After dropping the series opener on Saturday night, the Nevada Griffons rebounded to take the final two games of a three-game MINK League South division series with the Joplin Outlaws. The back-to-back victories improve Nevada to 9-14 overall (9-12 MINK) while the Outlaws fall to 6-12 in league play...

A large field comprised of 91 cars hit the dirt track Saturday evening at Nevada Speedway, as a pair of local racers, Scott Johnson and Morgan Campbell were among those who found victory lane. –– Street Stocks –– After being idle for the past couple weeks, Johnson made his return to Nevada Speedway in grand fashion, as the Nevada native flew the checkers in the Street Stock division. Johnson also excelled in the heat race, earning outside pole position for the feature event...

Note: This is part two of a two-part story on area baseball prospect Kaleb DeLaTorre Former Fort Scott High School three-sport star, Kaleb DeLaTorre, is coming off a splendid freshman baseball campaign with Neosho (Kan.) Community College. DeLaTorre has kept the momentum going with the Joplin Outlaws of the MINK League, hitting .351 on the season...

An error-filled eight-run ninth inning broke open a close game as the Nevada Griffons fell to the Clarinda (Iowa) A’s, 11-3 at Lyons Stadium. The Friday night MINK League loss drops the Griffons to 7-13 overall (7-11 MINK). Currently, Nevada resides three and a half games back of South division leader, Ozark, as the Generals fell to the Jefferson City Renegades, 9-8 on Friday...

In spite of the heat and heavy cover since the season opened May 27, there are hunters going after those cagey squirrels. Don Clark is one of those dedicated hunters that doesn’t let the heat, heavy cover or bugs keep him from going after the bushytails...

On a muggy afternoon in mid-June, Fort Scott High School product Kaleb DeLaTorre was among the first players to arrive on game-day at the Joplin Outlaws clubhouse. With a chiseled 6-foot, 185 pound frame and a megawatt smile, second baseman DeLaTorre looks like he was born to play the game of baseball. ...

The Nevada Griffons offense is clicking on all cylinders. Coming off Wednesday’s 10-1 thrashing of the visiting Jefferson City Renegades, the Griffons stayed red-hot at the dish, with a 10-2 victory over the North division Clarinda (Iowa) A’s, Thursday night at Lyons Stadium...

George T. Lyons, a pitcher who played for two major league clubs in the 1920s, was born in Illinois in 1891. In the early 1920’s, Lyons purchased a family farm west of Nevada. Lyons married a local girl, and moved into town in 1929 Lyons, whose nickname was “Smooth,” was a local merchant, also serving one term as Vernon County Treasurer...

It was raining long balls Tuesday night as the Nevada Griffons pummeled the Jefferson City Renegades into submission, 13-5, at Lyons Stadium. The victory snapped a two-game losing skid as the Griffons improved to 5-12 overall and 5-10 in MINK League-play, while the Renegades fell to 8-9 overall. Currently, the Griffons reside three and a half games back of the first-place Ozark Generals (8-6 MINK) in the MINK South division...

Recently graduated Nevada High School star golfer, Patrick Ferry, received the 2017 Joplin Globe Male Golf Athlete of the Year award. As a key component of the Nevada High juggernaut golf team, Ferry capped his prep career in May with an individual runner-up finish at the Class 3 State Golf Tournament at Sedalia Country Club, while helping to lead the Tigers to a second consecutive third place finish...

The Nevada Tigers youth football camp is on tap for June 27-29. The Tuesday through Thursday camp, held at the practice field located adjacent to Logan Field, runs from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Camp participants will be led by the Nevada High School and middle school coaching staffs, including Nevada head varsity football coach, Wes Beachler...

The Nevada Griffons surrendered an eighth-inning lead to the Sedalia Bombers, falling 6-4 in a Monday night MINK League matchup at Lyons Stadium. The contest, previously scheduled for Sunday evening, was pushed back a day after rainfall forced a postponement. The loss drops Nevada to 4-12 overall (4-10 MINK League). Meanwhile, the North division Bombers improve to 8-5 in league-play...

The 16th annual Knights of Columbus golf tournament was held Saturday at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada. According to information distributed to the Daily Mail courtesy of the Knights of Columbus, an early morning rainstorm delayed the start of the tournament by about 30 minutes, however, once play started the skies cleared and the excellent weather continued without further interruption...

Fielding woes proved costly as the Nevada Griffons fell to the Jefferson City Renegades 4-3 in a Friday night MINK League road contest. The loss snapped the Griffons four-game win streak, as their record moves to 4-11 overall and 4-9 in MINK League-play, while the Renegades improve to 8-6 in league-play...

Bennett Spring State Park was a bee hive of activity last weekend with the annual Kids Fishing Day taking place Saturday. Coupled with the Free Fishing Weekend in Missouri, a crowd descended on the Bennett Spring area. Not only were there some 500 youngsters at the stream, but there were hundreds of tubers, canoes and kayaks floating down the Niangua River, as well as many campers in the camping area at Bennett Springs State Park. ...

The Nevada High School golf team, who finished third at the Missouri Class three state golf tournament for a second consecutive season, was honored at the team’s recent postseason awards banquet. Senior John Quitno garnered the “Lowest Stroke Average” award for the 2017 season. Quitno’s 37.7 strokes per nine holes was tops...

The Nevada Griffons have left their season-opening 10-game losing streak in the dust. Thursday night’s 5-3 extra inning MINK League road victory over the Jefferson City Renegades moved Nevada to 4-10 overall and 4-8 in MINK League-play. Meanwhile, after a red-hot start to the season, South division foe Jefferson City falls to 7-6 in league-play...

Coming off a recent victory at the U.S. Kids Midwest Invitational, Emree Cameron, 10 of Nevada, competed on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, this past weekend in Polk City, Iowa. Cameron, who entered ranked 101st in the girls’ 13-and-under division, placed third, moving up to 57th place on the tour...

The Fourth of July came early as offensive fireworks lit up the night sky Tuesday at Lyons Stadium. After dropping their first 10 games of the season, the Nevada Griffons are now in the midst of a three-game winning streak after dropping the Sedalia Bombers, 14-13 in a MINK League thriller...

A trio of recently graduated Nevada High School standout student-athletes led their team to victory at Saturday’s annual Lions All-Star Twin Classic in Neosho. Representing NHS, were 2017 graduates, and varsity starters: point guard Matthew Sommer, shooting guard Myles McNeley and forward Patrick Ferry...

Nevada Griffons fans and players alike can breathe a big sigh of relief. After 10 consecutive losses to open the season in which the Griffons were outscored 85-38, Nevada finally broke through Sunday night with a 4-3 walk-off victory over the visiting St. Joseph Mustangs...

Seventy-four year-old Darrell Mooneyham, who was inducted into the Ozarks Area Racers Association Hall of Fame in 2008, added to his sparkling racing resumé with a victory in the Late Model division Saturday night at Nevada Speedway. Mooneyham was money, as the Verona native started third in the feature before flying the checkers. Mooneyham was engaged in a side-by-side battle with Webb City’s Mark Daye, who settled for runner-up...