Behind the Stripes

A massive congrats to Ozark's JROTC rifle team who recently placed first at Missouri State 3PAR Championship! Ozark's precision team took home the championship and the sporter team took home second place. Individuals also walked away with some new hardware: Cadet Daniel placed first and Cadet Wells took second! Congrats Tigers on your awesome season. We are so proud of all your hard work!

This week, junior Toby Thompson has been selected as our Artist of the Week! Toby is a member of Ozark's Men's Chorus where he is a major asset, according to Assistant Choir Director Connor Gately

"Having Toby in Men's Chorus has been a game changer for us," Gately said. "Not only does he have a powerful singing voice, but he is also a great leader. He sets a great example for the bass section everyday. We're lucky to have him."

Congrats Toby!

This week, OHS junior Hudson Roberts has been selected as an Athlete of the Week! Hudson is a member of Ozark's boys basketball team, where he is a major scorer, just recently making a combined seven 3-pointers in the last two games Ozark has played, according to Head Coach Mark Schweitzer.

"Hudson has had an excellent start to the season this year," Schweitzer said. "He has led the team in scoring, averaging over 20 points, and has really shown himself to be one of the better players in southwest Missouri."

Congrats Hudson!

This week, OHS sophomore Josey Roberts has been selected as an Athlete of the Week! Josey has had a stellar start to the basketball season, according to head coach Brandon Clift.

“Josey has averaged 14 points per game in our last four games," Clift said. "After playing junior varsity last year as a freshman, Josey has done a great job stepping into a varsity starting position this year. I feel like she will continue to grow as player as she becomes more comfortable playing at the varsity level. "

Congrats Josey!

This week OHS junior Dylan Yarbrough has been selected as our Tiger of the Week! Dylan is one of OHS's awesome FFA officers and is an incredible asset to the program helping out wherever he can, according to FFA Sponsor Heath Wright.

"Dylan is a very involved student," Wright said. "He helps students in the shop, makes repairs, and can solve just about any problem. We can always count on him. He also does a lot of cooking for our FFA events. Dylan is looking to pursue a career in Agricultural Education."

Congrats Dylan!

Help us give a massive congrats to Coach Tricia Smith for being named Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association - Middle/Junior High School Coach of the Year. Coach Smith, who teaches at OHS, coaches OJH's eighth grade volleyball team and has for seven years. This season her team had a record of 15-1-1, were COC Champions and COC Tournament Champions. We are so lucky to have such an awesome coach like Coach Smith helping lead and guide Ozark's volleyball players! Thanks for all you do Coach Smith! Go Tigers!

Ozark's boys and girls wrestling teams had an awesome time at tournaments at Winnetonka and Olathe South. Both teams finished in the top 10, with each team having seven medalists! Also congrats to Dayton Moison for most pins in least amount of time. So proud of these teams and can't wait for the rest of the season!

JROTC drill teams had a great time at the Waynesville meet. The unarmed exhibition, armed color guard and armed exhibition all took third overall, with the unarmed overall taking second place. Three cadets also placed for their individual drill performances, Cadet Hembree (ninth place), Cadet Lupton (fifth place) and Cadet Rosario fourth place). Congrats on a great start to your season!

A massive congrats to Ozark's Pom Dance team for their awesome performance at their first competition of the year in Farmington! The team took first in pom, second in kick and third in hip-hop. Additionally, all dances were rated Excellent by judges. Congrats ladies!

During a game versus Carthage, several Ozark girls basketball players were honored for completing the 10,000 shot challenge this past season. The challenge, which players in grades 7-12 have the opportunity participate in, encourages players to keep honing their skills over the summer by taking/making 10,000 baskets. Ozark had 10 players complete the challenge:

• Sydney Hampton (12)

• Macey Sult (12)

• Kori Roussell (11)

• Lauren Carson (11)

• Hayle Wofford (10)

• Aubrey Sundlie (9)

• Zoey Browning (8)

• Gracie Warren (8)

• Madison Dean (8)

• Mila Clark (8)

Congratulations ladies—we are proud of your hard work!

Monday, Jan. 15, 2024

Girls JV Basketball @ Gary Keeling Invitational JV Tournament

• VS Neosho: 52-9
• VS West Plains: N/A

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

Boys Varsity/JV Wrestling at Carthage/Neosho Duals

• VS Neosho: 31-44 (L)
• VS Carthage: 51-27 (W)

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

Boys 9th Grade Basketball @ Ozark Freshman Tournament

• VS Willard: 43-42 (W)
• VS Kickapoo: 42-55 (L)
• VS Republic: 32-54 (L)

Girls Varsity Basketball at Neosho @Gary Keeling Invitational

• VS Neosho: 56-36 (W)
• VS Camdenton: 57-44 (W)

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

Boys Varsity Basketball at Shawnee Mission West Tournament

• VS Shawnee Heights: 51-80 (L)
• VS Shawnee Mission West: 67-44 (W)
• VS Olathe West: 45-60 (L)

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024

Boys Varsity Wrestling @ Winnetonka Boys Tournament

• Placed in the top 10 as a team and had seven medalists

Girls Varsity/ JV Wrestling @ Olathe South Girls Tournament

• Placed in the top 10 as a team and had seven medalists

Girls Varsity Swim and Dive vs Nixa

• Results N/A

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: CARTHAGE TRIANGULAR WITH NEOSHO & OZARK
  
• PICTURES: NIXA VS. OZARK

Christian County Headliner

• Tigers' Moseley beats former state champ and named Most Outstanding Wrestler
  
• Arvizu's conditioning wins out, as he records one of Ozark's four falls against Eagles
  
• Moving up two weight classes, Lady Tigers' Sundlie still enjoying winning ways
  

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!

➡️visit ozarkmotigers.org to check out the website

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