Stories from Monday, December 5, 2011

The December 9 basketball game between Cottey College and Fort Scott Community College has been postponed until the second semester, Cottey Coach Dave Ketterman said. The new date will be determined and released later this month.

Nevada High School junior Sam Ellifrits (6-5, 280) was named Second Team All State as an offensive lineman in Class 3 by the Missouri Football Coaches Association. The team was released on Friday. Ellifrits anchored the line for the Tigers all season for Coach Wes Beachler...

The Nevada Middle School wrestling team competed at Seneca on Saturday. As a team, Nevada finished fifth in the 11-team field. Scott Swink was Nevada's top finisher, taking second place at 165 pounds. Austin Deer took third place at 115, while Colton McDowell was third at 120...

Nevada Daily Mail CALHOUN -- Northeast Vernon County swept a basketball doubleheader with Calhoun on Friday, as the Knights won the boys game 62-45. NEVC also won the girls game 42-21. In the boys contest, a 22-7 run in the second quarter allowed the Knights to pull away for good...

Girls win at the buzzer, boys fall