Stories from Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Dava Pearl Winder, age 71 of Butler, died Friday, Aug. 25, in Butler. She was born Dec. 2, 1945, to David Clinton and Anna May Banks Leer in Nevada. Dava, one of three children, grew up in the Nevada and Metz area of Vernon County. On July 9, 1960, she was united in marriage to Eldon Winder in Stockton and to this union, three children were born. ...

Robert “Bob” Emerson Colopy Sr., age 75, Nevada, was called home by the Lord on, Monday, Aug. 28. Bob was born Nov. 18, 1941, in Lockport, N.Y., to Emerson and Ruth (Marshall) Colopy. Bob graduated from Lockport High School Class of 1954. In 1961 he joined the United States Army where he served as a sharpshooter (rifle M-74) until his discharge in 1964. ...

Steven Roy Hall, 65, of Raytown, Mo., passed away on Aug. 22, at Healthcare Resort, Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. memorial service following at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Blue Valley Baptist Church, 1325 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, Kan...

It’s been an eventful last few days for the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team, having won three games at the 13th Annual Joplin High School Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Softball Tournament over the weekend — followed by Monday’s 10-0 route of El Dorado Springs...

The Nevada Lady Tigers placed runner-up at their annual golf invitational held Monday at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Butler Lady Bears won the four-team tournament with a final score of 203. “As a team, we still need to concentrate on consistency,” said 13th year head coach Brian Leonard. “Whether it’s on the tee box, the approach shot, chipping, or putting, we need to be consistent.”...

The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team rolled to a 7-2 victory over Carthage on Tuesday. The non-conference road victory upped Nevada’s record to 2-2 overall (0-1 West Central Conference). At No. 1 singles, Emma Cheaney (NHS) dealt Kierra Lee a 5-2 defeat; No. ...

The Bronuagh Lady Wildcats volleyball team was defeated by Pleasanton (Kan.) High School, in two sets in a Tuesday night road match. Pleasanton won the first set 25-20 and then edged the Lady ’Cats in the second set 25-23. “We played better tonight,” said Bronaugh head coach Daryl Dodson. “We just have to push through in the close games.”...

Nevada High School’s C-football team was unable to replicate the feat achieved by the varsity squad last Friday night — which was a victory over the Kansas City Center Yellowjackets. Nevada’s C-team (0-2) fell to the Yellowjackets freshman team 40-6 Monday night in KC. Nevada got off to a promising start, opening the game with a 14-play scoring drive that saw the Tigers chew eight minutes off the clock, while also converting two fourth downs...

The Nevada Lady Tigers are off to a terrific start to the season as they look to defend their Class 3 District 12 volleyball crown. Seventh-year NHS head coach Ashley Thoreson appeared to be entering rebuild-mode with her talented, but young roster, as the Lady Tigers lost their top seven players from a year ago...

Ann Lipscomb’s adversity-filled journey has seen her go from Cottey Comet volleyball player to the University of Southern California Trojan rowing team. Lipscomb, who hails from the Golden State, spent her freshman and sophomore seasons playing for Marla Kannady-Foreman’s Comets volleyball team...