Stories from Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Starting next week, Nevada High School hoops coaches and players will host the Tiger Basketball Youth Summer Skills Camp for students entering grades 1-6 in the fall. The camp — which aims to teach the fundamentals of ball handling, passing, and shooting — will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. each Monday of the month (July 5, 12, 19, and 26) inside Wynn Gymnasium at NHS...

When the wet field at Lyons Stadium proved unplayable for their game against the Kansas City Monarchs on Monday, the Nevada Griffons dialed up the Chillicothe Mudcats to see if theirs was dry enough to make up for Sunday’s postponement. It turned out to be a good call...

One dominated on the mound. The other crushed it at the plate. As a result, Nevada Griffons teammates Chase Beiter and Jesse Fonteboa were named MINK League Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week, respectively, for their efforts on the diamond over the past three games against the Joplin Outlaws and Sedalia Bombers...