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Nevada Middle School basketball falls to El Dorado, 34-13 (11/5/21)
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NHS freshmen spikers score two wins in Cassville (10/5/21)The Nevada High School freshmen volleyball team travelled to Cassville on Saturday for a tournament — and came home with a pair of wins. The Lady Tigers opened pool play with a 25-13, 25-21, 24-26 win over Neosho, before falling to Republic 12-25, 13-25, 10-25...
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Volleyball roundup: NHS wins one in CJ tourney (9/28/21)The Nevada High School volleyball team got an advanced look at their home opponent for Tuesday at the Dr. Jeffrey Knutzen Carl Junction Classic on Saturday. The Lady Tigers went 1-3 at the tournament, with their lone win (25-9, 27-25) coming against McDonald County — which NHS will host tonight inside Wynn Gymnasium...
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NMS football splits with Monett (9/25/21)The Nevada Middle School football teams went 1-1 at Monett on Thursday, with the seventh-grade squad losing 20-8 and the eighth-graders winning 26-14. NMS eighth-grade quarterback Kellen Braden scored a 65-yard touchdown run on the second play of that game, before Jett Snyder punched in a five-yard TD run on the Tigers' next possession. Braden added another TD run before halftime...
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NMS volleyball eases past East Newton (9/22/21)The Nevada Middle School volleyball team bounced back from a sweep at the hands of Webb City on Monday by winning three of four against East Newton on Tuesday. The Lady Tigers struggled against the Cardinals — with the eighth-grade A team falling 25-10, 25-7; the eighth-grade B team losing 25-8, 25-8; the seventh-grade A team going down 15-25, 19-25; and the seventh-grade B team dropping its match 25-10, 25-12...
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NMS football stays unbeaten after squashing McDonald Co. (9/18/21)Both Nevada Middle School football teams improved to 2-0 following impressive home debuts against McDonald County Thursday at Logan Field — with the seventh-grade squad dominating 34-6 and the eighth-graders winning 26-14. In the first game, Will Jackson, Elijah Edmunds, John Michael Collins, and Kyndrek Atkins all scored rushing touchdowns for the seventh-grade Tigers, while the defense held the Mustangs out of the end zone until late in the game...
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Fort Scott sweeps Nevada Middle School volleyball squads (9/14/21)The Nevada Middle School volleyball team returned home from road matches at Fort Scott on Monday without a victory. The seventh-grade B squad lost 25-14, 25-13, while the seventh-grade A team fell 25-21, 25-22. The eighth-grade B team had no better luck, losing 25-12, 25-13 — but the eighth-grade A team did pull through in its second set before ultimately losing 15-25, 25-16, 12-15...
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NMS football, v-ball win debuts (9/11/21)The Nevada Middle School fall sports season got off to a winning start on Wednesday, with the football and volleyball teams both earning victories in their first contests. The Tigers travelled to Cassville and pulled off a sweep on the gridiron — first via a 36-22 win by the seventh-graders, then a 14-6 victory in the eighth-grade game...
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Seventh and eighth-graders beat the heat at NMS Football Camp (7/28/21)For players at football camp, the end zone is usually their favorite place to be. For the 60 or so seventh and eighth-graders training at the Nevada Tigers Middle School Football Camp, the most popular spot so far this week has been in the shade. During the hottest stretch of days so far this summer, the unforgiving sun has made running routes and manhandling tackling sleds extra difficult for Tigers looking for a leg up on the upcoming season — requiring Nevada High School head coach Wes Beachler and the Nevada Middle School coaching staff to provide extended rehydration breaks and some days even move up camp by nearly an hour.. ...
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Tigers football camps set for later this month (7/3/21)Nevada High School head football coach Wes Beachler is ready to start training the Tigers of the future. His staff and players, as well as coaches from Nevada Middle School, will be conducting two camps later this month to teach the fundamentals of football to any students entering grades 3-8. Both camps will take place on the practice field adjacent to Logan Field...
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Balks lead annual camp inside NHS wrestling room (6/2/21)
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Nevada's Cameron competes against college players at 2021 U.S. Women's Open Qualifier (5/5/21)Emree Cameron may not be playing in this year's U.S. Women's Open, but it's safe to say she'll have plenty more opportunities to qualify. Cameron, a student at Nevada Middle School and the no. 5-ranked eighth-grade golfer in Missouri, got her first opportunity to try and qualify for an LPGA event last week at the one-day, 36-hole 2021 U.S. ...
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Nevada Middle School Track and Field at Big 8 Conference meet (May 1, 2021) (5/4/21)The Nevada Middle School track and field team wrapped up its 2021 season at the Big 8 Conference meet Saturday, May 1, inside Thomas M. O'Sullivan Stadium in Lamar — with the eighth-grade girls taking home first place as a team. Here are some photos documenting the action.
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NMS eighth-grade girls run away with Big 8 gold (5/4/21)LAMAR — The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade girls capped off their impressive track and field season with a first-place team finish at the Big 8 Conference meet Saturday inside Thomas M. O’Sullivan Stadium. With competitors in nearly every event, the Lady Tigers were led by gold medal-winning performances from Averi Dawn in the 1,600-meter run (6 minutes, 23 seconds); Peyton Eaton, Alison Olson, Caylee Holcomb, and Ella Heathman in the 4x100-meter relay (55.99 seconds); and Eaton, Olson, Holcomb, and Hailey Hearting in the 4x200 (1:57).. ...
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NMS track and field tackles two meets in two days (4/30/21)Eighth-graders Hailey Hearting and Peyton Eaton won first-place medals at both of Nevada Middle School’s track and field meets this week. At El Dorado Springs on Monday, Hearting won the eighth-grade girls high jump, and Eaton edged out her teammate to take home gold in the eighth-grade girls triple jump. Hearting finished second in that event...
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Mba, Olson lead NMS at Redbird Relays (4/23/21)The Nevada Middle School track and field team returned home from the Redbird Relays in Webb City on Thursday with eight first-place medals — including two each in the possession of seventh-grader Uche Mba and eighth-grader Alison Olson. Mba won both the seventh-grade boys 400-meter event and the long jump...
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Eighth-grade girls win back-to-back for NMS track (4/17/21)If this week’s middle school results were any indication, the future of the Nevada High School track and field team is in good hands. Or is it feet? Either way, the Nevada Middle School eighth-grade girls put on a show — first by winning the Mt. Vernon Middle School Invitational on Monday, then defending their home track at the Nevada Middle School Invite on Thursday...
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NHS track tunes up at Lamar, NMS off to record-breaking start (4/9/21)With the high-profile Jock’s Nitch/PSU Gorilla Relays coming up later in the week, the Nevada High School track and field team sent only a select number of athletes to compete in a quadrangular at Lamar on Monday. Those who did participate made it a worthwhile trip, though, highlighted by six Tigers and Lady Tigers who posted first-place performances...
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Nevada middle schoolers sweep past East Newton on gridiron (10/18/20)The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade football teams handled business Thursday evening, with a pair of road victories over the East Newton Patriots. Nevada's eighth-grade squad prevailed over the hosts, 28-20, improving to 2-2-1 overall. The Nevada seventh-grade griddders followed suit, rolling to a 22-12 win. The seventh-graders second consecutive victory ups their record to 2-3 overall. ...
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Nevada Middle School squads square off with Monett (9/18/20)Nevada Middle School's seventh and eighth-grade football teams made their home debuts Thursday evening at Logan Field, matching up against Big 8 Conference West division foe, Monett Cubs. The Tigers dropped the seventh-grade game, 28-6. In a bizarre turn of events, the eighth-grade contest concluded in a two quarter, 0-0 Monett forfeit...
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Smith, Cheaney lead 8th-grade Tigers to season-opening rout of McDonald County (9/11/20)The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade football squads kicked off their respective seasons against host McDonald County Mustangs Thursday evening — emerging with a split. The NMS eighth-grade gridders notched a convincing 26-6 victory. The NMS seventh-grade grade team, meanwhile, was derailed 18-0...
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Nevada Middle School gridders open season with split at McDonald County (9/11/20)The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade football squads kicked off their respective seasons against host McDonald County Mustangs Thursday evening — emerging with a split. The NMS eighth-grade gridders notched a convincing 26-6 victory. The NMS seventh-grade grade team, meanwhile, was derailed 18-0...
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Nevada High, middle school XC teams open season with strong showing in Bolivar (9/7/20)The Nevada High and middle school cross country teams kicked off their respective campaigns at Saturday's 48-school Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association (SWCCC) Richard Clark Invitational in Bolivar. On the girls side, the Lady Tigers secured a pair of top 15 finishes. In a five-kilometer race that featured a strong field of 313 student-athletes, Nevada sophomore Avery Morris notched a superb fifth-place finish. Also medaling the Lady Tigers, was fellow sophomore Allie Rains...
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Seventh-grade Lady Tiger spikers capture Big 8 Tournament crown, eighth-graders place third (10/11/18)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team claimed the Big 8 Conference Tournament championship, Oct. 6 in Cassville — while the NMS eighth-graders cruised to a third-place conference tournament finish in Granby.
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Nevada Middle School tracksters shine at home invitational (4/14/18)Impressing in front of their home faithful Thursday afternoon at Larry Testman Track — the Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade track-and-field teams displayed their skills en route to a number of top finishes at the eight-school NMS Invitational...
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Nevada Middle School holds annual track-and-field invitational (4/13/18)
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Lady Tiger seventh-grade squad defeated in TCC third-place game (12/9/16)The Nevada Lady Tigers seventh-grade basketball team was bested by Carthage 26-23 in Thursday's Tri-County Conference tournament third-place game, held in Carl Junction. With the loss, the Lady Tigers conclude its season 10-5 overall. "Tonight was a disappointing way to end our season," Nevada head coach Danny Penn said. "I think we had some nerves early and we dug ourselves too big of a hole."...
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Lady Tigers furious rally topples Webb City to capture eighth-grade Tri-County crown (12/9/16)Trailing by eight points late in the game, the eighth-grade Nevada Lady Tigers mounted a frantic comeback to flip the script on the Webb City Lady Cardinals and bring home the 2016 Tri-County Conference championship. Thursday night's 38-37 triumph over Webb City at Joplin South Middle School was a year in the making. The Lady Tigers, who capped its season 15-0 overall, dropped a 37-36 heartbreaker to Webb City in the 2015 seventh-grade TCC title game...
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Tigers compete at Seneca Junior High Tournament (12/4/16)The Nevada Tigers junior high wrestling team competed at Saturday's Seneca Junior High Tournament. The Tigers finished in eighth-place while netting a host of top finishes. ---- A-DIVISION ---- Nevada Middle School final match results 75 pound weight class: Nevada's J.D. Downing, A pool champion, placed first and scored 17.00 team points. Round three: Downing won by fall (0:12) over Caleb Jones (Joplin North)...
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Nevada, Sheldon compete at recent track events (5/1/15)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School track and field teams took part in Webb City's meet April 24, the El Dorado's Spring Track Invitational, Monday, and the Joplin Invitational, Tuesday. Also at El Dorado Springs, was Sheldon Middle School. NMS individual and relay results for Joplin Invite...
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Middle school track competes at Tri-County meet (5/16/14)NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' and girls' track teams completed the 2014 season Wednesday, competing in the Tri-County Conference meet, at Neosho Middle School. The seventh-grade girls and eighth-grade boys turned in the best team performances for Nevada on the day, as they each came home third, overall. Nevada's eighth-grade girls and seventh-grade boys each finished fifth in the team standings...
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Nevada sports postponed (5/9/14)With the threat of widespread rain across the area, the Nevada R-5 School District was forced to make some changes to its athletic schedules Thursday. The first of those changes was at Nevada High School. The Tigers tennis team was scheduled to host Clinton, but that match was called off due to wet conditions on the courts at Nevada High School and the threat of more rain...
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Middle school track competes in Joplin Relays (5/2/14)JOPLIN -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' and girls' track and field teams got back into action Tuesday, competing in the Joplin Relays meet. The meet featured a total of 10 schools, from Carl Junction, Joplin, Pittsburg, Kan., Neosho, Seneca, Webb City and McDonald County...
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Middle school track competes at El Dorado Springs (4/30/14)EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' and girls' track teams competed in the El Dorado Springs Relays meet Monday, and brought home a number of strong performances. Both the Nevada seventh- and eighth-grade boys' teams won the meet. ...
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NMS track competes at Lamar (4/26/14)LAMAR -- Carl Junction had its way with the field, taking all four team titles in the Lamar Middle School track meet Tuesday. Nevada Middle School's teams finished seventh in the seventh-grade girls' team order, fourth in the seventh-grade boys' and eighth- grade girls' standings and sixth in the eighth-grade boys' order. Individual results were not available...
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Middle school track fares well at home (4/15/14)The Nevada Middle seventh- and eighth-grade track teams hosted the annual Nevada Invitational meet Thursday, at the Testman Track, and brought home a number of strong performances. Across all four teams, Nevada brought home a total of 52 top-six finishes. Nevada's seventh-grade girls brought home the majority of those, taking 15 top-six positions in 12 different events...
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Middle school track fares well at Carthage meet (4/11/14)CARTHAGE -- The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' track team finished second Tuesday, in the Carthage Tiger Invitational meet. Zach Gardner won the triple jump with a height of 37 feet even, placed second in the long jump at 17-10 and ran second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.30 seconds. Ben Satterfield won the high jump with a height of 5-3 and the 400-meter relay team of Gardner, Shelby Trotter, Hunter Mason and Braxton Shadden took first place with a time of 50.20...
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Nevada Middle School track fares well at Webb City meet (4/9/14)WEBB CITY -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' and girls' track teams competed in the Red Bird Relays track meet Friday, bringing home a number of strong individual finishes. Webb City won the eighth-grade girls' meet with 121 points, while Carthage took the seventh-grade girls' top score at 117. Carl Junction's boys took the eighth-grade team title with 121 points and Nixa won the seventh-grade boys' meet with 116...
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Seventh-graders sweep Lamar (1/29/14)LAMAR -- The Nevada Middle School's seventh-grade basketball teams swept Lamar Monday night, winning the A game, 46-32, and the B game, 37-29. In the A game, Carter Swearingen led the offensive effort with 14 points, while Will Johnson and Matt Thompson each added eight. On the defensive side, Will Johnson had seven rebounds and two blocked shots, and Coletan Shepard and Swearingen each had three steals...
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Eighth-grade basketball falls at home (1/28/14)The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball teams got back into action Monday night, hosting the Tigers of Lamar Middle School. The Tigers opened the A game with a 12-7 lead, but simply couldn't hold on as Lamar poured in the offense from that point on, ultimately taking the victory by a final score of 54-37. Zach Gardner led the offensive effort for the Tigers with 16 points, while Braeden Hinton added nine, Hunter Mason seven, Isaiah Butler three and Daulton Shepard two...
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Nevada boys fall in tourney play (1/28/14)FRONTENAC, Kan. -- The Tigers of Fort Scott High School jumped ahead early and never looked back on the way to a 66-50 win over Nevada Saturday, in the boys' fifth-place game of the Raider Kansas National Guard Invitational Tournament at Frontenac High School...
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Nevada eighth grade boys win third straight (1/28/14)CLINTON, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade boys' basketball A team won its third game in a row and improved to 3-1 on the season by going on the road and beating Clinton, 48-23, Thursday night. Braden Hinton led all scorers with 20 points in the contest...
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Seventh-grade boys split McDonald County (1/17/14)ANDERSON, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams took to the road Thursday night, to take on McDonald County and came back with mixed results. In the B game, head coach Robert Miner's squad picked up the victory by a final score of 28-10. Jayden Ast led the offensive effort for Nevada with five points, while Trent Pryor had four rebounds and Coletan Shepard had five steals...
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Seventh-grade boys' basketball sweeps Webb City on the road (1/15/14)WEBB CITY -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams took to the road and swept Webb City Monday night, on the Cardinals' home floor. Head coach Robert Miner's squad took the A game by a final score of 42-23, behind 16 points from Carter Swearingen. Will Johnson added eight points and on the defensive side, Kayden Ast led the way with four rebounds, five steals and one blocked shot...
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Seventh-grade boys win El Dorado Springs tournament (1/14/14)EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season and won the El Dorado Springs Tournament Saturday, defeating Camdenton in the title game. In the championship round, head coach Robert Miner's squad had little trouble getting past Camdenton in a 32-17 win. Bronson Smith and Kayden Ast led the offense for Nevada with six points apiece, while Ast added four rebounds, four blocked shots and a steal...
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Seventh-grade basketball wins first two games (1/11/14)EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team opened the 2014 season in the El Dorado Springs Tournament Thursday night. Head coach Robert Miner's squad found itself in a tightly-contested game that came right down to the wire against Warsaw. By the time all was said and done, the seventh-grade Tigers pulled out the victory by the slimmest of margins, 31-30...
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Middle school sports canceled due to weather (12/11/13)The Nevada Middle School's seventh- and eighth-grade wrestlers were scheduled to host Joplin South Tuesday, in the gym at Nevada Middle School, but the matches have been postponed due to inclement weather and poor travel conditions. Nevada Middle School assistant principal Chris Holcomb said Tuesday's dual will not be made up. Tuesday's dual was the last one on the schedule for the middle school season...
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Middle school basketball sweeps Joplin North (12/4/13)The Nevada Middle School girls' basketball teams swept Joplin North Monday, in Joplin. Head coach Danny Penn's eighth-grade squads earned the sweep with a 28-11 victory in the A game, and prevailed in the B game, as well, by a final score of 24-15. Head coach Gail Wilson's seventh graders also won twice, dominating the A game on their way to a 42-2 victory and put on nearly as dominant a performance in the B game, taking the victory by a final score of 30-8...
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Middle school basketball faces Joplin South (11/20/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball teams continued their regular-season schedules Monday night, taking back to the road to square off against Joplin South Middle School. Head coach Danny Penn's eighth graders split their doubleheader, winning the B game by a final score of 24-16, while Joplin South rebounded to take the A game, posting a dominant performance in a 38-20 victory. ...
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Nevada Middle School wrestling season begins (11/19/13)COLUMBUS, Kan. -- The Nevada Middle School wrestling team saw its first action of the season Saturday, competing in the Columbus Tournament. Head coach Robert Watts' squad fared very well on the day, finishing in fourth place or better in seven different A-bracket weight classes. Two of those seven finishes were championships, won by Colton Shepard, at 95 pounds, and Caleb Longobardi, at 180...
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Nevada Middle School basketball fares well (11/16/13)The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade girls' basketball teams got back into action on the road Thursday, and came home with strong results. In the A game, head coach Danny Penn's squad found itself locked in a close contest that came right down to the wire, but ultimately came out on top by a final score of 16-12. The B game brought even more success for Nevada, as Penn's squad picked up a 10-point victory by a final score of 24-14...
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Nevada Middle School basketball falls at home (11/14/13)The Nevada Middle School's seventh-grade girls basketball teams split a doubleheader against Webb City Tuesday night, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, in Nevada, while Nevada's eighth-grade squads found themselves on the short end of a sweep...
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Nevada Middle School eighth grade football season ends (10/31/13)The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade football team finished up with a 4-2 record, with the team's only losses coming to Carl Junction and Carthage. "Our team's progress was big," said coach Blake Howarth. "The boys always showed up to play and loved practicing and learning how to play the game of football...
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Middle school volleyball takes second in Tri-County tourney (10/16/13)
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Nevada Middle School volleyball splits at Tri-County tournament (10/16/13)The Nevada Middle School's seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams began play in the Tri-County Tournament Monday, with mixed results. Head coach Marsha Hooper's seventh graders entered the tournament as the second seed and showed why they were ranked so high, defeating Joplin South in two sets, by the final scores of 25-18 and 25-13, in the first round of the tournament at McDonald County. ...
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NMS volleyball earns second tournament seed (10/10/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team finished the regular season with an overall record of 7-2 and has earned the second seed in the Tri-County postseason tournament, which will be played next week. Head coach Marsha Hooper's squad will enter the tournament seeded behind only Carthage, which took the top spot. ...
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Middle school football defeats El Dorado Springs (9/27/13)EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade football team posted its strongest performance of the season Tuesday night, taking a 40-0 victory over El Dorado Springs. "The team played very well on both sides of the ball," Tigers coach Mason Heard said. "The defense held El Dorado Springs to zero points and forced multiple turnovers."...
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Nevada Middle School volleyball splits at home (9/25/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams got back into action Monday night and came out of their contests against Joplin South with mixed results. Head coach Marsha Hooper's seventh graders had little trouble getting past South as both the A and B teams earned two-set victories. Hooper's A team defeated South by the final scores of 25-17 and 25-18, while the B team won by a considerably larger margin, 25-9 and 25-10...
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Nevada Middle School volleyball competes at home (9/18/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams got back into action at home Tuesday night, putting on strong showings against McDonald County Middle School. Head coach Marsha Hooper's seventh-grade squads opened the night with a split, winning the A-team match by the final scores of 25-5 and 25-5 before dropping the B-team match, 28-26 and 25-22. ...
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Nevada Middle School volleyball competes at home (9/17/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams were both in action Monday evening, hosting Fort Scott Middle School. Fort Scott's seventh-grade volleyball team swept Nevada's seventh graders, winning the A-team match in three sets, 25-20, 25-23 and 25-19, and the B-team match also in three, 25-17, 25-19 and 25-17. Nevada's eighth graders won the A-team match over Fort Scott, 25-19 and 25-21, but Fort Scott prevailed in the B-team match, 25-14 and 25-12...
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Eighth grade football gears up for new season (8/31/13)By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail Building a foundation is the name of the game for eighth-grade football coaches and players. The goal is to improve technique and learn the mental part of the game while players mature. That's the task for Nevada head coach Blake Howarth and assistant Tyler Shouse as they prepare their team for this season and for the future...
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Middle school volleyball gears up for new season with veteran coaches (8/31/13)By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail Veteran coaches Marsha Hooper and Gail Wilson again head up the seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball squads at Nevada Middle School, providing experienced guidance to help build the sport for the high school. Hooper, who is entering her 32nd year in coaching, has spent the last nine at the seventh-grade level...
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Nevada Middle School to host volleyball clinic (8/12/13)Nevada Middle School is set to host its annual volleyball skills practice and clinic Aug. 19-21, in the Nevada Middle School gymnasium. The clinic is open to all fifth- through eighth-grade girls interested in playing volleyball. The $25 registration fee includes instruction, a clinic T-shirt and snacks for all three days...
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Nevada Middle School track and field teams fare well at Tri-County meet (5/3/13)The Nevada Middle School track and field teams competed in the Tri-County track meet Thursday and came home with a number of strong performances. Nevada's eighth-grade girls' squad took second overall in the meet, with a total of three first-place finishes in individual events and relays. Nevada's only individual win came from Megan Hold in the 200-meter dash, but the Lady Tigers did win both the 400- and 800-meter relays...
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Nevada Middle School track and field competes at Joplin (5/2/13)JOPLIN -- The Nevada Middle School boys' and girls' track and field squads went out on the road last week and came home with a number of strong finishes. Nevada finished the meet with four individual first-place finishes and five second-place finishes. Those gold-medal performances came from Matt Sommer in the high jump, Hunter Mason in the 400-meter dash and Jayden Chei in the triple jump...
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Nevada Middle School track athletes break school records (4/26/13)EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School track and field team competed in the El Dorado Springs track meet Monday and came home with a number of strong finishes and a pair of school jumping records. Those records came in the seventh-grade boys' triple jump when Zach Gardner won the event with a distance of 36 feet, 6 1/2 inches and in the eighth-grade girls' long jump when Megan Hold won the event with a distance of 15-3. ...
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NMS track fares well at Lamar (4/18/13)LAMAR, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School boys' and girls' track teams competed at the Lamar Relays track and field meet Tuesday. Nevada's eighth-grade girls won the meet, while the seventh-grade boys took second. The seventh-grade girls' team took fourth and the eighth-grade boys finished sixth...
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Middle school track competes at Carl Junction (4/11/13)CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School track and field team competed in its second meet of the season Monday and came back with a number of strong performances. A total of seven first-place finishes highlighted a strong day for the Tigers. Among those seven first-place finishes was a school record, set by Zach Gardner...
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Middle school track meet rescheduled (3/21/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School track team was scheduled to open the season with a practice track meet Thursday afternoon, which was to feature teams from Nevada, Butler and El Dorado Springs. Thanks to the winter storm that moved into the area on Thursday, however, that meet has been postponed. According to an email from Nevada High School assistant track coach Marsha Hooper, the meet is now set for 4 p.m., Monday, weather permitting...
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Eighth grade boys fall to Neosho (2/13/13)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's eighth-grade basketball team lost a nail-biter to Neosho by a final score of 42-40 in the opening round of the Tri-County Tournament Monday. The team finished up with an overall record of 9-4 on the season. Tyler Ketterman played "an outstanding ballgame" and led the Tigers with 20 points," noted head coach Tyson Beshore. Matt Sommer and Patrick Ferry both had eight points...
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Seventh grade boys split tournament games (2/13/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team opened the Tri-County Tournament Monday night, defeating Joplin East by a final score of 42-35 in the first round. "We shot extremely well tonight," Nevada head coach Robert Miner said after the game. "We blocked out and dominated the boards on both ends of the court."...
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Eighth grade boys swept by Neosho (2/7/13)Nevada Daily Mail Neosho handed Nevada a narrow loss in the A game and controlled the tempo from the start in the B game. The Nevada A team came up just short in a 49-40 loss. "Neosho played well and we did not," noted coach Tyson Beshore. "We struggled to find rhythm on both ends of the court. The great thing is we get to redeem ourselves Monday because we play Neosho in the first round of the tournament...
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Seventh grade boys swept at Neosho (2/7/13)Nevada Daily Mail NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams got back into action Tuesday night against with less than favorable results. Head coach Robert Miner's A team lost, 45-31. Braeden Hinton led the offensive effort for Nevada with 13 points...
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Seventh grade boys sweep Joplin South (2/2/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boy's basketball teams swept Joplin South Thursday night. Head coach Robert Miner's A team defeated Joplin South, 30-17. Hunter Mason led the offensive effort for Nevada with 11 points, while Braeden Hinton added seven...
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Eighth grade boys split with Joplin South (2/2/13)Nevada Middle School's eighth-grade boys' basketball A team stunned Joplin South, handing the school only its second loss in 11 games this season in a 51-44 decision Thursday. The B team wasn't able to complete the sweep though, falling, 35-19, to an unbeaten opponent...
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Eighth grade boys sweep Seneca (1/30/13)Nevada Daily Mail SENECA, Mo. -- Nevada Middle School's eighth-grade boys' basketball teams swept Seneca, with the A team winning, 59-26, and the B team winning, 39-25. Matt Sommer had 19 points and six assists to lead the A team. "Myles McNeley had his best offensive night of the season with 18 points," pointed out head coach Tyson Beshore. Patrick Ferry had 12 points and seven rebounds...
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Seventh grade boys sweep Seneca (1/30/13)Nevada Daily Mail SENECA, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boy's basketball teams earned a sweep of Seneca Tuesday night. The A team defeated Seneca by a final score of 42-22. Hunter Mason led the offensive effort for Nevada with 16 points and Braeden Hinton added 11...
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Seventh grade boys split with Carthage (1/30/13)The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams split with Carthage Monday night. The A Team defeated Carthage, 35-23. Hunter Mason led the offensive effort for Nevada with 19 points. On the defensive side, Zach Gardner had nine rebounds, five steals and one blocked shot...
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Eighth grade boys split with Carthage (1/30/13)The Nevada eighth-grade boys' basketball team split with Carthage Monday night. The A team rolled 50-19. "We executed well in the second half, outscoring them 33-13," noted coach Tyson Beshore. Matt Sommer and Patrick Ferry led Nevada offensively with 24 and 13 points, respectively...
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Eighth grade boys beat Joplin East (1/26/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada eighth-grade basketball teams swept Joplin East Thursday night, rolling to a 60-25 victory in the A game and a 38-15 conquest in the B game. "Patrick Ferry had a huge game tonight," noted coach Tyson Beshore. Ferry collected 23 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocked shots to lead Nevada...
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Seventh grade boys beat Joplin East (1/26/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada seventh grade boys' basketball teams swept Joplin East Thursday night. In the A game, Nevada picked up the victory by a final score of 26-20. Zach Gardner led the offensive effort with 16 points. Hunter Mason added five points...