Seventh grade Lamar Tigers win Seneca Invitational

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The seventh grade Lamar Tiger basketball team began its season by participating in the Seneca Invitational. The team played and beat Seneca on January 4; East Newton on January 5 and McDonald County on January 6, as they cruised on to win the 2018 Seneca Junior High Basketball Tournament Championship. The team is coached by Eric England.

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On December 1, the Lady Tigers swim team competed in the Valkyrie Invitational, hosted by Parkview High School, at Foster Auditorium in Springfield. LHS finished in fifth place in team competition in a field of 14 teams. Pictured, left to right, are Meghan Watson, Abby Kluhsman, Cher McCall, Kaitlyn Davis, Emma Tennal, Nevaeh Jones and Sam Capehart.

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The Lamar High School girls swim team travelled to Monett for a swim meet on December 4. The Lady Tigers placed fifth overall against 12 other teams, including area schools such as Carl Junction, Carthage, Joplin, Lebanon, Monett, Nevada, Thomas Jefferson and Webb City. Pictured, left to right, are Kaitlyn Davis, Meghan Watson, Team Manager Audrey Whitworth, Emma Tennal, Cher McCall, Abby Kluhsman, Sam Capehart, Coach Lyman Burr and Nevaeh Jones.

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The eighth grade Lamar Tigers rolled through the final three games of their season with wins over Monett (28-12), Seneca (15-0) and Cassville (36-20). The Tigers continued to rely heavily on their running offense. Against Monett, the Tigers rushed for 169 yards on 10 carries. In their final game against Cassville, the Black and Red accumulated 324 yards in 24 attempts. The Tigers only passed the ball six times in those two contests. There were only two quarters of play against Seneca and statistics were not available for this game. During the entire 2018 campaign, the Tigers outscored their opponents 165-44. The LMS Brotherhood completed back-to-back undefeated seasons, claiming the Big 8 Conference Championship for the second year in a row.

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Drew Marti, daughter of Misty and Andy Marti, is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. In her spare time Drew likes to draw and cuddle with her cat, Minnie May. She would consider herself a cat person. She likes Math and her favorite subject in school is Art.

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