Stories from Friday, November 9, 2018

Theodore Edward Olgren died on Wednesday Nov. 7, 2018, after a long illness. Ted was born in Hancock, Mich., on Sept. 27, 1926, to Theodore and Ann Olgren. He lived in Reno, Nev., and Sacramento, Calif., before moving to Jerico Springs, Mo., where he met and married Mary Louise Thomas...

Worn down by a frenetic full-court pressure defense, the Cottey Comet basketball team succumbed to the University of St. Mary Spires, 68-46, in their home-opener Wednesday evening at Hinkhouse Center. The Spires opened the contest on an 11-0 run, and led 20-10 after one quarter of play. St. Mary then increased its advantage to 29-13 midway through the second, with Cottey closing the half on a 7-3 run...

Former Nevada High School superstar hoopster Clay Gayman had a highly-productive collegiate debut with NCAA Division I Abilene Christian University on Tuesday. Gayman, a 6-foot-6 220 pound small forward, dropped in 11 points, connecting on 4-of-7 field goal attempts, to go along with four steals, three rebounds, two assists, and a block — in just 10 minutes of court-time, as ACU rolled to a 107-54 home-victory over Arlington Baptist University...

Nevada High School’s winter sports student-athletes were recognized at the school’s “Meet the Players” assembly Thursday evening at Wynn Gym. Programs sharing the spotlight, were Nevada High boys and girls basketball, wrestling, girls swimming, and the NHS cheer team...