Glendale

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- On Tuesday Glendale head coach Renee Temple said that the difference in Friday's match up against Ozark would be how they could contain Ozark inside. Unfortunately for Temple and the Lady Flacons, Ozark won the battle inside, and the game 75-64. Behind the play of their two bigs Melanie Williams and Jackie Fugate, Ozark was able to control the outcome of the game. Fugate tied for a game high in points with 19, with a majority coming in the second half. "We knew our post wouldn't have much competition with their posts and we knew it would be vital to get the ball inside," Fugate said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Glendale Falcons hosted the Waynesville Tigers on Friday night. The Falcons started the game with a big lead, but Waynesville would make it close. Glendale would win the contest 78-54. The Kickapoo Chiefs visited the Parkview Vikings on Friday night. The Chiefs would hold a five point lead at the half and into the first part of the third quarter, but the Vikings wouldn't give up. Late in the quarter they would take the lead and never look back. Parkview won 69-60.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Glendale Falcons took on the Kickapoo Chiefs in boys basketball on Tueasday night. Though the two schools are rivals, they came together to raise awareness for the prevalence of heart disease. Players, coaches, and fans participated in the "Red Out" by wearing red shirts. In the game, the Falcons beat the Chiefs by a score of 68-60. In Strafford, the Indians hosted the Monett Cubs. The Cubs grabbed a one point lead to end the first half, but the Indians would prevail by a score of 64-56.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An overflow crowd turned out at Hillcrest High School on Thursday night to see the northside-southside battle between the Hornets and Glendale.  Both teams looked quite impressive in their previous four games.   Hillcrest's only loss came to a non-Missouri school, Heritage of Rogers, Ark., in a game at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.  Glendale, meanwhile, was unbeaten and coming off an impressive victory over its southside rival Kickapoo. From the beginning of this matchup, Hillcrest was in control.  Despite being a smaller Class 4 school facing the Class 5 Falcons, the Hornets showed that their tough early-season assignments -- including handling the pressure of a national TV appearance in their first game, then the Razorback Stadium game, and then playing at Joplin in the first game there since the tornado on May 22 -- all helped the Hornets be prepared for the tough assignments.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --  "We were just ready to play this game," Nixa senior guard Jordan Epps said. "It feels real sweet. We just came out here and mad a statement. " Friday night, Nixa and Glendale battled for the Class 5 District 11 championship and a shot to keep their seasons alive. Nixa came out of the gates showing fast, and showed why they are one of the top teams in the state, winning the game 89-47. Nixa came out firing in the first quarter, starting the game on a 17-8 run. 10 of the Eagles' first 17 points came from Epps.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Springfield Hillcrest Hornets showed they are the class of the city. Dorial Green-Beckham caught two touchdowns in the Hornets 35-8 blowout victory over the Glendale Falcons Thursday night.  Hillcrest improves to 4-1 on the season.  Glendale dropped its first game this season. Green-Beckham caught 10 passes for 129 yards.  Through five games, the top-rated receiver in the country has hauled in 53 passes for 864 yards and nine touchdowns.  The senior standout topped 5,000 yards for his career, adding to his state high school record.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Greenwood High School officials announced the seedings for the 65th annual Blue and Gold 32-team boys basketball tournament.  That tournament will be at Hammons Student Center and JQH Arena at Missouri State University from Dec. 27-30. In the Blue Division, the seedings are (1) Nixa, (2) Parkview [Spfd.], (3) Rogersville, (4) Willow Springs, (5) Republic, (6) Ozark, (7) Stoutland, and (8) Camdenton.  In the Gold Division, the seedings are (1) Glendale [Spfd.

Just a day after two local Springfield private school rivals met to decide a Class 1 district championship in boys high school soccer, two local Springfield public schools known for their long southside rivalry met to decide a Class 3 district title as Kickapoo and Glendale met to decide the district 11 championship. And after a scoreless 40-minutes, the two teams went to not one, but two overtimes, where a penalty called on Kickapoo and resulting penalty kick by Roman Aldaiz gave Glendale a 1-0 victory.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Defense was the word of the game on Thursday night at Central's Harrison Stadium, as both defenses made several big stops and forced multiple turnovers.  Central scored on their opening drive of the game as running back Secoy Hodges scored on a 2-yard run to give the Bulldogs an early 6-0 lead.  Willard's opening possession started well as Sky Frazier had a 16-yard reception that put the Tigers deep into Bulldog territory, yet...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo  -  Glendale High School's culinary team is competing in the National Pro-Start Competition Sunday at 10am. They qualified by winning state in February. The team left for Baltimore, Maryland Thursday. They're competing against some college teams who have more resources and more experience, but that didn't stop them from winning at state. The students had to come up with the menu themselves. During competition they only have an hour to make a three course meal.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Some Glendale High School art students are using their talents to help orphans in third-world countries. It's the seventh year for "The Memory Project," which provides a portrait to a child who's never really had any possessions to call their own that weren't handed down from other orphans. The Memory Project takes the portraits that are painted by high school students here in America and delivers them to the orphans. The students then get to see a video of the orphan they were paired up with receiving the portrait, as well as a picture of their orphan holding the portrait for the students to keep.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- More students in Springfield Public Schools are learning about the dangers of methamphetamine.  "Don't Meth With Us" used to be aimed at fifth graders, and now it's been expanded. Carver Middle School seventh graders were the first seventh-grade class to see the presentation on Tuesday, similar to the one they saw in fifth grade.  Now they're a little older and a little wiser, and understand the message even more. "I forgot some of it but, whenever it came back, it all just came back at once, so I knew what they were talking about," said seventh grader Garren Shelley.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A Springfield woman has hopes of a crowning moment Saturday night in Las Vegas. Springfield High School graduate and Drury University student Tippe Emmott will compete as Miss Missouri in the Miss America Pageant.  The 22-year-old won her Miss Missouri title last June. She is the reigning Miss Branson title holder too. Emmott's platform as Miss Missouri has focused on self-confidence.  She will perform Ballet-en-Pointe.  Emmott is hoping to become the second Miss Missouri to be crowned Miss America.  Debbye Turner won the title in 1990.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Glendale Falcons took to the soccer field on Tuesday night but a hole was in the team's heart.  Before the game against the Joplin Eagles, the grieving student body marked a moment of silence for Grayson Lambert, 16.  Last Saturday, he perished in a plane crash along with his dad, brother, sister, and a family friend. “A great teammate,” said head coach Jeff Rogers.  “[He] worked hard in practice to not only become a better player but to push those around him. " These players aren't about to forget their friend and will pay tribute through the season.

   The Springfield school board on Thursday approved the use of private funds to place artificial turf in the football stadiums at Glendale, Hillcrest, and Kickapoo, the only three public schools in the city without the synthetic surface.  Parkview's JFK Stadium, which is scheduled to have its field resurfaced, and Central's Harrison Stadium, which it shares with Drury, already have artificial turf.     Headed by district athletic director Mark Fisher, some $3.5 million has been raised for the project with the goal to raise about a half-million more.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police officers and guards from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners will square off in a basketball game for charity this Saturday. Glendale High School will play host to the "Guns vs. Guards" basketball game, which tips off at 6:30. Tickets cost $5 and all proceeds will benefit the Child Advocacy Center. There will be a free Family Fun Zone with live music from Ultimate Evolution. Kids can enjoy face painting, inflatables, concessions and other events from 3 to 6 p.m.

   Five new members have been chosen as the 2012 class of the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame, with ceremonies set for Tuesday, September 25 at the University Plaza Convention Center.   The new honorees include Bob Brown, one of the winningest area basketball coaches in history with successful runs at Richland and Bolivar as well as 21 years at Springfield Parkview where he won seven regional titles, six conference championships, plus second and third place finishes at state.

Jack Snow and Anna Leonard, both senior swimmers from Springfield Glendale, signed letters of intent on Wednesday with highly-respected schools.  Snow has been accepted at the United States Military Academy at West Point while Leonard is continuing her education at the prestigious  Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   Jack has had an outstanding athletic career at Glendale.  This past season at the MSHSAA State Championships Jack was part of the 400 Free Relay - 3 rd 200 Medley Relays - 2 nd Individually he was 2 nd  in the 50 Free and the STATE Champion in 100 Backstroke Jack is a multi-time All-Stater, including all 4 of his events this past season.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- On Tuesday Glendale head coach Renee Temple said that the difference in Friday's match up against Ozark would be how they could contain Ozark inside. Unfortunately for Temple and the Lady Flacons, Ozark won the battle inside, and the game 75-64. Behind the play of their two bigs Melanie Williams and Jackie Fugate, Ozark was able to control the outcome of the game. Fugate tied for a game high in points with 19, with a majority coming in the second half. "We knew our post wouldn't have much competition with their posts and we knew it would be vital to get the ball inside," Fugate said.