The explosive plays on offense that defined the Nevada High School football team in its first three games of the season were still there in week four against Lamar Friday night at Logan Field. It’s just that they did not come until the second half. The crimson and gray Tigers by that point trailed by three touchdowns, and for the rest of the game struggled to keep the visiting red and black Tigers from finding the end zone — ultimately resulting in a 48-22 Silver Tiger Game defeat...

Both Nevada Middle School football teams improved to 2-0 following impressive home debuts against McDonald County Thursday at Logan Field — with the seventh-grade squad dominating 34-6 and the eighth-graders winning 26-14. In the first game, Will Jackson, Elijah Edmunds, John Michael Collins, and Kyndrek Atkins all scored rushing touchdowns for the seventh-grade Tigers, while the defense held the Mustangs out of the end zone until late in the game...

The Bronaugh High School volleyball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday night at Sheldon, earning a hard-fought 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 sweep. "We finally played as a team from start to finish tonight and all the pieces fell into place," BHS head coach Whitney Hinkle stated. "They were talking it up and trusting each other, which has been a goal of mine since day one. It felt so good to finally see them playing hard and with confidence."...

The Nevada High School volleyball team dropped to 1-5 following a five-set loss in its home opener Thursday against Pleasant Hill — but that record can be deceiving. The Lady Tigers have played some stiff competition to start the season and learned something new with every loss...

Diehard Nevada High School football fans might be upset when they first hear it, but the 2021 Tigers are preparing for Friday night’s clash with Lamar like it’s any other game. When those same fans find out why, though, they should feel even better about their favorite team’s chances...

The Nevada High School girls tennis team’s busy week continued Thursday with a home match against Mt. Vernon. Fittingly, the Lady Tigers earned four wins in their fourth event in four days. Hallie Elkinton won her no. 2 singles match 8-6, Abbi Baldwin won no. 4 singles 8-1, and Kourtnee Vestal won no. 5 singles 8-4...

Every stroke counts. The Nevada High School girls golf team learned that all-important lesson at the Lady Eagle Invitational Wednesday at the Schifferdecker Golf Course — where the Lady Tigers' combined score of 395 (+111) came up one stroke short of tying Carthage for the team best...

The Nevada High School softball team played its third state-ranked team of the week Thursday at Sherwood, and left with a 2-0 victory. Kirstin Buck shut out the Lady Marskmen (who were 9-0 and ranked no. 1 in Class 2 entering the contest) in 6 1/3 innings in the circle...

The Nevada High School boys swimming team has begun increasing the intensity of its practices in order to be prepared for an end-of-season run — but that did not stop the Tigers from putting on a solid performance at an indoor meet at Monett on Tuesday...

Senior leadership comes in many forms. For the Cottey College volleyball team, having one senior as a setter and the other three at the net means the Comets are always a threat to win every point. But as useful as that is, there’s also valuable experience to be shared between points...

Nevada High School junior cross country runner Allie Rains won the Bolivar Invitational Tuesday with a time of 22 minutes, 26 seconds — and helped lead the Lady Tigers to second place as a team. Teammates Avery Morris finished fourth (23:11), Maddy Majors took 12th (25:09), Averi Dawn was 21st (27:10), Ashley Mather came in 25th (28:48), and Mary-Kate Russell scored 28th (29:30)...

The Nevada Speedway waved its checkered flag for the 2021 points season on Saturday, with six drivers claiming victory as track champions. Scott Mohlfeld wrapped up his perfect season in Outlaw 4-Cylinders with another win, his 13th on the year, earning him an unbeatable 1,300 points for the season. ...

Before Bailey Ast stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game against Holden Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn had one piece of advice for the senior...

Nevada High School served up its first victory of the volleyball season Monday at Neosho, with the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen squads combining to pull off the road sweep. The Lady Tigers on varsity topped Neosho in four sets — 25-20, 25-10, 30-32, 25-11 — to improve to 1-4 on the season...

The Nevada High School girls tennis team saw some early leads evaporate in a 6-3 home-opening loss to Lamar Monday afternoon on the NHS courts. The match came a few days after Nevada travelled to Warrensburg for a double-elimination doubles tournament, where Alissa Stutesman and Kourtnee Vestal had the best finish for the Lady Tigers (fourth place). Laura Kimmell and Kallie Erwin also finished fifth...

The Nevada High School boys swimming team shaved precious seconds off its times in a few events at the Ozark Invitational Saturday in Springfield. Junior Karter Evans left with a pair of seventh-place finishes, clocking in at 25.12 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle (a -0.31 difference from his seed time) and 56.67 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle (-1.40 better than his seed time)...

The Cottey College volleyball team pulled off a perfect Saturday in Columbia — and the Continental Athletic Conference took notice. After the Comets picked up a pair of sweeps over Stephens College (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) and Iowa Wesleyan (25-22, 25-18, 30-28), the CAC honored senior Lily Miller with its Defender of the Week award...

The Sheldon High School volleyball team opened Golden Valley Vernon County Conference play in winning fashion on Monday, beating Ballard three sets to one on the Lady Panthers' home court. Deborah Lamb led the way with 11 kills, three aces, and two blocks...

Like its fellow varsity squad, the Nevada High School junior varsity football team remained unbeaten with a win over Cassville in week three. The Tigers hosted the Wildcats at Logan Field on Monday, where a resilient rushing attack propelled Nevada (3-0) to a 28-24 victory...

The Nevada Middle School volleyball team returned home from road matches at Fort Scott on Monday without a victory. The seventh-grade B squad lost 25-14, 25-13, while the seventh-grade A team fell 25-21, 25-22. The eighth-grade B team had no better luck, losing 25-12, 25-13 — but the eighth-grade A team did pull through in its second set before ultimately losing 15-25, 25-16, 12-15...

Naturally, the best strategy at any cross country meet is to play the long game. For Nevada High School head coach Ryan Watts, the same goes for the entire season. “It’s a gamble, but it’s one you’ve got to count on working,” said Watts, who had two top-five finishers in the high school portions of the Cottey College Invitational Friday afternoon around the Frank E. ...

This year’s Silver Tiger Game just got a whole lot more interesting. The Nevada High School football team took advantage of three fumble recoveries and an interception to defeat Cassville 46-20 on the road Friday night, while the defending Class 2 state champion Lamar Tigers buried McDonald County 31-7 — setting up a showdown between the heated Big 8 West rivals next week at Logan Field in which both teams will enter the game 3-0...

The Nevada Middle School fall sports season got off to a winning start on Wednesday, with the football and volleyball teams both earning victories in their first contests. The Tigers travelled to Cassville and pulled off a sweep on the gridiron — first via a 36-22 win by the seventh-graders, then a 14-6 victory in the eighth-grade game...

The Sheldon High School volleyball team dropped to 0-5-1 following a road sweep at the hands of Lakeland on Tuesday (25-12, 25-19, 25-5) — though the junior varsity did pick up a 25-18 win. “Overall, we took this match as a learning experience and have some things to work on before facing Exeter on Friday,” SHS head coach Emily Godsey stated...

All season long, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn has been preaching to his players — half of whom are freshmen — the importance of quality at-bats, especially once the postseason rolls around. In a possible Class 4 District 7 preview against Harrisonville Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, some of the more experienced Lady Tigers put into practice exactly what Penn has preached...