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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. ...

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. ...

Sporting events postponed (04/30/09)
Due to the continuing wet weather, Nevada High School has once again been forced to postpone a series of sporting events this week. The Tigers varsity baseball team is set to make up Monday's contest against Carl junction that was rained out on Saturday at 1 p.m., weather permitting. The freshman squad was scheduled to be in action at home Thursday afternoon, but that game was also rained out and has not been rescheduled...

Nevada Classic postponed (01/26/09)
The 10th annual Nevada Classic basketball tournament was set to begin Monday night with contests between Kansas City Renaissance's boys team and Kansas City Westport, as well as Kansas City Southeast and Stockton. However, due to inclement weather, those games have been postponed until further notice...

Nevada falls to Carthage in Tiger battle at home (02/15/08)
The Carthage Tigers came to town Thursday night and ruined Senior Night for the Nevada boys and girls basketball teams; squeaking by the Nevada boys 39-36 with a three-point shot at the buzzer and easily beating the Nevada Lady Tigers 47-34 for their final Southwest Conference match-ups...

Court warming candidates (01/11/08)

Nevada places six on All-SWC (11/14/07)
Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School had six players named to the 2007 All-Southwest Conference football team. The Tigers' defense was well represented with senior linebacker Ryan Herda named co-Defensive Player of the Year. Herda made an incredible 189 tackles, including 77 solo...

NHS JV Cheerleaders (08/28/07)

Nevada High Dance Team (08/28/07)

Lindsay Rice (08/18/07)

Klinksick signs to play (04/08/07)
Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada High School senior Erica Klinksick signed a letter of intent Thursday to play softball at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa. Klinksick, a two-time all-district selection with the Lady Tigers, has played varsity since she was a freshman...

Nevada's McKinley named AD of the year (04/08/07)
Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada High School athletic director Kevin McKinley was chosen as the Missouri Southwest District Athletic Director of the Year during a convention earlier this week. McKinley, a 20-year veteran of the Nevada R-5 School District, was picked by the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association...

Tigers spank Colgan in five (03/29/07)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Cody Thompson drove in four runs and Jerrod Alexander added three RBIs as the Nevada Tigers improved to 2-0 with a 12-2 win over St. Mary's Colgan out of Pittsburg, Kan., Wednesday. The Tigers scored all four times they came to bat, collecting nine hits and taking advantage of eight walks...

Nevada volleyball shocked in Stockton (09/22/06)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers were handed their first varsity volleyball loss outside tournament play Thursday, as they fell at Stockton, 25-21, 25-16. "They were good," Nevada head coach Trudy Fleeman said. "But we didn't play very well."...

All-Southwest Conference selections (02/23/06)
Nevada had three basketball players named to the first team in the All-Southwest Conference selections announced recently. Amanda Wilson was named to the first team on the girls' side. The junior has had to step up on the injury-decimated Lady Tigers. ...

Seniors dominate in final home game (02/15/06)
NEVADA, Mo. -- It was truly a game for the seniors. After an emotional pre-game ceremony honoring the eight outgoing Nevada seniors, the Tigers celebrated on the court by dominating Carthage Tuesday, 57-33. Senior sharp-shooter J.R. Mills downed five 3-pointers in the first half and Nevada jumped out to an 18-0 first-quarter lead and the visitors never had a chance...

Nevada girls fall (02/08/06)
NEVADA, Mo. -- A 15-0 run in the second half allowed the Neosho Lady Wildcats to pull away from the Nevada Lady Tigers in a Southwest Conference tilt Tuesday. Neosho (9-14 overall, 3-3 in the Southwest Conference) scored the final 13 points of the third quarter and the first basket in the fourth as they put the game out of reach...

Quick turnaround doesn't faze Lady Tigers (02/07/06)
LAMAR, Mo. -- Less than 24 hours after Nevada thumped El Dorado Springs on the road, the Lady Tigers were forced to travel south to battle their other geographic rival in Lamar. In a rare Saturday afternoon game, Nevada used a 16-4 run in the second quarter to springboard them to a 58-47 victory over Lamar...

Tigers back in Bolivar (02/01/06)
The Nevada Tigers will be in Bolivar again tonight as they take on the Liberators in round-robin play at the 75th Annual Liberator Classic. Nevada was upset by Lebanon in their tournament opener Monday, but can regain hopes of a tournament title with a win over the hosts today. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m...

Nevada limits mistakes, pulls away in second half (01/18/06)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A renewed emphasis on taking care of the basketball and a hot stretch by senior Justin Reed carried the Nevada Tigers to a 61-44 win over the hosting Carthage Tigers Tuesday. Nevada (9-4 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Conference) went without a turnover in the third quarter and Reed scored seven straight points for the Tigers as they turned a 29-26 deficit into a 33-32 lead and they didn't trail the rest of the way...

Lady Tigers elbowed in Carthage (01/18/06)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Points were hard to come by in Tuesday's Southwest Conference battle between the Nevada Lady Tigers and the Carthage Lady Tigers. Particularly for Nevada (9-6 overall, 1-3 in conference), as they lost their second straight, 36-26...

Tigers dominate Webb City (01/17/06)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail WEBB CITY, Mo. -- In a display of dominance that is rare in Southwest Conference wrestling, the Nevada Tigers trounced the Webb City Cardinals Monday, 66-12. Nevada won all but one match they wrestled in (also losing one by forfeit) as they collected six pins in their final scheduled dual of the season...

Nevada boys stampede visiting Mustangs (01/15/06)
By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- It took a while, but when the Nevada Tigers finally started hitting open shots, they had little trouble with the McDonald County Mustangs Friday, winning 49-29. Nevada went 1-for-9 to start the game as the Mustangs built a 6-2 lead with two minutes remaining in the first quarter, but then Nevada got on track...

Carthage crushes conference hopes (01/13/06)
Close losses doom Nevada By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers were edged by Carthage Thursday, 38-24, in a closely matched dual meet between the two Southwest Conference schools. In a dual that Nevada needed to win just to keep their conference title hopes alive, eight matches were closely contested and six of them went against Nevada...

Lady Tigers overcome key injury (01/11/06)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers played all but 45 seconds without leading scorer Afton Baldwin, but got a career game from Lindsay Rice and key play from Amanda Wilson as they held off the Webb City Lady Cardinals Tuesday, 50-42...

Tiger wrestlers win again (01/11/06)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers won their third consecutive dual by beating Harrisonville Tuesday, 42-35. The Tigers fell into a 29-0 hole, only to bounce back, getting pins from their final five wrestlers of the match to earn the victory...

Lady Tigers have nightmare before Christmas (12/21/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEOSHO, Mo. -- 'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the court, not a creature was stirring, particularly the Nevada Lady Tigers. In the Southwest Conference opener for both schools, the Lady Tigers were thrashed by the Neosho Lady Wildcats Tuesday, 57-40...

Nevada boys get technical in season opening win over McDonald County (11/30/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday's basketball season opener between the Nevada Tigers and the McDonald County Mustangs sure got off to an unusual start. The Tigers won the game easily, controlling the contest almost from the onset as they cruised to a 48-30 victory...

Tiger grapplers have promising season ahead (11/27/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Watching Nevada High School wrestling coach Kevin Huck during practice, it's almost easy to lose him among the Tiger grapplers as they drill and work on moves. Still showing some of the physique that made him a lightweight wrestler in high school and college, it might be hard to tell who the coach is and who the athletes are. If not for a full beard, you might never be able to pick him out of the group he's leading...

Davis signs with SBU (11/16/05)
Nevada High School senior Curtiss Davis signs a letter-of-intent while flanked by his family and Nevada track and cross country coach Robert Watts. Davis will run cross country for Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. SBU is an NCAA Division II school...

Tigers finish track season at state (05/31/05)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger track team wrapped up the 2005 season at the state championships Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. Boys' results: In the boys 800-meter relay, Nevada finished 16th with a time of 1 minute, 36.39 seconds. The team consisted of Eric Atkinson, Bill Fay, Blake Sanderson and Harrison Gage...

Two Tigers earn honors (05/25/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Two Nevada Tigers were honored when the Southwest Conference announced their All-Conference teams. Sophomore Cody Thompson was the only Tiger named to the first team. Thompson, who hit .469 this season, was named as a utility player. Thompson also was named to the second team as a pitcher. When Thompson was not pitching, he played either first base or in the outfield...

Nevada High School Class of 2005 (05/24/05)
Nevada Daily Mail With hundreds of family and friends in attendance, graduation for the Nevada High School Class of 2005 was held on Sunday in the gymnasium at the high school. In addition, more than $111,000 was awarded in scholarships to the students in a separate ceremony conducted Friday night. A complete list of scholarships will be announced at a later date...

Tigers down and out of district tournament (05/17/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Susceptible to big innings all season long, the Nevada Tigers were done in during the first round of the Class 3, District 12 tournament by two big McDonald County innings in an 11-4 loss. Nevada outplayed the third-seeded Mustangs in five of the game's seven innings. Unfortunately, the other two were enough to propel McDonald County into the tournament semifinals...

Nevada track places fourth (05/08/05)
Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers and Lady Tigers track team competed in the Southwest Conference meet Thursday, in Anderson. The boys and girls each finished in fourth as a team, out of the five schools in the conference. The boys were led by Harrison Gage, who brought home the only conference title in the long jump. His distance was 20-feet, 9-inches, more than two feet longer than second place...

Lockwood, Gullett second in conference tennis (05/05/05)
Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers Justdan Lockwood and Adam Gullett both placed second in their singles brackets and the teams of Derek Fast-Gullett and Taylor Hall-Lockwood followed suit at the Southwest Conference tennis tournament Tuesday. Lockwood came from behind to win his first-round match, 5-7, 6-0, 7-5, defeating a Webb City opponent in number-four singles. Lockwood then fell to a Neosho opponent in the championship, 6-1, 6-1...

Mistakes cost Nevada against Webb City (05/04/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers had one of those games Tuesday where things go wrong and the other team takes advantage of your mistakes. Hosting Southwest Conference-leading Webb City at Lyons Stadium, Nevada put themselves in a 4-0 hole before collecting an out and were eventually beaten 9-1...

Late homer downs Tigers (04/29/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A solo home run in the top of the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie and sent Neosho to a 3-2 victory over Nevada Thursday at Lyons Stadium. Neosho Wildcat Paul Mitchell hit a blast to right with one out in the seventh that got caught up in the wind, sailing well over the fence and ending a three inning stalemate after Nevada had tied the game at 2 in the third...

Wildcats slide by Nevada in the seventh (04/13/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The old saying goes, "If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." The Nevada Tigers can certainly identify with that statement. Nevada had a series of close plays go against them as the visiting Harrisonville Wildcats overcame a 4-0 deficit Tuesday to beat the Tigers 6-5, handing Nevada their third straight one-run loss...

Adams honored (04/03/05)
Nevada senior Hillary Adams was named to the Missouri All-State second team Thursday. The honor was one of many the Lady Tiger has received for her play on the basketball court this past season. Adams was also nominated for the McDonald's All-American selection process, one of less than 1,200 players nationally to be in contention...

Wilson recognized (04/03/05)
Ben Wilson was named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Academic All State Team Wednesday. The honor is earned by seniors starting 90 percent of their teams' games or playing in 75 percent of the total quarters, along with having outstanding moral character, they have to score well enough on the ACT (or SAT) and have at least a 3.25 grade point average. ...

Tiger tennis edged by Bolivar (04/03/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers dropped to 1-2 on the tennis court this season with a 6-3 loss at Bolivar Friday. The Tigers lost three matches that required an extra game and that was enough to give Bolivar the team victory. Derek Fast and Justdan Lockwood won individual matches for the Tigers. Then Fast teamed with Ryan Kimbrough to win a doubles match...

Tigers trumped by Colgan (03/31/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A fourth-inning home run by St. Mary's-Colgan shortstop Bubba Lundy broke a scoreless tie and opened the flood gates as the Panthers cruised to a 14-0 victory over the Nevada Tigers Wednesday at Lyons Stadium. The solo home run by Lundy led off the fourth and was the first of five hits in the inning as the Panthers went up 4-0 against Nevada starter Jerrod Alexander (0-1). ...

Tigers, Lady Tigers finish second in home meet (03/29/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers boys and girls track teams both finished second at the Seventh Annual Nevada Invitational Saturday. The boys had 142 points, just 11 points behind Joplin. The girls earned 112 points, 43 shy of Clinton...

Tigers battling for positions on the diamond (03/27/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers have a lot of uncertainty going into the 2005 season. The questions abound like who will be the go-to pitchers? Who will become mainstays in the daily lineup, and who will fill in the many roles that it takes to have a successful baseball team...

Tiger tracksters getting in shape as season gets underway (03/24/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School track athletes are hard at work, preparing for the 2005 season at Testman Field every day after school. Coach Robert Watts and his throng of assistants have been working diligently in hopes that they can be competitive in the season that actually began Monday with a trip to Warrensburg and the Central Missouri State relays...

Judd scores 36 as Wildcats sting Hornets; Drexel next (03/04/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats and Hume Hornets were meeting for the fourth time this season when they hooked up in the Class 1, District 12 semifinals at Hume Thursday. Bronaugh had won the previous three but two of them were games that came down to the wire. Besides that, none of the previous battles meant as much as the win-or-go-home matchup in the district tournament...

Third time not a charm for Lady Tigers (03/01/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Strike three and the Nevada Lady Tigers are out. After falling to the McDonald County Lady Mustangs twice during the regular season, Nevada was trying to change its fortunes in the Class 4, District 12 basketball tournament, Saturday at Carl Junction...

Tigers blocked from extending season by Webb City (02/27/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers went into Friday's Class 4, District 12 semifinal game against Webb City with a specific gameplan. Offensively Nevada wanted to attack the basket and try to get the aggressive Cardinals into foul trouble. Defensively they wanted to keep Webb City from getting any easy, uncontested shots...

Staying alive: Tigers outlast Carthage in third OT (02/23/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail On a regular night, Nevada boys basketball coach John McNeley would be happy with a good 32 minutes from his ballclub. On Tuesday, 32 minutes wasn't enough. Instead the Tigers played focused, intense basketball for 44 minutes, earning a 56-54 triple-overtime win over Carthage to advance to the Class 4, District 12 semifinals in Carl Junction...

Nevada wrestlers fall (02/20/05)
Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers had their final three wrestlers left in the state tournament lose Friday, and only one of them still has a chance to place. Senior Tyler Shouse was beaten 9-0 Friday night in the semifinals by Jimmy Peddicord of Odessa, putting him in the wrestleback today with a chance for the 215-pounder to still medal...

Adams' career high propels Lady Tigers on Senior Night (02/20/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Senior Hillary Adams scored a career-high 32 points, including 23 in the second half, as the Nevada Lady Tigers held off the Webb City Lady Cardinals Friday, 63-54. Playing in front of the home crowd for the final time in her career, Adams poured in five 3s, and surpassed her previous career high of 31 set earlier this season...

Tigers lose offense, fourth straight (02/16/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers must have thought they were seeing a mirror image when they traveled to take on Carthage Tuesday. Carthage took a page out of John McNeley's playbook, extending offensive possessions, limiting Nevada's possessions and making enough plays at the end to win...

Lady Tigers drop another on the road (02/16/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers continued their struggles on the road in Southwest Conference play, losing their third straight, 46-43 at Carthage Tuesday. Nevada found itself down early, a recurring theme this season, only to climb back into the game late and lose a close one at the end...

Five's Alive! Nevada quintet going to state (02/15/05)
Shouse, Hawks each win titles By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It was a triumphant day for Nevada wrestling as they stamped five tickets to the state wrestling championships Saturday at the Class 2, District 3 championships in Nevada. Competing in the new "super-district" formula set up by the Missouri State High School Activities Association, the Tigers had two champions, one second-place finisher and two who placed fourth...

Wildcats beaten by Leeton for crown (02/15/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats were looking to ride the momentum of their Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference South Division title into Saturday's conference championship against the North Division-winning Leeton Bulldogs in Butler...

Lady Tigers knocked out of Southwest Conference race (02/13/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Any hopes the Nevada Lady Tigers had of winning the Southwest Conference championship were ended Friday when they lost to McDonald County in Anderson, 63-56. The loss gave the Lady Tigers their third conference defeat, while the Lady Mustangs remained unbeaten in the conference with two games remaining...

Nevada boys lose second straight game (02/13/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Going on the road in basketball is hard enough. Not only do you have to face the home team on a court they are comfortable with, but you have to face the home fans and the home officials. But when you don't make a field goal for two consecutive quarter, winning a conference road game might be impossible...

Nevada boys whacked by Wildcats (02/09/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A key stretch at the end of each half proved to be the difference in the game as the Neosho Wildcats beat the Nevada Tigers Tuesday, 51-45 in Neosho. In the first half it was an eight-point swing that turned a 14-11 Neosho lead into a 22-13 advantage as Neosho's Phil McClintock hit two 3-pointers and had an easy layup on an inbound play to open up the lead during a two-minute stretch...

Nevada boys salvage third place in Bolivar (02/06/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With the Nevada Tigers mired in a three-game losing streak and what seemed to be a season-long first-half funk, coach John McNeley decided to shake things up a little in an effort to get the Tigers out of the blocks a little faster than usual...

Senior guard knocks down 1,500-point barrier (02/04/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Before Thursday the 1,500-point club at Nevada High School had one Lady Tiger member -- Lori Nichols. That changed with 6:36 left in the first half of Nevada's 65-41 win over El Dorado Springs. With a steal and a layup, Nevada senior Hillary Adams joined Nichols on the exclusive list...

Lady Tigers knock off El Dorado Springs again (02/04/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Nevada coach Brent Bartlett issued the challenge and the Lady Tigers responded. With El Dorado Springs employing a box-and-one defense designed to slow down senior guard Hillary Adams, Bartlett told the other players to take it personally...

Nevada pair join 100-win club (02/03/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail January 22 was a special day for two Nevada wrestlers. On a Saturday in Camdenton where the Tigers were competing in a tournament, two seniors joined the 100-win club by each posting their 100th career victories. Tyler Shouse and David Hawks both were able to break into club that day, something that their coach Larron Hurst said is a remarkable achievement...

Nevada boys lose in opener at Liberal (02/02/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Yet again, playing a team with a considerable height advantage, the Nevada Tigers were beaten by Bolivar in their first game of the Bolivar Liberator Tournament Tuesday, 64-41. Facing a front line that featured players 6-9, 6-6 and 6-5 in height, the Tigers struggled...

Lady Tigers visit, thrash Chicks (02/02/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Overcoming a slow start, the Nevada Lady Tigers dismantled the Pleasant Hill Chicks on the road Tuesday, 62-32. The Lady Tigers could not hit the broad side of a barn in the first quarter, as they went scoreless until Hillary Adams hit a 3-pointer with 3:12 left in the period. In all, the Lady Tigers only scored seven points in the initial period, while they fell behind 11-7...

Tiger boys finish second to Willard (02/01/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With seven minutes left in the third quarter, the bottom fell out. At least that has to be what the Nevada Tigers felt like happened in Saturday's championship game of the Tiger Classic against Willard. Willard won 58-37, but it was a 16-0 run in the third period that was the difference...

Nevada girls win tournament again (02/01/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail For the second straight year the Nevada Lady Tigers have won their own tournament, winning the Lady Tiger Classic after defeating Willard in the championship game Saturday, 57-44. Nevada was led by senior Hillary Adams, who scored 28 points, including five 3s, as the hosts turned away the Willard Lady Tigers...

Lady Tigers join boys in championship round (01/30/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Friday's Lady Tiger Classic semifinal started out looking like a battle between two rivals, but ended with the Nevada Lady Tigers blowing out the El Dorado Springs Lady Bulldogs, 59-41. With a spot in Saturday's championship game on the line, Nevada and El Dorado Springs were tied at 16 with 7:38 left in the first half...

Tigers top Bulldogs, advance to title game (01/28/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers advanced to the championship game of their own Tiger Classic with a convincing 53-39 win over El Dorado Springs Thursday, at Wynn Gymnasium. The win made Nevada 2-0 in Pool A, and automatically advances them to the title game scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday...

Lady Tigers don't break a sweat in Classic opener (01/26/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A layup by Lacy Leonard with 6:12 left on the clock proved to be the deciding bucket as the Nevada Lady Tigers slipped past the Kansas City-Southeast Lady Knights in their Lady Tiger Classic first-round game. The basket came as part of a 19-0 run to start the game and proved to be all Nevada would need as they dominated Southeast 100-11...

Tigers beat Knights behind strong defense (01/26/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail In sheer athleticism, the Nevada Tigers were overmatched. One-on-one, the Southeast Knights out of Kansas City probably had the advantage over the Tiger Classic hosts. But basketball is a team game. As a team, the Tigers proved to be the better of the two, as they pulled away from the Knights in the second half to win Tuesday's pool-play opener 49-39...

Lady Tigers hold off scrappy Neosho team (01/23/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald There was plenty to celebrate for the Nevada Lady Tigers as they defeated the Neosho Lady Wildcats 54-41 Friday. Not only was it Courtwarming for the Lady Tigers at Wynn Gymnasium, but one of the Nevada seniors joined an exclusive club...

Leonard joins 1,000-point club (01/23/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With 3:46 left in the second quarter of Friday's win over Neosho, Nevada senior Lacy Leonard hit a short jumper that bounced on the rim and went in. The shot capped a 20-0 Nevada run that put them up 25-9. It also gave Leonard 1,001 career points at Nevada High School, making her only the seventh Lady Tiger to join the exclusive sorority...

Nevada catches Carthage Tigers by the tail (01/19/05)

Nevada Lady Tigers take down Carthage in round two of rivalry (01/19/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Round two goes to Nevada. In perhaps the biggest rivalry in Southwest Conference girls basketball, the Nevada Lady Tigers defeated the Carthage Lady Tigers 52-47 Tuesday at Wynn Gymnasium. It was the second meeting between the two schools this season, with Nevada now having won both...

Tigers put the clamps on Webb City (01/18/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail "It came down to the wire," Nevada wrestling coach Larron Hurst said after the Tigers had just defeated Webb City 42-36 at Wynn Gymnasium. The match did come down to the wire. After the Tigers spotted the visiting Cardinals 12 points with consecutive open weights, Webb City led 30-15 with six matches to go...

Lady Tigers handed crucial Southwest Conference loss (01/16/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Lady Tigers fell to the defending Southwest Conference champions at Wynn Gymnasium Friday, 61-42. McDonald County (11-4 overall, 3-0 in conference) took advantage of a cold shooting night by Nevada (10-3, 1-1) and the dominating inside presence of Deanna Goddard to erase an early eight-point deficit and run away with the game...

Nevada gets pinned by Carthage at matwarming (01/14/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Before the Nevada Tigers knew what hit them, they were down 24-0. That's what happened Thursday night as the Nevada wrestlers hosted Carthage at Wynn Gymnasium. Nevada held matwarming festivities before the match, then struggled to overcome the defending co-champions of the Southwest Conference when the action hit the floor...

Nevada wrestlers edge Harrisonville behind five pins (01/12/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger wrestlers overcame the absence of one key senior and the illness of another to slip by Harrisonville in a dual match Tuesday at Nevada High School. The Tigers won 40-39, clinching the victory after 275-pound Klayton Leonard pinned Harrisonville's Tyler Linder 1 minute and 4 seconds into their match. The pin gave Nevada a 34-21 lead and with a Harrisonville forfeit at 103-pounds gave the Tigers the match...

Repeat offenders: Lady Tigers win Carthage tourney again (01/11/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Overcoming a nine-point deficit in the second half, the Nevada Lady Tigers won the championship game of the Carthage Lady Tiger Invitational, beating the host team for the second straight year for the title. The 46-43 victory was the third win in four seasons for Nevada in the Carthage basketball tourney, and their fourth overall in the 10-year history of the event...

Lady Tigers wrestle tourney victory away from Nixa (01/07/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers turned bad news into an inspired performance against Nixa Thursday night in the Carthage Invitational. After learning just before game time that freshman forward Lindsay Rice was lost for the season with a knee injury, the Lady Tigers dedicated the game to their teammate and controlled the quick Lady Eagles throughout...

Thursday Night Lights (01/06/05)
Nevada Daily Mail An unusual set of circumstances have set up a rare Thursday night of games for both the Nevada Tiger boys basketball team and the Nevada Lady Tiger girls team. While the schedule usually has the two school playing on Tuesday and Friday nights, this week is different...

Lady Tigers handle C.J. (01/05/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Lacy Leonard got things going and Hillary Adams took over down the stretch. The two Lady Tiger seniors carried most of the offensive burden for Nevada as they beat Carl Junction 65-54 in the first round of the Carthage Lady Tiger Invitational Tuesday night...

Tigers awake from hibernation in second half against Bears (01/04/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Just when the Nevada Tigers hit rock bottom offensively against the Butler Bears Monday, a rare thing happened -- their shots started to fall. The Tigers snapped out of a funk that had spanned five games over three weeks to pull out a come-from-behind 47-42 win...

Lady Tigers get back to work after holiday (12/29/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With more than two weeks falling between games, the Nevada Lady Tigers have set out to take better care of the basketball. After playing their last game of 2004 on Dec. 17 against Harrisonville, the Lady Tigers only practiced twice the week before Christmas, giving players and coaches some time away from the court. ...

No vacation for the Tigers during holiday break (12/22/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail While the holiday break has most students in the Nevada school district relaxing and counting their blessings, the Nevada boys basketball team was at it in full force Wednesday, working on a couple different areas that coach John McNeley would like to shore up...

Nevada boys drop home opener (12/19/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald After opening the season with six consecutive games away from Nevada, the Tigers were looking forward to finally playing at home. Unfortunately the Harrisonville Wildcats made the Nevada homecoming an unwelcome one Friday as the Tigers fell, 45-35...

Lady Tigers dominate Harrisonville for sixth win (12/19/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Lacy Leonard scored a season-high 27 points and Hillary Adams added 24 as the Nevada Lady Tigers handled the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats 74-47 Friday at Wynn Gymnasium. Adams sparked the Lady Tigers in the first half, scoring 14 as Nevada built a 38-21 halftime lead...

Nevada barely overcomes blown call (12/17/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It was one of those games you talk about for years afterwards. You don't remember that Nevada is a team on the rise, trying to establish consistency on the court and that Clinton is rebuilding, playing four freshman extensive minutes...

Neosho topples Nevada (12/15/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The friendly confines of Wynn Gymnasium were too friendly Tuesday as Neosho beat the Nevada wrestlers on their home mat. Wrestling without one of their top athletes, Nevada struggled against their Southwest Conference opponent in the dual match, falling 49-22...

Turnovers, fatigue doom Lady Tigers (12/15/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Playing their fifth game in eight days finally caught up to the Nevada Lady Tigers. They turned the ball over 25 times and looked a step slow defensively as they lost to Fort Scott Tuesday, 65-53. At first it seemed as if Nevada was not phased by playing so many games in such a short period of time, as they went 3-1 in their first four games of the stretch...

Nevada salvages fifth in Joplin tourney (12/14/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Showing very few effects from playing four games in five days, the Nevada Lady Tigers disposed of a pesky Neosho squad Saturday, taking fifth in the Joplin Lady Eagle Classic. Nevada used good defense and a strong inside-outside effort from two starters to break open a close basketball game in the third quarter and roll to a 59-41 win...

Tigers hang on to beat Bulldogs on the road (12/12/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers overcame an inspired El Dorado Springs ballclub and poor free-throw shooting to beat the Bulldogs on the road Friday, 58-55. In a back-and-forth game, the Tigers had a strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter and Ben Wilson took over on the offensive end to pull out the win...

Lady Tigers smothered by Goblins (12/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Hillary Adams went off, but in the end the Nevada Lady Tigers fell to Harrison, Ark. 69-54 Thursday in the first round of the Lady Eagle Classic in Joplin. Adams scored a season-high 31 points, including eight from behind the arc, but it was not enough as Nevada (3-1) was handed their first defeat of the season...

Nevada wrestlers drop two at home triangular (12/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger wrestlers went up against two good Kansas schools Thursday in Nevada, and they lost to both. The Tigers fell to Fort Scott 42-32 in one dual, and lost to Paola, Kan., 38-28 in the other. Against Fort Scott, Mason Heard won in the 112-pound class, Drew Shepherd won at 119 pounds, David Hawks won at 135 pounds, Ryan Herda won at 189 pounds, Tyler Shouse won at 215 pounds and Steph Krohn won at 275 pounds...

Lady Tigers win big in home opener (12/08/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail This game was over quickly. While the regulation high school basketball game consists of four quarters, each eight minutes in length, the Nevada Lady Tigers used an 18-0 run during a five-minute stretch in the first period to put Tuesday's home-opener against Carl Junction out of reach...

Tiger boys just miss upsetting Eagles (12/03/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A couple of non-calls and a missed shot added up to a missed opportunity for the Nevada boys basketball team as they lost to Joplin 57-56 at the Carthage Invitational Thursday. While most of the game went as if the referees had their whistles permanently attached to their lips, there were two questionable no-calls that were made in the final minute that may have cost the Tigers the upset...

Nevada girls escape Joplin with tough road win (12/03/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It wasn't pretty but the Tigers will take it. That best describes the game Thursday between the Nevada Lady Tigers and the Joplin Eagles. Nevada came away from Joplin High School with a 56-52 win thanks to inspired play down the stretch and clutch free-throw shooting...

Tigers toy with Seneca (12/01/04)
Overcome 22 turnovers in opener By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers looked every bit like a team playing its first game of the season Tuesday night at the Carthage Invitational in Carthage. Mistakes were made, turnovers abounded and simple execution of the offense was lacking...

Nevada foes showed up in Show-Me Bowl overtime games (11/30/04)
Nevada Daily Mail Jairus Byrd threw for three touchdowns and ran for one more as Clayton won the first overtime game in Show-Me Bowl history by defeating Webb City 27-26 in the Class 4 state championship Friday. Clayton (13-1) took the lead on its first possession of overtime when Byrd hit Torrey Tate on a 19-yard scoring pass. Kit Szybala's point-after made it 27-20...

Nevada Lady Tigers defeat Stockton (11/24/04)
By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail It has been three years and two class 3 state championships since the Stockton Tigers lost a varsity game to the Nevada Lady Tigers. Tuesday night that changed when the Nevada Lady Tigers traveled to Stockton to open the 2004 basketball season and walked with a decisive 67-40 win over a Stockton team that was decimated by the graduation of six key players last spring...

Lady Tigers have rare blend of youth and experience (11/21/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Lady Tigers could have something special brewing when they meet everyday for practice in preparation for the 2004-2005 season. At least coach Brent Bartlett hopes so. "I always think big," Bartlett said. "Conference champion, district champion, then one game at a time in the state playoffs."...

Nevada boys will rely on experience this season (11/14/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Nevada Tigers boys basketball coach John McNeley is looking to the upcoming basketball season with optimism. Who can blame him? McNeley returns two starters that could be big time players in the Southwest Conference and has a bevy of juniors and seniors to choose from with which he can fill in the blanks...

Adams signs to play basketball at Truman State (11/14/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald She signed her life away. At least that is what Hillary Adams' Nevada teammates told her after she signed a letter of intent Friday, to play basketball at Truman State University beginning next season. With family, friends, teammates and coaches in attendance, Adams signed the letter making the news official, meaning Adams will be playing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association...

Wilson, Shouse named to All-Southwest Conference first team (11/11/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The All-Southwest Conference teams were announced this week, and two Nevada Tigers were on the first team. Seniors Ben Wilson and Tyler Shouse were the players selected by the conference coaches to be on the first team, Wilson making it on both offense and defense and Shouse qualifying on the defensive side...

Tigers stumble in season finale against O'Hara (11/05/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Through mud and muck Jesse Thomas ran, leaving remnants of the Nevada Tigers and Logan Field in his wake. O'Hara Catholic School's senior running back had put the Celtics on his back and carried them to victory. In the regular season football finale for both schools, the visitors from Kansas City defeated the Tigers 35-14...

Former Tigers gearing up for Fall Classic (11/04/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail When 2003 Nevada High School graduates Kellan Foster and Ryan Renwick take the field each Saturday, it's not just to play football. They are stepping on the turf representing the best that NCAA Division II has to offer...

Beckett named All-District (11/03/04)
Nevada senior Ashley Beckett (center) was named to the All-District 12 First Team in Class 3 volleyball recently. Beckett joined Pleasant Hill's Tiffany Vertraete and Jenna Brown, and district champion Harrisonville's Lindsey White, Kimberly Gross and Megan Fisher on the first team. ...

NMS teams split games with Joplin South, Lamar (11/03/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball teams split games so far this week, with the A-team going 1-1 and the B-team going 1-1. The A-team earned their first victory of the season Tuesday, as they defeated Lamar, 30-12...

Nevada hosts district meet, finishes fifth (11/02/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers wrapped up their 2004 cross country season by hosting the district championship meet Saturday at Marmaduke Park. The Tigers finished fifth as a team in the boys race, as they finished with a score of 111, 64 points behind Lee's Summit West High School, who won the team title...

Tigers reach pay dirt, but fall short against Bulldogs (10/31/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald There is life out there. At least that was the case Friday night when the Nevada Tigers took on the Carl Junction Bulldogs in Carl Junction. The Tigers (2-7 overall, 0-2 in Class 3 District 12) played their best football in over a month, even though they fell to the Bulldogs (6-3, 1-1) 29-7...

Tigers hoping to control tempo against Carl Junction (10/29/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers travel to Carl Junction tonight to play the Bulldogs in a game featuring two opponents both looking for their first district win. The Tigers (2-6 overall, 0-1 in District 12) were beaten by Harrisonville in their district opener last Friday, while Carl Junction (5-3, 0-1) lost to O'Hara...

Wildcats end Nevada's season (10/28/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The 2004 volleyball season came to an end Wednesday for the Nevada Lady Tigers as they fell to the Harrisonville Wildcats in the district semifinals held in Harrisonville. The Wildcats swept Nevada 25-19 and 25-23, knocking the Lady Tigers out of the Class 3 District 12 tournament, and moving on to the championship match against Pleasant Hill...

Lady Tigers advance to district volleyball semis (10/26/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers cruised in their opening-round volleyball match against Knob Noster at the Class 3 District 12 tournament in Harrisonville Monday. The Lady Tigers won 25-16 and 25-4. Nevada came out aggressively and dominated the match, using teamwork and pinpoint serving to take control...

Defending champs catch Tigers in muddy quagmire (10/24/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The rain came down, the field turned to mud and nothing was pretty for the Nevada Tigers in their district opener Friday. Nevada entertained defending Class 3 champion Harrisonville at Logan Field and received a lesson in execution from the second-ranked Wildcats, losing 49-0...

Nevada hosts harriers, prepares for district (10/22/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers hosted a cross country meet at Marmaduke Park Thursday, and had two of the top five varsity individuals. Mason Benn finished fourth overall, finishing the course in a time of 18 minutes and 21 seconds. That was 13 seconds ahead of teammate Trevor Hinkle...

Real season begins now for Tigers (10/21/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The season has not gone quite as planned. If nothing else, the season has not carried through like it began. That is what the Nevada Tigers football team is faced with as they prepare to take on Harrisonville Friday at Logan Field...

Lady Tigers win final match (10/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday night was Senior Night for the Nevada Tiger volleyball team. And the seniors did not disappoint. With five seniors on the floor for most of the match, the Lady Tigers beat Neosho, 25-20, 17-25 and 25-11. Tuesday's match was the final regular season contest for Nevada, next up is the district tournament in Harrisonville...

Nevada finishes third at Harrisonville tournament (10/19/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers finished third at the Harrisonville volleyball tournament Saturday, going 2-1-2 in the process. Nevada tied their first two matches of the tournament during pool play, before beating Holden to advance to the semifinal round against the host school...

Tigers upended by McDonald County, bad offense (10/17/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald When the Nevada Tigers and the McDonald County Mustangs squared off at Logan Field Friday, it was a game featuring two football teams headed in opposite directions in the standings. Nevada had lost three straight while McDonald County was coming off a big 36-point win...

Nevada volleyball team loses heartbreaker to Mustangs (10/15/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team needed to upset McDonald County in Anderson Thursday to have a chance at the Southwest Conference championship. McDonald County needed a win to stay in the driver's seat. The hosting Mustangs were the team that got the job done...

Lady Tigers catch postseason awards (10/15/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team had three players named to both the All-Southwest Conference and the All-District 12 first teams announced today. Senior outfielder Bridget Baldwin, her sister, sophomore outfielder Afton Baldwin, and sophomore shortstop Audrey Wallace were the three Lady Tigers honored...

Tigers trying to tackle mid-season doldrums (10/14/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Coming off three straight losses the Nevada Tigers have perhaps their biggest game of the season when McDonald County comes to town Friday. The psyche of a rebuilding program can be fragile at first, and not having experienced the positive feeling of a win in almost a month, the Tiger football team might fall into that category...

Lady Tigers avenge loss to Webb City; back in hunt (10/13/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers took a big step toward a possible Southwest Conference volleyball title Tuesday, when they defeated Webb City in a close match 27-29, 26-24 and 25-22. The home win was revenge for a loss last week at Webb City, and with it Nevada improved their conference record to 4-2...

Tigers stopped short in Neosho (10/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald NEOSHO, Mo.--Inconsistency and missed opportunities hurt the Nevada Tigers Friday as they fell to Neosho 14-10 in a Southwest Conference gridiron battle. The visiting Tigers (2-4 overall, 0-3 in the Southwest Conference) jumped out to an early lead when newly-converted outside linebacker Keith Overton intercepted a pass from Neosho (3-3, 1-0) quarterback Zach Stuart and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage. ...

Nevada finally has homestand (10/10/04)
Nevada Herald After playing four of their first six games on the road, the Nevada Tigers football team will finally have a homestand lasting longer than one game. Nevada is at home the next two weeks as they host McDonald County and Harrisonville. After that they play their final road game of the year at Carl Junction and return home to close the season against O'Hara...

NHS cross country gets fourth at C.J. (10/10/04)
Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger cross country team finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Carl Junction Classic Thursday. The Nevada harriers finished behind Carthage, East Newton and Webb City in the meet, and had three runners in the top 15. Mason Benn continued to be the leading runner on the squad, he finished seventh overall individually, finishing the course in 17 minutes and 39 seconds...

NHS volleyball conference hopes dealt big blow (10/08/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With eyes on a Southwest Conference championship, the Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team was dealt a major setback Thursday. Nevada was swept by Webb City, 25-21 and 26-24. The loss drops Nevada's record to 3-2 in conference play (11-7-2 overall), with an earlier loss to McDonald County...

Nevada still trying to catch their footing (10/07/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers look to get back on track this week when they travel to Neosho for a battle between two 2-3 teams Friday. Both Nevada and Neosho have been a victim of their tough schedules so far, with Neosho losing games to very good teams from Ozark and Branson, while Nevada has been beaten up by Class 4 powers in Webb City and Carthage...

Lady Tiger volleyball gets victory (10/06/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers earned their third conference volleyball win of the season Tuesday, defeating Carthage in three games on the road. Nevada (11-6-2 overall, 3-1 in the Southwest Conference) used eight kills from Veronica Mosier and seven from Hillary Adams to hold off Carthage 25-21, 27-29 and 25-23...

Nevada wins behind senior-led rally (10/06/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers leaned on their experience Tuesday and the upperclassmen got the job done. Most importantly, the seniors delivered in their final home tennis match at Nevada High School. Nevada's top three individuals won with their backs against the wall, spurring a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over visiting Harrisonville...

Lady Tigers finish regular season (10/05/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail On an emotional afternoon the Nevada Lady Tigers finished their regular season by taking on perhaps the best softball team in the state. Nevada hosted Webb City on Senior Night at Bushwhacker Field Monday. Webb City did what they have done all season, winning 17-0 in a five-inning game shortened by the mercy rule...

Tiger conflict -- Carthage passes, Nevada grounded (10/03/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald For the second straight week Nevada played a ranked Class 4 team in football, and for the second consecutive game the results weren't pretty. Nevada hosted Carthage -- ranked 10th in the the state in Class 4 -- for homecoming Friday at Logan Field, and were shut out 41-0...

Nevada blocked by Bulldogs (10/01/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Playing in front of the home crowd was not so comforting for the Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team Thursday. Hosting nearby rival El Dorado Springs, the Lady Tigers fell 25-18, 21-25 and 25-17. There appeared to be more El Dorado Springs fans than Nevada fans in attendance even though it was parent night at Nevada High School...

Tiger harriers place fifth (10/01/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers cross country team finished fifth out of 16 teams Thursday at the Pittsburg Invitational in Pittsburg, Kan. Mason Benn was the highest individual finisher for Nevada, placing fifth overall with a time of 17 minutes, 10 seconds on the 5,000-meter course...

Lady Tigers escape Joplin with a win (09/30/04)
Freshman, middle school teams also win By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers knew going in that their match with Joplin was going to be a tough one Tuesday. The two teams had met just three days earlier during pool play of the Carl Junction tournament and they had each won a game and ended with a tie...

NHS tennis bounces back (09/30/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers did not have long to think about their loss to Neosho on Monday, since they were back on the court Tuesday in Fort Scott, Kan. Nevada faced both Fort Scott and Neodesha, beating both teams. The Lady Tigers beat Neodesha 3-1, then came back to defeat the hosts 4-0...

Nevada softball falls (09/30/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers fell back to .500 this season after dropping a 7-2 decision to Carthage Tuesday. Carthage scored three runs in the first inning and never trailed as the Lady Tigers simply could not keep up. "They just wanted more than we did," Nevada coach Chris Garzone said. "We definitely could have competed better."...

Nevada golf eighth in Pittsburg (09/30/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers golfers finished eighth as a team at the Pittsburg Invitational Tuesday. Playing 18 holes at Crestwood Country Club, the Lady Tigers had some trouble with the slower greens and individually were unable to break 100...

Tigers hope to bring Carthage down (09/30/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail When the Nevada Tigers host Carthage for their homecoming game Friday, there will be a familiar theme. For the fourth time in five weeks, the Tigers will be facing a football team that has yet to lose a game. The Tigers (2-2) opened with Lamar (who had not played yet, thus still had not lost), then played El Dorado Springs (still undefeated) and after getting a break from the unbeatens with a game against East Newton, the Tigers faced (Webb City (now 4-0) and now must face Carthage (also 4-0).. ...

Nevada volleyball wins Carl Junction tournament (09/29/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers wanted to show that their loss in straight sets at home to College Heights to open the season was an aberration, and not a true measure of their abilities. What better way than to beat the same team on a neutral court to claim the championship of a tournament?...

Tiger tennis edged at home by Neosho (09/29/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It was close but no cigar for the Nevada tennis team Monday as they were nipped by Neosho 5-4 in a match that was every bit as close as the score. Six matches were decided by three points or less and Neosho won five of them to slip past a Nevada team that appeared to be the more talented of the two...

Tigers caught in a Webb (09/26/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald When the Nevada Tigers squared off with the Webb City Cardinals Friday night, the results were not pretty. The Tigers learned exactly why the Cardinals are the state's top-ranked team in Class 4. Final score -- 70-6. Webb City (4-0) built a 57-6 halftime lead, taking advantage of some Tigers (2-2) miscues and exploiting an obvious strength advantage in the process...

Tigers hit the road (09/24/04)
All of the Nevada Tigers high school teams will be on the road the next two days. Tiger golf is at Clinton, tennis is at Carthage, softball is at Webb City, volleyball is at Stockton and cross country is at Iola, all today. Football is at Webb City tomorrow...

Nevada softball just misses ending Webb City's run (09/24/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers went into Thursday's softball game with Webb City having nothing to lose. They had never beaten Webb City and the hosting Cardinals were unbeaten so far in the 2004 campaign. None of that changed, but it was not because Nevada played poorly. Actually, in what might have been their best game of the program's four-year existence, the Lady Tigers fell 2-0...

Conference hopes dashed for Tiger tennis (09/24/04)
Nevada Daily Mail For the second straight year, the conference tennis championship will elude the Nevada Lady Tigers. At least barring an unlikely turn of events, Nevada will finish second after losing to Carthage Thursday, 6-3. The match was extremely close...

Tiger volleyball wins (09/24/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers beat Stockton in straight sets Thursday, 25-22 and 25-22. Nevada controlled the first game but had to come from behind to win the second, something that pleased coach Sharla Wilkerson. "I was extremely proud of the girls for last night's games," Wilkerson said...

Nevada golf beats Clinton (09/24/04)
Nevada Daily Mail In a golf triangular at Clinton Country Club, Nevada defeated Clinton but lost to Smith Cotton Thursday. Nevada shot 200, with Aubrey Jones leading the way at 48. Rachel Prewitt was right behind with a 50, while Tabitha Pitts and Eleanor Horst were one shot behind her...

Tiger harriers get fifth (09/24/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada cross country team finished fifth out of 18 teams in Iola, Kan., Thursday. Mason Benn led the team, finishing sixth individually in 18 minutes, 10 seconds. Jim Fay and Trevor Hinkle were right behind him. Fay finished 12th at 18:30 and Hinkle was 18th at 18:45...

Lady Tigers win final home tournament of the season (09/23/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It was the final home tournament of the season for the Nevada Lady Tigers golf team. They were hosting Girard and Uniontown, a couple of Kansas schools, at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Lady Tigers defended their home course, shooting a nine-hole total of 204 to defeat second-place Uniontown by 18 strokes Tuesday...

Nevada tennis gets second (09/23/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers finished second out of five teams at the Monett tournament Friday. Nevada scored 24 points as Lisa Pendrak and Emily Teepe were consolation co-winners in singles and the doubles team of Jessica Ferree and Meredith Hoberock finished first overall...

Lady Tigers beat Lamar (09/22/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers won on the road Monday, beating Lamar 6-3. Nevada scored three runs in the second inning and never trailed as Whitney Smith pitched the complete game for the win. Audrey Wallace went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs to pace the Nevada hitting attack...

Tigers spiked by Chicks (09/22/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers lost in volleyball Monday on the road against the Pleasant Hill Chicks, 25-18 and 25-17. Nevada dropped to 5-5-1 overall with the loss. The junior varsity also lost to Pleasant Hill. The freshman team continued its unbeaten streak, winning 25-15 and 25-17...

Lady Tiger softball back to .500 (09/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers were able to climb back to .500 again after beating El Dorado Springs for the second time this season. Nevada (6-6) won 14-3 over the Lady Bulldogs, this time in El Dorado Springs. The Lady Tigers had won the first matchup at home by a 15-0 count...

Nevada golf wins again (09/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Playing their best collective round of the season, the Nevada Lady Tigers golf team defeated Pleasant Hill by 33 shots Thursday. Nevada had a four-person total of 199 for the nine-hole dual, getting season-best rounds from both Emily Benbrook and Tabitha Pitts...

Nevada volleyball bounces Neosho (09/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers fought off a pesky Neosho team Thursday, winning 25-19 and 26-24. The win ended a two match losing streak for Nevada, as they improved to 5-4-1 overall, 2-1 in conference play. It was the first road match of the season for Nevada...

Tigers pounce on Patriots 42-8 (09/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers were feeling very patriotic Friday night when they hosted East Newton High School. But they were not feeling hospitable, as they sent the Patriots home with a 42-8 defeat in the Nevada home opener. The Tigers rushed for almost 250 yards and also had a good contribution from the passing game as they dominated from the onset...

Nevada can't handle McDonald County (09/16/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Looking out of sync the whole time, the Nevada Lady Tigers lost at home to McDonald County Tuesday, 25-20 and 25-18. "We didn't click at all," coach Sharla Wilkerson said. "We have our times when it's great, and we have our times when it's not good."...

Lady Tiger tennis whips Lamar (09/16/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers beat the Lamar Tigers in tennis Tuesday, 8-1. Lisa Pendrak, Meredith Hoberock, Emily Teepe, Molly Ferree and Lauren Compton all won their singles matches, while Nevada also won all three doubles contests...

Nevada golf gets by Carl Junction (09/16/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers hosted Carl Junction in a dual golf match Tuesday, with Nevada winning by four shots. Rachel Prewitt led the team with a 48, the second best score overall. Emily Benbrook shot 50 while Tabitha Pitts was one behind her at 51. Aubrey Jones and Eleanor Horst were right behind, as Jones carded 52 and Horst shot 53...

Rough third inning dooms Lady Tigers (09/16/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail One inning was all it took for Neosho to beat the Nevada Lady Tigers in softball Tuesday. The visiting Wildcats scored four runs in the top of the third inning to break a 1-1 tie and lead them to a 6-3 victory over Nevada (5-6) at Bushwhacker Field...

Nevada volleyball struggles (09/15/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada volleyball team faced some stiff competition at the Willard Tournament on Saturday, and the Lady Tigers only won one of their four matches. Nevada opened play with Diamond, a team they had beaten just two days earlier...

Freshman place first (09/15/04)
The Nevada Lady Tiger freshman volleyball team won the Webb City Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Tigers won all three pool-play matches, beating Aurora, McDonald County and Neosho. Only Aurora even came close to beating Nevada in pool play. In a tough semifinal match Nevada beat the hosting Cardinals, 25-13 and 25-22. ...

Nevada offense smothered by El Dorado Springs (09/12/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Defenses dominated and a few big plays were the difference as El Dorado Springs beat Nevada 7-6 in a game of neighboring towns Friday. The Tigers managed only 119 yards of total offense against a stingy El Dorado Springs defense, with most of those coming in the first half...

Freshman gets experience at the helm (09/12/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With starting quarterback Justin Reed out because of an injury suffered during Nevada's win over Lamar last week, freshman Ronnie Herda was thrust into the spotlight as the Nevada starting quarterback Friday. Herda faced a much stiffer test than the Lamar defense, it was the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs this week. The same Bulldogs that are now 2-0 after beating Nevada 7-6...

Tiger freshman win (09/12/04)
Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger freshman team won their first game of the season Tuesday, beating McDonald County 32-0. The game was close in the first half, as the only scoring came on a touchdown by Nevada's Aaron Dade in the second quarter. After a two-point conversion the Tigers led 8-0 at halftime...

Tiger tennis bounces back (09/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail After losing their first conference match of the season to Carthage on Tuesday, the Nevada Lady Tigers bounced back to beat the defending conference champions in convincing fashion. Nevada started out by dominating doubles play, sweeping the three matches against Neosho...

Nevada golf finishes sixth (09/10/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada golf team played their first 18-hole tournament of the season Thursday, and it showed in their scores. The Lady Tigers did not play poorly, but the long course and prolonged play was definitely a factor as the team finished sixth in the 10-team field...

Tigers get past Diamond for third straight victory (09/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With two consecutive wins under their belt, the Nevada Lady Tigers went for three against Diamond Thursday night at Nevada High School. After a close opening game, the Tigers pounced in the second game to sweep Diamond, 27-25 and 25-11...

Nevada wins big at home (09/10/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers had the biggest win in program history at Bushwhacker Field Thursday. For the first time ever, the Tiger softball team was on the winning end of a 15-0 mercy-rule shortened game after beating El Dorado Springs...

Nevada stops Carthage at the net (09/09/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail In what amounted to a blowout, the Nevada Lady Tigers defeated Carthage at home Tuesday, 25-17 and 25-8 to open conference play. Nevada played with intensity throughout, diving after balls and keeping everything in play despite running away with the match...

Tiger tennis loses to Carthage (09/09/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers dug themselves a hole and could not get out of it when Carthage visited Tuesday. Starting with doubles play, Nevada fell behind quickly, 2-1 as only the duo of Lisa Pendrak and Emily Teepe were successful in defending their home court in the three doubles matches...

Tigers have Oscar-winning performance (09/08/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Oscar is coming home. The trophy that is given to the winner of the Silver Tiger game each year will reside in Nevada at least until next September, as the Nevada Tigers obliterated the Lamar Tigers, 42-6. Playing in front of the Lamar home crowd and plenty of Nevada fans who made the trip, Nevada scored the first touchdown on a defensive play during the first series of the game and never looked back...

Golf tournament for Tiger football (09/08/04)
Nevada Herald The Nevada Alumni Golf Tournament will take place Sept. 18, at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course, in Nevada. The tournament is a fund-raiser with all the proceeds going to help the Nevada Tiger football program. Anyone is encouraged to enter a team, the tournament is not limited to alumni alone...

Nevada golfers win (09/08/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers won the Uniontown tournament in Fort Scott, Kan. for the second consecutive year, but this time in dominating fashion. The six Nevada varsity golfers took the top six individual placings and they won the team competition by 53 shots...

Wilson, Quick and Lee named players of the week (09/08/04)
Nevada Herald Senior tight end Ben Wilson, junior kicker Kyle Quick and sophomore lineman Kevin Lee were named Nevada Tiger football players of the week by the coaching staff. Wilson scored three touchdowns during Nevada's 42-6 win over Lamar on Friday to get the offensive player of the week...

Tiger softball snags first win (09/06/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Leaving the disappointment of four season-opening losses behind, the Nevada Tigers got their first win of the season Thursday, defeating Lamar in softball, 10-4. Nevada controlled the game from the beginning, scoring four runs in the first inning to take the early lead...

Tiger tennis falls against Thomas Jefferson High (09/06/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team struggled Thursday, dropping their home match to Thomas Jefferson, 7-2. The Lady Tigers were unable to conjure up any victories in individual play, as all six players lost to the visitors...

Tiger volleyball spikes Harrisonville (09/06/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Looking nothing like the team that was upset in the season opener, the Nevada Lady Tigers pulled out a close victory over Harrisonville in volleyball Thursday, their first of the season. The Lady Tigers were beaten by College Heights in straight sets Tuesday, looking like a team that was timid and hesitant...

Lady Tigers upset in straight sets by College Heights (09/02/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers struggled in their 2004 season opener Tuesday, losing to College Heights Christian School, 25-21 and 25-19 at Nevada High School. The Tigers made 25 unforced errors in the match, basically eliminating any chance to defeat the private school from Joplin...

Nevada golfers finish fourth in inaugural tournament (09/02/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The first Nevada Invitational Golf Tournament went off without any major problems, despite two teams almost not making the trip. Pleasant Hill had a flat tire on their way to Monday's tournament, and the Clinton bus broke down but the two teams both made it to the Nevada Country Club in time to play...

Tiger tennis wins first (09/01/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers beat Webb City on the tennis court Friday, sweeping all nine matches. Number-one player Lisa Pendrak beat Webb City's Leah Cable 8-1 to get things rolling and the Tigers never looked back. In other singles matches, Jessica Ferree beat Webb City's Samantha Hudson 8-2; Meredith Hoberock won 8-1 over Amanda Lewis; Emily Teepe won the closest match of the day, 8-6 over Melissa Gratton; Molly Ferree beat Hayley Sterling 8-3 and Lauren Compton defeated Destiny Manning 8-2.. ...

Nevada softball drops fourth straight (09/01/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers lost their fourth straight on the softball diamond Monday, falling to Neosho 3-0. While the road loss left the Tigers winless so far in the 2004 season, head coach Chris Garzone said the team was real close to breaking through...

Girls are keeping up with boys (08/30/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail This season spectators will notice something different when they watch the Nevada Tigers cross country team -- girls. After a two-year hiatus from the Nevada High School harrier program, there are females running cross country...

Tiger harriers getting ready (08/30/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The first meet of the season for the Nevada Tigers cross country team is Tuesday, and three spots have seemingly been secured on the varsity roster. That leaves four more spots to go. Juniors Jim Fay, Mason Benn and Curtis Davis, through hard work, ability and dedication, should be assured of varsity spots barring any unforeseen drop in production...

High hopes for senior-led Tigers volleyball team in '04 (08/30/04)
First four matches at home this season By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With the 2004 season on the horizon, Nevada High School volleyball coach Sharla Wilkerson is ready to go. "Let's play somebody," Wilkerson said. The coach said that after a summer of pre-season preparation and three weeks of official practice, the team was ready to compete against new faces in a different colored uniform...

Seniors realizing 2004 is their final opportunity to go to state (08/30/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail There are five seniors on the Nevada High School volleyball team. Each of them has varsity experience from last year and each is looking to make their final season a memorable one. That is why they are aiming high when it comes to 2004...

Tiger tennis, softball to play today (08/27/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers will be in action at home today, both on the tennis court and the softball diamond. The Tigers will host Carthage in softball, with the varsity game beginning at 4:30 p.m. The softball team (0-2) is hoping to notch their first victory of the season...

Sophomore core back as jockeying juniors in 2004 (08/26/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The 2003 Nevada Tigers girls golf team relied heavily on three sophomores, earning them the nickname the "Sophomore Core." The sophomores gained experience playing at the varsity level last season and now return to the course as juniors in 2004...

Tiger head drives the golfing competition (08/26/04)
Driver cover could change hands often By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers girls golf team will have its share of competition this season, trying to hold off opponents and earn the lone qualifying berth from the district when it comes time for the state tournament...

McDonald County beats Tigers (08/26/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The road was not friendly for the Nevada Tigers softball team Tuesday. The Tigers traveled to McDonald County and were chased home with a 10-1 loss. The Tigers trailed only 3-1 going into the bottom of te fifth inning, but four errors led to seven runs for McDonald County as the Mustangs put the game away...

Tiger tennis aiming for champion status once again (08/25/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers had won 10 consecutive conference championships heading into 2003. Their chances for number 11 were dashed when Neosho came out of nowhere to beat the Tigers 5-4 in Nevada. Now the Tigers want to right the ship. They want to bring back the conference championship...

New additions learning the basics (08/25/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers have been lucky on the tennis courts in recent years. Each year there were plenty of younger girls who were able to step up and move into the varsity lineup after graduating seniors left. It seemed that there were polished players waiting in the wings every season, which helped lead the Tigers to 10 consecutive conference championships before the string was snapped last year...

Tigers fall to Cardinals in extra innings (08/25/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers opened the 2004 season at home on Monday, losing 6-4 to Clinton in nine innings. The Tigers held leads of 3-2 and 4-3, before the Clinton Cardinals scored a run off a walk, a stolen base and two wild pitches to tie the game at four in the top of the sixth inning...

Experienced Tigers looking to turn corner in 2004 (08/23/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald For three seasons the Nevada Tigers have been getting by as a new program. The team lacked tradition and a foundation from which it could grow. Senior leadership was hard to find. Even seniors on the team had a hard time being classified as leaders because they simply did not have the experience that often carries weight with younger players...

Tiger cross country works to get a leg up on opponents (08/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With all high school fall sports beginning practice last week, the NHS cross country team followed suit, starting preparations for the 2004 season. Practicing for cross country might seem like just a bunch of running, but head coach Robert Watts said the team does its share of other things as well...

Neptunes compete at Tri-State (08/19/04)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes competed at the Tri-State Championships in Springfield, Aug. 7-8. Many swimmers did very well and Kristen Badgley was the most impressive, finishing third overall in her age group (13-14 year-olds), In all, 18 swimmers competed for the Neptunes...

Sluggish scrimmage for Tiger football (08/18/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail After their first week of practice the Nevada Tigers held an intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday to work on individual situations and give the coaches another opportunity to evaluate the players in action. The results were not as good as anticipated by head coach John Skeans...

Tiger golfers swinging toward regular season (08/18/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail One week of practice is in the books for the Nevada High School girls golf team, and the junior-heavy squad is all ready in the swing of things. The team started practicing on Aug. 9 with the rest of the fall sports programs, and they have held their first qualifying round...

Opportunity knocks at scrimmage for Tiger football players (08/16/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail In the first semblance of a game for the Nevada High School football team, the players competed in what was called an "opportunity scrimmage" on Thursday at the practice field. Head coach John Skeans gave the scrimmage the title saying that it was an opportunity for some players to secure a spot on the depth chart...

Practices begin as Nevada softball season is on the way (08/16/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers started official softball practice with the rest of the fall sports on Monday, and after one week head coach Chris Garzone had a positive outlook. "It's been productive," Garzone said. The numbers are down a little this season as only 19 players are in the program, after a couple years in the mid to upper 20s. The program is still relatively young, now in its fourth season...

Volleyball practice underway at NHS (08/13/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail As one of the fall sports, volleyball teams were able to start practices on Monday and the Nevada Lady Tigers followed suit by holding two-a-days this week at the high school gym. There are five seniors on this year's squad along with six juniors...

The hitting begins (08/13/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The pads went on, the hitting began and the excitement was high at the Nevada High School football practice field on Thursday morning. The Tigers had their first full-contact practice of the season and just about everybody was happy to see it arrive...

Tennis trying two-a-days this week with split squad (08/12/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Football is not the only high school sport grinding through two-a-day practices this week. Most of the fall sports are using multiple practices on a daily basis to prepare for the 2004 season. Tennis is no exception. The Lady Tigers tennis team have started getting back in the swing of things by practice once in the morning and once in the evening with one goal in mind -- recapture the conference crown...

Two-a-days for coaches too (08/12/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Sure the players go through the rigors of two-a-day practices, but they aren't the only ones. The coaches also must endure practices twice daily, on top of their extra work to get the two-a-days scheduled and choreographed...

Tigers catching on during two-a-days (08/11/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Summer is over. At least it is for the 60-plus athletes that took to the practice football field on Monday for the first of four consecutive two-a-day practices for the Nevada Tigers. The players were up with the sun at 6:45 a.m. to begin the first practice Monday morning, as they will be every day through Thursday this week...

Tiger football breaks camp (08/03/04)
Two-a-days next for Nevada High By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger football team concluded camp on Friday with work on offense, defense and special teams. The players worked on defensive formations, pursuit drills, offensive formations, passing and running plays and most aspects of special teams, among other things during the final day of the two-week camp...

Tiger football camp off and running (07/20/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The 2004 Nevada Tigers were literally getting their feet wet in the dew of the morning grass at their practice field on Monday as they opened a two-week summer camp. Not long after the sun had greeted the day the Tigers were at work, hitting the field at 6:45 a.m. for the first of 10 practices as the team began getting familiar with its new coach...

Tiger football team works hard in the weightroom (07/13/04)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail One thing necessary to have success on the football field is strength. The Nevada Tigers have been adhering to that adage with their offseason conditioning program. The players with aspirations to play for the Tigers this fall have been participating in a weightlifting and conditioning program throughout the month of June and into July...

NHS to face Mustangs again (05/16/04)
The Nevada High School baseball team will face the McDonald County Mustangs for the third time this year at 4:00 p.m. Monday in the opening game of the District 12 baseball tournament at the Carl Lewton Stadium in Carthage. Nevada head coach Tyson Beshore is hoping for a different outcome than the losses the Tigers had in their previous meetings this season when the Mustangs beat the Tigers 18-6 and 6-1...

Daniels is wrestling state champion (05/09/04)
Spenser Daniels, 14, was the Cadet 160 -pound State Champion in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling this past weekend at the USA Wrestling state tournament held in Sedalia, Mo. His placing in the State Tournament allows him to compete on the Team Missouri wrestling squad which will attend national tournaments at the Southern Plains Tournament in Topeka, Kan., and the Cadet National Duals in Greeley, Colo. ...

Tigers win three matches against Cardinals (05/09/04)
The Nevada Tiger Tennis team won three matches against the Clinton Cardinals Thursday by the score 6 to 3. Three Nevada players easily won their matches, seniors Alex Hardin, 8-2; Derek Fast, 8-1 and Ryan Kimbrough, 8-3, while Ed Horst had to come back from a 6-4 deficit to win a tie breaker 9-7...

Nevada track: boys rank third, girls rank fifth (05/09/04)
The Nevada High School boys track team placed third and the girls team placed fifth in the annual Southwest Conference track meet Thursday afternoon in Carthage. Steve Branstetter, Devin Hooe, Thomas Pitts and Ryan Seaver set a new school record in the four-by-400-meter relay with a time of 44:0 just edging out Neosho for second place...

Tigers tennis rank 4th (05/06/04)
Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School boys tennis team will not want to remember Tuesday's competition at the Southwest Conference Tournament for very long. The Nevada team placed fourth among the four conference schools entered the team finished one point behind Neosho with 20.5, Carthage with 18.5 and Webb City with 3.5 points...

Knights slay Tigers 18-6 (05/04/04)
Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The McDonald County Mustangs delivered an 18-6 drubbing to the Nevada Tigers Monday afternoon at Lyon Stadium virtually guaranteeing the Tigers a poor seeding for the district baseball tournament that starts May 17 in Carthage...

Tigers lose second straight game 8-2 (04/23/04)
By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers took on one of the toughest opponents they will face during the regular season Thursday afternoon and lost 8-2 to the Webb City Cardinals. The loss dropped Nevada's season record to 8-6 with a 1-1 Southwest Conference record...

Nevada Tigers fall to Clinton Cardinals 10-0 (04/22/04)
By Brian Johnson Nevada Daily Mail It just wasn't the Tigers' day. That's all that can be said as the 8-5 Tigers lost to the 5-5 Clinton Cardnails. If the first inning was any indication as to where the game was going, you knew it was going to be bad when Cardinals outfielder Josh Wiltfong got a single off an error by the Tigers short-stop...

Nevada boys, girls track teams rank third (04/21/04)
Special to the Daily Mail Nevada hosted the ninth and 10th grade track meet on Tuesday despite less than ideal weather. Both teams placed third overall, individual rankins follow: Boys 100-meter- 1, Caleb Sanders, Carthage, 11.50. 2, Georgio, Fort Scott, 11.67. Jake Ralston, Carthage, 11.68. 4, Tracy Stone, Nevada, 11.87. 6, Derrick Turner, Sheldon, 11.96...

Nevada sweeps Fort Scott (04/18/04)
Ralph Pokorny/Herald Alex Hardin returns service during his 8-2 win over Joey LeMaster during a meet with Ft Scott High School tennis team. Nevada swept the meet winning all nine matches for a season record of 3-2. Nevada will take on the Webb City Cardinals Tuesday afternoon in Nevada. ...

Tigers breeze past Bears 12-4 (04/16/04)
By Brain Johnson On paper, Thursday afternoon's game looked like a mismatch. The Butler Bears at 0-6 had no business beating the 6-4 Nevada Tigers. It just looked like a mismatch. It wasn't a mismatch, it was a blowout, as the Tigers beat the Bears 12-4 in seven innings...

Lady Tigers second-best in quad meet (04/07/04)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada girls swim team finished with a 2-1 record at the Springfield Quadrangular on Tuesday. Teams from Springfield Central, Springfield Kickapoo and Carthage rounded out the field. The Lady Tigers defeated Carthage 85-61 and Central 104-41, while falling to powerhouse Kickapoo 114-65 in the dual-scoring format...

Atkinson leads Tiger boys to third place in Carthage Invitational (04/02/04)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Eric Atkinson, Nevada High School's jump specialist,continued his spectacular leap into the track season with double wins at the Carthage Invitational contested at K. E. Baker Stadium on Thursday. Atkinson, Nevada's lone double victor, won both the high and long jump events. Transfer teammate Harrison Gage, who captured fourth place in the state Class 1 long jump while at Bronaugh High School last season, finished third in the high jump and second in the long jump...

Lady Tiger aquatic team tested in season opener (04/01/04)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The Nevada High School girls swim team opened its season at the Carthage Quad meet, featuring teams from Carthage, Joplin and Lamar, on Tuesday. Scored in a dual format, the Lady Tigers defeated Lamar 87-65 and lost to Joplin 113-51 and Carthage 84-67...

Tigers, Lady Tigers perform well at Nevada Invitational (03/31/04)
By Larry Lewis The sixth annual Nevada Invitational track meet was held in ideal conditions at Testman Field on Saturday. The Tigers of Nevada finished second in the women's and third in the men's varsity divisions. Joplin High School claimed both titles, replacing Truman of Independence, Mo., the absent defending champions in both divisions...

Competitors hope for fair weather, outstanding performances at Nevada Invitational meet (03/26/04)
By Ralph Pokorny This Saturday there will be several hundred athletes in town running, jumping and throwing in the sixth annual Nevada Invitational Track Meet at Testman Field. And for the first time in the meets' history the forecast is for 70-degree temperatures with a chance of rain...

Tigers baseball team starts season with pair of wins (03/25/04)
By Ralph Pokorny The Nevada Tigers baseball team got the 2004 season off to a rousing start by winning their first two games in the Bolivar Tournament. Monday afternoon the Tigers, who finished last season with a 13-13 record and the district championship, defeated the Bolivar Liberators in first round play...

Nevada's Gragg signs with MSSU (03/18/04)
By Larry Lewis Mikel Gragg, a two-year starter on the Nevada Tiger offensive and defensive lines, signed with Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., on Wednesday. The 6-foot, 240-pound Gragg is projected as an interior offensive lineman, possibly at his high school position of center, by the Lions under the guidance of new head coach John Ware...

Pendrak signs with Cowley College (02/27/04)
Gina Pendrak will remain a Lady Tiger. Pendrak, Nevada High School tennis player, signed a letter of intent on Thursday to continue her net career with the Cowley County Community College Lady Tigers in Arkansas City, Kan. Pendrak received the Outstanding Player Award for the 2003 Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team after concluding her high school career as a three-time No. 1 singles player with 98 wins, fifth all-time at NHS...

Odessa stuns No. 1-seed Lady Tigers (02/26/04)
By Larry Lewis OAK GROVE, Mo. -- In the mildest of upsets, the top-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers saw their season come to an abrupt close with a 59-51 defeat by the No. 4-seed Odessa Lady Dawgs on Wednesday. "Mild upset" because both teams entered the Class 4, District 13 Tournament with nearly identical records -- Odessa (17-9), Nevada (16-9). Plus the Lady Tigers indifferent play recently had raised questions as they staggered to a 1-4 mark in their last five games...

Tigers eliminated in three-overtime district loss (02/25/04)
By Larry Lewis OAK GROVE, Mo. -- It took a three-overtime thriller to oust the plucky Nevada Tigers from the MSHSAA Class 4, District 13 basketball tournament at Oak Grove on Tuesday. The No. 4-seed Tigers were eliminated 54-52 by No. 5 Odessa on a pair of free throws with less than two seconds to go in the third extra period...

Lady Tigers kayoed late (02/22/04)
WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Very simply, the Lady Tigers didn't finish well; Webb City did. The Nevada Lady Tigers dropped their regular-season finale to Southwest Conference rival Webb City 68-60 on Friday night. The loss dropped Nevada to 16-9 overall, 3-5 in the conference...

Webb City sticks Tigers with winless conference record (02/22/04)
By Larry Lewis WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Thirteen was very unlucky for the Nevada Tigers. A 13-0 Webb City run late in the second quarter killed any Tiger hopes of capturing a Southwest Conference win this season. Nevada went down to a 56-36 defeat at the hands of traditional conference rival Webb City on Friday...

NMS Tigers suffer hard-fought loss to Memorial (02/20/04)
By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School Tigers and Joplin Memorial scrapped to the finish in the third-place game of the seventh-grade Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday. Nevada was on the losing end of a 36-34 nailbiter...

Players make Senior Night special, in spite of loss (02/18/04)
By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers' last home game on "Senior Night" didn't result in a win, but was special, nevertheless. Nevada honored three players, captain Alex Hardin, Luke Stahl and Ricky Claypool, who were making their final home-court appearance...

Lady Tiger youth movement reveals upward mobility (02/18/04)
By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail Perhaps "Senior Night" could have been more aptly dubbed "Freshman Night" for the senior-less Nevada Lady Tigers. With its scoring leaders forced to the sideline by foul trouble, the Nevada Lady Tigers received strong performances from two freshmen in a 62-38 bashing of Southwest Conference rival Carthage on Tuesday...

Tiger grapplers send four to championships (02/17/04)
By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail Four Nevada Tigers advanced through the Class 2 Sectional round on Saturday to the 2004 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Wrestling Championships. The championships will be held at the Hearnes Center on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., Thursday through Saturday...

Tigers give all, fall short of first conference win (02/15/04)
By Larry Lewis Nevada Herald The game plan was flawless, the tempo perfect. Execution, however, was spotty. The Nevada Tigers' failure to execute on a couple of key plays proved to be the difference in a 32-28 Southwest Conference loss to McDonald County on Friday...

Lady Tigers crushed by league-leading Mustangs (02/15/04)
The Nevada Lady Tigers never really found a rhythm in a 73-48 loss to the McDonald County Lady Mustangs on Friday. Of course, much of that may be attributed to a talented, experienced Lady Mustang team that sits atop the Southwest Conference standings with an unblemished 6-0 record, 20-3 overall...

Lady Tiger rally falls short against nemesis Neosho (02/11/04)
The Nevada Lady Tigers clawed and scratched but couldn't quite dig themselves out of a cavernous hole. Neosho hung on to clip Nevada 71-68 in a Southwest Conference matchup on Tuesday at Wynn Gymnasium. Trailing by as many as 18 points -- 15 entering the fourth quarter -- the Lady Tigers pulled to within two with less than a minute left. But Neosho's diminutive sophomore guard Meaghan Smith hit three clutch free throws in a 20-second span to clinch the win...

Second-half slump sinks Nevada Tigers (02/11/04)
Nevada coach John McNeley was having none of it. "That's no excuse," he said, when reminded that his team was playing its fourth game in five days. "We just didn't look like we had much of an idea about what we were doing out there." The Tigers fell 38-33 to Neosho in a lackluster performance by both teams in a Southwest Conference game on Tuesday night...