Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
Several members of the Waynesville High School varsity boys’ swim team placed in the finals and improved their state consideration times during the Southwest Missouri Championships held Friday and Saturday in Springfield, Missouri. Competing against 17 other schools, WHS junior Bailey Raines finished fifth overall in the 500-meter freestyle in 5 minutes, 31.44 seconds, earning a medal and … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: Swimmers improve times at SWMO meet
Bryan O’Barr Sport: Cross-country Waynesville High School senior Bryan O’Barr was named All-Conference after finishing eighth with a time of 17 minutes, 39.03 seconds at the Ozark Conference meet held Oct. 19 in Springfield, Missouri. He led the WHS boys’ team to a third-place finish, the best performance in WHS history at the OC meet. O’Barr also competes in track and field for … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
Daugherty Bowling Center begins “Bowl-A-Fun” at 5:30 p.m. tonight and will continue with contests for 2-person teams Thursdays. Games will rotate weekly and include nine-pin no-tap, Scotch doubles, low ball, follow me and lefty-righty. Game rules will be explained before bowling begins. Entry is $10 per person and includes shoe rentals. Payouts are based on the number of participating teams. … [Read more...] about DBC adds ‘Bowl-A-Fun’ to Thursday schedule
The Waynesville High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams both took first place at the Waynesville Invitational, which was held Friday at Piney Valley Golf Course. Running a 2-mile course, the WHS boys’ team was led by Bryan O’Barr, who finished in second place overall in 10 minutes, 36.5 seconds. He was followed by Alejandro Malave in sixth place, Luther Supancic in seventh place, … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: WHS cross-country teams win home meet
Missouri’s early youth deer season will take place Saturday and Sunday. It’s the first of four firearms seasons in the Show-Me State, during which hunters are required to wear hunter orange. Sometimes referred to as blaze orange, the color is imperceptible to deer but highly visible to humans, making it an effective — and essential — component of hunter safety. “The use of hunter orange … [Read more...] about Stay safe, hunters: Wear orange
The Cedar Street Players, the community-theater branch of Rolla’s Ozark Actors Theatre, will stream their latest production online in an effort to provide live theater to mid-Missouri communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The “OAT Radio Show” is billed as a night of live music, comedy, mystery and more in the style of the golden age of radio. Directed by Lee Anne Mathews, the cast … [Read more...] about Rolla theater group to stream show online
Bailey Raines Sport: Swimming Waynesville High School junior Bailey Raines is a vital member of the Tiger varsity boys’ swim team. Raines recently placed third in the 500-meter freestyle and fifth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Ozark Conference Swim Meet, where he also was a member of the 400-meter freestyle relay team that received state consideration time. Raines said he is … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
A small group of runners turned out Friday evening followed by a second group Saturday morning to run the Army Ten-Miler at Fort Leonard Wood’s Mickey Zaun Troop Trail. “I really appreciate you all setting this up,” runner Patricia Taylor told organizers as she arrived Friday. Typically held in Washington D.C. and involving tens of thousands of runners in one location, this year’s race … [Read more...] about Runners complete Army Ten-Miler on FLW
Winter sports tryouts and practices start Wednesday at Waynesville Middle School and will begin within the next two weeks at Waynesville High School. Unless otherwise noted, all practices will take place from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tryouts and practice schedules are as follows: — Seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ basketball will hold practices and tryouts from Wednesday to Oct. 29 at Waynesville … [Read more...] about Winter sports tryouts, practices start Wednesday
The Waynesville High School Tigers varsity boys’ swim team had a strong showing in a multi-school meet Oct. 13 in Springfield, Missouri, where Gavin Miller earned state consideration with his performance in the 50-meter freestyle. Miller took second place overall in the event, finishing with a time of 23.99 seconds at the Foster Natatorium, where Waynesville competed against Springfield schools … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: WHS swimmers excel at Springfield meet
Isabella Pondrom Sport: Softball, No. 12 Waynesville High School senior Isabella Pondrom is a pitcher and plays first-base for the Tigers varsity softball team. She has been named to the All District Second Team in the highly competitive Class 5, District 5. Pondrom also competes in track-and-field for WHS. As an athlete, she said she is inspired by her parents and coaches. The … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
Reservations are $25 per day, $160 per week or $575 per month for the new Fort Leonard Wood RV Park, located at 15422 First Street. The RV Park includes 12 spaces with full hook-ups and is centrally located on the installation. To reserve a space, contact the Outdoor Adventure Center at 573.596.4223 or visit the center at 16810 FLW K Road. For more information, visit … [Read more...] about RV reservations
Audiences can enjoy free showing of animated ‘Scoob!’ Fort Leonard Wood will hold its final Movie Night of 2020 with a free showing of the animated feature “Scoob!” starting at 7 p.m. Friday in the Baker Theater Auxiliary Parking Lot. As with past Movie Nights, attendees will park in areas surrounding the venue and walk to the lot, where they can set up camp chairs, lawn chairs or blankets … [Read more...] about Final ‘Movie Night’ set for Friday
Looking for some family-friendly weekend fun? Daugherty Bowling Center has a number of specials now available to Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons. Here are just some of the specials happening now through December: — Pizza, Pins and Pop. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays at DBC. For $50, groups of up to six bowlers can enjoy an hour of bowling on one lane with shoe rental, … [Read more...] about DBC has specials for groups, families
The Waynesville High School varsity boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams took first place in their respective races Oct. 6 at the Cuba Invitational in Cuba, Missouri. Bryan O’Barr led the Tiger boys’ team with a first-place individual finish, followed by Alejandro Malave, who took third; Luther Spancic in fifth place, Vadrick Donsbash in sixth place, Ryan Rolshouse in eighth place, Zach Hudson … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: WHS cross-country teams take first place
