Stories from Friday, February 16, 2018

After 19 consecutive losses to open the season, the Sheldon Lady Panthers triumphed Tuesday night in Amoret, downing the Miami Eagles, 53-41. The Lady Panthers led from wire-to-wire, going on top 19-11 at the conclusion of the first quarter, and 30-20 at the break. Miami outscored Sheldon 12-9 in the third, trimming its deficit to 39-32. Paced by sophomore point guard Mahalia Swink’s game-high 26 points, the Lady Panthers pulled away in the fourth for the double-digit victory...

It took Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights guard Makinsey Conner less than three seasons to eclipse the 1,000 point plateau. In doing so in front of a packed house Tuesday night in Walker, the star junior led the Lady Knights to a 57-50 Golden Valley Vernon County conference victory over the visiting Hume Lady Hornets...

Elizabeth Frances (Ewing) Houk, 98, Nevada, passed away on Feb. 14, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Elizabeth was born Sept. 13, 1919, on a farm south of Creighton, Cass County, Mo. She was the second daughter of James Upton and Ora Mae (Kepner) Ewing...

Wheeled in 10 cases at a time — 545 in total — Girl Scout cookies were delivered to Eagles Aerie, sorted, and picked up by individual troops on Thursday. At 12 boxes per cases, Thursday’s delivery accounted for some 6,540 boxes of cookies. To be specific, that is 26 cases of Thanks-A-Lot, 50 cases of S’mores, 54 cases of Lemonades, 33 cases of Shortbread, 114 cases of Thin Mints, 126 cases of Peanut Butter Patties, 101 cases of Caramel deLites, and 41 cases of Peanut Butter sandwiches. ...

Billed as the school’s annual rivalry game, the Nevada Tigers made quick work of the visiting El Dorado Springs Bulldogs Thursday night at Wynn Gym, upping their record to 19-3 with a 54-33 non-conference thumping. Despite Nevada freshman cheerleader Blair Wilson’s soaring rendition of the National Anthem, the Tigers were slow out of the gate, with El Do’s offense also lacking punch...