High School Sports

Tiger grapplers fall to Buffalo (02/06/10)
BUFFALO, Mo. -- "(We) may have lost the dual by points, but (it) goes down as a win in my book." Head coach Devin White's Nevada Tigers wrestling team showed what was arguably its strongest performance of the 2009-'10 season Thursday night as it took on the Bison of Buffalo High School...

Lady Tigers win at El Dorado Springs (02/06/10)
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers went into action Friday night for the final game in their toughest week of action so far this season as they attempted to spoil Courtwarming for the Lady Bulldogs of El Dorado Springs. The Lady Tigers came into the contest on a high from their first overtime contest of the year Thursday night against the Lady Bears of Butler. In that contest, the Lady Tigers needed an extra period to earn their 13th win of the year by a final score of 66-58...

Lady Tigers fall to Stockton in tournament play (02/04/10)
"I think this is the first time we've gotten tired all year." As head coach Brent Bartlett's Nevada Lady Tigers varsity basketball team got their quest for a fifth Nevada Classic tournament championship back under way in a make-up contest Wednesday night, they appeared to have met their match in terms of overall energy...

Strong shooting lifts Tigers past Stockton (02/04/10)
"When you shoot the ball well early, it helps." Nevada Tigers head basketball coach John McNeley's team did more than shoot the ball well in the fifth place game of the Nevada Tiger Classic tournament Wednesday night -- they set season highs in team scoring and in shooting percentage in a 70-43 defeat of the Stockton Tigers...

Beisner signs with Southwest Baptist (02/04/10)

Tiger grapplers fall to Carl Junction at home (02/03/10)
"It's a tough way to end out Senior Night, but they went out in style." Despite a tough loss to a very talented Carl Junction team, Nevada High School head wrestling coach Devin White still came out of Tuesday night's regular-season home finale with a substantial measure of pride in his team...

Nevada moves to Class 3 (01/30/10)
Herald-Tribune The Missouri State High School Activities Association released the new class and district assignments for the 2010 football season Friday morning. Thanks to the addition of football at a number of smaller high schools around the state, MSHSAA has re-evaluated class sizes and made a number of changes to class and district assignments around the state. ...

Nevada Classic postponed (01/30/10)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Due to inclement weather, officials at Nevada High School were forced to postpone Friday's action in the 11th annual Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger Classic tournament. Originally scheduled for Friday were semifinal round games on the girls' side of the bracket. ...

Fort Scott Homecoming postponed (01/30/10)
Naturally, every single game that was to be held on the Kansas side of the state line involving area teams was postponed Friday afternoon. The storm passing through even put off two events that were to be held Saturday. Homecoming at Fort Scott High School, with Pittsburg as the opponent for the basketball doubleheader, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. ...

Short roster factors in Fort Scott wrestling split (01/30/10)
ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's wrestling team might have been in position to sweep a Southeast Kansas League wrestling triangular Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Labette County and won five out of the eight matches that were held against Independence...

Tigers defeat Don Bosco in tournament play (01/29/10)
"This is a disappointing win." Despite earning a victory and taking with it a trip to the fifth place game of the 11th annual Nevada Classic tournament, Nevada Tigers head basketball coach John McNeley was very displeased with the lackadaisical performance his team showed in the contest...

Lady Tiger freshmen defeat Bolivar (01/27/10)
After losing to Holden Monday night in the El Dorado Springs JV basketball tournament, the Nevada Lady Tigers freshman basketball team rebounded well with a 49-29 victory over Bolivar. The game got off to a rough start for the Lady Tigers as they found themselves in a 10-point hole early. ...

Nevada Classic Capsules (01/27/10)
Carthage 67, Kansas City Northeast 20 Sophomore Kaylee Morgan could have beaten the Lady Vikings of Kansas City Northeast High School by herself Wednesday night as she put up 21 points in the Lady Tigers' 67-20 rout. Andrea Westhoff joined Morgan in double figures, nearly equalling Northeast's point total as well with 17 of her own...

McClaughry signs with Cowley County (01/26/10)
Trenda McClaughry gathered with members of her family, as well as current and future coaches on Jan. 21, to sign a letter of intent to run track at Cowley County Community College. Front row: Bart McClaughry, Trenda McClaughry and Lynn McClaughry. Back row: Coach Charles Kellogg, track coach Vince DeGrado of Cowley County College and Brian Thomas, Rich Hill track coach and athletic director...

Tigers drop tournament opener (01/26/10)
The Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team finally got a taste of what it's like to play with a full roster Tuesday night as they opened the 11th annual Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger Classic against the Knights of Kansas City Southeast High School. The Tigers have battled illness and injury all season long, but were finally able to get all of their players on the floor at the same time as all three of their injured players were finally cleared for action...

Lady Tigers defeat Joplin in tournament opener (01/26/10)
"I was very pleased with the way we started the game." Any fan of Nevada Lady Tigers basketball who was present for the first round of the Nevada Classic tournament Tuesday night would have echoed the words of head coach Brent Bartlett as his Lady Tigers cruised to an easy win over the Lady Eagles of Joplin. ...

Lady Tigers defeat Carthage at home (01/22/10)
NEVADA, Mo. -- "It was not a thing of beauty." Nevada Lady Tigers head basketball coach Brent Bartlett couldn't have described the game any better as his team returned to Wynn Gymnasium Friday night to take on the Lady Tigers of Carthage. In a game in which neither team could find the basket from the field or the free-throw line, the Lady Tigers struggled to stay in the contest for the first three quarters, but got the offensive spark they needed down the stretch to earn a 48-33 victory...

Uniontown, Jayhawk girls playing for championship tonight (01/22/10)
PLEASANTON, Kan. -- The girls' teams from Uniontown and Jayhawk-Linn will clash tonight for the championship of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament while Crest and Central Heights will square off for the boys' title. Play in the tournament begins this afternoon at 1 p.m., with the girls' championship set for 4 p.m., and the boys' title tilt at 5:30, in the north gymnasium...

Tigers struggle at Neosho (01/22/10)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers wrestling team has struggled all season long in dual competition and went into action Thursday night with a tough test ahead of them. The Tigers were originally scheduled to host a triangular against Butler and McDonald County High Schools earlier in the week, but the Mustangs of McDonald County elected to move the triangular to Thursday night as they and the Tigers headed to Neosho to take on the Wildcats. ...

Lady Tiger freshmen trounce Carl Junction (01/21/10)
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- The Nevada High School freshman girls' basketball team earned their fourth win of the year Monday night as they traveled to Carl Junction High School. The Lady Bulldogs just couldn't seem to get anything going in the contest and ultimately put up just four points in the contest as the Lady Tigers cruised their way to a 63-4 victory. Ashley Shumaker led the offensive effort for Nevada as the only player in double figures with 15 points...

Tigers drop tough contest at home (01/21/10)
Just one day after suffering a crippling road loss at the hands of the Bolivar Liberators, the Nevada Tigers got back into action in a make-up contest Wednesday night against the Tigers of Warrensburg. The two teams were originally scheduled to square off at Wynn Gymnasium on Dec. 11, but inclement weather forced the postponement of that game and Wednesday night ultimately became the only time both sides could agree on...

Klinksick signs with Cottey (01/20/10)

Tiger grapplers make quick work of Butler at home (01/20/10)
The Nevada Tigers wrestling team came into Tuesday night hoping to use Parents' Night to wash the taste of what head coach Devin White called a "rough night" at Carthage on Thursday, Jan. 14. The Tigers ultimately came through in a big way, earning a dominant, 43-12 victory over the Butler Bears inside Wynn Gymnasium...

Girard girls hand Fort Scott 22-point setback (01/16/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School girls' head coach Jeff Armstrong did not like what he saw from his team Friday night. What Armstrong saw was a team that wasn't ready to play one of the top teams in Southeast Kansas and on that was unable to play well whenever Jolee Sharp was on the bench with foul trouble...

Lady Tigers struggle at home, fall to McDonald County 58-50 (01/16/10)
After the Lady Tigers found themselves on a scoring drought that lasted the better part of 8 minutes, the Lady Mustangs of McDonald County High School wasted no time taking full advantage of the situation during Friday night's game at Wynn Gymnasium...