Stories from Friday, April 9, 2021

The Bronaugh High School baseball team followed up its first win since 2016 with an 8-4 loss at Hume on Monday. The Wildcats (1-1), who smoked Sheldon in the season-opener last week for the program’s first victory in five years, found themselves in an 8-0 deficit after four innings against the Hornets (2-2) — not helped by the fact they stranded seven runners in the first two innings...

With the high-profile Jock’s Nitch/PSU Gorilla Relays coming up later in the week, the Nevada High School track and field team sent only a select number of athletes to compete in a quadrangular at Lamar on Monday. Those who did participate made it a worthwhile trip, though, highlighted by six Tigers and Lady Tigers who posted first-place performances...

Augusta National isn’t the only golf course hosting stiff competition this week. Nevada was one of 11 high schools that met at Twin Hills Country Club Thursday to take part in the Joplin Invitational, where junior Owen Swearingen notched his third top-3 finish of the season...

CARTHAGE — Five errors on defense. Ten strikeouts on offense. One loss on the season. That about sums up the Nevada High School baseball team’s afternoon against Monett in its third game of Bill O’Dell Tournament action Thursday inside Carl Lewton Stadium. And for anyone thinking the 2 p.m. first-pitch time played a role in the Tigers’ flat performance, NHS head coach Danny Penn was quick to disagree...