Stories from Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Nevada Daily Mail With Thanksgiving feasts now only hours away, we asked people to think beyond the tryptophan induced comas, Aunt Nelly's green bean casserole, and a week's worth of left-overs to tell us what they are thankful for this year. The answers were as varied as the people who provided them...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com National 4-H shooter and Junior Olympian Kaitlynn Vincent is not your average teenager. "I don't want to be a princess," Vincent said. "I want to be an Olympian." Vincent, a 16-year-old sophomore at Nevada High School, has been raking in increasingly prestigious awards since she became a competitive pistol shooter two years ago...

Lights at the Lake, the drive-through Christmas light display at Radio Springs Park, opens for the 2016 Christmas season with the lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree at 6 tonight. Following the tree lighting ceremony the light display will be open for people to take a leisurely stroll around the lake and enjoy the lights before it is opened for cars...

The Nevada Lady Tigers opened its 2016-17 basketball campaign Tuesday night in Kansas City, falling to the St. Pius X Lady Warriors 70-18. For Nevada, Teagan Charles finished with five points; Hailey Jackson, four; Calli Beshore, Payge Dahmer, Kat Ream, and Emily Johnson two points each; and Brooke Sargent, one...

The Nevada Lady Tigers eighth-grade basketball team continued its winning ways, defeating Neosho 37-30 Tuesday night in Neosho to improve to 10-0. Leading the charge for the Lady Tigers "A" team was Tylin Heathman, who finished with a game-high 11 points...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats hammered visiting Golden City 58-28 in its season opening basketball game Tuesday night. "I thought the girls played hard and I was happy with their effort," Bronaugh head coach Daryl Dodson said. "We still have lot of work to do, but ran the floor well and were willing to give ball up when we needed to."...

Playing without star forward Clay Gayman, sidelined by an ankle injury, the Nevada Tigers utilized a potent three-guard offense en route to a 60-53 victory over the St. Pius X Warriors Tuesday night at Wynn Gym. The season opening victory carried extra weight, since it was also a West Central Conference victory...

The 2016 volleyball season will go down as one of the best and

Nevada Tigers head boys varsity coach, Shaun Gray, was a guest-speaker at Saturday's 4-State Basketball Coaches Association Tip-Off Club luncheon. Basketball coaches from high schools such as Webb City, Joplin, Neosho, Carthage, and Pittsburg (Kan.) were also present for the event, which took place in the banquet room at Old Chicago in Joplin...

It is appropriate that Thanksgiving is in the month of November, especially for the outdoorsmen and women. It's the favorite month of the year for many outdoorsmen, including the fact that many hunting seasons are open. In addition, fishing is going strong and the weather is usually just right for many activities like hunting, fishing, camps, campfires and hiking...

The Bronaugh Wildcats basketball team defeated Golden City 49-37 Tuesday night in Bronaugh. The Wildcats were led by versatile forward Tyler Strunk, who dropped in a game-high 19 points. Wildcats center Miles Wyland added 14, while senior point guard Joe Mader chipped in with 11...