Stories from Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Members of the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association this week revealed their all-region teams for the 2021 season — with the Class 1 District 6 champion Hume Lady Hornets well-represented: First Team All-Region: Kennidi Harris, senior pitcher...

Sheldon High School’s Kim Colbert got her first experience of state track Saturday in Jefferson City. After placing second at the Class 1 Sectional 5 meet in Sarcoxie the week before, the sophomore speedster was one of 16 qualifiers for the MSHSAA Class 1 girls 300-meter hurdle race, an event for which she repeatedly set the new school record during the season — most recently at sectionals with a time of 50.50 seconds...

Fresh off its first trip to the NAIA National Tournament in program history, the Cottey College softball team saw six players — all sophomores — named to the 2021 Association of Independent Institutions’ all-conference team. Honorees included pitcher Lacey Cruz, catcher Lauren Johnson, infielder Caitlyn Morgan, infielder Aryana Palencia, outfielder Karina Ramirez, and at-large selection Alyssa Montoya...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening. For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board met in the Mezzanine conference room at the hospital. After a presentation by Jama Bogart on the Rural Health Clinic Annual Review, the board was presented with the request to purchase a new phone system for the entire facility by Director of Information Technology Marci Hardin. ...