Stories from Monday, November 11, 2013

Though the Nevada High School volleyball season ended far sooner than head coach Ashley Thoreson might have hoped, the individual player honors keep coming. On top of the All-District and All-Region honors she already received, Lady Tigers junior Rilie Good has added All-State to her list of postseason honors. Good earned an honorable mention in this year's voting...

Osage Prairie YMCA swim team members competed Saturday at the Monett Marlin Invitational. Emma Leisure won the 100-yard individual medley, 25-yard freestyle and 25-yard butterfly races for girls 8 years old and younger, while Cody Leung was first in the boys eight-and-under individual medley and Carlie McCaffree won the 50-yard freestyle for 11- and 12-year-old girls. ...

BALLARD, Mo. -- The Hume junior high girls' basketball team competed in the championship game of the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference tournament Saturday, taking on Montrose. The Lady Hornets were forced to play from behind throughout most of the contest as Montrose held the lead after the first and third quarters. Hume did, however, hold a 16-11 edge at the half before eventually falling by a final score of 31-29, at the final buzzer...

SPRINGFIELD -- The Nevada Tigers swim team competed at the Southwest Missouri Championships Saturday and "swam very well," head coach Ryan Watts said. "Everyone competed at top form at the most intense competition of the season," Watts said. "It was a great preview for the state meet."...