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NHS swimmers earn first medals of the season at Carthage Invite (10/16/21)Karter Evans earned four medals and the Nevada High School boys swim team finished fourth out of eight schools Thursday at the Carthage Invitational. Evans, a junior, placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (25.77 seconds) and third in the 100-yard free (57.28) and was part of the two relay teams along with Chosen Reichard, Colby Bourassa, and Jeremiah Hoss finished which took third (2:13 in the 200-yard medley, 1:55 in the 200-yard free)...
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Evans beats the heat to lead Nevada swimmers in Joplin (10/9/21)With water temperatures reaching 90 degrees, the Nevada High School boys swimming team sweated out one of its best overall performances of the season Thursday in the Missouri Southern State University pool at the Joplin Indoor. Despite also swimming in a 25-meter pool (as opposed to the team's usual 25-yarders), junior Karter Evans led the way for the Tigers, winning first place in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 4.62 seconds...
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Nevada swimmers out-dueled at Webb City duals (10/2/21)The Nevada High School boys swim team dropped its four head-to-head match-ups at duals Thursday in Webb City. Karter Evans had the best individual performance for the Tigers, finishing fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (58.05 seconds). The relay teams picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes, with Evans, Chosen Reichard, Colby Bourassa and Daylan Harth in the 200-yard medley relay (2:14), and Reichard, Harth, Jayden Thankamani, and Jeremiah Hoss in the 400-yard freestyle (5:05)...
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Evans leads Tigers swimmers at Monett Indoor (9/17/21)The Nevada High School boys swimming team has begun increasing the intensity of its practices in order to be prepared for an end-of-season run but that did not stop the Tigers from putting on a solid performance at an indoor meet at Monett on Tuesday...
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Nevada's swimmers cut times in Springfield (9/14/21)The Nevada High School boys swimming team shaved precious seconds off its times in a few events at the Ozark Invitational Saturday in Springfield. Junior Karter Evans left with a pair of seventh-place finishes, clocking in at 25.12 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle (a -0.31 difference from his seed time) and 56.67 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle (-1.40 better than his seed time)...
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NHS swimming improves technique in Carthage (9/8/21)Carthage High School's reputation for having a slower indoor pool proved true once again for the Nevada High School boys swimming team on Tuesday, but head coach Clayton Wheeler felt his squad had a good showing. "The boys all swam good races and have shown improvement technique-wise since the first meet," stated Wheeler, whose team earned top-10 finishes in two relays and two individual events for seventh overall out of eight teams...
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Nevada swimmers soak up first chance to improve times (9/4/21)The Nevada High School boys swim team dipped its toes into the pool for the first meet of the season at the Labor Day Preview Thursday at the Foster Natatorium in Springfield. Though the Tigers' 25 points placed them 11th out of 14 teams (Glendale and its 386 points swam away with first place, followed by Webb City's 191.5 and Carthage's 146), NHS head coach Clayton Wheeler indicated he was pleased with the times his swimmers clocked especially in the 200-yard freestyle relay...
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Post-Ben Hines era begins for NHS boys swimming (8/28/21)Talk about a tough act to follow. Ben Hines, the most prolific swimmer in Nevada High School history, graduated in the spring and is now doing laps in the pool at the University of Alabama leaving it up to a new generation of Tigers to try and match his four individual state championships...
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Nevada fall sports teams continue first week of practice (8/13/21)The Nevada High School cross country, boys swimming, and girls tennis teams (among others) beat the heat with early-morning practices on Thursday.
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Nevada's Hines, Rea, and Swearingen named finalists for MO HOF Sports Commission Awards (6/12/21)The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame named Nevada High School senior swimmer Ben Hines, junior golfer Owen Swearingen, and junior tennis player Evan Rea as finalists for this years Sports Commission Awards. At a ceremony to take place between 6-8:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, the multiple-time MSHSAA Class 1 state champion Hines who will swim for the University of Alabama starting in the fall Swearingen who placed second at the Class 3 state golf tournament this past spring and Rea who qualified for the Class 1 state tennis championship will be in the running along with five other athletes in their respective sports for the awards, which honor the top high schoolers in southwest Missouri athletics...
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Kimmell finishes 23rd at state diving (2/23/21)Nevada High School junior Laura Kimmell failed to advance beyond the preliminary round in the 1-meter diving event at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 Girls Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday in St. Peters. Kimmell qualified for state with the 24th best score on the season out of 24 entrants and finished her first trip there with a prelim score of 124.30, good enough for 23rd overall...
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Nevada's lone state diver prepping for Saturday (2/19/21)For the first time in several years, Nevada High School girls swimming and diving coach Samantha Short did not qualify a swimmer for state. Thanks to junior diver Laura Kimmell, Short will still be making a trip. I hated that my swimmers didnt make it. ...
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Nevada's Kimmell dives into fourth place at SWMO (2/12/21)Nevada High School's Laura Kimmell had the best performance for the Lady Tigers' swimming and diving team at the SWMO Championships this past weekend in Springfield. Kimmell placed fourth in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 320.95. Teammate Rylinn Miller finished eighth (299.30)...
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Lady Tigers place fourth at stacked Webb City swim Invitational (1/23/17)A quality team performance at Saturday's Webb City Invitational resulted in a fourth-place finish for the Nevada High School girls swim team. The strong field of contenders, included: Kickapoo, Webb City, The Summit Prep, Monett, Joplin, Nixa, Carthage, Thomas Jefferson, Parkview, Hillcrest, Lamar, Marshfield, and Springfield Catholic...
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Lady Tigers claim Carthage Invitational swim title (1/21/17)The Nevada Lady Tiger swim team is on a serious roll. After winning seven of eight duals at the Jan. 12 Joplin Quad, Nevada retuned to the pool Tuesday, capturing first place at the six-team Carthage Invitational. The Lady Tigers were especially dominant in relay events, sweeping the 200-yard Medley Relay, and the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays...
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Lady Tigers excel in pool at Joplin Quad (1/19/17)The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team was dominant at the recent Joplin Quad, winning seven of its eight duals. Along with Nevada, other schools present at the Jan. 12 meet, were: Lamar, Kickapoo, Springfield Catholic, Joplin, Summit Prep, Nixa, Monett, and Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. Nevada was edged by host-Joplin for its only defeat...
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Neptunes have big day at Lamar Tri-State Invitational (7/30/16)The Nevada Neptunes swim team hit the pool at Lamar TigerSharks Tri-State Invitational Swim Meet July 23-24 at Lamar Aquatic Park The two-day outdoor event featured 12 Tri-state teams and approximately 316 swimmers, including 32 from Nevada. Traveling with the Neptunes were head coach Karen Claypool, and assistant coaches Samantha Short, Shelby Thorns, Thomas Prewitt, and Tayler Matthews...
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Neptunes place in Tri-State B (8/14/14)The Nevada Neptunes competed in the Siloam Springs Tri-State B Championships July 26-27 at Hubb White Pool at John Brown University. The two-day event featured 12 Tri-state teams (Nevada included), and an associate team from Lebanon. Some 351 swimmers included 25 from Nevada, led by head coach Karen Claypool...
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Monett Tri-State 'A' swim meet results (8/9/14)The Monett Tri-State 'A' Finals took place Aug. 2-3 at the Ginny and Chris Fuldner Family Aquatic Center in Monett. The two-day event featured 12 Tri-state teams and an associate team from Lebanon. In total, 389 swimmers participated including 37 from the Nevada Neptunes, who are coached by Karen Claypool...
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Neptunes win home meet (7/28/14)The Nevada Neptunes won their swim meet, rolling up 873.500 points to take first in the multi-team meet that drew hundreds of swimmers and their families to the Walton aquatic park. Taking second was the Siloam Springs Flyers at 706.500, with the Joplin Stingrays third at 597.500, in fourth the Lamar Tigersharks at 503.500, with Monett's Water Thrashers in fifth at 298.000, the Branson Waves next at 178.000, the Carthage aquatic team at 150.000, Parsons Dolphins at 113.000, the Pittsburg YMCA swim team at 78.000, the Missouri State aquatic team at 68.000, the Webb City Cardinals at 36.000, and the Lebanon Yellowjackets at 11.000.. ...
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Nevada swimmers score well in Branson (7/17/14)Nevada warmed up for hosting its own swim meet by competing in the Branson Waves Tri-State Invitational July 5 at the Branson AquaPlex. The one-day, nine-hours long (10 including warm-ups) event featured 11 tri-state teams, Nevada included, totaling 411 swimmers...
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Neptunes take third at Pittsburg meet (6/30/14)Nevada Daily Mail PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Nevada Neptunes swim team brought home its second team trophy of the season, taking third place in the B Division of the Pittsburg Barracudas Mickie Moback Memorial Invitational swim meet, June 21 and 22, at the Pittsburg Family YMCA...
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Nevada Neptunes defeat Lamar in dual meet (6/27/14)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes swim team hosted its first dual meet of the season on June 18, taking a dominant team points victory over Lamar. The Neptunes won the meet, 1,512-958, in part because of an 84-48 advantage in swimmers competing in the meet...
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Neptunes take year's first team trophy (6/24/14)
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Neptunes swimmers compete in Joplin (6/21/14)Nevada Daily Mail JOPLIN -- The Nevada Neptunes swim team got back into action last weekend, competing in the Joplin Tri-State Invitational swim meet, at the Schifferdecker Pool. The event featured 12 Tri-State teams, one guest team and approximately 550 swimmers. Of those 550, Nevada sent more than 50 swimmers, Neptunes head coach Karen Claypool said...
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Lamar Invitational swim meet results (6/17/14)Individual Events: 1st Place Zamora, Addison Female (6 & Under) 25 Free Eador, Kierston Female (6 & Under) 25 Breast Leisure, Emma Female (10 & Under) 100 Free Female (10 & Under) 50 Breast Haner, Makayla Female (13-14) 50 Back Webb, Paige Female (15-18) 50 Free...
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Nevada Neptunes swim team competes at Lamar (6/17/14)Nevada Daily Mail LAMAR -- The Nevada Neptunes swim team got back into action June 7 and 8, competing in the Lamar Tri-State Invitational swim meet, at the Lamar Aquatic Park. The two-day event featured 12 Tri-State teams, one guest team and a total of roughly 350 swimmers. Of those swimmers, Nevada brought 70 to the meet, which was the most of any team in attendance...
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Nevada Neptunes swimming season begins (6/4/14)Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada Neptunes swim team opened the 2014 summer season in the Missouri State Aquatics Tri-State Invitational swim meet Saturday and Sunday, at the Hammons Student Center pool, on the campus of Missouri State University...
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Nevada swimmers host end of season banquet (3/8/14)The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team celebrated the just-completed season with an awards banquet Wednesday night. Senior Grace Reichard was recognized as the Lady Tigers' Most Valuable Swimmer, while the Lady Tigers choice award -- an award that's given based on a vote of the swimmers -- was presented to senior Maddi Gordon. Abby Landoll received the Guts Award and Aly Lunkenheimer was honored as the Lady Tigers' Newcomer of the Year...
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Reichard takes seventh at state (2/27/14)ST. PETERS, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team and senior Grace Reichard entered the 2014 Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls' Swimming and Diving Championships with high hopes. Though Reichard had made the state qualification cut in six events, she chose to simply focus on three of those events -- the 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard freestyle relay. ...
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Nevada swimmers qualify for state (2/21/14)By Eric Wade and Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team entered the season with high hopes as three-time state qualifier Grace Reichard anchored what was to be a strong roster of 20 athletes. Now that the regular season has come to an end, those hopes have been realized for Reichard and seven other athletes from head coach Amyl Bishop's squad as they will be making the trip to St. Peters, Mo., for the 2014 MSHSAA Girls' Swimming and Diving Championships...
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Lady Tigers compete in SWMO Championships (2/15/14)SPRINGFIELD -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team entered the 2014 SWMO Championships swim meet with one thing in mind -- make the state championship cut in the 200-meter freestyle relay. Though there were individual events in which the Lady Tigers had a chance to qualify, head coach Amyl Bishop said after the Joplin Invitational that those other events would be placed on the back burner, as the Lady Tigers needed to shave less than 0.4 seconds off of their time to make the relay cut. ...
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Lady Tigers swimmers take second at Joplin (2/8/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor JOPLIN -- In a week that has been full of cancellations due to a recent winter storm, and messy roadways and dangerously cold temperatures it left in its wake, it was still a question whether or not the Nevada Lady Tigers swim team would be able to compete in the Joplin Invitational -- the last meet of the regular season -- right up until the day of the meet...
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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 swimmers compete at Joplin (1/30/14)JOPLIN -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team competed Tuesday in the Joplin Duals event at Missouri Southern State University. Senior Grace Reichard won the 400-yard freestyle in 4 minutes, 47.5 seconds and turned right around and was part of the Lady Tigers' 200 freestyle relay team that finished first in 1:58.74 -- missing a state championships qualifying time by .35 seconds. ...
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Nevada swimmers ninth at Webb City (1/28/14)WEBB CITY -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team finished ninth in the Webb City Invitational Saturday, at the Buck Miner Pool. The host Lady Cardinals and Carthage Lady Tigers shared the team title with 187 points and Lamar's Lady Tigers were eighth with 87 points -- 10 more than Nevada's 77. Next on the schedule for head coach Amy Bishop's Lady Tigers is Tuesday, when they head back out on the road to compete at Joplin...
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Nevada swimmers win at Springfield (1/28/14)SPRINGFIELD -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team competed in a meet hosted by Springfield Central Tuesday, at the Springfield Natatorium. The Lady Tigers outscored Joplin, 99-70, in one dual and lost to Carthage in another dual, 94-76. Senior Grace Reichard won two individual events -- the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke...
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Reichard sisters qualify for state (1/28/14)Nevada Lady Tigers swimmer Grace Reichard is qualified for next months state swimming championships in five events. That accomplishment has become par for the course, for Reichard, as she qualified in seven events last year and in eight as a freshman and sophomore. Lady Tigers head swimming coach Amyl Bishop said Reichard "is extremely talented," both in the pool and in the classroom -- and is in the running for the Class Valedictorian honor this Spring...
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Nevada girls' swimmers fare well at Webb City (1/16/14)Nevada's Grace Reichard made two more state cuts at Tuesday's Ozark Invitational, at Webb City. This brings her qualification total to five events. She has qualified for all eight events in her high school career and head coach Amyl Bishop said she expects Reichard to do so again this year...
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Nevada swimming season ends at state (11/19/13)ST. PETERS, Mo. -- The Nevada High School boys' swim team entered the opening day of the 2013 Missouri State High School Activities Association Boys' Swimming and Diving Championships with high hopes, but at the same time, a lot of questions. Though the Tigers were able to qualify every member of the five-man team for the state meet, in two different events, two of those five swimmers were freshmen. ...
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Nevada swimmers compete at state (11/16/13)ST. PETERS, Mo. -- The Nevada High School boys' swim team entered the opening day of the 2013 Missouri State High School Activities Association Boys' Swimming and Diving Championships with high hopes, but at the same time, a lot of questions. Though the Tigers were able to qualify every member of the five-man team for the state meet, in two different events, two of those five swimmers were freshmen, leaving head coach Ryan Watts far less than certain of what to expect from his 200-yard freestyle relay team. ...
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Nevada swimmers prepare for state meet (11/14/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Before his second season at the helm of the Nevada Tigers swim team began, head coach Ryan Watts never would have imagined his team would end up where it is now, making final preparations to take every one of its five members to the state championship meet...
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Nevada swimmers fare well at districts (11/11/13)SPRINGFIELD -- The Nevada Tigers swim team competed at the Southwest Missouri Championships Saturday and "swam very well," head coach Ryan Watts said. "Everyone competed at top form at the most intense competition of the season," Watts said. "It was a great preview for the state meet."...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Marlin Invitational meet (11/11/13)Osage Prairie YMCA swim team members competed Saturday at the Monett Marlin Invitational. Emma Leisure won the 100-yard individual medley, 25-yard freestyle and 25-yard butterfly races for girls 8 years old and younger, while Cody Leung was first in the boys eight-and-under individual medley and Carlie McCaffree won the 50-yard freestyle for 11- and 12-year-old girls. ...
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Nevada swimmers fare well in Joplin (10/24/13)JOPLIN, Mo. -- Athletes from the Nevada Tigers swim team won three events Tuesday, in the Joplin Invitational, at Missouri Southern State University. "We swam well, but it was evident that we needed to shake off some rust," Tigers head coach Ryan Watts said...
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Tigers fare well at Webb City (10/16/13)The Nevada Tigers swim team got back into action Tuesday with a noticeably thinner than usual roster. Due to injuries, head coach Ryan Watts was forced to go to the Webb City meet with just his freshmen. Those freshmen performed better than even Watts could have expected, however, giving him plenty of reason to leave the meet happy...
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Nevada swimmers fare well at Seymour (9/18/13)SEYMOUR -- The Nevada Tigers swim team got back into action for the second time this season in the Seymour swim meet and came home with very positive results. "We swam well and are continuing to get faster with every meet," Tigers head coach Ryan Watts said. "I am very excited to see the team continuing to win and have success!"...
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Nevada boys' swimming makes strong season debut (9/5/13)The Nevada High School boys' swim team officially got its season started Tuesday in the Springfield All-Relays meet. "We went into this meet as a kind of a time trial," Tigers head coach Ryan Watts said. "I was more concerned with getting times than what place we got."...
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Nevada boys' swimming gears up for new season (8/31/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "We've been working hard." Though the intensity is just as high as ever, things look a lot different this year for head coach Ryan Watts and the Nevada Tigers swim team. In the second year of the program, not only do his athletes know a little bit better what to expect, but Watts himself has entered this season much better prepared...
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Neptunes fare well at Lamar (7/24/13)
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Neptunes to host hamburger lunch (6/6/13)The Nevada Neptunes swim team is scheduled to host a fund-raising hamburger lunch, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on June 28, on the north side of the Nevada Square. For a $7 donation, a hamburger, chips, dessert and soft drink will be available. Tickets are available, in advance, from Neptunes swimmers and their parents, as well as Myles Miller's Edward Jones office on E. Cherry Street, in Nevada...
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Neptunes take second at Webb City (6/3/13)The Nevada Neptunes finished second in the Tri-State Invitational over the weekend at Webb City. Webb City ran away with the team title with 605 points and the Neptunes were second with 294. The Carthage Aquatic Team finished third with 261.5 points, the CSRC Stingrays finished fourth with 180 and Lamar's Tiger Sharks were fifth in the 12-team field with 161.5...
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Neptunes season begins Saturday at Webb City meet (5/31/13)The Nevada Neptunes swim team's first swim meet of the 2013 season is scheduled Saturday, at Webb City. Neptunes head coach Karen Claypool says that although the entry deadline was a week ago Thursday, deck entries will still be possible Saturday, at double the entry fee. Neptunes swimmers competing at Webb City should be ready for warm-ups at 7:45 a.m., Saturday morning...
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Neptunes to hold information night, ice cream social April 16 (4/10/13)The Nevada Neptunes swim team is having an information/registration night and ice cream social Tuesday, April 16, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. The information session begins at 5:30 p.m., with registration for the 2013 season from 6 to 8 p.m. Preseason practices are at the Osage Prairie YMCA April 23 to May 23, every Tuesday and Thursday...
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Nevada High School swimmers receive awards (2/21/13)
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Reichard takes fifth at state (2/19/13)Nevada Daily Mail ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Nevada junior Grace Reichard took fifth place in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday. Reichard had qualified in seven different events for state this year. According to MSHSAA regulations, she could only choose to swim in two...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Springfield (1/28/13)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School's girls' swim team competed in the Springfield Invitational, hosted by Glendale High School Saturday. Notre Dame de Sion won the event with 340 team points, with Glendale second at 326 and Lafayette third at 319.5...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Joplin (1/24/13)Nevada came away with a 3-1 mark, nearly sweeping all four dual meet scores, in the Joplin Quad Tuesday. Nevada topped Summit Prep, 109-12, Springfield Parkview, 99-37, and Lamar, 81-78, before narrowly losing to the hosts, 78-76. Placing for NHS were:...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Webb City (1/22/13)WEBB CITY -- Nevada's swimmers took eighth in the Red Bird Invitational Saturday. Carthage won the meet with 282 points. Central followed at 251, Lamar at 155, the host Cardinals at 136, Joplin at 131, Harrisonville at 119, Logan-Rogersville at 96, Nevada at 82, Parkview at 45, and Summit Prep at 13...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Carthage (1/16/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School girls' swim team took fourth in the Carthage Invitational Saturday. Eight teams took part in the meet. Nixa finished on top with 288 points, followed by Springfield Kickapoo with 230, Carthage at 212, Nevada at 138, Lamar with 127, Joplin with 111, Springfield Hillcrest with 87 and Seymour with 19...
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Nevada swimmers compete at Springfield (1/16/13)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School girls' swim team finished with a 4-1 team record in a seven-team dual meet competition hosted by Springfield Parkview at Hickory Hills Middle School, in Springfield. Nevada posted a 73-64 scoreline over Logan-Rogersville, a 76-69 scoreline over Hillcrest, an 81-46 decision over Parkview and an 87-31 mark against Summit Prep Academy. Only Nixa came out ahead of Nevada in a 120-41 difference...
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Lady Tigers compete at Springfield (1/9/13)Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nevada High School's girls' swim team finished 11th in a strong field at the Ozarks Invitational Saturday at Springfield Hillcrest High School. Glendale High School won the event with 424 points, followed by Blue Springs with 340, Kickapoo at 301, Nixa at 225, Winnetonka at 159, Central and Carthage at 137, Ozark at 109, Lamar at 95, Poplar Bluff at 72, Nevada at 65, Joplin at 59, Logan-Rogersville at 58, Hillcrest at 55, Blue Springs South at 37, Parkview at 14 and Summit at 11.. ...
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Reichard wins Iron Woman Award (12/19/12)By Brennan Stebbins Carthage Press CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Nevada's Grace Reichard was nearly four seconds better than everybody else Monday at the Carthage High School Iron Woman Pentathlon at the Fair Acres Family YMCA. Reichard posted a total time of 5 minutes, 16.62 seconds to win the Iron Woman Award, figured by combining times from each of Monday's five 100-yard events: the individual medley, butterfly, freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke...
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Lady Tiger swimmers fare well at Webb City (12/12/12)Nevada Daily Mail WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team scored a number of firsts in Tuesday's meet at Webb City High School. The Lady Tigers topped the Lady Eagles of Joplin by a combined score of 85-70 and the Lady Jays Marshfield, 111-20, but were edged by the hosting Lady Cardinals of Webb City narrowly by a final score of 84-82 before falling to the Springfield Kickapoo Chiefs, 123-51, in team competition...
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Lady Tigers take fifth at Joplin (12/11/12)Nevada Daily Mail JOPLIN, Mo. -- Nevada's girls' swim team placed fifth in the Joplin Girls' Invitational Friday at Missouri Southern University and also competed in the Springfield Girls' All Relays at Parkview last week. Nevada finished with 134 points, behind Nixa with 310, Carthage at 300, Joplin at 189 and Lamar at 176. Seymour followed at 105 and Hillcrest at 25...
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Claypool competes at state swim meet (11/10/12)Herald-Tribune ST. PETERS, Mo. -- The 2012 MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships got under way Friday with one Nevada Tigers swimmer among those in search of an individual State Championship. Jesse Claypool entered the competition as one of just five sophomores in the 44-man field for the 100-yard breaststroke...
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Claypool to compete in state swimming championship (11/8/12)By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The inaugural season for the Nevada High School boy's swim team turned out to be far more eventful and prosperous than anyone expected, almost especially head coach Ryan Watts and the Tigers' only qualifier for the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships, Jesse Claypool...
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Nevada Cyclones fare well at YMCA meet (11/6/12)Nevada Daily Mail On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Osage Prairie YMCA in Nevada hosted an 18-and-under swim meet featuring teams from Nevada, Carthage, Springfield and Bolivar. The Cat Tracks squad from Fair Acres Family YMCA (Carthage, Mo.) ran away with the team title, scoring 285 points. The Nevada Cyclones took second with 65 points. The Pat Jones Family YMCA (Springfield, Mo.) squad finished third with 47 combined team points, while Bolivar Aquatic Club rounded out the team standings with 13...
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Nevada swimmers compete at district meet (11/3/12)Herald-Tribune SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers boys' swim team completed its run in the Southwest Missouri Championships at Hillcrest High School Thursday. The Tigers were only allowed to take four of the seven members of the team to the event and all four posted strong enough preliminary times to come back and compete in the finals...
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Tiger swimmers compete at SWMO Championships (11/1/12)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School boys' swim team entered district competition Tuesday at the Southwest Missouri Championships. All four swimmers competing for the Tigers in the event qualified to come back today for the finals, either equalling or surpassing their personal best times. Jesse Claypool posted a time of 23.86 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle, followed by Morgan Hold at 25.07...
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Tiger swimmers fare well at Springfield (10/3/12)Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada High School boys' swim team put on yet another strong performance at the Hillcrest Invitation Tuesday at Hillcrest High School. Andrei Ziabchenko posted two of the best individual performances for the Tigers on the day as he took third in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 5.27 seconds and the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:29.23. ...
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Tiger swimmers fare well at Webb City (10/2/12)Nevada Daily Mail WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers swim team competed in the Webb City Invitational Saturday. Jesse Claypool finished second in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 59.42 seconds, while Andre Ziebachienko was fourth in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:05.81and fifth in the 200 individual medley in 2:27.5. Ziebachienko, Dalton Eador, Morgan Hold and Claypool finished third in the medley relay...
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Tiger swimmers fare well at Seymour (9/12/12)Nevada Daily Mail SEYMOUR, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers swim team competed in the Seymour Invitational Tuesday and gave head coach Ryan Watts a lot to be happy about. "This meet was very good for our team," Watts said. "We competed at a high level and represented Nevada High School very well by posting good times and placing high in multiple events."...
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Tiger swimmers fare well at Springfield (9/11/12)Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers boys' swim team got back into action Saturday at Hillcrest High School for the Ozarks Invitation Saturday and finished the day giving head coach Ryan Watts a lot to be happy about. "The team looked good and kept composure around some of the best talent we will see all season," Watts said. "Most of my swimmers either broke their personal best or swam right at their best time."...
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Tiger swimmers fare well at Carthage (9/5/12)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School boys' swim team got back into action Tuesday at Carthage High School with great success. Andrei Ziabchenko posted two individual victories for the Tigers, winning the 100-meter backstroke in 1 minute, 7.5 seconds and the 200 individual medley in 2:29.4. ...
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Nevada boys' swimming begins season Thursday (8/18/12)NEVADA -- In response to requests from parents and athletes last spring the Nevada R-5 School Board decided to start a high school boys' swim team. There has been a girls' team for several years that practiced at Cottey College and the completion of a pool at the Osage Prairie YMCA made starting a boys' team possible...
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Neptunes place second in Nevada Invitational (7/9/10)Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- The Nevada Neptunes had a very successful weekend at the Neptunes Invitational, finishing second behind the defending league champion Joplin Stingrays. A total of 300 swimmers from 12 teams across the area participated in the two-day meet held July 3 and 4, at the Walton Family Aquatic Center. The Neptunes brought 71 swimmers between the ages of 4 and 17 years to the meet...
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Nevada Neptunes start off strong (7/1/10)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes season is off to a good start after three meets. A total of 32 swimmers competed in the Branson Waves Invitational June 5. The Neptunes placed seventh out of the 12 teams at that meet. In the second meet of the year, two Neptunes team records were broken. Mikayla Mohrmann broke the team record in the 8-and-under IM. Nathan Johnson and Sophia Wehrmann placed second overall in their age categories and Jesse Claypool placed third...
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Neptunes host annual Invitational (6/23/09)
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Neptunes receive donation from Wal-Mart (10/27/08)Wal-Mart of Nevada recently donated $1,000 to Mike McCaffree and the Nevada Neptunes swim team.
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Youth Center hosts swim lessons (7/7/08)The McGennis Youth Center will be offering swim lessons again this summer. Six lessons for $20 each will be offered on July 9-11, and July 16-18, from 6-7 p.m. The lessons are for children ages two and up. To sign up, contact the McGennis Youth Center supervisor at (417) 484-3216 by Wednesday, July 9...
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Neptunes take to the water (6/18/08)Photos by Ralph Pokorny/Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Neptune Michele Forester swims the breaststroke in the girls 13-14-year-old medley relay during a dual swim meet with the Joplin Sting Rays Wednesday afternoon at Walton Pool. Garrett Forester swims the boys eight and under 25-yard freestyle during a dual swim meet between the Nevada Neptunes and the Joplin Sting Rays Wednesday afternoon at Walton Pool...
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Nevada swimmers third in final SWC championship (2/2/08)WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Thursday's snow storm canceled and postponed a number of area events. However, it did not stop the final Southwest Conference Invitational Swim Meet from taking place in Webb City. The 2008 Carthage swim team will go into the records books as the final Southwest Conference champions, with Webb City finishing second and Nevada's four-member team placing third. ...
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Swim team has strong finish at meet (1/24/08)The four-member Nevada High School swim team finished seventh in a field of seven teams at the Webb City Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday. Nevada swimming coach Becky Lowery said that her team finished with 93 points, just one point behind sixth place Lamar, which has twice as many swimmers as Nevada...
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Nevada Neptunes Swimming (8/1/07)July 18 meet results Carthage Dual INDIVIDUAL PLACINGS Nevada results, in alphabetical order Jake Asberry -- 4. Boys 25 free 8-and-under; 2. Boys 25 Back; 4. Boys 25 fly Kristin Badgley -- 2. Girls 50 free 15-18 ; Girls 50 fly Skyler Black -- 9. Boys 50 free 11-12;...
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Neptunes have low numbers, strong showing (7/21/07)