' produce 60 points and late heroics in Ozark's 62-60 victory versus Carthage
  
• 'Hard-nosed' nature has Whatley on the verge of his 500th career rebound
  

We are so excited about our new athletic website: OzarkMoTigers.org! The website (and app) features schedules, scores, rosters and the latest news about your favorite Ozark teams! If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet take a few minutes, I promise you won't regret it!

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