Stories from Wednesday, December 5, 2018

LEASANT HILL — Making their season-debut at the Steve Leslie Invitational on Saturday, Nevada High School placed 11th at the 17-team event. Kirksville came out on top, while Chillicothe, and host Pleasant Hill rounded out the top three finishers. Competing in the heavyweight division (285 pounds), Nevada senior Caleb Longobardi concluded his afternoon 5-1 overall, en route to an individual championship. Longobardi’s lone defeat came (via pin) against Chillicothe’s Keegan Valdez...

Unable to hold leads late in regulation and overtime, the Nevada Tigers tumbled in their home opener to the Pittsburg (Kan.) Purple Dragons, 78-75 Tuesday night. “These guys played their tails off, and worked extremely hard tonight,” said Nevada head coach Shaun Gray...