Hillcrest has began its legion season after the 'A' club  opened up in the Nixa Tournament this past weekend. The Rookie team opens up Friday, May 23rd  at home at 5pm. The 'AA' team begins with the Hillcrest tournament on May 30th and the 'AAA' on June 3rd against Branson. The 'AAA' team will also travel to tournaments in Mt. Home, AR Omaha, NE and Bartlesville, OK. The 'AA' will also make it to  Bartlesville for a tournament this Summer.

After a nice shut out win at Kickapoo to start the week, Hillcrest begins the final part of their schedule. Thursday the Hornets will host Camdenton in their final OC matchup of the year before starting the annual OC/COC Big Stick  Challenge that matches Ozark Conference teams against the Central Ozark Conference to see witch conference wins more games. Hillcrest will start Saturday hosting Nixa, then play Monday against Branson at Kickapoo, Wednesday at Ozark and Thursday at Willard. With Districts around the corner this will be the final tune-up before they start.***UPDATE***Defeated Camdenton 6-5 in 8 innings but lost to  Nixa 6-3 on Saturday. Beat Branson 10-9 on Monday.

Hillcrest has three games this week as they try to  warm-up their bats before district play. The Hornets take on Eldorado Springs  on Monday on the Hill and West Plains on Tuesday. After an off day they will take on city rivals Parkview at the annual Grant Street Battle this time hosted at Parkview. The Hornets are only averaging a little over 3.5 runs per game and will need to improve to make noise in district play.***UPDATE***Hillcrest beat Eldorado Springs 12-2 in five innings and defeated West Plains on Tuesday. Loss to Parkview Thursday.