Stories from Wednesday, January 31, 2018

While Sunday afternoon started unseasonably warm and pleasant, clouds soon rolled in and the mercury dropped — but the spirits of the 4-Hers gathered at the Vernon County Fairgrounds for a fuzzy horse show remained high. “To keep your horses moving and your kids from getting stiff and because it’s fun … That’s why one of the classes is fuzziest horse,” 4-H mom and club leader Crystal Burch said following the season’s first show last November...

In a Tuesday night West Central Conference road showdown, the Nevada Lady Tiger basketball team was defeated by the Clinton Lady Cardinals, 50-46 in overtime. The West Central Conference foes have engaged in several tight battles of late, with Clinton coming out on top, 39-36, Dec. ...

The Nevada Tigers seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams were upended Monday against host Carthage. The Nevada eighth-grade A-team fell 59-16, while the Nevada eighth-grade B-team was defeated, 56-12. The loss moves the A-team to 1-5 overall, and the B-team — to 0-5...

Coming off two consecutive weeks of tournament-play, the Sheldon Panther boys and girls basketball teams returned to the court Monday, splitting a non-conference doubleheader with visiting Dadeville. The Sheldon boys team earned a decisive 70-59 victory, while the Lady Panthers fell, 49-26...

Tuesday night’s West Central Conference matchup at Wynn Gym was never in doubt, as the Nevada Tigers obliterated the visiting Clinton Cardinals, 73-35. The Tigers opened the contest on an 18-0 blitz, and led 22-2 at the conclusion of the first quarter — as Clinton misfired on its first 12 shots from the field...