The Cottey College basketball program will not play games during the 2020-2021 season. The College’s decision is due to low participation numbers for the roster. While COVID-19 has affected many aspects of campus, the timing of the pandemic hit during a crucial recruiting time for the basketball program, which made it difficult to adequately recruit student athletes and field a competitive roster...

The 2020 Nevada High School Football season was not what anyone expected. Coming off a 0-10 2019 campaign, a disruption to summer workouts and the uncertainty of even being able to play was the last thing this Tiger program wanted. However, it was exactly what they got. ...

The Nevada Tiger Cross Country Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls both competed in the Class 4 District 5 Cross Country Meet in Nixa, Mo on Saturday 10/31/2020. The Varsity Boys team competed well and finished 6th as a team. Coach Ryan Watts, Head Cross Country Coach was pleased with his boys efforts and performances. ...

In their regular-season finale Friday night the Nevada Tigers steamrolled the Aurora Houn' Dawgs, 39-20. The Big 8 Conference cross-division clash moves Nevada to 6-3 overall. The six victories are their highest win total since Fall 2012. After losing star tailback Case Sanderson a week ago to a season-ending injury Nevada didn't miss a beat with its ground-game, as a heavy dose of Kaden Denney and Eli Cheaney ultimately proved too much for the beleaguered Houn' Dawgs' defense...

In their regular-season finale Friday night the Nevada Tigers steamrolled the Aurora Houn' Dawgs, 39-20. The Big 8 Conference cross-division clash moves Nevada to 6-3 overall. The six victories are their highest win total since Fall 2012. After losing star tailback Case Sanderson a week ago to a season-ending injury Nevada didn't miss a beat with its ground-game, as a heavy dose of Kaden Denney and Eli Cheaney ultimately proved too much for the beleaguered Houn' Dawgs' defense...

Wrapping their regular-season Thursday evening, the Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team fell in three sets to host Logan-Rogersville. Dubbed the Big 8 Conference Crossover Showdown, the matchup pitted the No. 4 seeds from the East and West divisions...

 The Cottey Comet volleyball team absorbed a trio of losses Friday and Saturday in St. Louis.  In their first match, Friday, Cottey was bested by Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University in four sets — 17-25, 21-25, 25-19, 13-25.  The Comets returned the following day for a pair of matches. ...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade football teams handled business Thursday evening, with a pair of road victories over the East Newton Patriots. Nevada's eighth-grade squad prevailed over the hosts, 28-20, improving to 2-2-1 overall. The Nevada seventh-grade griddders followed suit, rolling to a 22-12 win. The seventh-graders second consecutive victory ups their record to 2-3 overall. ...

Nevada High School's Eden Fisher dazzled at the Missouri Class 1 (individual) tennis tournament Friday and Saturday at Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield. On Friday Fisher toppled Trenton High product Lexi Gott in the sectional-round — 7-5 6-4. Advancing to the quarterfinals on the same day, Fisher breezed to victory over Odessa's Kelly Cockrum — 6-4 6-0...

ANDERSON — A botched snap on a punt was turned into an improbable first down pick-up by Nevada High School's Eli Cheaney, leading to the game-winning touchdown over the McDonald County Mustangs Friday night, 14-13. The Big 8 Conference West division victory moves Nevada to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in Big 8 West-play...

Hosting rival Lamar in a Thursday night Big 8 Conference West division showdown, the Nevada Lady Tigers were defeated in three sets. It was also "Dig Pink' night" at Wynn Gym, also known as "Dig for a Cure," as the Lady Tiger volleyball program raised money for various charitable causes...

Nevada High's Logan Applegate has seen his recruitment heat up, as the senior point guard recently received his first two scholarship offers. The offers, both from NCAA Division 1 schools, are from Texas State University of the Sun Belt Conference, and Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville of the Ohio Valley Conference...

It was an adversity-filled day for the Nevada Tiger high school and middle school cross country teams at the Butler Bear Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Due to quarantine protocol, however, Nevada was competing short-handed, and unable to fill out a team in the boy's and girl's 5,000 kilometer (5K) events, as well as the junior varsity and middle school competitions...

Sheldon's Madison Garren captured a first-place finish at the Wheaton Invitational, Oct. 8, notching her first career cross country victory. Competing in the girls' 5K, 3.1 mile event, Garren moved into first-place at the half-mile mark and never looked back —finishing with an official time of 23.13...

A trio of Nevada Lady Tiger golfers have qualified for the Class 2 state tournament. Competing at Monday's Class 2 District 3 tournament at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield — Nevada's Katie Pennington, Riley Severence, and Paige Hertzeberg notched state-qualifying scores...

The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team won two of five matches en route to a runner-up finish at Saturday's El Dorado Springs Invitational. After dropping both their pool play matches, the key to Nevada's fortunes were back-to-back victories in bracket play. In pool-play, all matches were played to three sets, regardless of the outcome of the first two...

After receiving an unexpected bye last week due to being in quarantine, it appeared as if the luxury of the extra week of rest was not advantageous to the East Newton Patriots in any way, shape, or form Friday night at Logan Field. On their first defensive play from scrimmage East Newton was hit for a 72-yard half-back option-bomb for a touchdown...

Nevada High School senior Eden Fisher sparkled on the tennis court at Friday's Class 1 District 12 sectional tournament in Harrisonville on Friday. A 7-5, 6-4 victory in her lone match advanced Nevada's No. 1 netter to the upcoming Class 1 state tournament...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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. ...