Stories from Friday, July 16, 2021

Nevada Griffons slugger Jesse Fonteboa was named MINK League Player of the Week, and teammate Dustin Niles picked up Pitcher of the Week honors, for their recent dominating performances against the Joplin Outlaws. Fonteboa racked up four hits, half of which were home runs, drove in seven runs, and stole three bases in the team's three games since the All-Star Game. Niles took the bump in one of those games, striking out 11 Outlaws in eight innings of shutout work...

It’s too bad the Nevada Griffons can’t play the Joplin Outlaws every game. All four of Nevada’s games since last week’s All-Star Game have been against Joplin — and all four have been wins. The latest, a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night at Lyons Stadium, improved the Griffons’ season record against the Outlaws to 7-0...

A large crowd of Vernon County Youth Fair participants gathered in the poultry barn early Thursday morning, eagerly awaiting the results of the poultry show judging. Grace Madsen-Ellis, ABA General Licenced Judge, looked over Market Broilers and designated ribbon winners...