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NEVC Softball battles back and forth with Wheaton for two different results (4/21/23)The NEVC Lady Knights went toe to toe with the Wheaton Lady Bulldogs, facing them this past Wednesday and Thursday in back to back games. In game one, the Lady Knights lost 15-0, but was able to win Thursday 17-1. Head Coach Brice Leonard told Nevada Daily Mail, “We played very well tonight and it shows in the score. ...
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Lady Tigers dominate in district title game, 11-1 (10/16/21)So much for the nerves. The top-seeded Nevada High School softball team, two days after surviving some early jitters in its Class 4 District 7 semifinal win over host Harrisonville, obliterated no. 2 seed Warrensburg in the championship game Friday afternoon, 11-1...
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NHS advances to face Warrensburg in district softball championship (10/15/21)HARRISONVILLE — With so many underclassmen on the roster, it’s understandable that players on the Nevada High School softball team were admittedly nervous heading into their Class 4 District 7 semifinal game against host Harrisonville on Wednesday. And when the Wildcats’ leadoff batter blasted a home run over the center field fence, one might assume the jitters were quickly replaced by panic...
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NHS softball goes 1-1 in Carthage Invite pool play (10/9/21)The Nevada High School softball team dropped its opening game of the 22nd annual Carthage Invitational on Friday, but was able to bounce back in game no. 2 to enter Silver Bracket play on Saturday. Ozark topped the Lady Tigers 6-4 thanks to some stellar pitching and timely wind gusts...
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Nevada softball crushes C.J. on Strike Out Cancer Night (10/8/21)Alternate uniforms are usually reserved for college and professional sports teams, but on Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field the Nevada High School softball team got its chance to show off some new threads. Instead of their usual crimson and gray, the Lady Tigers wore all-white tops and pants with pink socks and pink writing on their shirts honoring the game’s fund-raising special occasion: Strike Out Cancer Night...
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Lady Tigers shut out Aurora on senior night (10/6/21)Tuesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field was a long time coming for Nevada High School senior softball player Jerica Collins. After three years on the junior varsity team, then seeing limited action through the first two dozen varsity games this season, Collins finally got to start at second base for the Lady Tigers on senior night...
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Nevada softball hosting Strike Out Cancer Night (10/6/21)Along with Nevada Regional Medical Center and support from Heartland Behavioral Health Services, the Nevada High School softball team, will host a Strike Out Cancer Night at its varsity game against Carl Junction Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field...
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Mac County hands Nevada first home loss of softball season (10/1/21)Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn got the pitching duel he was looking for when his squad hosted the no. 4-ranked team in Class 4 Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field. It was just not against the opposing ace he expected. Nor did it result in the outcome he was hoping for...
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Heathman homers, Nevada notches 13 runs in rout (9/29/21)After striking out 16 times at Carthage the previous day, it took the Nevada High School softball team all of 1 2/3 innings to adjust to Smith-Cotton’s pitcher Tuesday at Bushwhacker Field. After that, the Lady Tigers could not stop scoring runs. “I think just adjusting from good, fast velocity last night to slower velocity today took us a little bit of time,” said NHS head coach Danny Penn, whose team clobbered the visiting team from Sedalia 13-0 in five innings. ...
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Nevada's bats go cold against Carthage (9/28/21)Nevada High School got off to a good start in its softball game at Carthage on Monday, but the Lady Tigers were unable to get much going on offense after the first inning — eventually losing the contest 6-1. Senior Bailey Ast went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored the team's lone run on a passed ball in the top of the first frame...
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Defense, doubles lift NHS over Marshfield (9/24/21)Nevada High School sophomore center fielder Kara Phillips was not expecting many softballs to be hit to her against Marshfield Thursday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field. Then the first two batters of the game hit pop flies right at her. And the final two did the same...
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Lady Tigers mash Monett in four innings (9/22/21)The Nevada High School softball team put away Monett in four innings on the road Tuesday, 15-0. After scoring two runs in the opening frame, one more in the second, and a couple more in the third (thanks in part to a two-out RBI double by Skyler Burns), the Lady Tigers adjusted to the slow-throwing Monett pitcher with a 10-run fourth inning in which Claire Pritchett had two doubles alone. Hope Hearting added a two-run double down the right-field line in that inning, as well...
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Nevada softball shuts out unbeaten Sherwood (9/17/21)The Nevada High School softball team played its third state-ranked team of the week Thursday at Sherwood, and left with a 2-0 victory. Kirstin Buck shut out the Lady Marskmen (who were 9-0 and ranked no. 1 in Class 2 entering the contest) in 6 1/3 innings in the circle...
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Ast's walk-off walk wins it for NHS (9/14/21)Before Bailey Ast stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game against Holden Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn had one piece of advice for the senior...
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Lady Tigers thwart Harrisonville in district dress rehearsal (9/10/21)All season long, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn has been preaching to his players — half of whom are freshmen — the importance of quality at-bats, especially once the postseason rolls around. In a possible Class 4 District 7 preview against Harrisonville Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, some of the more experienced Lady Tigers put into practice exactly what Penn has preached...
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Lady Tigers softball shuts out C.J., Seneca in Joplin (9/8/21)The Nevada High School softball team closed out the Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Invitational Saturday in Joplin with a pair of shutout victories. After losing all three games on Friday, the Lady Tigers responded the next day with an 8-0 win over Carl Junction in six innings and a 10-0 stomping of Seneca in five innings...
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NHS softball held without a win on first day of Joplin Invitational (9/4/21)Three up, three down. That's how plenty of innings go in softball — but unfortunately for Nevada High School, that's how the team's entire Friday went at the Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Invitational in Joplin. "No doubt today was a tough day at the park," stated NHS head coach Danny Penn, whose squad lost 7-2 to Broken Arrow (Oklahoma), 13-6 to Park Hill South, and 11-2 to Carthage. ...
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Nevada softball steamrolls Reeds Spring (9/3/21)The Nevada High School softball team took advantage of Reeds Spring's pitching woes with a 28-0 thrashing in three innings on the road Thursday. The Lady Tigers (4-3) scored half their runs in the first inning alone, finishing the game with more walks and hit batsmen than hits...
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Nevada softball wallops Cassville in home opener (9/1/21)The results of an impromptu singing competition Tuesday afternoon between the Nevada and Cassville high school softball teams are still up in the air — but there was no doubt who won the game that took place afterward. The Lady Tigers, who along with the Lady Wildcats and a few courageous fans in attendance took it upon themselves to sing the National Anthem before first pitch when the P.A. ...
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Lady Tigers take sixth in Morrisville, lose in seventh at Webb City (8/31/21)It’s one thing to take a four-run lead on Webb City. It’s another thing to finish the job. The Nevada High School softball team found that out the hard way Monday afternoon at Barnes Field, where the Lady Cardinals, in their first game since finishing runner-up at the MSHSAA Class 4 state championship last fall, clawed their way back from an early deficit against the Lady Tigers — courtesy of an RBI ground-out and three-run homer by junior Kirstin Buck — to win their home opener 5-4 on a walk-off single.. ...
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Nevada softball loaded with experience and young talent (8/28/21)After his team’s performance at its softball jamboree in Leeton, Nevada High School head coach Danny Penn said if the Lady Tigers are playing at the same level on October 1 as they are today, they won’t be doing things right. After (unofficially) shutting out both Leeton and Sherwood in those preseason scrimmages, that would mean Nevada will have not allowed a single run for the entire opening month of the season...
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Nevada shuts out both Leeton, Sherwood at softball jamboree (8/25/21)The Nevada High School softball team picked up a pair of shutout victories at its jamboree in Leeton Tuesday night, giving the Lady Tigers some early momentum heading into their season-opening tournament coming up this weekend. Though scores were unofficial, Nevada took care of the host Lady Bulldogs 4-0 in four innings, only to escape with a 1-0 win in four innings against Sherwood...
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High school fall sports practices get underway (8/10/21)The Nevada High School softball team was one of more than a dozen area squads to hit the practice field on Monday to kick off the MSHSAA fall sports season. Due to high temperatures, most teams practiced either in the early morning or early evening.
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Lady Tigers sliding through summer softball camp (7/30/21)After two days of reviewing the fundamentals of the game, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn on Wednesday started getting into the fun stuff at softball camp. With about two dozen players participating (a couple of senior Lady Tigers are still playing summer ball), Penn and assistant coach Mackenzie Wolfe have initiated the situational portion of the week-long camp at Bushwhacker Field — focusing on specific fielding and base running skills that will need to be put into use when the fall season starts next month. ...
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Postseason honors continue to come in for Cottey softball (6/8/21)The Cottey College softball team continues to rack in awards after wrapping the most successful season in program history. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Monday revealed its 37 NAIA All-Americans, including on the second team Cottey sophomore infielder Aryana Palencia...
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Two Lady Hornets named second-team all-state softball (6/2/21)Voters in the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association recently named Hume's Kennidi Harris and Makinzi Harris to their second-team All-Class 1 softball team. This spring, the Harrises and the rest of the Lady Hornets won their first district championship in program history...
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Comets land six sophomores on all-A.I.I. Conference softball list (5/26/21)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...
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Several Lady Hornets named to all-region softball teams (5/26/21)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...
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Hume and NEVC split all-GVVCC softball honors (5/22/21)The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference may have only had two softball teams participate this year, but that did not stop its coaches from honoring the players on those squads deserving of all-conference recognition. Coaches from Northeast Vernon County and Hume High School selected the following players to their all-GVVCC team:...
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Comets eliminated from NAIA softball opening round (5/19/21)Coastal Georgia dealt Cottey College its second loss of the double-elimination opening round in the NAIA softball national tournament Tuesday in Waleska, Ga. After falling to Oregon Tech the previous day, the Comets' season ended with a 5-1 loss to the Mariners...
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Cottey softball shut out by Oregon Tech in opening round of NAIA tournament (5/18/21)The Cottey College softball team knew going into its first-ever NAIA national tournament that it would face pitching of a caliber it had not seen all season — or maybe ever. But the Comets could not have been expecting to strike out 15 times and muster only two hits in a 4-0 loss Monday in Waleska, Ga., at the hands of Oregon Tech...
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Purdy eliminates Hume from Class 1 softball quarterfinals, 10-2 (5/14/21)Hume High School’s first trip to the MSHSAA Class 1 state softball tournament ended Wednesday with a 10-2 defeat at the hands of multiple-time district champion Purdy. The lopsided-looking score does not tell the whole story, though, as this game was scoreless until the sixth inning...
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All-Class 1 District 6 softball team announced (5/14/21)The head coaches of the six teams in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 6 softball tournament revealed their selections for the all-district team, which included seven players alone from the champion Lady Hornets. Hume's Kennidi Harris was one of three pitchers selected, along with Liberal/Bronaugh's Kyla Porter and Jasper's Grace Osborne...
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Cottey softball to open NAIA tourney against Oregon Tech (5/12/21)The Cottey College softball team's first opponent in its first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance will be Oregon Tech. The Comets (17-11) landed the no. 4 seed in the Waleska Bracket, where they will face no. 1 seed Oregon Tech (42-8), a team making its seventh appearance in the tournament...
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Comets fail to close out A.I.I. tourney, but await seeding for NAIA Nationals (5/11/21)The Cottey College softball team is still going to the NAIA national tournament, but the Comets won't be there as conference champions. That honor, for the fourth season in a row, belongs to Georgia Gwinnett College after the Grizzlies beat Cottey twice in the final round of the Association of Independent Institutions' conference tourney Saturday in Lawrenceville, Ga...
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Cottey softball punches ticket to NAIA Nationals with A.I.I. Conference championship appearance (5/8/21)The Cottey College softball team earned an automatic bid to this year's NAIA National Tournament — and will have two chances on Saturday to win its first A.I.I. conference tournament — after beating Edward Waters College 2-0 Thursday and top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College 6-3 Friday in Lawrenceville, Ga...
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Hume celebrates first district softball title (5/8/21)"Winning a district title was a goal we had set for ourselves four years ago with my now seniors," stated Hume head softball coach Kayla Gander, whose squad earned the program's first-ever district title Thursday with an 11-4 win over Jasper. "Coming away with the win was an extraordinary accomplishment for not only our team but our school and support system. ...
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Liberal/Bronaugh softball buries NEVC in district opener (5/7/21)The no. 4 seed Liberal High School softball team, with its co-op contributors from Bronaugh, crushed no. 5 Northeast Vernon County 21-1 in the first round of Class 1 District 6 play Wednesday in Jasper. Later in the day, though, the Lady Bulldogs'/Lady Wildcats' season ended with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of top-seeded Hume — which beat Jasper 11-4 in the championship on Thursday...
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Comets catch second seed in A.I.I. tourney (4/30/21)The Cottey College softball team will be the no. 2 seed out of four teams in the 2021 Association of Independent Institutions Championship beginning Thursday, May 6, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Nationally-ranked Georgia Gwinnett earned the top seed and home-field advantage thanks to a 26-win season against a tougher schedule of opponents than the Comets — who are 24-6 but had three of the country’s top-10 teams cancel on them in the month of April to squeeze in more conference contests...
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Lopsided loss wraps up Lady Knights' regular season (4/27/21)WALKER — With a record just under .500 and having played in only one game that was decided by fewer than three runs, it has been an up-and-down season for the Northeast Vernon County High School softball team. Count Monday’s regular season finale against the Butler junior varsity as one of the dips in the roller coaster ride...
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Cottey's Johnson goes 10-for-12 to earn A.I.I. Hitter of the Week (4/21/21)The Association of Independent Institutions named Cottey College sophomore slugger Lauren Johnson its Hitter of the Week for her impressive performances at the plate against Ecclesia and Sterling — both of whom the Comets swept. Johnson improved her season batting average to .398 thanks to a 10-for-12 tear, including three doubles and a home run, against the Royals and Warriors. She also scored eight runs and drove in another six...
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Comets sweep Sterling on softball senior night; flag football falls (4/20/21)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...
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Cottey softball eviscerates Ecclesia (4/14/21)Ecclesia? Puh-leezia. The Cottey College softball team crushed the Royals of Ecclesia College Monday afternoon in Springdale, Ark., no-hitting them for an 18-0 victory in the opener before cruising to a 20-3 victory in the nightcap. The Comets (22-6) had already whooped up on Ecclesia in early March, beating the Royals 16-1 and 20-0 at Vanek Family Memorial Field. At least in those games Cottey allowed a hit...
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Comets sweep Crowley's Ridge (4/6/21)The Cottey College softball team squared off against Crowley's Ridge College for the first time in program history on Saturday. Hopefully the Comets didn't beat up on the Pioneers so hard they don't get another invitation to play. Cottey swept Crowley's Ridge 9-0 and 5-1 to improve to 20-6 on the season — highlighted by a return to form in the opener by sophomore ace Lacey Cruz...
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Montoya named A.I.I. Pitcher of the Week (4/6/21)Cottey College sophomore Alyssa Montoya had a busy week in the circle and was rewarded for her impressive performances with the Association of Independent Institutions' Pitcher of the Week honors. Montoya struck out 12 batters and allowed just one run over 17 innings of work — which earned her wins over Avila University, Bacone College, and Crowley's Ridge College...
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Comets continue to conquer the A.I.I. (4/3/21)Despite being without multiple starters for much of March, the Cottey College softball team has refused to lose. At least, the Comets have refused to lose enough games to knock them out of first place in the Association of Independent Institutions conference...
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Game-to-game improvement key for NEVC softball (4/3/21)Fans of Northeast Vernon County High School spring sports will have one team to cheer for this year: the Lady Knights on the softball diamond. Fortunately for them, they’ve already been able to celebrate a win. NEVC snuck past Lakeland 11-8 in late March, to go with losses against Hume and Humansville on the young season...
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Lady Wildcats join forces with Liberal (4/3/21)Due to low participation numbers for their own squad, members of the Bronaugh High School softball team will play at nearby Liberal for the 2021 season. Bailey Cliffman, Josie Banes, Emma Morris, Gretchen Banes and Julia Brundrige from Bronaugh will share the dugout with Liberal’s Gracie Bott, Kaylee Wallace, Keirstyn Larson, Kyla Porter, Ellaina LaNear, Laney Simpson, Abby Barton, Rylie Stanfield of Liberal...
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Comets cook Bacone at home (4/2/21)After a 12-0 win over Bacone College in game one of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Vanek Family Memorial Field, the Cottey College softball team looked poised for an easy sweep. True to their name, though, the Warriors put up a valiant fight in the nightcap...
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Montoya's walk-off single earns split for Cottey (3/31/21)The Cottey College softball team salvaged a split against Avila University in dramatic fashion Tuesday afternoon at Vanek Family Memorial Field. After dropping the opener 5-2 and trailing by one in the bottom of the seventh of the nightcap, Aryana Palencia — who hit a two-run homer earlier in the game — led off with a double, only to tie the game on a Kristen Hurst double. Alyssa Montoya then walked it off with a game-winning single to score Hurst...
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Comets split with Central Baptist (3/27/21)The Cottey College softball team split with No. 14-ranked Central Baptist College on the road Friday, taking game one 9-8 (the school's first win over a ranked opponent in any sport since joining the NAIA) before falling in the nightcap 6-4. Lauren Johnson led the way in the opener with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate and three runs, while Kristen Hurst helped her own cause in the circle with a grand slam. Lacey Cruz also threw 5 1/3 innings, striking out seven...
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Rain wipes out Thursday's sports (3/26/21)The area high school spring sports season had to hit the snooze button on starting for at least another day, as more rain on Thursday forced multiple postponements of the day's slate of events. The Stockton Invitational, at which the Bronaugh and Sheldon track and field teams were scheduled to compete, was postponed until March 30 due to inclement weather...
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Spring season openers postponed due to rain (3/24/21)The start of the spring sports season for some area high schools will have to wait at least one more day. The Sheldon High School baseball team was set to throw out the first pitch of its new season at home against Dadeville Tuesday afternoon, but the game was briefly penciled in to be played at Dadeville before inclement weather there forced it to be postponed altogether. A make-up date may be scheduled at a later time...
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Comets split in Neb. after McPherson rained out (3/16/21)With the McPherson Tournament rained out this past weekend, the Cottey College softball team booked a trip Friday to York, Neb., where the Comets were instead greeted by 20 mile-per-hour winds. The results were an 8-7 extra-innings loss to Hastings College and a 14-5 victory over Midland University...
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Cottey's Cruz, Morgan named A.I.I. Players of the Week (3/10/21)The Association of Independent Institutions gave its softball pitcher and hitter of the week awards to two members of the Cottey College team after the Comets improved to 12-2 on the season. Sophomore Lacey Cruz is now 5-0 in the circle following wins over Hannibal-LaGrange University and Culver-Stockton, which helped earn her second A.I.I. Pitcher of the Week honor of the year. In 17 innings of work, Cruz struck out 24 batters and allowed just one run...
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Culver-Stockton hands Comets first losses of the softball season (3/9/21)After getting off to the best start in program history, the Cottey College softball team found out over the weekend — courtesy of the Culver-Stockton College Lady Wildcats — that you can't win 'em all. But at least you still have Lacey Cruz. The sophomore pitcher continued her dominant start to the season with a pair of shutout victories over Culver-Stockton, first with a 6-0 win on Saturday, then an 8-0 W on Sunday...
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Comets roll Royals, improve to 10-0 (3/6/21)The Cottey College and Ecclesia College softball teams entered Friday's doubleheader at Vanek Family Memorial Field with contrasting records — and left with them, too. The Comets improved to 10-0 with a 16-1, 20-0 sweep over the Royals, who fell to 0-10...
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Cottey stays unbeaten after Hannibal-LaGrange sweep (3/3/21)At 8-0, the Cottey College softball team is off to its best start in program history and has head coach Mark Skapin recalling the team’s historic 18-game win streaks of recent seasons’ past. But as much as he’s looking backward, Skapin also has his sights set on the future...
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Cottey softball resumes season, winning ways (2/27/21)The Cottey College softball team went three weeks without playing a game before facing Bellevue University and Langston University on Friday. Fortunately for the Comets, they still remembered how to win. Sophomore pitcher Lacy Cruz struck out 15 Bruins in the team’s 3-2 win in the opener before the offense came alive in an 11-1 rout over the Lady Lions in the nightcap — improving the Comets’ record to 4-0...
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Cottey's Cruz earns A.I.I. Pitcher of the Week honors (2/19/21)Cottey College's Lacey Cruz has another award to add to her proverbial trophy case — assuming there's still room. After pitching the softball program's first-ever perfect game in a season-opening shutout against the University of Saint Mary on Feb. 5, the sophomore hurler was named the Association of Independent Institutions' Softball Pitcher of the Week...
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Sports resume at Cottey with softball sweep (2/9/21)Cottey College’s first sporting event in more than 100 days could not have been any more perfect. Neither could the pitching of Lacey Cruz. The sophomore slinger struck out nine of the 15 batters she faced, giving up zero hits or walks in the process, en route to an 8-0 run-ruled, season-opening victory over the University of Saint Mary Friday afternoon on the Vanek Family Softball Field...
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Cottey College vs. Dodge City softball - March 14, 2018 (3/16/18)
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5 Sept. 2017 NHS Softball (9/6/17)
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Diamond Divas win ASA tournament (6/25/14)
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Cottey College hosts academic and athletic awards ceremony (6/3/14)Nevada Daily Mail Several athletes from each of the three athletics teams Cottey College fielded during last school year received awards at the school's annual awards ceremony, May 17. Individual awards for the Comets basketball, volleyball and softball teams were announced by volleyball coach Marla Kannady Foreman, while softball coach Shelli Stanley handed out the awards. ...
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Adult co-ed softball registrations end June 18 (5/30/14)The Nevada Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an adult co-ed softball league, at the Twin Lakes Sports Complex. Games will be played on Monday evenings, and are scheduled to begin on July 7. League registration is now open and will continue through June 18...
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Diamond Divas win Bluegrass softball tourney (5/19/14)
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Dirt Dawgs take second at Champion Diamonds (5/12/14)
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Area high school sporting events postponed (4/30/14)Thanks to the latest round of wet weather to move through the area, a number of local high school sporting events were called off Tuesday. Of the three area schools affected by the latest round of rain, Nevada High School was hit the hardest. According to athletic director John McNeley, three different Nevada High School sporting events were called off on the day...
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Cottey Comets softball season ends (4/26/14)The Cottey College Comets softball team saw the 2014 season come to an end this week, with a pair of doubleheaders and two Region XVI Tournament games putting a cap on a winless campaign. On Tuesday, the Comets took on St. Louis Community College and dropped both of those games, 22-0 and 19-1. The results were similar when the Comets went back out on the road Wednesday, as head coach Shelli Stanley's squad lost to Allen County, 7-2 and 15-0...
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El Dorado Christian girls' softball season continues (4/26/14)
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Hume Hornets, Lady Hornets fall at home (4/26/14)HUME -- The Hume Lady Hornets softball team got back into action Wednesday, hoping to notch its first win of the season before the district tournament. The Lady Blue Jays of Montrose had other plans, however, and invaded Hume's home field with the intent of spoiling those hopes...
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Area sporting events postponed (4/25/14)Thanks to multiple rounds of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms that moved through the region Wednesday night into Thursday, several area high school athletics events were postponed. In total, three area schools were affected by Thursday's cancellations. Nevada was hit hardest, as athletic director John McNeley was forced to call off two different events and move another...
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Knights, Lady Knights split with Sheldon (4/25/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Northeast Vernon County Knights and Lady Knights baseball and softball teams got back into action Wednesday, hosting the Panthers and Lady Panthers of Sheldon High School and finished the day with mixed results...
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Hume baseball, softball swept at home (4/19/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets baseball and softball teams made their return to their home field Wednesday, hoping to get back on the winning track against the Tigers and Lady Tigers of Rich Hill High School. That was not to be, however, as the home teams couldn't get much going in either game, ultimately handing Rich Hill the sweep...
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Cottey Comets softball drops three more games (4/15/14)East Central College swept a softball doubleheader from the Cottey College Comets Saturday, at Union, Mo., 16-2 and 17-2. In the opening game, the Comets found themselves in an early 4-0 hole and attempted a rally in the third inning, coming up with their only two runs of the contest. In the second game, East Central jumped out to a 16-0 lead before the Comets played their only two runs in the fourth inning...
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Cottey Comets softball swept at home (4/12/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Cottey College softball team has had more than its share of struggles this season and though the Comets took to Vanek Family Memorial Field Tuesday in an attempt to right the ship, those struggles continued as head coach Shelli Stanley's squad dropped a pair of games against the Lady Blue Devils of Kansas City, Kan., Community College...
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Cottey softball drops two more at home (4/4/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Cottey College Comets softball team has spent the first month of the 2014 season struggling to get much of anything accomplished on the field. Those struggles continued Wednesday, as the Comets returned home to take on the Lady Cardinals of Mineral Area College...
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Sheldon softball defeats Hume at home (4/4/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor SHELDON -- Fresh off of a 12-6 loss at Bronaugh Friday night, the Sheldon Lady Panthers softball team made its return home, hoping to get back on the winning track. Head coach Tyler Judd's squad did just that in an up-and-down contest against the Lady Hornets of Hume High School that ultimately went Sheldon's way, by a final score of 4-2...
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Knights defeat Montrose at home (4/4/14)WALKER -- The Northeast Vernon County Knights baseball team found itself in a tough battle Monday, taking on the Blue Jays of Montrose High School, at Northeast Vernon County High School. In a game that needed an extra inning to be decided, however, the Knights came out on top by a final score of 6-5...
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Comets softball drops road pair (4/1/14)INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- The Independence Community College Lady Pirates swept a softball doubleheader from the Cottey Comets Sunday, by the final scores of 29-0 and 24-2. The first of the two contests was a lesson in futility for the Comets as Lady Pirates pitchers Taylor Eaves and Caitlin Caswell combined to shut out the Comets not only in runs, but hits, as well. The two combined for two walks and seven strikeouts in five scoreless innings...
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Bronaugh baseball, softball sweeps Hume (3/28/14)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor BRONAUGH --With the threat of rain and even potentially severe weather looming, it was far less than certain whether or not the Bronaugh and Hume baseball and softball teams would be able to get Thursday's scheduled doubleheader in at all, but for once, Mother Nature didn't throw a wrench in the works and both games were played. ...
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Cottey Comets softball drops pair to St. Louis (3/25/14)By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail Sunny skies and cool winds from left-center field greeted players and fans, as the Cottey College Comets hosted the softball team from Saint Louis Community College Saturday afternoon, at Vanek Family Memorial Field...
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Comets drop two at home (3/11/14)The Cottey College Comets softball team opened its spring schedule with a doubleheader Friday, against North Arkansas, on the diamond at Vanek Family Memorial Field. The Lady Pioneers won both games, taking the first by a final score of 12-0, in five innings, and completing the sweep with an 11-1 win in the second, in six innings...
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Cottey Comets softball canceled (3/4/14)The Cottey Comets softball team's scheduled games today, at North Arkansas College, Harrison, Ark., were called off due to rain in the Harrison area. The Comets are scheduled to host the Lady Pirates at 12 and 2 p.m., Thursday, at Vanek Family Field, on the Cottey campus. Coach Shelli Stanley's 2014 roster includes returnees Christine Nevins, Karla Dubon, Selena Gochenour and Rachel McPherson and seven freshman -- including former Bronaugh Lady Wildcat Susie Hartman...
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Payton Hays gets playing time at FSCC (3/4/14)FORT SCOTT -- Former Northeast Vernon County softball standout Payton Hays is expected to see quite a bit of playing time for the Fort Scott Community College Lady Greyhounds this spring. Hays has been some seeing time in right field and has two hits in nine plate appearances this season...
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Nevada softball drops district opener, 11-1 (10/10/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor WARRENSBURG -- The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team entered play in the Class 3, District 13 softball tournament Wednesday night, taking on a familiar opponent in the Lady Cardinals of Clinton High School. The two squads entered the contest knowing that every game from this point on would be a "win or go home" situation and though Clinton entered the tournament as the third seed, while Nevada was seeded sixth, there wasn't really a clear favorite heading into Wednesday's contest. ...
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Pleasant Hill softball routs Nevada, 10-0 (10/2/13)The Nevada High School softball team dropped a 10-0 decision at Pleasant Hill Monday. The Lady Tigers gave up three runs in the first inning, one in the second, three in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth. Pleasant Hill junior left-hander Courtney Fountain limited the Lady Tigers to one hit -- a double by Madi Culbertson with one out in the fourth inning --walked no one and struck out four to take the win...
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Nevada softball routs Butler (9/27/13)The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team got back to its winning ways Wednesday, with a 15-0 rout of the Butler Lady Bears at Bushwhacker Field. After junior right-hander Maddie Hedges worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first inning, the Lady Tigers scored five runs in each of their first two at-bats and the game ended after Michaela Brewer drove in the 15th run with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. ...
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Nevada softball falls at Carthage, 10-4 (9/25/13)Nevada High School's softball team finished fourth in the El Dorado Springs tournament over the weekend, with a 1-2 record, and fell to Carthage Monday afternoon, 10-4. Nevada was in pool 1 with Lamar and Miller. The host school was in pool 2 with Archie and Stockton...
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Nevada softball game canceled (9/17/13)The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team was scheduled to continue a busy week of action Tuesday afternoon, hosting the Lady Bears of Butler High School, but Mother Nature had other plans. Thanks to a series of rain showers Monday night into Tuesday, Nevada High School athletic director John McNeley announced via email early Tuesday afternoon that Tuesday's contest had been called off. No make-up date had been announced as of Tuesday evening...
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Nevada softball falls at home, 10-3 (9/17/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "At this point, we lose early in the season and this is just preparing us for the latter part." The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team and head coach Tammy Holcomb knew coming into the season that there would be a fair amount of bumps in the road and that has been the case, but Holcomb still has kept her head held high through the first 11 games of the year. ...
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Nevada softball falls at Lamar (9/7/13)LAMAR -- Lamar handed the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team a 10-2 setback behind pitcher Emmie Robertson, who struck out 15 batters and didn't allow a walk. Lamar struck for five runs in the first, one in the second, three in the third and one in the fifth. The Lady Tigers managed both of their runs in the fourth and were outhit, 9-2...
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Nevada softball off to strong start in 2013 season (8/31/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor A new season often brings a number of unknowns and new challenges in high school sports and the upcoming Nevada Lady Tigers softball season is no exception. Lady Tigers head coach Tammy Holcomb entered the 2013 season with a number of familiar faces on her roster, but also with a number of unknowns...
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Nevada softball season opens Wednesday (8/27/13)By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor A new season often brings a number of unknowns and new challenges in high school sports and the upcoming Nevada Lady Tigers softball season is no exception. Lady Tigers head coach Tammy Holcomb will enter the 2013 season with a number of familiar faces on her roster, but also with a number of unknowns...
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Lady Tigers softball season begins Aug. 28 (8/12/13)The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team is set to begin the 2013 season at home, against Pleasant Hope High School. That contest is set to be a varsity/JV doubleheader and will begin at 5 p.m., at Bushwhacker Field. Following that contest, the Lady Tigers will get right back into action on Aug. ...
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Nevada sports receive booster club donations (7/19/13)
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Farmer's Daughters make All-Star team (7/17/13)
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Farmer's Daughters win ASA softball tournament (7/16/13)OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Hume Farmer's Daughters took first place in the ASA VIP Kansas City Metro fastpitch softball tournament. The Farmer's Daughters won their first game over the Olathe Bears by a final score of 6-4. The next game was against the Blue Angels and Hume kept the momentum, taking the victory by a final score of 8-4. ...
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Diamond Divas win Memorial Day tournament (6/11/13)