Nevada, Missouri · Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Tigers gear up for 2009 season (11/21/09)
Nevada Lady Tigers hope for competitive season (11/21/09)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada Lady Tigers head basketball coach Brent Bartlett is heading into his 16th season as a coach -- his 13th at Nevada High School -- with very high hopes for the season. "We have a group of girls that are very athletic and competitive," he said...
Hope and Hammock finish strong in 2009 (11/21/09)
POMONA, Calf. -- The 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomonais over marking the end of the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season. For the Vroom Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team, the season ended on an upward swing...
MDC to host fly fishing workshop (11/21/09)
The Missouri Department of Conservation is set to host a fly fishing and fly tying workshop on Saturday, Dec. 5. The workshop will be open to the public and will be offered free of charge. The workshop will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and will include lessons on fly tying as well as proper fly fishing technique...
Middle School wrestlers fare well at home (11/20/09)
Maffei wins second buckle series (11/19/09)
Comets fall to Allen County (11/17/09)
IOLA, Kan. -- The Cottey College basketball team suffered its fourth loss of the year Saturday as they finished out their trip to the Allen County Classic against the host, Allen County Community College. The Red Devils of Allen County looked as though they would be a very manageable opponent throughout the first half as the Comets were able to hold them to just 24 points to take a one-point lead into the locker room at halftime. ...
Larry Hurst: A tribute to a great man (11/14/09)
Editor's note: This letter was written in tribute to former Nevada High School head football and wrestling coach Larry Hurst by Roger Shafer. What is a great man? Society tells us that a great man is measured by his success, by what he has conquered, controlled, and dominated in his life. ...
Comets take control from 'Hounds, win first of season (11/14/09)
IOLA, Kan. -- Three days and one player made a difference in Cottey College's rematch with Fort Scott Community College Friday afternoon as the teams met in the Citizens Bank Classic at Allen County Community College. Valencia Kelly, Fort Scott's leading scorer, did not dress out, apparently still feeling the effects of a head injury she suffered a week ago. ...
Team Penning youth winners announced (11/14/09)
Deer hunters gear up for firearms season (11/13/09)
This Saturday, Nov.14, more than 400,000 orange clad deer hunters will start off the 2009 firearm season looking for that trophy buck or a nice sized doe and many will be rewarded as opening day and weekend results in a sizable harvest in the 11-day season...
Tiger runners compete at state (11/10/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nevada High School sent two runners to the Missouri State Cross Country Championships at Oak Hills Golf Center on Nov. 7. The weather was unusually warm, which provided challenges on the extremely hilly 5000-meter course. Harrisonville's Maksim Korolev won the Boys' Class 3 race with a time of 15 minutes, 48 seconds. ...
Comets basketball drops first two (11/09/09)
The Cottey College Comets traveled to Kansas City, Kan., on Friday and Saturday to tip off the basketball season against Kansas City Kansas Community College and Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City Kansas Community College Classic. The Comets lost on Friday to KCKCC 67-44, and were defeated on Saturday by Johnson County 73-41...
Cardinals win NLLF Championship (11/07/09)
Hutchinson rolls over 'Hounds in hoops (11/07/09)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Hutchinson was a rude host to Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team Friday night on the second night of the three-night Quarterback Classic, beating the Greyhounds by a score of 84-59. Fort Scott (0-3) plays late this afternoon against the Sterling College (Kan.) junior varsity to close out its visit here. That game tips off at 5:30 p.m. Live stats can be found at hutchcc.edu...
Local kids find success in youth deer season (11/07/09)
Middle school basketball wins two at home (11/07/09)
NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball teams showed strong performances as the season finally began this past week. On Thursday night, both the A and B teams hosted the Lady Eagles of Joplin East and were each able to come out with a victory. In the B game, Nevada earned a strong victory by the final score of 28-14. The offensive effort in that game was led by Taylor Gundy with six points...
All-Conference volleyball selections announced (11/07/09)
Several players from area schools have received All-Conference honors for the 2009 volleyball season. Hume High School was represented by three first-team, two second-team and one honorable mention selection while Bronaugh had one first-teamer, two second-teamers and two honorable mentions. Sheldon High School got in on the action as well with one second-team selection and one honorable mention...
Hopkins named NJCAA National Player of the Week (11/07/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College football coaching staff have named their 'Hounds of the Week for last Saturday's regular-season ending victory over Butler. The Offensive 'Hound of the Week is sophomore tailback Jasmin Hopkins. Hopkins was also named a Jayhawk Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week and the National Junior College Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week for his 166-yard performance against Butler. ...
Kelly, Bloodworth lead Greyhound women in opener (11/07/09)
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Sophomores Valencia Kelly and Sherokee Bloodworth led Fort Scott Community College's women in their season opener here Thursday night, a 77-59 victory over the University of St. Mary junior varsity. Kelly scored 20 points to lead the Greyhounds while Bloodworth added 12. Choima Okoronkwo put in 11 points and Kasey Teich and Shadara Hampton chipped in with 9 each...
Fall turkey season proves successful for many hunters (11/07/09)
The 2009 fall firearm turkey season that ended last Saturday, proving what most turkey hunters already knew; there are a lot of turkeys in Missouri woods and although there are a few less today than a month ago, the state's turkey flock is in good shape. The fall season, that ran the entire month of October, saw hunters take 8,355 turkeys with Greene County leading the way with 266 birds checked, followed by Webster with 223 and Wright with 215...
Middle school basketball defeats Joplin East (11/06/09)
Tigers fall in season finale at home (11/05/09)
The Nevada Tigers varsity football team made their final return to Logan Field Thursday night for Senior Night hoping the get back on the winning track as they hosted the Carthage Tigers. Entering the contest at 7-2 on the year, the Tigers of Carthage represented the fifth ranked opponent that Nevada faced over the course of the year as they entered the season finale as the fourth-ranked team in Class 4, according to maxpreps.com. ...
Tiger cross country fares well at districts (11/03/09)
Nevada High School cross country finished off team competition Saturday at the Class 3 District 7 competition at Swope Park in Kansas City, Mo. Harrisonville senior Maksim Korolev, who placed second at state last year, set a new course record at 16 minutes, 5 seconds. ...
Culbertson earns All-Region honors (11/03/09)
In a year already full of firsts, the Nevada High School varsity softball team has added yet another item to that list -- All-Region honors. Olivia Culbertson may only be a sophomore this year, but she already has more experience under her belt as a softball player than some senior athletes. That experience has translated in a big way for her as she became one of five sophomores to make the 17-player All-Region first team roster...