Stories from Friday, May 14, 2021

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...

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...

The Nevada High School baseball team provided some late-inning drama in its regular-season finale Wednesday at Pittsburg, but a couple of twist endings by the umpires ultimately resulted in a 5-3 victory for the Purple Dragons. After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Case Sanderson triple and Blake Pryor single, the Tigers (18-6) failed to score again until the top of the seventh — at which point they trailed 5-1...

At 5:17 p.m., Wednesday, the Nevada Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house on fire at 711 E. Lee St. "Report of the back porch on fire," Captain John McGraw said. "When fire units arrived heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the house. All occupants of the home were accounted for."...