This has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. The Ava Bears defeated Houston on Friday night in Douglas County. The score was 43-7.

AVA, Mo. — Turnovers were a blessing and a curse for the Lamar Tigers football team as they traveled two hours from home to defeat the Ava Bears 35-14 in the Class 2 state quarterfinals on ...

It’s not often that a football team coming ... championship game in 2019, Ava suffered an injury-depleted season in the COVID year in 2020. However, the Bears turned things around in a big ...

Dan Swofford, who led the Bears for 12 seasons ... education and focusing solely on football at Evangel, Dan would often have to leave his family and farm in Ava for long periods at a time ...

This week’s athlete of the week (11/22) is Zach Richards from Ava High School. Richards is a senior quarterback and defensive back on the Bears football team. In the state quarterfinals against ...

at a Class 2 state semifinal football game on Saturday ... What: Class 2 championship Records: Lutheran North 13-0; Ava 14-0 Broadcast: MSHSAA.tv will broadcast video of the game (requires ...

Through their successful run at Ava as son and head coach ... Dan Swofford, who led the Bears for 12 seasons, helped develop the youngest of his sixth children into a two-way standout who ...