Stories from Friday, October 9, 2020

In a release from the Nevada R-5 School District sent to parents Thursday, it was announced that there is another confirmed positive COVID-19 case in the district. "Today, we received notification of a Benton Elementary staff member who tested positive for COVID-19. There are no close contacts related to this case."...

Featuring more than 1,200 square feet of sheer terror, Nevada's Labyrinth of Fear was named the top-rated haunted house attraction in the state of Missouri by www.missourihauntedhouses.com last year. Under the category breakdown, Labyrinth of Fear is rated as 'scary,' the highest mark achievable. ...

  It was a superb outing for the Nevada Tiger swim squad at the Webb City Duals Oct. 2, racking up a half-dozen combined gold medals.  Competing against host Webb City and Monett, Nevada collected four individual and a pair of relay first-place finishes. ...

It's been a fast and furious week on the diamond for the Nevada Lady Tigers. Coming off Monday's 10-run victory over Seneca, Nevada returned for three consecutive road games, wrapping up their regular-season slate. Vs. Aurora In a Big 8 Conference cross-division road matchup on Tuesday, Nevada throttled the Aurora Lady 'Houns, 17-2, in a brisk four-inning run-rule affair...

A second half comeback fell just short, as the Nevada Tiger junior varsity team was upended by the visiting Seneca Indians Monday night, 40-26. The loss moves Nevada JV to 0-6 overall. Nevada sophomore running back Trent Otter's 24-yard second quarter touchdown scamper got the Tigers on the board, with Nevada trailing 20-8 at the half...

The Sheldon Lady Panther spikers were upended by the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights in four sets Thursday in Sheldon. The GVVC conference loss moves Sheldon to 0-14 overall (0-3, GVVC), while NEVC improves to 5-6 (5-0, GVVC). Despite the loss, there were encouraging developments for Sheldon. The Lady Panthers entered the contest having dropped 32 consecutive sets to open the season, but achieved a breakthrough — taking the opening set from NEVC, 25-23...

In a non-conference rivalry matchup Thursday, the Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team ran into a buzzsaw in the form of the El Dorado Springs Lady Bulldogs. El Do came out hot in the first set, downing the Lady Tigers, 25-14, and then followed with a 25-19 second-set victory...

For the first time since Fall 2004, the Nevada Lady Tiger golf team hosted a home-match somewhere other than Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The 9-hole match, played Monday evening, was held at Nevada Country Club, as the Lady Tigers edged Butler High School by a razor-thin two-stroke margin...

IOLA, Kan. — The Cottey College cross country team was in action at Saturday's Allen County Community College XC Invite. There, the Comets placed fifth at the seven-school event. In addition to Cottey, an NAIA school, the event was attended by a number of junior college's that were nationally ranked...