Stories from Friday, January 12, 2018

In opening-round play Tuesday at the Lakeland Basketball Tournament, the No. 5 seed Sheldon Panthers fell to No. 4 Wheatland, 68-49. In the Lakeland girls bracket, top-seeded Leeton topped No. 8 Sheldon, 71-33. Wheatland 68, Sheldon 49 The Panthers were able to hang tough early, with the contest knotted 16-16 at the end of the first quarter. ...

After being idle for nearly a month, the Cottey Comets opened the second half of their season Monday in Leavenworth, Kan., falling to the St. Mary junior varsity Spires, 71-55. The loss moves Cottey to 4-6 overall. The Comets trailed 22-17 as the first quarter horn sounded. A 12-4 Cottey spurt midway through the second quarter, put the Comets in front 29-26. The Comets then led at halftime, 40-36...

The Nevada Tigers will look to remain perfect in West Central Conference-play tonight at Wynn Gym as they welcome in the St. Pius X Warriors. St. Pius (8-4, 3-1 WCC) enters on a five-game win streak, not losing in over a month. In addition, the Warriors are coming off two impressive conference victories, defeating St. ...

On Jan. 10, we had to say goodbye to Gerald “Jerry” Kirbey. As a husband, father, son, brother, in-law, uncle, and friend he filled our lives with love and laughter. As a teacher and principal at El Dorado Springs Elementary School he helped children learn and grow for over 30 years...

On a vote of 5-1 (one member absent), the Sheldon R-8 school board approved a motion to apply to the Missouri State High School Activities Association to permit its student-athletes to co-op football with the Stockton R-1 high school football team in time for the 2018 season...