The Aurora tennis girls participated in their first back-to-back home matches of the season on August 19-20 against Carthage and Monett. Aurora’s varsity girls suffered losses in both contests, while the junior varsity squad defeated its Carthage opponents and fell to Monett.
Members of Aurora’s soccer team, coached by Curtis Bishop, opened their season at home on August 30, taking on the Bolivar Liberators. The Houn’ Dawgs displayed strong effort, but fell to the Liberators 0-5.
The Verona Lady Wildcats started the season with a two-set win over Hurley on August 31. The game was the team’s first game and home opener of the season.
Aurora had several errors in the game against Webb City on August 31, resulting in a 0-10 loss in five innings.
The Aurora Lady Houns traveled to Neosho for the first game of the season on August 31. Aurora won in two games with scores of 25-16 and 25-22.
The Aurora Lady Houns took third place over the weekend at the Ash Grove tournament on August 28. The girls were 1-1 in the tournament leading into the game.
The fate of the Marionville came down to the final seconds of the game Friday night as the Comets trailed Osceola. After a night full of penalties, Marionville trailed by seven with 15 seconds left, but an interception gave Osceola the ball and the 21-14 win over the Comets.
Aurora's Houn' Dawg football team opened the season with a bang Friday night defeating the Warsaw Wildcats. The Dawgs dominated the game shutting out the Wildcats 34-0.
The Aurora Lady Houns gave up early runs against McDonald County on August 24, but they were able to be within one until the fifth inning. Aurora then gave up another six runs in the game for a 2-9 loss.
The Lady Comets softball team opened with some first-game jitters on August 23 in a face-off with Southwest, but it didn't take long for pitcher Anna Brown to find her groove and the rest fell into place.
Below is a cumulation of sports briefs for the area.
The Comets will host a jamboree on August 20, at Bill Redus Field, with a start time of 7 p.m.
Aurora Houn’ Dawgs and Marionville Comets will start their football seasons with home openers on August 27, but the two teams will offer opportunities for fans to get a preview before the season.
Honey Creek Golf Club recently held its annual Mark Welch Memorial Golf Tournament with 230 golfers participating.
The Aurora Lady Houns held a camp July 19-23 to condition, to prepare for the season and for team building.
For 53 years, the Rocking A Saddle Club has offered an ACRA-IPRA rodeo to spectators.
A training ride for the Bike MS: Ozarks Ride 2010 will take place July 17. The
Monett Metric is being sponsored by Cox Monett Hospital.
The Southwest team in the 12U All-Star District Tournament battled against the Mt. Vernon/Monett team on July 9 in the first round. The team includes Marionville players. Here are some photos from the game.
The Southwest team in the 10U All-Star District Tournament includes Marionville players. The Southwest team lost by one run in the first round of play on July 9. Here are some photos from the game.
Aurora's 12U team faced Cassville in the first round of districts in the All-Star Tournament on July 9. Here are some photos from the game.
