Obituary -- Ova Sharr 1931-2017

Ova Manford Sharr, 85, Maryville, MO died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Pineview Manor, Inc. in Stanberry, Missouri.

He was born August 11, 1931 in Maryville, the son John Austin and Elsie Groves Sharr. Ova was a 1950 graduate of Burlington Junction High School, and was the owner and operator of Sharr Garage in Maryville.

Ova served his country during the Korean War, with the United States Navy. He belonged to the Tri-C American Legion Post #464 in Conception Jct., MO.

Preceding him in death were his parents, son John Sharr, brother Wilmer Sharr and sister Burl Tise.
Ova is survived by his daughter daughter, Kandie (Gary) Lager, Clyde, MO, sons Jerry (Christina) Sharr, Maryville and Raymond (Shelli) Sharr Mountain Grove, MO, 6 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and sister, Madge Horn, Maryville.

Visitation will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 18th at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. It will be followed by inurnment at Orrsburg Cemetery, Parnell, MO.

Graveside military services will be by the Missouri Military Honors and Tri-C Post #464.

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Isabel Metzger, Garrett Torres Named Mustang Courtwarming Royalty

Isabel Metzger was named North Nodaway Courtwarming Queen Friday following the games between North Nodaway and South Holt. Garrett Torres was named Courtwarming King. They were crowned by last year’s queen, Brittany Wood along with Little Mr. & Miss Hopkins, Owen Coleman and Zoey Phillips.

Isabel is an exchange student from Germany. Her host parents are Steve and Samantha Brown. She is one of two in the area; Sophia Obermuller is a German exchange student who goes to Worth County.
Other candidates were Madison Thompson, Bethany Herndon, Peyton Coleman, and Augustus Hoepker. Junior attendants were Bailey Tate and Cole Bird. Sophomore attendants were Ashley Thompson and Cody Wood. Freshman attendants were Karlie Emery and Tyler Bix.

Since it was the final home game of the year for the Mustangs, the seniors from both the boys and girls squads were also recognized. Playing in their last home game for North Nodaway for the girls were Bethany Herndon, Isabel Metzger, Kelsi Oberhauser, and Madison Thompson. For the boys, August Hoepker, Dakota Smyser, Peyton Coleman, and Garrett Torres were honored.

The girls looked like they would be in a dogfight as South Holt had a player, Sadee Prussman, go off on them for 16 points in the first half. However, Prussman said something late in the first half that the refs didn’t care to hear and got a technical foul; she did not return in the second half and North Nodaway pulled away for the 57-44 win. Peyton Coleman, despite facing double teams all night, posted 29 against the Knights, but the Mustangs came up one point short at 64-63.

Eldon, Loretta Hart Named Fans of the Year for NN

Eldon and Loretta Hart were named Fans of the year for North Nodaway in between the girls and boys game against Union Star Thursday. They have been fixtures at North Nodaway sporting events for many years, always sitting in the front row. Last year, their grandson Ben graduated after playing baseball, football, and basketball for the Mustangs. Their granddaughter, Emma, got into the game Thursday and scored a basket.

The girls won their game with Union Star 61-8. Alisha Davison led the scoring with 16 points as nine Mustangs got into the scoring column. Bethany Herndon and Kandace Damgar had 8, Ashley Thompson 7, Kelsi Oberhauser and Audrey Trimble had 6, Madison Thompson had 5, Keagan O’Riley had 3, and Emma Hart had 2. North Nodaway led 19-0 after one quarter and were never seriously threatened. Bethany and Kristin Herndon each had 7 steals.

The boys also won 81-52 as they took a 29-12 lead over Union Star after one quarter. They thwarted two Trojan comeback bids after that. Peyton Coleman had 33 to lead the Mustangs. Dakota Smyser had 15, Cole Bird 10, Arron Coleman 6, Augustus Hoepker 5, Tyler Bix 4, Garrett Torres 3, and Dalton Smyser and Ryan Riley 2 each. Dalton Smyser took a charge on defense.

Obituary -- Rick Schluter 1968-2017

Rick Duane Schluter, 48, Maryville, MO died Sunday, February 5, 2017, at SSM Health St. Francis in Maryville.

He was born December 11, 1968 in Maryville to Raymond Harold and Betty Lou (Rahe) Schluter.
A graduate of Maryville High School, Rick also attended Northwest Missouri State University for two years. He had worked as a carpenter.

Rick was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Alan Schluter and sister, Gloria Lowrance.
He is survived by his sister Sharon (Terry) Poppa, Maryville, brothers, Bill (Melody) Schluter, Maryville, Keith (Tiffiny) Schluter, Hopkins, MO and Doug (Sandi) Schluter, Maryville; sister-in-law Theresa Schluter, Shenandoah, IA and Jack Adams (companion of Gloria Lowrance), Springfield, TN and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Rick Schluter Memorial Fund, c/o Nodaway Valley Bank, 304 North Main, Maryville, MO 64468.

Graveside Services were 2:00 PM Saturday, February 11th at Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville. Mr. Schluter's body has been cremated.

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Peyton Coleman Eclipses School Scoring Record with 37 Despite Loss

Peyton Coleman had been coming close to eclipsing the single game scoring record after tying it against Northeast Nodaway earlier this season. Friday, he finally broke it against East Atchison despite his team's 64-58 loss.

Coleman kept his team in the game in the first with six points. But Gage McAdams knocked down two triples for the Wolves, and Garrett Meyer added two driving layups and a backdoor layup as the Wolves took a 16-11 lead after the first quarter and were never headed although North Nodaway tied it once.

Coleman only had six points in the first quarter, but got the hot hand in the second, knocking down a 3-pointer over the much taller Brody Cooper to get going. Just as it looked like East Atchison would pull away behind the hot hand of Cooper to go up 23-16, Coleman headed up, getting two free throws; Cole Bird added a drive off a pass from Arron Coleman to make it 23-20 with 3:08 left in the second half. McAdams connected from the right wing, but Coleman got a putback and added a stepback three over Cooper to tie it up.

Exhausted and tired, he came out for a stretch, only to come back in late and drop yet another 3-pointer over Cooper to make it 31-30 after East Atchison had gone back up by four. But Cooper responded at the buzzer to make it 34-30 at the break. Coleman had scored 15 in the second quarter to bring his total up to 21.

Once again, it looked like East Atchison would take control as Meyer and Jake McEnaney started driving at will, and North Nodaway looked like they would be in trouble, falling behind 44-33. But then Coleman, who had been shut out so far, started getting to the line and hitting free throws, going four for four. Dakota Smyser cleaned up after a Coleman steal and then Coleman hit a triple to bring him up to 28 after three and bring his team to within 46-42. But then Meyer hurt North Nodaway again; he got a putback, had a monster stuff on Coleman, and that set up a breakaway for Cooper to kill North Nodaway's momentum and put East Atchison up 50-42 going into four.

It looked like Coleman would easily get the record; Cooper hit a couple of triples, but Coleman scored a drive and pullup, a pair of free throws, and a backdoor look off a pass from Tyler Bix to bring him up to 34 with five minutes left, plenty of time. But with his team down 56-48 with 4:04 left, as he was driving in for the points that would tie the school record, he suddenly crumpled up on the floor as he rolled his ankle and had to come out. Cole Bird scored off a Dakota Smyser steal to make it 56-50, but then East Atchison went back up 60-50 with 2:50 left as Coleman sat and a long stretch went by without any whistles to stop the clock.

Coleman finally came back in; he was still favoring the ankle, but he shared the ball, getting Arron Coleman on a backdoor look that he turned into a free throw and whipping another pass to Dakota Smyser in the corner for a 3-pointer with 1:42 left to make it 60-54. Coleman got up to 35 with a free throw with 1:11 left and make it 60-55 after Jake McEnaney threw one away.

But then North Nodaway had to start fouling and Garrett Meyer's free throw somehow rolled in to make it 61-55 with 42 seconds left. Dakota Smyser missed a drive attempt, but Cooper missed a 1-1 to give North Nodaway the ball back. Coleman finally broke the school record as he hit a pullup over an orange shirt with 22 seconds left to go over the top, making it 61-57. But North Nodaway couldn't get any closer as Meyer hit a free throw, Tyler Bix hit a free throw, and then McAdams hit two free throws with 12 seconds left. North Nodaway missed two 3-pointers at the end.

The girls fell 33-27 to East Atchison in a brutal physical battle in which the officials let everything on both ends go. The Mustangs fell behind 17-7 as East Atchison did a much better job running their trapping defense and North Nodaway could not keep them off the boards. Eight of East Atchison's 17 points in the first half were off second chance looks. North Nodaway fell behind by as much as 23-12 in the third, but then they came back as Madison Thompson had a free throw and added a putback and Kristin Herndon hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to make it 23-18.

The Mustangs got it down to three twice, got a triple from Kristin Herndon to make it 27-25 with 6:39 off a pass from Alisha Davison with 4:39 left, and then Bethany Herndon hit two free throws with 2:57 left to tie it up after getting fouled fighting for a defensive board.

Kilea Cooper missed a 3-pointer, but Jaycee Graves was there for an offensive board and went to the line to break the tie and put them up 28-27. The Wolves got a steal, got it into Kinley Thornill, who backed down Madison Thompson, got the foul call, and hit another one with 2:05 left. Kristin Herndon missed two free throws, Lily Graves hit one on the other end, and North Nodaway couldn't answer as they had a turnover and a missed 3-pointer in their next two possessions. East Atchison ran it down to 22 seconds and then Shelby McCartney hit two free throws to put it out of reach.

Drake Kinsella's Buzzer Putback Gives Tigers Victory Over King City

Worth County played their second cliffhanger in a row, but this time they came out on top in a 47-45 victory over King City in a buzzerbeater. The game was close all the way, but King City did not make the kind of insane shots that East Atchison did against Worth County the weekend before. Worth County raised its record in the GRC West to 4-3 with the win.

Cade Allee scored eight points in the first five minutes, but King City kept going to the basket and kept it close. An inside shot from Drake Kinsella off a pass from Jacob New and a putback from Kinsella made it 15-10 for Worth County before Alex Travelute's backdoor layup made it 15-12 after one.

It looked like King City would take control in the second quarter as Travelute kept getting loose for easy backdoor layups and the Wildkats took a 24-19 lead at one point. But Ryan McClellan's putback and a free throw made it 24-22 at the half.

Worth County made a concerted effort to get the ball inside to their big men inside in the third quarter. Drake Kinsella and Mason Hawk scored all 16 of Worth County's points in that period as Worth County went from two down to as much as seven up at 34-27. But then Collin Breckinridge hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer with a hand in his face to make it 38-34 and swing the momentum back in his team's favor.

King City came back and tied the game at 38 and 40 before Ryan McClellan got loose in transition to put Worth County back up 42-40 with 4:10 left. After both sides exchanged misses, B.J. Eiberger missed a 1-1 and Drake Kinsella's putback put Worth County up 44-40. Both sides missed chances as there were a lot of turnovers during the next stretch; Worth County could not pull away, while King City could not get closer. Finally, Worth County ran it down to 49.9 seconds left and Drake Kinsella hit one of two to make it 45-40. But then Collin Breckinridge came right back with a triple that made it 45-43 as everyone lost track of him. King City played for a turnover and Worth County ran it down to 31 seconds, before Jacob New missed a 1-1. King City took advantage as A.J. Saunders' runner went down with 15 seconds left to tie it at 45.

Worth County faked out King City perfectly on the next play; they looked like it would be a drive for Ryan McClellan, but they kicked it to Cade Allee for a good look on the left wing. He missed, but Drake Kinsella was there for the putback at the buzzer for the win.

Tiger Girls Post Most Wins in 11 Years; Beat King City for First Time Since 2007

Worth County's girls showed that their improvement against good teams during the Northwest Missouri Tournament was no accident, as they beat King City 42-39 Tuesday. The Wildkats had quality wins over the likes of North Andrew, South Nodaway, and South Harrison. With the win, Worth County picked up its ninth victory, the most since 2005, when they won 15. They also beat King City for the first time since 2007. So while they have not gotten their winning season yet, two big barriers fell Tuesday night.

Anna Gladstone scored right off the bat, and then Regan Allee got a steal and took on three defenders, knocking down two free throws. Anna Gladstone then grabbed a steal, got it to Payton Adwell, who threw it back to Anna for a give and go that worked perfectly to make it 6-0 with 4:39 left and prompt a King City timeout.

King City responded by pressing Worth County and trying to get Brittany Walters, their post player, more touches and they got back in the game, tying it at 6-6 after Grace Schottel's breakaway. Jessi Badell followed with an inside shot following a Sidney Troutwine strip and a Regan Allee entry pass. Grace Schottel got loose down the left side of the floor again, and Walters scored from inside again to put King City up 9-8, but Troutwine fed Kristin New cutting inside with six seconds left to put Worth County up 10-9 after one.

King City sought to get the ball into Walters more, but Anna Gladstone jumped a pass and scored on the other end to jumpstart a Tiger run. She added a drive and King City switched to a 1-2-2 to stop the drives. Walters connected to make it 14-11, but Regan Allee took a pass from Kristin New for a triple to force them out of it and Anna Gladstone went down the right side against multiple defenders to put Worth County up 19-11.

But then Gladstone picked up her third foul and King City wiped most of it out as Schottel went to the line and went three of four, Walters scored from inside again, and Shanley Muff knocked down a high post shot at the buzzer to make it 19-18 at the half.

Walters picked up her third foul early in the third pushing off on a lob attempt and her fourth trying to stop Regan Allee as she beat the King City press and converted it into a three point play with 6:11 left in the third. Jessi Badell cleaned up on a fast break and Kristin New converted another three-point play off an Allee steal as she took on three defenders to make it 29-20.

But then Anna Gladstone picked up her fourth foul and King City chipped away again, getting back to within 29-26 after three as Worth County went scoreless in last 4:35 of the third. Gladstone came back in and did not pick up her fifth foul as she stayed on for the whole period; she got a backdoor drive off a pass from Allee and a high-low look from Kristin New to put Worth County back up 33-26. Walters came back in and King City had a chance to come back to within two, but Walters picked up her fifth foul pushing off on the offensive end; Kristin New beat the press and got behind the defense and took a pass from Anna Gladstone to make it 35-29 instead of 33-31.

King City went to a trapping zone and got to within 37-34 and got a chance to tie after forcing some turnovers, but they were whistled for three seconds with 1:55 left. On its next possession, Payton Adwell, who had not scored all night, took an entry pass from Regan Allee with 1:22 to make it two possessions again at 39-34. King City missed a shot, but Worth County turned it back over again. But then Anna Gladstone swiped a lob pass and Regan Allee knocked down two free throws to make it 41-34 with 22.7 seconds left.

Worth County went full court man to man in an effort to make King City work to bring the ball up the floor, but it backfired as Jamie Heine beat everyone down the floor to make it 41-36 with 16 seconds left. Kristin New hit one of two with 13.6 seconds left, which left the barn door open as Shanley Muff got a putback and three-point play with 2.9 seconds left to make it 42-39.

Worth County had to get the ball in and King City couldn't foul at this stage, since Worth County would shoot at the other end and King City would have to go the length of the floor in an effort to score even if Worth County missed two. King City went for the turnover and the quick three-pointer, but Worth County got it into Kristin New, who dribbled out the final 2.9 seconds for the victory.