Congratulations to Liberty Lady Eagle Kam Wood for an incredible performance at the Class 2 District Tournament! Kam Wood finished 2nd out of 64 golfers, shooting an impressive +5 (75) at Whispering Oaks Golf Course in Marshfield. Kam Wood is advancing to the state competition, which will be held October 21-22 in Nixa.
The Missouri State-West Plains Lady Grizzly Volleyball team won three matches this weekend in the Mineral Area Cardinals Classic. Friday the Grizzlies beat Indian Hills 3-0, Saturday they beat Hutchinson Community College 3-0 and beat Vincennes 3-0. MSU-West Plains improved to 24-5 on the season and are now ranked 12th in the nation and will return on the court Wednesday at the West Plains Civic Center to take on Mineral Area Community College game will air on the fox 969 and be live video streamed.
Jim Cox Memorial Golf Tournament will be held this Saturday with a tee time of 11am 2-person 18-hole scramble will be the format, $80.00 per team. The tournament will be held at the Willow Spring Thomas Beyno Municipal Golf Course. Sign up sheet inside the pro shop or call 417-469-1214.
One of the best baseball players to come out of Mountain Home High School and who managed and coached in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization has passed away at the age of 78. Gaylen Pitts died this past week in Santa Fe New Mexico. Gaylen was a 3-sport stud for the Bombers, playing baseball football and basketball and was in the inaugural Mountain Home High School Athletic Hall of Honor class of 2010. After graduating in 1964, Pitts signed with the STL Cardinals. In 71, he was traded to Oakland. He managed the Arkansas Travelers in 81 and 82 and again in 89. After that, he was able to make it to the big club in St. Louis. Pitts’ first five years with the Cardinals was on Joe Torre’s staff, serving as hitting coach in 91, bullpen coach in 92 and bench coach in 95. Pitts returned to the minor leagues. He managed the Cardinals triple A team in Louisville in 97. He stayed with them another 4 years until 02. They won the Pacific Coast League championship in 2000 when 20-year-old Albert Pujols hit a walk-off bomb. Pitts later became the Cardinals special assistant for player development in 09 and served in that role until joining manager Mike Matheny’s staff.
