Stories from Friday, March 29, 2019

Nevada High School football players Tristan Mitchem and Trey Beachler have been selected to play in the prestigious 18th annual Sertoma Grin Iron Classic all-star game, slated for June 7 in Springfield. Both Mitchem and Beachler were tabbed to the West team...

The Nevada Tiger golf team has continued its impressive start to the season, after notching a first-place finish at Tuesday’s Seneca H.S. hosted tri-match. Nevada senior Bronson Smith had a marvelous outing at Joplin’s Eagle Creek Golf Course, firing the events low-individual score, a 9-hole 5-over-par 41...

The Hume Lady Hornet softball team has served notice that they’re for real. Hume’s impressive start to the season continued with a pair of non-conference road victories over Jasper and Lockwood. The victories improved the red-hot Lady Hornets to 4-0 overall...

Carl Junction Bulldogs starting pitcher Jeremiah Kennedy was electric on the mound Thursday evening at Lyons Stadium. His seven-inning, one-hit, 14 strikeout complete-game shutout lifted the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over the Nevada Tigers. The non-conference loss drops Nevada to 0-5 overall, while Carl Junction improves to 2-3 on the season...