Stories from Thursday, January 24, 2019

After falling to top-seeded Warrensburg (54-22) in the opening-round of the El Dorado Spring JV Tournament on Monday, the eighth-seeded Nevada Tigers bounced back — defeating No. 4 Butler (44-29) in the consolation semifinals Wednesday. The victory advances Nevada (4-10) to the consolation finals, and a matchup with sixth-seeded Strafford. Tip off is slated for 4 p.m., today...

OSCEOLA — The Sheldon Panther and Lady Panther basketball teams opened play at the Osceola Invitational Tuesday evening. Both the boys and girls teams suffered the same fate, falling to Climax Springs in opening-round play. The Panthers were edged, 58-57, while the Lady Panthers were upended, 50-41.

LIBERAL, Mo. — In a clash of conference rivals, the fourth-seeded Bronaugh Lady Wildcats topped the second-seeded Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, 41-32, in the Tony Dubray Classic third-place game on Saturday. The Lady 'Cats came out red-hot. Sophomore guard Bailey Cliffman went off for 10 points in the opening frame, including a pair of triples, as Bronaugh led 13-2 entering the second quarter — and then increased their advantage to 23-9 at the break...

MONETT — Tuesday’s Big 8 Conference Championship swim meet was a memorable one for first-year member Nevada High School, as the Lady Tigers placed runner-up at the six-school event. Host Monett, meanwhile, accumulated 349.5 team points en route to the conference crown...

Nevada High’s varsity wrestling team notched a decisive 52-23 victory over visiting Adrian High School at Tuesday’s second annual Assembly Dual. “I was happy with the overall performance of the team,” an elated Nevada head coach David Hawks said. “I don’t feel like anyone tried to do too much. We did a good job of keeping our emotions under control, in a different environment than we typically compete in.”...