Stories from Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The Sheldon High School baseball team lost 17-2 at Hume Tuesday to close out its regular season. The Panthers (0-8) will be the no. 6 seed in the Class 1 District 6 tournament, where they will face no. 3 McAuley Catholic at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Lockwood...

The Sheldon High School track and field team qualified for sectionals two athletes in five events Saturday at the Class 1 District 5 meet in Bolivar. Junior Madison Garren placed second and set a new personal record in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13 minutes, 41 seconds — and also took second in the 1,600 (6:13) and fourth in the 400 (1:07, a new school record)...

The Cottey College softball team's first opponent in its first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance will be Oregon Tech. The Comets (17-11) landed the no. 4 seed in the Waleska Bracket, where they will face no. 1 seed Oregon Tech (42-8), a team making its seventh appearance in the tournament...

Although its top player isn’t done yet, the Nevada High School boys tennis team’s season came to an end in the Class 1 District 12 tournament Monday at Harrisonville. The Tigers picked up a pair of wins — one in singles, one in doubles — but the Wildcats won the necessary five matches to advance to the next round to face Bolivar...

For any Nevada High School baseball fans who have been unable to watch a game this season, Tuesday’s regular season home finale against Harrisonville featured a little bit of everything the Tigers have displayed on the diamond in 2021. Pitching was solid...