DOUBLE CHAMPIONS! Zizzer Cross Country Sweeps OMC Titles
West Plains claims both conference championships, with two individual champions and nine All-Conference runners. It was a clean sweep for the Zizzers! Both West Plains varsity cross country teams captured Ozark Mountain Conference championships Friday, October 16, at Marshfield, bringing home two team titles and plenty of individual honors. The Lady Zizzers won the girls championship with 34 points, while the Zizzer boys claimed their...
District Watch: Cross Country — Zizzer Boys Win Cedar Ridge; Gunter and Finke Finish Near the Front
Four Zizzers in the top five. Another team championship for West Plains. The varsity boys won the Cedar Ridge Invitational in Branson on Saturday, October 10, with 32 points. Kickapoo finished second with 74, followed by Ozark with 85. Kaebrynn Gunter and Lena Finke added second- and third-place finishes in the varsity girls race, giving West Plains more to celebrate as conference and district meets approach. Romans Wins; Zizzers Run...
District Watch: Zizzer Boys Chase Three-Peat, Lady Zizzers Build Another State Run
West Plains cross country enters October with two major postseason stories developing side by side. The Zizzer boys are chasing a third straight Class 4 state championship. The Lady Zizzers are chasing a fourth straight state-podium finish after placing Class 4 runner-up in 2023, 2024 and 2025. And the latest results from the Frank Horton “Night” Classic in Memphis gave both teams plenty to build on. The boys finished second out of 30...
Zizzer Boys Place Third; Gunter and Stanley Earn Top-10 Finishes at MSSU Southern Stampede
The West Plains varsity boys placed third, and the Zizzers recorded two top-10 individual finishes Saturday at the MSSU Southern Stampede in Joplin. Hunter Stanley finished 10th in the varsity boys’ 5K, helping West Plains earn third place in the team standings. Kaebrynn Gunter led the Lady Zizzers with a fifth-place finish as the West Plains girls placed seventh. The meet brought together a large field of runners from Missouri and...
Zizzers Sweep Team and Individual Titles at Joe Bill Dixon Invitational
West Plains dominated its home course at the annual Joe Bill Dixon Zizzer Invitational on September 15, capturing both varsity team championships with perfect scores. The Zizzers swept the first five places in both varsity races. Hunter Stanley won the boys’ 5K, while Kaebrynn Gunter led the Lady Zizzers with a victory in the girls’ race. Zizzer Boys Claim Perfect Team Victory Stanley crossed the finish line first in 17:40, leading a...
Class 4 Cross Country Champions!
Zizzer Boys are the 2025 Missouri State Class 4 Cross Country Champions! Joseph Roberson, Hunter Stanley, Chaska Shearin, Trevin Smith, Blake Romans were the first 5 Zizzers earning 81 points. Joseph Roberson finished in the Top Ten Individuals at 7th. Hunter Stanley was close behind finishing in 12th. Zizzer Girls are the 2025 Missouri State Class 4 Cross Country Runner Up, earning 2nd place with a Top Ten Individual finish by...
