Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Two of Nevada High’s three state-qualifying wrestlers — juniors Lotus Van Dyk and Lane Brooks return to the mat this season. Van Dyk became the first female wrestler in school history to qualify for the state championship meet. Competing at 136 pounds, Van Dyk entered the Class 1 showcase tournament 16-2 overall, winning three of her five matches, en route to a sixth-place finish...

Coming off solid seasons on the hardwood, the Sheldon Panther and Lady Panther basketball teams hope to keep the good times rolling in 2019-20. The Lady Panthers opened last year with a Cinderella run to the GVVC Conference Tournament championship in early December...

Guided by head coach Samantha Short, the Nevada Lady Tiger swim team is fresh off a strong 2018-19 campaign. The Lady Tigers will look to build on that foundation when they kick off their season Dec. 5, at the Carthage all-relays. Nevada then returns to the pool Dec. 7, for the Winnetonka Invite in Gladstone. The Big 8 Conference championship meet is slated for Jan. 28 in Monett...

The week-long Golden Valley Vernon County conference (GVVC) boys and girls basketball tournaments got underway Monday, with Franklin P. Norman Community Center as the host-site. MONDAY RESULTS On the girls' side of the bracket in opening-round action — the second-seeded Sheldon Lady Panthers bested sixth-seeded NEVC Lady Knights, 36-26. The fourth-seeded Hume Lady Hornets, meanwhile, knocked off fifth-seeded Ballard, 32-25...