Stories from Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Nevada High School junior Jerica Collins has been named a delegate to The Congress of Future Medical Leaders, with the event slated for November. According to a press release, The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students aspiring to enter into the medical field, or become physicians. ...

The Vernon County Health Department has announced the total confirmed positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now at 132, with an additional eight probable cases. Of these cases, 15 remain active while the other 124 have recovered. There have been 3,932 negative tests administered. No cases are currently hospitalized...

The Nevada Tiger swim team collected fifth and sixth-place finishes respectively at their opening two meets of the season. At the Carthage Indoor Invitational, held at Fair acres Family YMCA on Sept. 8, Nevada notched a fifth-place team finish at the seven-school meet. On Saturday, the Tigers returned to the pool for the Ozark Invitational, held at Foster Natatorium in Springfield. There, they placed sixth at the 12-school meet...

Hosting a 16-school cross country meet at rain-soaked Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Friday, the Nevada High and middle school boys and girls cross country teams put on a show. While the Nevada High varsity girls didn't field enough competitors to compete as a team, their trio of student-athletes each placed in the top 25, highlighted by Avery Morris' seventh-place showing. The NHS boys' varsity squad, meanwhile, placed 10th at the event...

Nevada High's Lady Tiger junior varsity volleyball team had a fantastic weekend on the court, winning four of five matches en route to a second-place finish at the Aurora High School Invitational. Nevada (6-2) opened with a three-set victory over Cassville — 22-25, 25-6, 15-10. They then fell to Seneca in two sets — 18-25, 22-25. Against host Aurora, the Lady Tigers prevailed in three sets — 21-25, 25-10, 15-9...

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team was denied their first victory of the season Monday evening, with host Lamar upending them, 5-4. The Big 8 Conference West division loss moves Nevada to 0-3 overall, and 0-2 in the Big 8 West.  Singles results • At No. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger golf team slotted into an eighth-place finish at Monday's 10-team Carthage Invitational — held at Briarbrook Country Club. Notching Nevada's top score at the 18-hole event, Katie Pennington carded a 42-over-par 114 en route to a 19th-place finish. ...

Sheldon High's Lady Panther volleyball team was in action Tuesday, welcoming in Pleasant Hope and Greenfield for a triangular.  The Lady Panthers dropped their opener against Pleasant Hope in two sets — 6-25, 12-25. They then absorbed another two-set sweep, falling to Greenfield — 10-25, 9-25. The non-conference losses move Sheldon to 0-7 overall...

Jack Vernon Edmiston, 87, died peacefully on Sept. 8, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. Jack was born Sept. 22, 1932, in Nevada, Mo., and was the son of Henry Vernon Edmiston and Mary Virginia (Bean) Edmiston. He lived in Nevada the entirety of his life until moving to North Carolina last year...

The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team remains in search of its first victory, after falling to the Neosho Wildcats in three sets Monday night.  The non-conference home loss moves Nevada to 0-4 overall.  Neosho looked sharp early, winning the first two sets handily — 25-15, 25-16. Nevada replied with a strong third set, leading late, but eventually relinquishing their advantage — as Neosho prevailed, 25-23. ...

The offensive surge continued for the Nevada Lady Tiger softball team on Monday, with a 14-9 non-conference road victory over Weableau. Over the past two games, Nevada has plated a combined 31 runs.   After missing the first seven games of the season, star shortstop Tylin Heathman returned to Nevada's lineup, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored. Nevada cleanup hitter Claire Pritchett mashed her fifth round-tripper of the season, while also knocking in three runs. ...

Nevada High's junior varsity football team dropped a heartbreaker to Cassville Monday evening, falling 26-22. Cassville scored on its first offensive play from scrimmage, and with the successful two-point conversion, led 8-0. Nevada quickly replied, as Brice Budd broke off a 37-yard scamper to paydirt, and with the two-point play, knotted the contest 8-8...