Stories from Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Nevada High School junior varsity football team put last week's loss behind it with a 46-34 win over Monett Monday at Logan Field. Sophomore running back Tucker Duncan got the scoring started in the first quarter with an 8-yard touchdown trot (two-point conversion was no good)...

The Nevada High School cross country team returned home from the Lamar Invitational on Tuesday with three medals — while Sheldon's lone runner earned one, as well. Nevada teammates Allie Rains (21 minutes, 56 seconds) and Avery Morris (22:08) finished 10th and 11th, respectively, with Averi Dawn clocking in at 23:44 for 24th...

The Nevada High School girls golf team was so confident in its performance against Butler Tuesday afternoon at Frank E. Peters Golf Course, the Lady Tigers all left before the final results were announced. Needless to say, they’ll be happy to hear at practice on Wednesday how they did...

Tuesday may have marked the Nevada High School volleyball team’s 19th match — but it also ushered in a new season. And so far, the Lady Tigers are undefeated. “This was our first conference game, and it’s a new season now. That’s the way we’ve got to look at it. ...

After striking out 16 times at Carthage the previous day, it took the Nevada High School softball team all of 1 2/3 innings to adjust to Smith-Cotton’s pitcher Tuesday at Bushwhacker Field. After that, the Lady Tigers could not stop scoring runs. “I think just adjusting from good, fast velocity last night to slower velocity today took us a little bit of time,” said NHS head coach Danny Penn, whose team clobbered the visiting team from Sedalia 13-0 in five innings. ...

Nathaniel Scott Brooks, 35, of Big Timber, Mont., passed away Sept. 10, 2021. Nathan was born May 28, 1986, in Joplin, Mo., to Rob Brooks and Tammy Lynn (Bailey) Brooks. Nathan served in the United States Army 10th Mountain Division for four years, he was also a cook for a high-end restaurant before his passing. Nathan was a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the VFW...

No injuries were reported from a train versus tractor-trailer wreck in Richards on Tuesday afternoon. A tractor-trailer was crossing west to east at 4th Street in Richards when the trailer was clipped by a southbound BNSF Railway unit coal trail. The train did not derail and there was no hazardous materials spill...