Coming off a two-week quarantine, second-seeded Naylor faced an uphill battle Tuesday in its girls semifinal game at the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. Third-seeded Neelyville showed good form for four quarters to hand the Lady Eagles a 52-37 loss and keep alive its hopes for a 13th consecutive tournament championship. The Lady Tigers will face top-seeded Doniphan in Friday’s championship game at Three Rivers College...

Doniphan coach Adam Epps seemed relieved Tuesday night after his top-seeded Donettes escaped upset-minded Twin Rivers 53-46 to reach the championship game at the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. “It’s hard to beat a team three times and we were able to beat them 3 out of 4. Twin Rivers played really hard,” said Epps. “I’m not happy with the way we played but we are happy to get the win.”...

The Neelyville Lady Tigers didn’t easily let go of their 12-year reign as Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament champs Friday night in the championship game against top-seeded Doniphan. Back-to-back three-pointers from Natalie Akers and Mckenzi Davis put the Tigers ahead 39-36 with 3:27 to play against the Donettes. But with the pressure suddenly shifted, Doniphan came up with just enough offense and a couple of late defensive stops to pull out a title, 42-39...

Back in December, it was a tip-in at the buzzer that gave the East Carter Redbirds two-points over the Doniphan Dons and the top seed in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. Friday night in the rematch in the conference tournament finals, the Redbirds couldn’t get the buzzer-beater to fall...

Getting through the conference schedule undefeated has made this a special season for the Doniphan Donettes. “It’s special. We beat some good teams like Twin Rivers at Twin Rivers and Naylor and Neelyville at home,” said Donettes coach Adam Epps. “We are really happy about winning the conference championship.”...