Stories from Monday, December 16, 2019

Sharing the spotlight at Sunday's postseason awards banquet, the Nevada High football team was honored for its 2019 campaign. Tiger gridders receiving postseason accolades, were: • Charles Ramey-Dias, All-Big 8 Conference honorable mention offensive line, and Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association honorable mention (OL); Wesley Balk SWMO FBCA honorable mention linebacker; Riley Trotter SWMO FBCA honorable mention defensive end; Balk, First-Team All-District linebacker; Ramey-Dias, First-Team All-District (OL); Trotter, Second-Team All-District (DE); and Ethan Forkner, Second-Team All-District defensive back.. ...

The Nevada High School varsity girls and junior varsity boys' squads were in action Saturday at the Harrisonville Tournament, concluding with excellent results. The varsity girls were led by sophomore Claire Pritchett — collecting gold in the 235-pound division...

Nevada Middle School's seventh and eighth-grade grapplers capped a phenomenal season on a high-note, playing host to the Big 8 Conference wrestling tournament over the weekend — placing third at the showcase event. Held at Nevada High School, Nevada finished with four individual first-place medalists, a half-dozen silver medalists, and four third-place finishers...

Dalton Gayman's MVP-like performance against Joplin High School on Saturday lifted the Nevada Tigers to the 73rd annual Carthage Invitational championship. The convincing 44-29 victory moved the Tigers to a pristine 5-0 on the season. In addition to Gayman's 23-point performance, the Tigers' defense was immaculate for a third consecutive tournament game, holding Joplin to 10 second-half points...