Stories from Monday, January 9, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD -- The Nevada High School girls swim team finished 10th at the Ozarks Invitational on Saturday. Nevada sophomore Grace Reichard finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a state-qualifying time of 53.91. Reichard also finished second in the 100 backstroke with a state-qualifying time of 1:03.8...

EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team captured first place at the El Dorado Springs Tournament. Nevada went 3-0 in the tourney, finishing with a 40-8 win over Camdenton on Saturday. Matt Sommer scored 12 for Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail DREXEL -- Makena Thompson recorded her 1,000th career point during the Hume High School girls basketball team's 47-46 loss at Drexel on Friday. Thompson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 boards in the loss. Sheldon tops Ballard The Sheldon High School basketball teams swept a doubleheader with Ballard on Friday night. Sheldon won the girls game 44-33 and then took the boys game 65-33...

Rowland hits game-winning three-pointer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City's interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel. It also persuaded the Kansas City Chiefs to give the affable defensive specialist a second chance to be an NFL head coach...