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NHS Boys Basketball - November 30th (12/1/23)
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NEVC Junior High Basketball Camp to run next week (8/11/21)The Northeast Vernon County junior high boys and girls basketball teams will get to hone their skills at a three-day camp next week before the regular season tips off later this month. Head coach Rick Calbert will conduct his camp for incoming seventh- and eighth-grade players from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Aug. 16-18 inside the NEVC gymnasium on the Walker campus...
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Tigers youth sports camps off and running (7/21/21)Playing video games in the air conditioning was fun while it lasted, but many area youngsters have decided to get some exercise this summer — and learn the fundamentals of hoops and football along the way. The Nevada Tigers Basketball Youth Summer Skills Camp conducted its third Monday of activity this week, with one more to go next week, inside Wynn Gymnasium...
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Tiger Basketball Youth Summer Skills Camp to begin Monday (6/30/21)Starting next week, Nevada High School hoops coaches and players will host the Tiger Basketball Youth Summer Skills Camp for students entering grades 1-6 in the fall. The camp — which aims to teach the fundamentals of ball handling, passing, and shooting — will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. each Monday of the month (July 5, 12, 19, and 26) inside Wynn Gymnasium at NHS...
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Bronaugh basketball hosts first Wildcat Shootout (6/12/21)BRONAUGH — Boys and girls basketball teams from five area high schools participated in the inaugural Wildcat Shootout Friday inside the gymnasium of host Bronaugh. Scrimmages between Bronaugh, Hume, Lockwood, Exeter, and Northeast (Arma) took place from 8 a.m. ...
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Tigers honored at hoops banquet (4/23/21)The Nevada High School boys basketball team held its end-of-season banquet Wednesday evening to reflect on one of the best seasons in program history — and to reward its players for their hard work. All-State senior Logan Applegate took home Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, and the Patrick Quest Award...
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Applegate All-State (3/26/21)The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association this week named Nevada High School senior Logan Applegate to its All-State team for Class 5 boys basketball. The 6-foot-2 guard is the first Tiger hoopster to earn All-State honors since Clay Gayman did so in 2017 and 2018 when Nevada was designated Class 4...
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Gayman, Wildcats upset Texas, fall to UCLA (3/23/21)Midnight for Clay Gayman and the rest of the Cinderella-minded Wildcats of Abilene Christian University struck early Monday evening in Indianapolis. Two days after upsetting the No. 3-seeded Texas Longhorns in the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament East Regional, No. 14-seeded ACU struggled to score against No. 11 UCLA in the round of 32 — and as a result was eliminated with a 67-47 loss...
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Nevada grad Gayman back in NCAA Tourney (3/20/21)Although the NCAA March Madness brackets of most area sports fans may have already busted after Friday's first-round action, they've still got Saturday's games to get back on track. And they might see a familiar face while they're at it. Former Nevada High School star Clay Gayman, class of 2018 and the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,976 points, is making his second trip to the National Tournament as a member of the Abilene Christian University Wildcats...
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Applegate adds another award: All-Area Player of the Year (3/17/21)The 4-States Basketball Coaches Association on Monday selected Nevada High School senior guard Logan Applegate as its All-Area Player of the Year. Applegate averaged just under 23 points per game and helped lead the Tigers to the quarterfinal round of Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 5 state tournament — something only one other team in program history had accomplished. Nevada finished 22-6, including a 15-game winning streak during the second half of the season...
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Bolivar Springfield-bound after bouncing Nevada (3/13/21)BOLIVAR — Regardless of the outcome in their MSHSAA Class 5 quarterfinal basketball game Friday night at Bolivar, the Nevada Tigers would remain in the conversation as one of the most successful teams in program history. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they won’t have a chance to make their case as number one...
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GVVCC all-conference hoops teams announced (3/13/21)Coaches in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference released on Thursday their all-conference teams for boys and girls high school basketball. Members of the girls first-team include junior Nicole Hagerman of Bronaugh, freshman Brecklen Morrison of Hume, senior Ryan Landes of Montrose, sophomore Crae Hutchison of Northeast Vernon County, and sophomore Deborah Lamb of Sheldon...
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Applegate named Big 8 West Player of the Year (3/12/21)Nevada High School senior guard Logan Applegate was the focal point of every defense he faced — and will continue to face — this basketball season, and for that the coaches of the Big 8 West conference this week voted him its Player of the Year. Averaging nearly 23 points per game and helping to lead his team to the quarterfinals of the MSHSAA Class 5 state tournament, Applegate was also a unanimous first-team All-Big 8 West selection — an honor he shared with fellow senior Logan McNeley, who made many defenses pay for focusing so much attention elsewhere.. ...
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Nevada comes back in sectionals stunner (3/10/21)A natural disaster — or at least a high school basketball game that at times sounded like one — took place Tuesday night inside Wynn Gymnasium. That was the only comparison Nevada boys head coach Shaun Gray could think of after his team, which looked dead in the water for three-and-a-half quarters, somehow emerged for a stunning 51-46 comeback victory over Logan-Rogersville to advance to the quarterfinals of the MSHSAA Class 5 state tournament...
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Nevada nabs All-District honors before sectional showdown (3/9/21)As if winning its first district title in 23 years wasn't enough, the Nevada High School boys basketball team earned several All-District awards as voted on by the four head coaches in the Class 5 District 12 tournament. Shaun Gray took home Coach of the Year honors after leading the Tigers to a 21-5 record — including an active 14-game winning streak, the most recent of which was a 52-49 win over Webb City in the district championship Friday night inside the Cardinal Dome...
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Nevada boys basketball at Webb City - Class 5 District 12 Championship (March 5, 2021) (3/6/21)The Nevada High School boys basketball team won its first district championship since 1998 on Friday night, topping Webb City 52-49 inside the Cardinal Dome. Here are some photos documenting the big win.
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Tigers hang on to win district championship (3/6/21)WEBB CITY — The boys Class 5 District 12 championship between Nevada High School and Webb City was up for grabs Friday night with two-and-a-half minutes to go. The two teams, each of whom had beaten the other once during the regular season, were tied 44-44 late in the rubber match inside the Cardinal Dome — this time with the season on the line...
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Tigers take care of Wildcats to advance (3/3/21)Wynn Gymnasium saw its largest and loudest crowd of the high school basketball season Tuesday night when the Nevada and Harrisonville boys squared off in their Class 5 District 12 opener. After the Tigers took care of the Wildcats 58-41, NHS head coach Shaun Gray was hoping that same energy will travel to Webb City for the district championship on Friday...
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Bronaugh wraps up with sweep over NEVC (3/2/21)The Bronaugh High School boys and girls basketball teams ended their seasons by beating Northeast Vernon County via nearly identical scores at home on Saturday. The games, which were postponed until after district play, tipped off with a 52-39 win by the Lady Wildcats...
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Wildcats back out of their game just hours before tip (2/27/21)The Logan-Rogersville High School boys basketball team informed Nevada on Friday afternoon, just hours before the two teams were scheduled to face off in their regular season finale, that it would not be making the trip. The cancellation (which included a junior varsity game) deprived Tigers hoops fans of what was expected to be a highly competitive showdown against an 18-5 Wildcats team that many believe to be one of the best in all of Class 5 — let alone the Big 8 Conference...
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Tigers hold off Irish for 12th straight win (2/26/21)Like all Nevada High School home basketball games, Thursday night’s boys contest against Springfield Catholic took place inside Wynn Gymnasium. But according to head coach Shaun Gray, it felt like he was coaching a pick-up game in the park. Fortunately for Gray, the Tigers were the ones afterward asking, “Who’s got next?”...
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Sheldon girls, boys close out seasons against NEVC (2/26/21)The basketball teams of Northeast Vernon County and Sheldon High School may not have a chance to win state this year, but they did get one more shot at beating each other. In a pair of games that had to be postponed until after district play, the Knights and Panthers — all four of whom were eliminated in the first rounds of the Class 1 District 7 tournaments earlier this week — squared off for bragging rights Thursday night in Sheldon...
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Applegate hops up to fourth on Tigers' career scoring list (2/24/21)Number four is now No. 4. Nevada High School senior guard Logan Applegate, who sports the number four on his basketball jersey, climbed up one spot on the school's all-time scoring list after his 36-point performance Monday night against McDonald County...
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Nevada crushes McDonald County on senior night (2/23/21)Nevada High School’s Logan Applegate celebrated senior night from downtown Monday, sinking a career-high 10 3-pointers — including several from NBA range — to lead the Tigers in a 78-53 win over McDonald County. Applegate, who technically was inside Wynn Gymnasium all evening, missed only a couple of the seemingly countless long-range shots he put up against the Mustangs’ rather hopeless box-and-one defense. ...
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Nevada High School basketball vs. McDonald County (Feb. 22, 2021) (2/23/21)The Nevada High School boys and girls basketball teams swept Big 8 West rival McDonald County Monday night inside Wynn Gymnasium. Here are some photos capturing their wins.
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Sheldon boys end season at Hume (2/23/21)The Sheldon High School boys basketball team kept the score low — and thus close — in its Class 1 District 7 opener Saturday at Hume. But in the end, the sixth-seeded Panthers missed too many shots and committed too many turnovers to keep the score close enough for an upset — falling 46-32 to the Hornets, who were the No. 3 seed...
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Knights knocked out in first round (2/23/21)The Northeast Vernon County High School boys basketball team saw its season end Saturday in the first round of the Class 1 District 7 tournament at McAuley Catholic. The Warriors cruised into the next round with a 62-40 win over the Knights. Sophomore Kylan Bachand led NEVC (4-11) with 18 points...
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Tigers shake off the rust against Mavs (2/20/21)Anybody could have forgiven the Nevada High School boys basketball team for being rusty Friday night against Metro Academy. Well, almost anybody. “There are a lot of people that probably think there’s an excuse to come out flat with not having practice all week. ...
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Sheldon stumbles at Montrose (2/20/21)The Sheldon High School boys basketball team did not need a win Friday night at Montrose to head into district play with some momentum. The Panthers lost to the Blue Jays 71-66, but head coach Caleb Howerton said was proud of the way his team played...
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Winter weather wreaks further havoc on area sports schedules (2/19/21)The final days of the winter sports regular season are supposed to be most stressful for the coaches and players — not athletic directors. That hasn't been the case this year, with another significant amount of snowfall in the middle of the week forcing more postponements and cancellations of area high school basketball games...
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Sheldon's GVVCC lead melts away in Hume (2/13/21)HUME — With so many area high school basketball games postponed on Friday due to cold temperatures, it’s fair to wonder why Sheldon and Hume were one of the night’s few match-ups that tipped off as scheduled. Turns out, there was plenty of heat inside the Hornets’ gym...
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Nevada boys basketball at Lamar (Feb. 11, 2021) (2/12/21)The Nevada High School boys basketball team beat Lamar 53-37 on the road Thursday night for the team's eighth win in a row.
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Applegate lifts Nevada at Lamar (2/12/21)LAMAR — There’s really only one downside to taunting an opponent by calling him “Highlight Reel.” Sometimes your own team ends up on the wrong end of the highlights. At least, that was the case Thursday night when Nevada High School senior Logan Applegate quieted the Lamar student section with a game-high 24 points — including his first two off a dunk — en route to a 53-37 win by the Crimson Tigers...
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Lady Knights trounce Miami (2/12/21)It's tough to beat any basketball team when yours has only one player on the bench. Apparently, for the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, having three makes it too easy. "We weren't as tired in the fourth quarter as we have been," stated NEVC head coach Jenny Allard, whose team benefitted from an eligibility-boosted roster of eight players instead of its usual six in a 44-24 road victory over Miami last Friday. "It made the biggest difference with our energy level throughout the game."...
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Sheldon closes out Mercy/Warrior Classic (2/9/21)The Sheldon High School girls basketball team may not have been playing in the championship of the 2021 Mercy/Warrior Classic Friday in Joplin, but the Lady Panthers showed up like they were. As a result, they walked away with a 40-21 victory over Thomas Jefferson Independent in the fifth-place game...
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Bronaugh falls to Greenfield (2/9/21)One way or another, the homecoming basketball games Friday night in Bronaugh were going to be won by the Wildcats. Unfortunately for the home teams, it was the Greenfield variety that claimed victory. The Bronaugh girls fell to the Lady Cats 61-37 in the opener before the Greenfield boys got a big boost from their bench in a 54-49 win in the nightcap...
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Jan. 2, 2018: Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger Basketball (1/3/18)
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Tigers trounce Warrensburg for 12th straight victory (2/11/17)Clay Gayman held a heavily attended block party Friday night at Wynn Gym. The 6-foot-6 junior forward spearheaded the Nevada Tigers 20-point rout of visiting Warrensburg with an otherworldly defensive performance that included eight blocked shots and several aggressive plays at the rim that resulted in altered shots...
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Sommer's buzzer-beater sends Nevada to KANGI title game (1/21/17)Matthew Sommer's buzzing-beating heroics catapulted the Nevada Tigers into the Kansas Air National Guard Invitational championship game. The top-seeded Tigers (10-3), who matched up in the tournament semifinals with the fifth-seeded Frontenac Raiders, trailed 47-46 with 2.8 seconds remaining in regulation Friday night at Frontenac High School...
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NHS alum Kerbs named freshman basketball coach (7/29/16)Former Nevada High School two-sport standout Cory Kerbs was recently tabbed as the school's freshman boys basketball coach, as well as assistant varsity hoops coach on Shaun Gray's coaching staff. Kerbs replaces Blake Howarth as NHS freshman coach. Howarth was also an assistant on Gray's varsity staff. The school announced in May that Howarth had been promoted to the position of Lady Tigers associate head basketball coach...
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NMS eighth-graders top Joplin South, run win streak to seven (2/6/15)Nevada Daily Mail Playing in their final home contest of the season Thursday night, the Nevada Tigers eighth-grade boys basketball team sprinted past the Joplin South Eagles en route to a 56-44 victory. The Tigers have now reeled of seven consecutive wins, improving to 9-1...
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Tigers host boys' youth basketball camp (6/6/14)Nevada Daily Mail Every year, the Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team hosts a youth skills camp, featuring boys entering third through eighth grades and this week, new Tigers head coach has continued that tradition. Gray said before this year's camp started that his goal was to have 50 participants and not only did this year's total surpass that goal, it shattered it. When the camp started, the number of participants was around 75 and as the week progressed, that number simply grew...
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Nevada Tigers to host youth basketball camp (5/14/14)Nevada Tigers head basketball coach Shaun Gray announced Tuesday that his program's annual boys' basketball camp is set for June 2-6, in the gymnasium at Nevada High School's new multipurpose building. The camp is open to all boys entering third through eighth grades in the 2014-15 school year. Each participant will receive 10 hours of instruction on the fundamentals of shooting, ball handling, rebounding, passing, defense and team play...
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Gray named new Nevada boys' basketball coach (5/3/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Shaun Gray graduated from Bronaugh High School in 2005, after helping the Wildcats to two district championships and an appearance in the Sectional game his senior year. During his high school playing career under then-head coach Tim Judd, Gray realized his true calling -- coaching basketball. ...
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Nevada basketball wins state academic award (4/16/14)COLUMBIA -- Though the season has been over for a while now, the Nevada Tigers basketball team was announced Monday as the recipient of another state award. Head coach John McNeley's squad earned the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for having a combined team grade-point average of 3.39. The Tigers finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 8-17, falling to McDonald County by a final score of 47-45 in the Class 4, District 12 Tournament semifinals...
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Nevada boys host postseason banquet (3/28/14)
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Robison breaks all-time scoring record (3/25/14)
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El Dorado Christian boys second in ISAAC tourney (3/11/14)The El Dorado Christian varsity boys' basketball team scored big at the 2013-14 Inter-School Athletic and Academic Competition Tournament. The Buffalos started the tournament with Dayton Robison scoring his 1,000th career point in the second quarter against Indy. In that contest, ECS fell by eight points...
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District basketball tournament schedule amended (3/4/14)CARL JUNCTION -- Due to the winter storm that moved through the region over the weekend, Carl Junction High School officials were forced to make some changes to the schedules for the Class 4, District 12 boys' and girls basketball tournaments, which were to start Monday, at Carl Junction High School...
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El Dorado Christian boys third in conference tourney (3/4/14)BELTON, Mo. -- Head coach Travis Cole and his El Dorado Christian varsity boys' basketball team brought home the third-place trophy from the MOKAN Conference boys' basketball tournament, Feb. 6-8. The Buffalos began the tournament Thursday, by dominating Christian Learning Center in a 70-27 victory. Player of the Game Elijah Buttorff led the offensive effort for the Buffalos with his season-high 27 points and also finished the night with eight rebounds and five steals...
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Sheldon boys drop district championship (3/1/14)WILLARD, Mo. -- The Sheldon Panthers basketball team entered Friday night's championship game in the Class 1, District 5 Tournament as the only Class 1 team in Vernon County still alive in postseason play. The Panthers entered Friday's contest against the fifth-seeded Fair Play Hornets in the role of favorite, by seeding. Head coach Tyler Judd said before the tournament started, however, that all of the top six seeds in this year's tournament had the potential to beat anyone...
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Tigers defeat Webb City (3/1/14)WEBB CITY -- The Nevada Tigers basketball team concluded its regular-season schedule Thursday night, with a victory at Webb City, 35-29, spoiling the Cardinals' Senior Night festivities, at Webb City High School. Both teams struggled with cold shooting and turnovers, but Tigers head coach John McNeley said it may not have been pretty, but it was still a win. Nevada led, 12-8, at halftime, only to see the Cardinals take a one-point advantage into the fourth quarter, up 20-19...
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Bronaugh Wildcats fall in district tournament play (3/1/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME-- For the second consecutive year, the Bronaugh Wildcats boys' basketball team found itself headed to the Class 1, District 7 Tournament semifinals, pitted against the Bulldogs of Appleton City High School Thursday night...
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Sheldon boys advance to district championship (2/27/14)WILLARD, Mo. -- Sheldon advanced to the boys' Class 1, District 5 tournament championship at Willard High School, squeezing by Dadeville in the semifinals Wednesday night, with a 47-43 victory. The Panthers are due to meet Fair Play, a 74-61 surprise winner over Walnut Grove, for the title and the right to advance to the next round in the state playoffs. ...
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Bronaugh girls fall in district play, 37-32 (2/27/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats basketball team entered the semifinals of the Class 1, District 7 girls' basketball tournament knowing Wednesday night's contest would present a tough challenge, as head coach Sean Crane's squad found itself pitted against the second-seeded Lady Blue Jays of Montrose High School...
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Bronaugh girls advance to district semifinals (2/27/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- As any high school basketball team would, the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats entered the Class 1 District 7 Tournament, at Hume High School, with high hopes. As the Lady Wildcats found themselves pitted against the host Lady Hornets, head coach Sean Crane's squad took one step toward realizing those hopes, taking a 61-34 victory Tuesday...
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Nevada boys lose final home game 63-58 (2/27/14)By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail In their final home game of the season, the 6 and 16 Nevada Tigers looked to win in front of the home crowd on Tuesday night. A large crowd watched as the seniors took on a tall team from Sedalia Smith-Cotton...
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Bronaugh boys, girls sweep Hume on the road (2/25/14)HUME -- Martell Moore's buzzer-beater lifted the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats to a 53-51 victory at Hume Friday night, sparking the visitors to a sweep of the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference doubleheader on Parent/Senior Night at Hume High School. The Wildcats completed the sweep with a 58-33 win in the second game...
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Sheldon basketball splits district openers (2/25/14)WILLARD, Mo. --Three Sheldon Panthers teamed up to score 60 points Saturday in a 78-50 victory over Halfway in the first round of the Class 1, District 5 basketball tournament at Willard High School. Reed Worsley led the offensive effort for the Panthers with 26 points, Micah Swanson and Zack Enochs contributed 17 apiece. Corey Baney added eight, while Trenton Heckadon had six and Tristan Hart rounded out the scoring for the Panthers with five...
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Nevada boys' basketball falls to Lebanon, 65-47 (2/25/14)BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Three weeks after the original date, Lebanon's Yellowjackets defeated the Nevada Tigers, 65-47, Saturday, in the delayed third-place game of the Clinton Boys' Basketball Tournament, at Southwest Baptist University. Lebanon's balanced offense included 12 points apiece from Jack Ehrhardt and Caius Gillen, while Nevada's top scorers were Brandon Barker with 13, Easton Mitchell with 12 and Matthew Sommer with 11. ...
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Seventh-grade boys drop Tri-County title game (2/22/14)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team entered Thursday night's Tri-County Tournament championship game on a storied run that already included two upset victories. With a third, head coach Robert Miner's squad would have secured the tournament championship, but that didn't quite work out as the Tigers fell to Joplin South by a final score of 36-34, in overtime...
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Nevada boys win Courtwarming game (2/22/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor As the Nevada Tigers basketball team made its return to Wynn Gymnasium Friday night, everyone knew it was going to be a special night as the Tigers were hosting the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs for Courtwarming Night. On top of the coronation of 2014 Courtwarming Queen Nikiya Feezell, the Tigers also played host to the induction of former Nevada High School multi-sport star Bill Jones into the school's Wall of Fame...
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Nevada eighth-grade boys win Tri-County Tournament (2/21/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Head coach Lance Sargent and his Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball team came into the final night of the Tri-County Tournament Thursday, knowing they were the favorite to take the title, but also knowing it wouldn't be an easy task to take down the Wildcats of Neosho High School...
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Third-grade boys win in Joplin (2/21/14)
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Class 4, District 12 basketball seeds announced (2/21/14)The Nevada Lady Tigers are the third seed and the Tiger boys were seeded sixth in the Class 4, District 12 basketball tournaments, March 3-8, at Carl Junction High School. Webb City's Lady Cardinals received the top seed, with McDonald County second, followed by Nevada, Carl Junction, Carthage and Monett. Carl Junction's Bulldogs received the top seed in the boys' tournament, with McDonald County second and Carthage third, followed by Monett, Webb City and Nevada...
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Knights, Lady Knights fall on Senior Night (2/21/14)WALKER -- Senior Night is always an exciting time for high school athletes and coaches alike, but also can be a bit of a bittersweet moment, as well, as it marks the last home game of the season. Such was the case for the Knights and Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County High School as they hosted the Hornets and Lady Hornets of Hume. ...
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Sheldon boys', girls' basketball splits with Bronaugh at home (2/20/14)SHELDON -- The Sheldon Panthers and Lady Panthers basketball teams got back into action Tuesday night, hosting Bronaugh on Senior Night. The Panthers ended the regular season on a high note, as they defeated the Wildcats by a final score of 50-19, but the Lady Panthers were far less fortunate, dropping their contest by a final score of 56-23...
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Nevada Middle School boys win tourney games (2/20/14)Fresh off of their strong performances in the opening round of the Tri-County basketball tournaments, the Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' basketball teams continued their winning ways, sweeping their semifinal matchups. Nevada's seventh-grade boys found themselves pitted against the top-seeded Wildcats of Neosho, but had no trouble pulling off the upset. Head coach Robert Miner's squad earned the coach his 101st career win in dominant fashion, by a final score of 41-19...
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Nevada boys' basketball falls to Central (2/20/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "We scored 59 points, (and) 59 points ought to win a ballgame." Though Nevada Tigers head coach John McNeley has seen his squad drop a number of games in which they did everything right, short of closing out the victory, Tuesday night's return to Wynn Gymnasium wasn't one of those cases...
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Freshman boys fall to Neosho (2/19/14)NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers freshman boys' basketball team got back into action Monday night, in what head coach Shaun Gray knew would be a tough contest against the Wildcats of Neosho High School. By the time all was said and done, the Tigers came up just short, falling by a final score of 50-48, in overtime...
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Sheldon boys defeat Montrose (2/19/14)MONTROSE, Mo. -- Sheldon High School's boys' basketball team nipped Montrose, 60-56, Monday night, on the road and in the process, won their 19th game of the season, against four losses. And not only that, but Monday's win further cemented the Panthers as the top team in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference, as Monday's game was a rematch of the conference tournament championship game, when the Panthers won by a final score of 62-50, at Hume High School, Saturday...
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Middle school basketball sweeps tourney openers (2/19/14)The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' basketball teams began postseason play Monday night and both squads came out of the night with positive results. In the seventh-grade game, head coach Robert Miner's squad defeated fourth-seeded Webb City, by a final score of 46-37. Not only was that win an upset, as the Tigers were seeded below Webb City, but it also marked Miner's 100th career win as a coach...
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Nevada boys, girls fall at McDonald County (2/18/14)ANDERSON, Mo. -- The McDonald County Mustangs outlasted the Nevada Tigers for a three-point victory, 49-46, in double overtime Friday night, at McDonald County High School. The Lady Mustangs defeated Nevada, 30-28, in the first game of the doubleheader Friday night...
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Panthers win fourth straight conference title (2/18/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- "One more makes four," was the chant from a near-capacity crowd of raucous Sheldon fans that could be heard throughout Hume High School Saturday night as the Panthers pursued their fourth consecutive Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament championship. ...
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Knights take fifth in conference tournament (2/15/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- For the second consecutive night, Northeast Vernon County Knights and Lady Knights head coach Jeremy Barger found himself on the sideline for the most exciting game of the night in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament Friday, at Hume High School...
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Nevada freshman boys rout Mustangs, 49-15, at home (2/14/14)By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail The Nevada freshman boys' basketball team had little trouble handling the visitors from McDonald County Thursday night, at Wynn Gymnasium. Coach Shaun Gray's squad shot early and shot often, building and insurmountable lead and rolled on to take a 49-15 win...
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Seventh-grade boys split pair (2/14/14)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams have had mixed results in what has turned out to be the beginning of a busy week. Head coach Robert Miner's squads opened the week Tuesday, taking on Neosho. In the A game, the Tigers put on a valiant effort, but fell just short by a final score of 31-29...
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Eighth-grade boys win pair (2/14/14)The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball team has a busy week going that has gotten off to a strong start. Head coach Lance Sargent's squad opened the week on Tuesday, taking on a Neosho team that was undefeated in Tri-County Conference play, coming into the night. By the time all was said and done, that all changed, as Nevada took the victory by a final score of 36-18...
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Lady Knights upset Montrose in conference tournament (2/14/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- As the conference tournament comes to a close, excitement always has a tendency to grow and this year, at the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament, is no exception. No one felt that excitement more Thursday night than the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, who found themselves pitted against the Montrose Lady Blue Jays...
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Nevada boys fall at Mount Vernon (2/14/14)Junior Chandler Myers scored 28 points to lead Mount Vernon to a 67-48 victory over the Nevada Tigers Tuesday night, at Mount Vernon. Myers scored 26 of his points during the first three quarters and played very little over the final 8 minutes as the Mountaineers wrapped up their 14th win in 21 games this season. Brandon Barker led Nevada with five 3-pointers for 18 points as the Tigers suffered their third straight loss and their record slipped to 5-12...
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Panthers maul Hornets in tournament play (2/13/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The favorite to take the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament title on the boys' side has been Sheldon, all season long. Head coach Tyler Judd's squad proved that the perception about his squad was accurate Tuesday, opening its tournament run with a dominant performance in a victory over the host Hornets, at Hume High School...
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Conference tournament opens at Hume (2/12/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament is a time many local athletes look forward to and this week is no exception. On Monday night, athletes from four Vernon County schools, as well as one from Henry County and another from Bates County got their first chance to shine in front of a little bit broader audience as the tournament began at Hume High School...
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Sheldon boys take fifth at Osceola (2/11/14)OSCEOLA -- The Sheldon Panthers improved to 15-4 for the season with a 61-54 victory over Appleton City Saturday, in the delayed fifth-place game of the Osceola Tournament. Three Panthers scored in double figures, led by Reed Worsley with 20 points Micah Swanson finished the night with 17 and Zack Enochs had 12...
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All-Tournament teams announced (2/11/14)CLINTON -- The All-Tournament team selections from this year's Clinton High School Basketball Tournaments have been released. By the time all was said and done, two names on this year's lists were ones familiar to fans of Nevada High School basketball. Nevada Tigers head coach John McNeley had one member of his team make the list in junior Brandon Barker made the boys' squad, while junior Rilie Good was on the list of girls who earned All-Tournament honors...
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Bronaugh sweeps Humansville (2/11/14)BRONAUGH -- Bronaugh's basketball teams swept Humansville Saturday night, with the girls rolling, 54-6, to improve their record to 12-8, while the boys squeaked by, 62-59, to up their mark to 10-9. In the girls' game, it was never a contest. The Lady Wildcats raced out to a 23-0 blitz in the first 8 minutes, dominating the game. The onslaught slowed in the second, but Bronaugh still held a commanding, 12-2 scoring difference to take a 35-2 halftime advantage...
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Nevada sports postponed (2/11/14)Four basketball games on this week's schedule for Nevada High School were called off, according to athletic director and head boys' basketball coach John McNeley. Three of those games affected head coach Brent Bartlett's varsity, junior varsity and freshman squads, as they were scheduled to play a make-up game at Monett High School Tuesday, but those contests were cancelled. McNeley said that cancellation was due to the fact that Monett had no other dates available to make up a conference game...
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Bronaugh Wildcats maul Knights on the road, 68-27 (2/11/14)By Carly Schooley Special to the Daily Mail Bronaugh High School's varsity boys' basketball team turned back rival Northeast Vernon County, at Walker, Friday night, rolling, 68-27. The Wildcats led from the start, taking a 16-7 advantage at the first break and then, boosting that further with a breakout second period, behind 23 points, while holding the Knights to five. That resulted in a 39-12 halftime difference...
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Hornets, Lady Hornets drop Homecoming games (2/11/14)HUME -- The Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets basketball teams made their return to Larry Berry Gymnasium Friday night, taking on Montrose on Homecoming Night. Though the Hornets and Lady Hornets entered the night with high hopes -- as all teams do on Homecoming Night -- Montrose ultimately came out of the night as the spoiler, taking both games. Montrose opened the night with a 49-30 win in the girls' game and capped off the sweep with a 65-40 victory in the boys' contest...
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Panthers, Lady Panthers sweep Ballard at home (2/8/14)SHELDON -- After more than a week of almost nothing but cancellations, the Sheldon Panthers basketball team was finally able to get back on the floor Friday night, hosting a conference rival in the Bulldogs of Ballard High School. In a contest that was never really in doubt, head coach Tyler Judd's squad rolled to a 64-34 victory on its home floor. Micah Swanson had 17 points to lead the offensive effort for the Panthers, while Reed Worsley finished the night with 14...
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Nevada seventh-grade boys sweep Carthage (2/5/14)CARTHAGE -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams took to the road Monday night and came home from Carthage Middle School with a sweep. Head coach Robert Miner's A team opened the night with a strong performance in a 49-24 victory. Carter Swearingen led the offensive effort for Nevada in that contest with 18 points, while Matt Thompson added nine...
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Bronaugh boys defeat Thomas Jefferson, 62-41 (2/5/14)BRONAUGH -- The Bronaugh High School boys' basketball team carved out its eighth win of the season with a 62-41 victory over visiting Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School Monday night. The Wildcats built a 14-8 advantage after the contest's first 8 minutes and continued to steadily add to that margin, outscoring their opponents, 14-11, in the second period to take a 28-19 halftime lead...
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Tuesday's area sports postponed (2/5/14)The winter storm that moved into the area Tuesday prompted the cancellation of all of the Nevada High School athletic events that were scheduled for the day. On the day's list of cancellations was the Nevada Tigers wrestling team's only home triangular of the season, against Springfield Parkview and Carl Junction, the Lady Tigers swim team's competition at Springfield, the Tigers basketball tripleheader at Webb City and the Nevada Middle School's seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball games against Seneca, on the home courts.. ...
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Basketball tourney games canceled (2/5/14)Basketball games Friday night and Saturday, in the tournaments at Clinton High School, were called off, due to the most recent winter storm to sweep across the region. Also canceled were the games in the 84th annual boys' and girls' basketball tournaments at Archie High School, Friday night and Saturday...
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Nevada eighth-grade boys split at Carthage (2/5/14)CARTHAGE -- The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball A team improved its overall record to 6-2 on the season with a 49-37 victory on the road, over the Carthage Middle School Tigers Monday night. Zach Gardner finished the contest with 18 points to lead the offensive effort for head coach Lance Sargent's Tigers, while Braeden Hinton added 13 points and Hunter Mason had nine. ...
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Sheldon boys defeat Dadeville at home, 60-45 (2/5/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor SHELDON -- The Sheldon Panthers basketball team took to its home floor Monday night with a lot on the line. Not only was Monday's contest against a team that already owns a victory over the Panthers, but head coach Tommy Egan's Dadeville Bearcats are also the team with which Sheldon is battling the hardest to secure the second seed in the upcoming Class 1, District 5 tournament...
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Tournament continues at Archie High (1/30/14)In the 84th annual Archie High School Basketball Tournament Tuesday night, the Butler Bears and Lady Bears, Cass-Midway Vikings and Drexel Lady Bobcats all earned victories in winner's bracket games. Butler defeated Archie's junior-varsity, 61-28, Cass-Midway's Vikings downed the Archie varsity, 34-18. The Butler Lady Bears outscored Holden, 54-33 and the Drexel Lady Bobcats defeated Cass-Midway, 48-37...
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Sheldon boys defeat Climax Springs, 54-37 (1/30/14)OSCEOLA -- Fresh off of a tough, 61-48 loss to the Pirates of Mack's Creek High School, the Sheldon Panthers basketball team returned to action in the Osceola Tournament Wednesday, taking on Climax Springs in a consolation bracket semifinal game. Things went much differently this time for the Panthers, as they took the victory in Wednesday's contest by a final score of 54-37 to stay alive in the fight for fifth place...