Stories from Saturday, June 19, 2021

An estimated 30 ballplayers ages 9-14 participated in Friday's session of the Nevada Griffons Youth Baseball Camp at Lyons Stadium.

Nevada's Owen Swearingen scored a pair of birdies and a tie for 41st place out of a field of 52 at the American Junior Golf Association's Hale Irwin tournament this week on the Walnut Creek Golf Preserve in Westminster, Colo. Fresh off his second-place finish in the MSHSAA Class 3 state championship, the incoming Nevada High School senior shot a combined 54-hole score of 239 (+23), highlighted by a birdie on the second hole he played (the par-4 no. ...

Although the Nevada Griffons lost their third straight MINK League contest Thursday night at Lyons Stadium, 15-7 to the Sedalia Bombers, it was not for lack of opportunity. The offense out-hit the competition 13-11 and loaded the bases in three consecutive innings, Jesse Fonteboa hit his second home run of the season and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and heading into the final frame it was a one-run ballgame...

With much of the country opening back up after more than a year of restricted traveling due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, many Missouri business owners are eager for tourism in the state to pick back up. Director of the Missouri Division of Tourism Stephen Foutes recently gave a presentation at the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce luncheon speaking about the anticipated trajectory of tourism in Missouri...