Hume takes loss at Class 1 sectional game, coach blames fatigue and short roster (03/05/08) By Chris Patch Nevada Daily Mail Head coach Scott Morrison didn't sum up Hume's 54-39 loss to Fair Play Tuesday in the Class 1 sectional with X's and O's, but rather with raw arithmetic. "It's just fatigue, you know, numbers." Morrison said exiting the Hume locker room following the loss...

Fort Scott pulls away, defeats Iola for 36th straight time (02/17/08) FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Alex Barner paced Fort Scott High's attack with 24 points as the Tigers rolled over Iola, 58-36, in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night. This was the Tigers' 36th consecutive victory over Iola, which hasn't beaten the Tigers since February 1985...

Jayhawk-Linn posts Thursday sweep (02/09/08) MOUND CITY, Kan. -- Jayhawk-Linn finished its second regular season of high school wrestling by sweeping Lenexa St. James Academy and Erie here Thursday. The Jayhawks (5-7) defeated St. James 29-22 and Erie 39-12. In the St. James dual, Tyson Baker (18-14) scored a technical fall at 145 pounds. It was the only Jayhawk victory on the mat as the others, by David Troth (15-23) at 135, Briar Snyder (16-14) at 160, Alan Johnson (15-3) at 215 and Caleb Jackson (6-5) at 285, were via forfeit...

Balancing act (02/02/08) FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- In the first quarter, Fort Scott High's boys showed offensive power. In the second, they showed defensive domination. The net effect was a 56-38 Southeast Kansas League victory over Independence at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night...

Kerbs' 23 not enough for Nevada in loss (02/02/08) LAMAR, Mo. -- Jordan Kerbs scored 23 points here Friday night but Nevada's boys fell to Lamar, 61-53, in a non-conference game. Nevada trailed 12-6 after one period of play. However, a third-quarter rally helped bring the Tigers within 39-38. Lamar outscored Nevada 22-15 in the fourth quarter to take the win...

Hornets tackle Montrose in Lakeland tourney (01/10/08) The Hume Hornets beat Montrose in the Lakeland Tournament Wednesday night. Clinton Irwin led the Hornets with 31 points and 12 rebounds as they took down Montrose 63-51. The Hornets went 15 for 21 from the free throw line and were aided by 4 treys in the victory, as well as logging 12 steals and 20 assists as a team. The win pushes Hume's overall record up to 7-2, with a conference record of 3-0...

Nevada boys and girls fall to Webb City Cardinals (01/09/08) The Nevada boys and girls varsity basketball teams both fell hard to the Webb City Cardinals. The girls started off well, but were 2 for 5 from beyond the arc in the first period to Webb City's 1 for 3, allowing the Lady Tigers to come out with a 12-7 lead into the second. Webb City answered back in the second period, going on a 14-2 run to go into the half with a 23-17 lead...

Tigers fall to much larger Warrensburg team (01/08/08) Although the Nevada Tigers lost 52-37 to a much bigger Warrensburg Tigers team Saturday night, Nevada head coach John McNeley was not disappointed with his teams performance after their lackluster performance against Pleasant Hill on Thursday night...

Fort Scott boys finish strong in victory over Parsons (01/05/08) FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The things that had plagued Fort Scott High's boys in back-to-back league losses to Independence and Chanute prior to the holiday break didn't come into play Friday night as the Tigers led from start to finish in a 57-37 Southeast Kansas League victory over Parsons at the FSHS gymnasium...

Bronaugh boys and girls sweep Miami (01/04/08) The Bronaugh boys and girls basketball teams both prevailed over Miami Thursday night. The boys, led by Nick Judd with 33 points, edged out Miami by a final scored of 54-53. As a team, the boys went 5-13 from the free throw line and were aided by 7 3 point field goals...

Youth basketball tournament schedule (12/18/07) During the coming week the basketball court at the Nevada Middle School will be busy every night and all day Saturday with 12 boys and 12 girls teams ranging from fourth grade to junior high competing in the Dog Athletics Third Annual Basketball Tournament...

Hume Hornets take down Heartland (12/15/07) The Hume Hornets varsity basketball game rolled their way to a win over Heartland Thursday night. The 74-31 victory for the Hornets puts their overall season record at 4-1, with a conference record of 2-0. Led by the night's leading scorer's, Cameron Hinton and Cody Franklin, with 18 an 17 points in the game respectively, the Hornets ended the first quarter with a 24-12 lead and never looked back...

Nevada boys and girls split double-header with Girard (12/14/07) The Nevada High School boys and girls basketball teams split their double-header with the Girard Trojans Thursday night in a pair of games that were postponed from Tuesday night because of the weather. The Nevada Tigers, 2-3 going into Thursday's game, controlled the tempo of their game with the 1-1 Girard boys and brought their season record to 3-3 with a 56-46 win...

Nevada falls in overtime (12/08/07) By Ralph Pokorny Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers kicked off a four-game home stand by losing in overtime before a small home crowd to the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs 53-51 Friday night and dropping their season record to 2-3. "We controlled the game early, but after the first four minutes they controlled the game," Nevada head coach John McNeley said afterwards...

Barner Burner (12/08/07) FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Alex Barner established a new career high in points for the second time in eight days as he made 12 of 14 field-goal attempts and scored 28 points in Fort Scott High's 56-42 victory over Labette County in Southeast Kansas League play Friday night...

Lady Tigers fall to Carl Junction (12/05/07) While the Nevada Tigers girls varsity were defeated by Carl Junction last night it was not for lack of effort. Nevada found themselves trailing at the end of the first quarter 14-11, but rallied a 14 - 5 point period making the score at the half 25-19, Tigers...

Hume wins over Montrose (11/29/07) The Hume Hornets paid a visit to Montrose Tuesday and came away with a 63-48 win for a 2-0 overall record and 1-0 in the conference. Outscored by Montrose in the first quarter, which ended with the Hornets behind 8-17, the Hornets turned the tables on the second quarter, scoring 17 to Montrose's 9, going into halftime with Montrose up by one point, at 25-26...