Bolivar Wins Mock Trial Tournament

The Ozarks Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament was held February 24 and 26, 2026 at the Greene County Judicial Courts Facility.  Winners were: Bolivar, first place Sycamore Home School, second place and Central, third place. The top two teams  will represent our region at the state competition in St. Louis March 27-29.  Link to photos.

Thank you to the SMBA volunteers who served as scoring evaluators: Brett Schneider, Anthony Phillips, Amy Westermann, Courtney Schawo, Heather Rooney McBride, Joshua Baker, Jenna Homeyer, Cameron Casad, Kim Pulley and Jason Brown  and Judges Greenwade, Ankrom, Poppen, Fuhrman, Palmietto and Hosmer.

The tournament is presented by the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Foundation with grant funding from the Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation.  Information on helping start a team is available at this link.