It was 22 years in the making as the Stockton Tigers clinched at least a share of the Southwest Conference championship with a strong outing at Ash Grove last Friday, ending conference play with a 7-1 record and a 16-8 record on the season. Newcomer Skyline has one conference game remaining as they currently hold a 6-1 record in conference play. Should Skyline defeat Ash Grove, they and Stockton would be co-conference champions. Should Skyline fall to the Pirates, Stockton would be the sole conference winner. more

Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers traveled to Marionville in a make-up matchup delayed by inclement weather the week before. It was a tough night on the road as Marionville grabbed the Southwest Conference win, 54-38. The following evening, the Lady Tigers hosted the Lamar Tigers who took the matchup, 57-51. Finally, the Lady Tigers hit the road on Friday along with their Tiger counterparts for a girls/boys combined outing and pulled off an overtime victory, 50-48 against the Adrian Blackhawks. more

Last week, the Tigers faced a gauntlet of three games, facing the #4 ranked Class 3 Greenwood Bluejays in Springfield on Monday, hosting Lamar on Tuesday, and then traveling to Adrian for a boys/girls combined night on Friday. The Tigers fell at Greenwood and to Lamar but bounced back with a strong victory at Adrian. more

Early last week, ice and bitter cold forced the postponement of the Lady Tigers home game against the Marionville Lady Comets. more

Last week, the Tigers traveled to Marionville before returning home to host Skyline in a game postponed to Saturday because of inclement weather. The Tigers thumped Marionville 60-41 and then handled the Skyline Tigers, 55-48, on Saturday evening at Stockton High School, grabbing the early lead in the Southwest Conference standings. more

Last week, the Stockton Lady Tigers competed in the 7th Annual Morrisville Girls Tournament, their second tournament in as many weeks. With stiff competition, the Lady Tigers took one of three games, losing to Walnut Grove in the tournament opener, defeating Lamar in semifinal action, and dropping the consolation game to the host Marion C. Early (Morrisville) Lady Panthers. more

Last week, fresh off their opening night blowout victory on the road at Butler, the Stockton Tigers competed in the 53rd Annual Morrisville Boys Tournament. As the #1 seed, the Tigers hoped to show their competition the season opener was no mirage, and the hometown favorites did not disappoint, extending their early season record to 4-0 with their closest margin of victory being 17 points over the four games more

Last week, the Lady Tigers hosted Ash Grove and Sarcoxie, both conference foes, before traveling to Pleasant Hope on Saturday to compete in the Pleasant Hope Play For Pink Volleyball Tournament. Despite the difficulties of the season, Coach Amanda Walton and her team have stayed focused and competitive, which resulted in two conference wins against Ash Grove and Sarcoxie more

On an unseasonably warm Friday night at Joe Price Stadium last Friday, the hometown Stockton Tigers, having just completed homecoming ceremonies, took the field against the Diamond Wildcats. Diamond entered the game sporting a 2-4 record, and the 5-1 red hot Tigers were not going to allow the visitors to steal a victory. more

Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers welcomed Skyline to town for the first of two conference matchups for the week. The Lady Tigers have continued to play hard, despite limited success on the court. Skyline entered the match with a 9-6-1 record and the Lady Tigers were hopeful they could upset their conference foes. more

Last week, the Stockton Lady Tigers competed in two meets at Strafford and Nevada. The big news for the week occurred on Wednesday when the Lady Tigers set a new team record of 410 at the Nevada Lady Tiger Invitational Golf Meet, besting the previous record of 412 set by the Lady Tigers in September 2020. The 410 was good enough for a tie for third place. more

Last Friday, the Tigers traveled to Springfield to take on the Springfield Central Bulldogs. Despite being a Class 5 school, the Bulldogs have struggled on the gridiron in recent years. As Central celebrated their 100th homecoming, the Tigers hoped to keep their win streak alive. Stockton started slow with penalties hampering the offense, but the defense played well throughout the night, holding the Bulldogs to a single score. After halftime, the Tigers found their momentum and pulled away to a lopsided victory, 34-7. more

Last Friday, the Tigers mauled the visiting Bears of Sarcoxie, extending their win streak to three games and bringing their season record to 3-1. Currently, the Tigers are a three seed in Class 2, District 5, behind #1 Lamar and #2 Warsaw. more

It was a busy week for the Lady Tigers as they traveled to El Dorado Springs on Monday, hosted Buffalo on Tuesday, traveled to Diamond on Thursday, and then spent most of Saturday competing in the Buffalo Lady Bison Invitational at Buffalo High School. Adversity continued to be the theme as the Lady Tigers fell to El Dorado Springs, Buffalo, and Diamond 3-0. At the Buffalo Tournament, the Lady Tigers fell to Buffalo and Eldon 2-0, picked up a win against Cassville (2-0), and then tied Hallsville 1-1. The Lady Tigers finished third in pool play, but only the Top 2 finishers in each pool advanced to bracket play. more

Last Saturday, the Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Joplin to compete in the 2024 Missouri Southern High School Stampede Across Country Meet. Ninety-two teams, including schools from Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma were in attendance. Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers were strong competitors, with each group placing several runners in the Top 100. Well over 300 competitors participated in the girls and boys competitions. more

On Monday, the Lady Tigers golf team took a trip down Highway 32 to participate in the Bolivar Invitational Golf Tournament. 26 teams participated, giving the Lady Tigers ample competition. Due to illness, only four golfers were able to make the trip so the team competed only on the individual level. It was a tough day for the ladies as none of the Lady Tigers were able to place in the Top Ten. Carli Burchett paced the Lady Tigers over 18 holes, scoring a 101. She was followed by Kendra Bishop with a 111 and Vanessa Nail with a 117. more

Last Thursday, the Tigers and Lady Tigers competed in the Carthage Cross Country meet at the Carthage Golf Course. The Lady Tigers finished in 7th place and the Tigers finished 16th. Both teams competed against large high schools, including schools from Springfield and Northwest Arkansas. more

Last Thursday, the Lady Tigers volleyball team nabbed their first victory of the young season, defeating Greenfield in 5 sets. The Lady Tigers had struggled out of the gate and the victory was welcome after a difficult start to the season. more

Last Friday, the Stockton Tigers hit the road to take on their conference foe Ash Grove Pirates who entered the game with a 2-0 record and a #9 Class 1 ranking. At the end of the evening, the Tigers had thrashed the hosts, winning 18-0 in a game that didn’t seem that close. more

After rain impacted last weeks’ Class 3, District 12 tournament scheduled at Sarcoxie, the Stockton Tigers instead traveled to Neosho to take on the Southwest (Washburn) Trojans last Monday. Neosho High School hosted the district tournament as their field was synthetic turf, allowing the games to move forward despite the persistent heavy rains over recent days. Southwest (Washburn) had defeated Diamond on Saturday in a play-in game and faced the #1 seed Tigers in semifinal action. more

Last Friday and Saturday, the Class 1, 2, and 3 state track meet, hosted by Jefferson City High School, filled two warm and sunny days as schools from all over the state converged on the state capital. Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers were represented, hoping to be competitive with some of the best athletes in the state. more

Last week, the Stockton Tigers closed out the regular season, including a victory over Peasant Hope, which gave the Tigers the Southwest Conference crown after the Tigers went undefeated in conference play. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 20-9 record, including a four game winning streak, as they enter district play. more

Tiger baseball had another busy week as they remained undefeated in conference play. more

With last week’s storms, the Stockton Tigers had a quiet week, taking a victory last Tuesday against the Miller Cardinals in Southwest Conference play in their only action of the week. more

Last Wednesday, the Stockton Tiger golf team hosted their final home golf meet as Adrian and Butler came to the Stockton Country Club. Led by Head Coach Andrew Boone and Assistant Coach Doug Haines, the Tigers continued to play excellent golf, taking first place in the match. Team scores were: Stockton, 178, Butler, 191, and Adrian 214. The Tigers were led by Owen Garver who shot a 43 as teammates Canaan Rutledge, Parker Phelan, and Layton Colvin all scored a 45. Gilberto Alexander shot a 48 on the 9 hole course. more