Stories from Monday, October 28, 2019

Gerrit Cole's dominant turn on the mound Sunday night propelled the Houston Astros to a 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in Game Five of the World Series. After winning the first two games on the road in Houston en route to a commanding 2-0 series lead, the wheels have come off for the Nationals, as Cole and company put the finishing touches on their third straight road victory...

St. Louis — In their season-opener Monday, the Cottey College basketball team was upended by St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 78-63. Cottey (0-1) returns to the court Friday for a matchup with Nebraska Christian College, in Bellevue (Neb.). Cottey then squares off with Bellevue University on Saturday, at the same location...

Nevada High's swim team rolled to a first-place finish at the five-school Big 8 Conference championship meet, Oct. 22 at the Monett Area YMCA. In addition, Nevada junior Ben Hines was named the Big 8 Swimmer of the Year, while NHS coach Clayton Wheeler was named Big 8 Coach of the Year...

One of the best seasons in program history came to a tough end for the Nevada Lady Tiger softball team Saturday as they fell to the host Savannah Savages, 11-0, in the Class 3 quarterfinals. The contest, played at Savannah Youth Complex, featured shorter-than-normal outfield dimensions, partially off-set by a taller-than-normal outfield fence...