Stories from Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Richards native Austin Forkner is sitting pretty in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship (Outdoor National) point standings. Through five events in the 250 Class, Forkner is in fifth-place out of 33, with 159 points. Seven Outdoor National events remain, with the season-finale –– Ironman National slated for Aug. 26 in Crawfordsville, Indiana...

Nevada High School standout student-athlete, Clay Gayman, was recently named Joplin Globe’s Male Basketball Athlete of the Year. Gayman, a 6-foot-5 junior forward, helped lead the Nevada Tigers to 18 consecutive victories, culminating with an appearance in the Missouri Class 4 District 12 championship game, where Nevada fell to Grandview...

The Griffons two-game winning streak hit a snag Tuesday night at Lyons Stadium, as Nevada was dealt a 10-7 defeat by the visiting Mudcats of Chillicothe. The loss moves the Griffons to 9-15 overall and 9-13 in MINK-play, while the Mudcats of the North division, fall to 9-9 in league-play...