High School Sports

In the second to last game of the year, Nevada won against the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, but not in their dominant fashion like we have seen them have. In fact, this was their first win since the tough loss against Harrisonville Monday afternoon when they lost 5-7. ...

In the final games for both the 2-9 Bronaugh Wildcats and the 0-5 Sheldon Panthers for baseball, bragging rights were high at stakes for the match up. Here is what happened Tuesday afternoon at the Sheldon City Park baseball/softball fields. In the top of the first, #14 Strauss Banes, #6 Eli Griffith, and #20 Colter Banes scored the first three runs to let Bronaugh take the early lead. ...

After battling the first heat wave of 2022, with temperature in the lower 90’s than the upper 70’s from last week, the Nevada Tiger Boys Tennis team wins against the Harrisonville Wildcats 5-0 on the opening round of Districts, and Senior night as well. They look forward to playing Bolivar for the second round of Districts on Wednesday evening...

After a game that was originally going to be played yesterday but was moved up to Wednesday to beat the rain, Nevada suffered their fourth loss of the 2022 spring season in Lamar. They lost to the Lamar Tigers 5-4 after a call from the umpire when it was tied 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, that sent the Lamar Tiger base runner home after a fake tag at third base by Caiden Klumpp when a ball was hit into right field. ...

It was a tough loss for the Nevada Tiger Boys tennis team Monday night, as they lost the match 4-5 against the Carthage Tigers. “It was a hard loss tonight and we lost two tie-breakers," said Head Coach for Boys tennis Samantha Short. “Andrew LaNear had his opponent down 6-3. He then twisted his ankle and lost in a tie-break. Jamin Mosher lost his tie breaker 8-9 (5-7), it was close. Our doubles teams are finally coming together and are looking stronger every match.”...

The Nevada Tiger track and field team once again proved that they are contenders this year, as they tied for first in the girls division and earned third place in the men’s division. Head Coach for the Nevada track team Ryan Watts made a comment about winning first in Lamar. ...

The Nevada Tiger Boys tennis got back at it at home, and won 8-1 against the Mount Vernon Mountaineers. “We are playing better,” said Head Coach for the Boys Tiger Tennis team Samantha Short. “The doubles are working better together and the singles are figuring out how to play their opponents. So far not a bad year.”...

Case Sanderson, a junior at Nevada High School, has made probably one of the most important decisions of his life. He has signed to continue playing baseball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers to play Division 1 baseball in Lincoln, Neb. “It feels great knowing a program like Nebraska believes in me and wants me to be a part of their program,” said Sanderson.” I chose them because they made me feel wanted. ...

While the boys baseball was off in Seneca yesterday, we did have some action at the Nevada Tiger Tennis courts yesterday afternoon when Nevada hosted the Bolivar Liberator in a matchup competition. Head Coach for the Nevada Tiger Tennis team Samanth Short described, “I am happy with how we played tonight even though we lost all together 2-7. ...

The 6-2 Nevada Tigers had one goal in mind when they hosted the Monett Cubs at home last night, and that was to make it three wins in a row against them after playing them twice last week in the Bill Odell Tournament in Carthage, Mo. “I don’t think the Cubs have necessarily changed a lot,” said head Coach for the Nevada Tiger Baseball team Danny Penn. ...

After starting off the season 0-2, the Nevada Tigers C team looked to take on the Pittsburg Dragon C team at home at Lyons Stadium. Here is a looked at what happened in yesterdays doubleheader. In the top of the first inning of game one, the Dragons scored two runs on Nevada. ...

Both the NEVC Knights and Lady Knights were both looking for better results in their respective sports, but unfortunately the Montrose Blue Jays and Lady Blue Jays had the same plan and executed it. Here is what happened this chilly evening yesterday...

The Bronaugh Wildcats aren't necessarily known for their baseball talent, with the past couple of years barely scrubbing by those seasons. In fact, this year is the first time since the spring of 2014 that they have had more than one win in a single season. But they were hoping to ignore the past and try to go 3-0 and win against the Montrose Blue Jays Wednesday afternoon...

Unfortunately for the Nevada Tiger Tennis team, they had a tough time against Springfield Catholiclosing 3-6. “We had some very close matches,” said Head Coach for the Tigers Samantha Short. “Both coaches told me that our team has improved exponentially. This team has a lot of potential this year. Very excited by these numbers.”...

The Nevada High School Boys Basketball hosted award ceremony for 2021-2022 season. All players had a nice barbeque meal and some were awarded for their help this season. Senior Evan Rea won the Team Most Valuable Player award and the Offensive Most Valuable Player award, senior Owen Swearingen won the Patrick Quest Award. ...

Five Hume High School Basketball players have received post season awards for the past season with the Hume Hornets. For the girls, sophomore Brecklen Morrison received GVVC All Conference First Team and All District First Team, and sophomore Brileigh Rogers received GVVC All Conference Second Team and All District First Team. ...

After an impressive win against the Smith Cotton Tigers, the Nevada Tigers are now 2-0 when they travel to the opponents' games, and are 2-1 on the year. “Early season wins on the road are definitely not easy to come by, “ said Head Coach for the Nevada Tigers Danny Penn, “but we have had a lot of offensive success. ...

After the downpours the Vernon County area received in the past week, we finally had a home game for the Nevada Tiger Baseball team, even with a bit of a delay while waiting on the umpires. It was a scoreless ballgame until the top of the fifth with two outs when Logan Meyers got a hit off of the pitcher #14 Eli Cheaney that caused the Frontenac Raiders to score their first run of the game. ...

After a 24 hour postponement due to weather in Southwest Missouri, the Tigers make the travel to the Lake of the Ozarks area worth it as they win the season opener against the Camdenton Lakers 16-3. “This was a great way for us to start the season,” said Head Coach for the Nevada Tiger Varsity baseball team Danny Penn. ...

With the recent rain storms the Vernon County area has received in the past 24 hours, it’s no surprise what was announced. Nevada and Bronaugh were the only schools in the area to have games scheduled for Tuesday, but both schools have announced that those games won't be played this week. ...

On a late Monday night around 9 p.m., Nevada took on the Harrisonville Wildcats in Harrisonville, Mo for the first round of Districts. The opening round of Districts were kind to both the Nevada Lady Tigers as they won against the Knob Noster Lady Panthers and to the Nevada Tigers as they won against the Harrisonville Wildcats...

A great win happened for the Nevada Lady Tigers during the first round of Districts on Monday night in Harrisonville, MO. The Lady Tigers have booked their ticket to the District Semifinals after a dominating win over the Knob Noster Lady Panthers 57-26...