Stories from Sunday, October 7, 2018

The Nevada Lady Tigers put forth a strong showing at Friday’s Class 1 District 11 Individual Tennis Tournament in Joplin. Singles Nevada senior Erika Watanabe finished 2-1 en route to a third-place No. 1 singles finish. After receiving an opening-round bye, Watanabe then knocked off College Heights’ Grace Sanderson (6-1, 6-3) in the quarterfinals. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger junior varsity and freshman volleyball teams were in action over the weekend, competing at separate tournaments. The Lady Tiger junior varsity spikers got in five matches Saturday, finishing 2-3 at the Pittsburg (Kan.) JV Tournament. ...