Stories from Friday, November 2, 2018

The Nevada Lady Tigers are locked and-loaded. Head coach Brent Bartlett’s squad returns virtually its entire roster from last season’s 18-win state tournament team. After a slow start, the Lady Tigers got red-hot during the latter portion of their schedule, defeating Pleasant Hill in the district championship game before being knocked off in the sectional round of the Class 4 state tournament by Osage, 48-45...

The lengthy application/acceptance process is over, and now Cottey Comet sports programs have turned their full attention to the competition at-hand. To briefly summarize, Cottey College made the jump from the two-year National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) to the four-year National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)...

Lakyn Applegate poured in 19 points as the Nevada Lady Tigers seventh-grade basketball team rolled to a 43-23 season-opening victory over El Dorado Springs Thursday night. Nevada led 8-0 at the conclusion of the opening frame, and 16-11 halftime advantage. The Lady Tigers led 26-17 after three quarters of play, and then pulled away in the fourth — outscoring the hosts 17-6, accounting for the final 20-point margin...

Like the seventh-grade squad, the Nevada Middle School eighth-grade hoopsters were also victorious in their season opener — edging El Dorado Springs 42-37 Thursday night in El Do. Nevada led 14-13 after one quarter of play, and trailed 21-19 at the break. ...