The rout was on early Friday night as the Nevada Tigers stomped Springfield Central, 49-12, in a non-conference road matchup. Springfield Central entered the contest 0-5, having been outscored on the season 206-16. “We need to play the game the right way all the time, regardless of who we’re playing, and I thought we did a good job of that tonight,” said Nevada head coach Wes Beachler. “And we’ll get tested on that next week when we play a really good DeSoto (Kan.) team.”...

After a slow start to the season, the Cottey Comets volleyball team is making major strides on the court, as evidenced by Friday night’s four-set victory over visiting East Central College at Hinkhouse Center. Cottey (4-5) dropped the first set 25-13, but then bounced back in a major way, winning the second set 25-19, third set 25-15 and fourth set, 25-19...

In 1972, members of several thousand clubs along with 40 major national organizations supported the concept of a National Hunting and Fishing Day, which was celebrated on Sept. 23 of that year. Today, Hunting and Fishing Day is a vital part of the American sporting tradition. On Sept. 23, the nation’s more than 40 million sportsmen and women will be introducing non-hunting and fishing public to the enjoyment of our outdoor traditions as the 45th anniversary of Hunting and Fishing Day continues...

Hosting the West Central Conference tournament on Wednesday, the Nevada Lady Tigers placed third at the 18-hole, three-team event. Warrensburg High School carded a team score of 345 en route to the conference championship. Smith-Cotton High School finished 22 strokes back of Warrensburg, with a team score of 367, while Nevada placed third, tallying a 408...

The Nevada High School and middle school cross country teams were in top form at Tuesday’s Doc Stiles Invitational, hosted by Iola (Kan.) High School and held on the campus of Allen County Community College. Led by sophomore Calli Beshore’s first-place finish in the varsity 5K, the Nevada Lady Tigers captured a second-place finish at the 24-team event. ...

The Hume Lady Hornets upended the Sheldon Lady Panthers in a two-set Golden Valley Vernon County volleyball match Tuesday in Sheldon. The victory improves Hume to 5-9 overall and 4-2 in GVVC-play, while Sheldon moves to 0-11 overall (0-3 GVVC). The Lady Hornets notched a 25-17 first-set victory, before going on to win the second set 25-15...

In a Tuesday night West Central Conference clash, the Nevada Lady Tigers dropped a two-set home match to the visiting St. Pius X Lady Warriors. The loss moves Nevada to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in WCC-play. Meanwhile, the Lady Warriors, one of the premier Class 3 volleyball programs in Missouri, improved to 6-0 in WCC-play (12-1-3 overall)...

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team extended its win streak to nine games after steamrolling Neosho on the road Monday, 9-0, followed by a 6-3 West Central Conference road victory over Smith-Cotton High School Tuesday evening. The pair of victories improve the Lady Tigers to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in West Central Conference play...

The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights fantastic start to its volleyball season continued late last week, with an impressive three-set non conference home victory over Calhoun. The win improves NEVC to 4-0 overall (2-0 GVVC-play). After getting edged 26-24 in the opening set, NEVC came back with a fury, clobbering Calhoun 25-2 in the second set...

The Nevada Tiger youth football teams, grades third through sixth were in action Saturday at Logan Field, splitting four contests with the visiting Carthage Blue. In the sixth-grade matchup, Nevada prevailed 52-46 in a double overtime thriller. The fifth-grade Tigers were bested 30-8; the fourth-grade Tigers fell 22-6; while the third-grade Tigers emerged with an 18-14 victory...

In a non-conference road game on Monday, the Nevada Lady Tigers fell to Carthage 6-4. Nevada (7-8 overall) jumped on top with a run in the first, and then padded its lead to 4-0 courtesy of Maggie Leisure’s second inning three-run blast. Carthage, however, was able to dig out of its early hole, with three runs in the third and three in the fourth to go on top by the final 6-4 margin. Leisure, who also started for Nevada, scattered seven hits over six innings of work...

The Nevada Tiger swim team was busy last week, placing runner-up at Tuesday’s Seymour meet; followed by a fourth-place finish at Thursday’s Webb City-hosted Red Bird Invitational. Seymour meet Held at the Seymour YMCA, Nevada freshman Ben Hines collected a pair of first-place finishes. ...

After a half-dozen road matches to open its season, the Cottey Comets volleyball team made its long awaited home debut on Friday, falling to MCC-Longview in three sets. The Comets then returned to Hinkhouse Center on Saturday afternoon, notching a three-set victory over Barclay (Kan.) College...

The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team competed in its first varsity tournament of the season, Saturday in Pittsburg, Kan., winning two of five matches. The Lady Tigers opened play with a dominant two-set victory over Baxter Springs (Kan.) 25-21 and 25-9...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade volleyball teams hosted Joplin South on Monday night, falling in three of its four matches. The Nevada eighth-grade A-team suffered a three-set defeat. After prevailing in the first set 26-24, the Lady Tigers fell in the second set 25-15 and, the decisive third set, 15-5...

The Nevada Tigers C-football team was defeated by Smith-Cotton High School, 37-28 Monday night in Sedalia. On its first possession of the game, after a long Kaden Denney kick return helped set the Tigers up with a first and goal, Nevada was unable to score, turning the ball on downs...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats dropped a two-set volleyball match on Tuesday to visiting Jasper. The non-conference loss brings Bronaugh's record to 3-8 overall, as the Lady 'Cats fell by set scores of 25-8 and 25-17. "Tonight was a good learning lesson," said Lady Wildcats head coach, Daryl Dodson. ...

An time-honored Ozark tradition has giggers gearing up for the start of the fall season that opened yesterday and runs through Jan. 31. The daily limit is 20 suckers, except on the Currant River, where only five northern hogsuckers may be included in the daily limit...

The Nevada High School girls golf team on Friday hosted the 13th annual Lady Tigers Invitational, with Nevada placing 11th at the 15-team event. Winning the 18-hole tournament by 34 strokes was Carl Junction, with a team score of 342. In addition, Carl Junction netted the top individual scores, with Jenna Teeter, one of the state’s top prep golfers, carding a 2-under-par 70, while teammate Kylie Carnes finished with a 2-over-par 74. ...

The Nevada Tiger eighth-grade A-football team steamrolled Carl Junction, 20-0, in a Thursday evening Tri-County Conference match-up. On the first play from scrimmage, Nevada's Eli Cheaney ripped off a 67-yard touchdown run, with the ensuing two-point conversion failing. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger middle school volleyball teams netted their first victories of the season Thursday night in Nevada, taking two of three matches from Butler. The Lady Tigers eighth-grade A-team bested Butler in two sets — 25-18 and 25-21. The NMS eighth-grade B-team was edged in three sets — 25-14, (26-24), (15-7); while the NMS seventh-grade A-team dominated its two-set match, winning by scores of 25-15 and 25-10. ...

It’s been a rugged stretch for the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team, having lost five games in a row, with three of those coming in extra innings. Thursday’s 3-1 extra inning home loss to visiting Warrensburg, moved Nevada to 7-7 overall and 2-2 in West Central Conference play. ...

The Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger cross country squads were south of town on Tuesday for the Bolivar Invitational held at Southwest Baptist University. It was an excellent overall showing for Nevada as the Lady Tigers placed fourth at the 18-team event, and the Tigers ninth. In addition, the Nevada Middle School boys and girls teams were also present, with the NMS girls collecting a runner-up finish, while the Tiger middle school boys placed 10th...

The Nevada Lady Tigers have been near flawless, opening the season with a 7-1 record. The Lady Tigers latest volleyball victories came on Tuesday against Clinton, and Thursday against Smith-Cotton High School. Making it all the more impressive, is that both wins were West Central Conference road matches, as Nevada improves to 4-1 in WCC-play...