Stories from Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The Cottey College softball team managed to avoid any distraction on senior night Saturday with a pair of run-rule victories, 8-0 and 10-2, over Sterling College. The sweep improved the Comets' record to 24-6 on the season. They will travel to Oklahoma City University on Friday for another doubleheader...

The Central Methodist University volleyball team welcomed Cottey College to its first-ever NAIA National Championship tournament with a 25-14, 25-5, 25-12 sweep in the opening round Saturday in Fayette. The Eagles will open pool play against Eastern Oregon and Bethel starting next Tuesday in Sioux City, Iowa...

Despite the cancellations of most area high school games on Friday due to rain, the Joplin Invitational went on as scheduled. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision for the Nevada High School girls track and field team — which walked away from the event in soggy socks and shoes but with a second-place medal...

The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released its latest state rankings on Monday, just hours before the first pitch of Nevada High School’s home tilt against Bolivar. At 10-1, the Tigers were in the “receiving votes” category for Class 4 — and feeling good about it...

On Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, thirteen of the Air Force Flying Tigers JROTC cadets and Lt. Col. Bryan Eckart participated in the Tiger 50 Challenge. This was an event hosted by the Ozark JROTC unit that started at 7 p.m. and ended at 3 p.m. the next day...