High School Sports

SENECA — The Seneca Indians scored 21 unanswered points en route to a 28-20 come from behind victory over the Nevada Tigers in Friday night’s season-opener. The Tigers were unable to contain Indians quarterback Gavin Clouse, as the option-heavy junior exploded for touchdown runs of 12, 64, and 61 yards, finishing the game with 197 yards rushing...

The last time the Nevada Tiger football program posted an above .500 record was 2012, under then-head coach Wes Beachler. After a five-year absence, Beachler is back and looking to guide Nevada out of its four-year funk, in which the Tigers won just 13 games under former head coach Erik Yoakam, now the defensive coordinator at Neosho High School...

The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team traveled to Carthage on Tuesday to compete in the school’s four-team jamboree-scrimmage. The Lady Tigers were upended in all three of their matches, falling to Aurora 25-17, 25-19; Carthage ­­— 25-15, 25-18; and Joplin — 25-19, 25-20...

The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team unofficially opened its season over the weekend at the three-team McDonald County jamboree. Nevada opened play against host McDonald County and then squared off against East Newton County. Lady Tigers head coach Tammy Holcomb said she was pleased with her team's effort...

The Nevada Tiger football team was given its first test of the season, competing in the four-team Stockton Jamboree. At Friday evening’s jamboree, the Tigers scrimmaged against Stockton, Lamar and Pierce City — going 12 offensive and 12 defensive snaps against each team...

Nevada High School’s Meet the Players assembly is slated for 7 p.m. tonight at Wynn Gymnasium. The festivities include introductory speeches from fall sports coaches: Wes Beachler (football), Samantha Short (tennis), Tammy Holcomb (softball) Ryan Watts (cross country), Clay Wheeler (swimming), Brian Leonard (golf), and Kori Dodson and Anne Smoot (JV/ninth-grade volleyball. ...

Sheldon High School’s freshly refurbished gym floor is, without a doubt, sharp. The school district sub-contracted with Acme Floor Company of Kansas City for the project, estimated to cost $15,000, with the new look featuring an oversized Panther (mascot) logo at center court. The Panther logo is the school’s newest design...

The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team, led by seventh-year head coach Ashley Thoreson, is slated to compete in the upcoming four-team Carthage High School volleyball scrimmage, Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. The Lady Tigers will first match-up with Joplin High School. For its second match of the evening, Nevada will square off with host Carthage...

Joel McDuffey hopes to one day coach basketball at the collegiate level. In the meantime, however, McDuffey is embracing the challenges presented by his new position at Sheldon R-8 after being hired as the K-12 physical education teacher and the boys and girls basketball coach for the high school and middle school...

Hunter Mason is a prototype All-American kid. The soon-to-be Nevada High School senior is a 4.0 student in the classroom and a multi-sport standout. Mason’s hard work has culminated with a verbal commitment to play football for the Division I Western Illinois Leathernecks of the Missouri Valley Conference. Mason, who was on the WIU campus in Macomb, Illinois over the weekend, met with head coach Charlie Fisher...

After more than a year away, Jenny Allard is returning to her true passion — teaching and coaching. Allard, who taught science and coached girls varsity and junior varsity basketball at Nevada High School from 2004 to 2015, is returning to the classroom and sidelines for the upcoming school year with Northeast Vernon County...

Veteran basketball coach Jenny Allard has been named as the Northeast Vernon County boys and girls head basketball coach, as well as the school’s physical education teacher. Allard confirmed she was hired by NEVC when reached by phone Thursday evening...

Selections for the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference 2017 ALL-GVVC baseball team were recently released, with a half-dozen local players making the squad. Vernon County players making the team, were: Bronaugh senior Kolton Earnest; Northeast Vernon County’s Jackson Coleman and Jaxson Prough; and the Sheldon trio of Kaleb Martin, Jason Leavell and Zavery Lamb...

Nevada High School standout student-athlete, Clay Gayman, was recently named Joplin Globe’s Male Basketball Athlete of the Year. Gayman, a 6-foot-5 junior forward, helped lead the Nevada Tigers to 18 consecutive victories, culminating with an appearance in the Missouri Class 4 District 12 championship game, where Nevada fell to Grandview...

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 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...

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 Middle School is set to hold its summer football camp June 12-14 at Logan Field. The three sessions will go from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Camp participants will be led by the NMS coaching staff, as well as Nevada High head coach Wes Beachler and his varsity staff. Those interested in attending the camp must be entering seventh or eighth grade for the upcoming school year. Participants will receive a camp T-shirt and Powerade...

Nevada Middle School is set to hold its summer football camp June 12-14 at Logan Field. The three sessions will go from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Camp participants will be led by the NMS coaching staff, as well as Nevada High head coach Wes Beachler and his varsity staff. Those interested in attending the camp must be entering seventh or eighth grade for the upcoming school year. Participants will receive a camp T-shirt and Powerade...

During their recent postseason awards banquet, a dozen Nevada Tiger baseball players received varsity letters. The Nevada High School student-athletes receiving their varsity letters, were: Tyler Ketterman, fourth-year letterman; Myles McNeley, third-year letterman; Branden Harder, third-year letterman; Payton Bright, second-year letterman; Braeden Hinton, second-year letterman; Logan Armstrong, second-year letterman; Jarrett Owen, second-year letterman; Robert Hoskins, first-year letterman; Trent Ellis, first-year letterman; Peyton Denney, first-year letterman; Will Johnson, first-year letterman; and Dalton Gayman, first-year letterman.. ...

The Nevada Lady Tigers’ basketball camp for seventh and eighth-graders is slated for Monday, June 5 through June 7 at Wynn Gymnasium located inside Nevada High School. The three-day camp will be conducted by Lady Tigers’ head varsity basketball coach Brent Bartlett, along with his staff and current players...

Representing Nevada High School at the Missouri Class 4 State track-and-field meet Saturday in Jefferson City, student-athletes Calli Beshore and Kayden Ast capped Nevada’s track-and-field season on a high-note. Competing in the 1600-meter run, freshman Beshore finished in 13th-place with a time of 5:32. Ast, a sophomore, placed 14th in the long jump, recording a jump of 20-feet, three and 3/4 inches...

Nevada High School standout student-athlete Jacob Johnson was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the MFA Foundation. Johnson received the scholarship May 19 at Nevada High’s Senior Night awards ceremony. According to a press release from MFA, the scholarship is “one of approximately 340 presented this year by MFA Incorporated, MFA Oil Company, and their affiliates. The release also states the scholarship was sponsored by Producers MFA Agri Service...

The Nevada Lady Tigers’ basketball camp for seventh and eighth-graders is slated for Monday, June 5 through June 7 at Wynn Gymnasium located inside Nevada High School. The three-day camp will be conducted by Lady Tigers’ head varsity basketball coach Brent Bartlett, along with his staff and current players...

A number of Nevada High School baseball players received accolades for the recently concluded 2017 campaign. Those NHS student-athletes, were: Braeden Hinton, Jr., First-Team All District, All-West Central Conference; Tyler Ketterman, Sr., First-Team All-District, All-West Central Conference; Branden Harder, Jr., Second-Team All-District, All-West Central Conference; Jarrett Owen, Jr., Second-Team All-District, All-West Central Conference; and Logan Armstrong, Jr., All-West Central Conference Honorable Mention.. ...

The Nevada Tigers’ baseball team held its annual postseason awards banquet Thursday evening at Nevada High School. Nevada’s varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams were honored. Head coach Danny Penn discussed the season that was, including his favorite memories and other season highlights...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats 4-x-200 meter relay team placed 12th at the Missouri Class 1 State track-and-field meet held Saturday in Jefferson City. The team, comprised of seniors Mandy Murphy and Katey Rider and sophomores Mattie Earnest and Katie Norman, also qualified in the 4-x-100 meter relay, placing 14th...

Vernon County student-athletes helped comprise the recently released Golden Valley Vernon County Conference All-Conference team. Vernon County student-athletes making the team, were: Koltin Earnest, Sr., Bronaugh; Kaleb Martin, Sr., Sheldon; Zavery Lamb, Jr., Sheldon; and Jason Leavell, So., Sheldon...

Not many high school baseball teams have gone winless during the regular season, only to rebound and win their district tournament. The Ballard Bulldogs are now members of this exclusive club, having compiled an 0-6 record during a rain-shortened regular-season before running the table in the recent Class 1 District 8 tournament to earn a trip to the Class 1 state tournament...

Nevada High School entered Saturday’s Class 4 sectional meet in Eldon having qualified in five events. Two Nevada High School student-athletes –– freshman Calli Beshore and sophomore Kayden Ast emerged with the prerequisite top four finish needed to qualify for this weekend’s Class 4 state track-and-field meet in Jefferson City...

A number of Vernon County student-athletes were recently recognized with All-Golden Valley Vernon County Conference accolades. Area athletes making the All-GVVC spring softball team, were: Mahalia Swink, Fr., Sheldon; Makinsey Conner, So., NEVC; Kiley Gerster, Jr., NEVC; Karlee Metcalf, Jr., Hume; Hannah Gorda, So., Hume; Kaiyah Kaiser, Jr., Hume; Mattie Earnest, So., Bronaugh; Paige Wait, So., Bronaugh; Katie Norman, So., Bronaugh; Camryn East, Ballard; Jailyn Wheeler, Ballard; Amanda Teagarden, Ballard; Savana Allen, Ballard; Kirstyn Eckhoff, Montrose; Jaidyn Steinbach, Montrose; and Jayme Snodgrass, Montrose.. ...