Stories from Saturday, April 19, 2014

BRONAUGH -- Bronaugh's baseball team slipped past Northeast Vernon County, 11-10, behind a four-run seventh-inning rally Tuesday afternoon. Northeast Vernon County had taken a 2-1 lead at the end of the first inning, then expanded that with a five-run second. The Knights added three more in the third, but the Wildcats managed two of their own...

NIXA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers golf team finished third Thursday, in the 12-team Ozark High School Invitational Tournament on the Fremont Country Club course. Logan-Rogersville won the team title with a combined score of 319, seven fewer than runner-up Springfield Catholic. The Tigers were third at 335, Carthage finished fourth at 343 and Branson was fifth with a 348...

SHELDON -- Sheldon defeated Montrose at home Thursday night, 10-2. Senior Reed Worsley pitched the first five innings to pick up the win and senior Zack Enochs pitched the last two to close it out. Offensively, the Panthers were led by senior Corey Baney, who had two doubles and a single with four RBIs and junior Brandon Kirbey, who had three doubles with two RBIs. Sheldon is now 5-4 on the season and will be back in action next Wednesday, at NEVC...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets baseball and softball teams made their return to their home field Wednesday, hoping to get back on the winning track against the Tigers and Lady Tigers of Rich Hill High School. That was not to be, however, as the home teams couldn't get much going in either game, ultimately handing Rich Hill the sweep...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Nevada Tigers freshman baseball team made its first appearance at Lyons Stadium Friday, splitting a pair of games against the Mountaineers of Mount Vernon High School. In the opener, Payton Bright was nearly untouchable for the majority of the contest, as he allowed three unearned runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks in five innings of work on the mound. ...

JOPLIN -- Both of the Nevada High School track and field teams finished seventh Thursday, in the Joplin Invitational. Two Lady Tigers won gold medals, Reagan Bradley in the 200-meter dash and Nikiya Feezell in the high jump. Bradley ran second in the 100-meter dash and teamed with Chloe Bartlett, Kelsey McCall and Carsten Warner for third-place finishes in both the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays...

GIRARD, Kan. -- The Nevada Tigers baseball team scored 14 runs on 15 hits in a 14-4 victory Thursday, in a five-inning game against the Trojans of Girard High School. The Tigers wasted little time getting to the Girard pitching staff and not only did it early in the contest, but often, as well. All but four of the Tigers' runs in the contest came in the first three innings, as the Nevada offense had its way with Girard's pitching staff...

Now is a great time of the year for the outdoor- minded people of Missouri. With turkeys gobbling, mushrooms popping and fish spawning, it doesn't get much better than this. Young turkey hunters across the state just finished their special Youth Weekend Turkey Hunt by taking 4,328 turkeys, which was the largest number of bearded birds ever harvested in the 14-year history of the youth hunt. Top counties were Franklin with 107 birds checked, followed by Cedar with 96 and Webster with 92...

William Paul Wehrly passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, surrounded by his loved ones at his home. He was 92 years old and a resident of Fairfield for 48 years. He was a wonderful father, friend, and neighbor who was always willing to lend a helping hand. He was known to most everyone as Bill. William was loved by those who knew him and will be greatly missed by all and forever in our hearts...

Nevada Daily Mail Psychologists are leaders by nature, but that counseling requires directive leadership, instead of telling clients what to do, Kathleen M. Lawrence, a leader in the field of psychology and the final speaker in Cottey College's Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility Distinguished Speakers Series, said Tuesday, April 8...

Nevada Daily Mail A Healthy Nevada-sponsored grant writing seminar drew nearly 30 participants to Nevada last week. The week-long course, which ran Monday through Friday afternoon, taught participants how to successfully work through the grant writing process...

Nevada Daily Mail First National Bank of Nevada was recognized for a major milestone, 125 years in operation, Wednesday. April 9. Officials with the federal banking system presented First National Bank President David Swearingen and Executive Vice President Joe Swearingen with a plaque, a letter of congratulations from Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, and an anecdotal timeline of notes from regulatory visits over the years...