Stories from Saturday, September 4, 2021

The Nevada High School boys swim team dipped its toes into the pool for the first meet of the season at the Labor Day Preview Thursday at the Foster Natatorium in Springfield. Though the Tigers' 25 points placed them 11th out of 14 teams (Glendale and its 386 points swam away with first place, followed by Webb City's 191.5 and Carthage's 146), NHS head coach Clayton Wheeler indicated he was pleased with the times his swimmers clocked — especially in the 200-yard freestyle relay...

Three up, three down. That's how plenty of innings go in softball — but unfortunately for Nevada High School, that's how the team's entire Friday went at the Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Invitational in Joplin. "No doubt today was a tough day at the park," stated NHS head coach Danny Penn, whose squad lost 7-2 to Broken Arrow (Oklahoma), 13-6 to Park Hill South, and 11-2 to Carthage. ...

Fifty sure is nifty for the Nevada High School football team. A week after scoring 52 points in their season-opening win against Logan-Rogersville, the Tigers put up 54 more on the scoreboard at Hollister on Friday. Like in week one, the scoring for Nevada in its 54-28 victory over the Tigers was spread throughout the offense — with junior running backs Case Sanderson and Jordan Johnson cashing in their more than 100-yard performances on the ground with two touchdowns apiece, senior tight end Kartman Highley hauling in his third TD pass of the season from junior quarterback Cade Beshore, and wingbacks Avious Steadman and Brice Budd each running in scores. ...

Local commuters may be in for an unwelcome surprise when they return to work after Labor Day Weekend. That's why the City of Nevada once again wants to remind motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians that the Austin Street Bridge will be closed for repairs starting Tuesday, Sept. 7...