Stories from Monday, November 13, 2017

94-55 road loss to North Arkansas College Friday night in Harrison, Ark., dropped the Cottey Comet basketball team to 0-2 on the season. The Comets trailed 22-9 at the conclusion of the first quarter, and 44-26 at halftime. Cottey was then outscored 27-10 in the third, as North Arkansas opened up a 35 point lead entering the fourth...

The Nevada Tiger middle school wrestling team opened its season at Saturday’s Columbus (Kan.) wrestling meet, as a number of Nevada Middle School student-athletes captured medals. NMS Pool A results (Note: Listed in order of weight) • Ethan Dighero, fourth-place, 90 pounds; JD Downing, second-place, 95 pounds; Michael Culpepper, second-place, 110 pounds; Logan Smith, fourth-place, 165 pounds; and Skylur Mashek, second-place, 180 pounds...

With the season-opener a week out expectations are high for the Nevada Tiger basketball team. The 23-win, district runner-up Tigers of 2016-17, return prized senior forward Clay Gayman. The 6-foot-6, 210 pound All-State selection averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.5 blocked shots per game for his junior campaign. ...