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Cottey Comet basketball players have been
practicing since October 1. Third-year coach and athletic director Dave
Ketterman says the 11 players include five returning starters, led by
Nevada native Lacy Leonard, an NJCAA first-team All-American last
season. Other Cottey returnees are Kayla Orear, Hume, Ashleigh
Houdyshell, Webb City, Kerri Shanks, Crest Ridge High School, Centerview,
Mo., Maggie Wigness, Casa Grande, Arizona and Kelsey Bruce, Phoenix,
Arizona. Second-year player Elin Lindberg, Angleholm, Sweden, has
transferred to the Comets program from Casper, Wyoming Community
College. Cottey's freshman players include Sara Sellin, Angleholm,
Sweden, Elizabeth Wagoner, Centerview, Mo., Melissa Hedges, Springfield,
Mo. and Dominca Sena, Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The Comets start a 20-game
regular-season schedule by hosting the St. Mary's University
junior-varsity, from Leavenworth, Ks., at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow "in the
friendly confines of the Hinkhouse Center". Cottey will host
North-Central Missouri, the Mid-America Nazarene junior- varsity,
Olathe, Ks. and Brown-Mackie, Salina, Ks. in the Comet Shoot-Out Friday
night and Saturday.
Marshall Brown scored 22 points and
Missouri forced 41 turnovers in a 94-40 exhibition victory over
Lithuania Academy last night at the Mizzou Arena, Columbia. The Tigers
start the regular season Friday night when they host North Carolina A &
T in the John Thompson Foundation Classic.
Nevada's eighth- and seventh-grade girls
basketball teams won three of four games from Joplin Memorial last night
at Nevada High School and Nevada Middle School. The eighth graders
posted two victories, 49-25, in the A-team game and 33-6 in the B-team
game. Nevada's seventh graders won the A-team game, 45-10, but Joplin
Memorial won the B-team game, 10-9. The seventh- and eighth-grade "A"
teams are to host Stockton this evening, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Nevada Tiger wrestling coach Kevin Huck
welcomed 25 wrestlers for the start of pre-season drills a week ago
yesterday. He expected some others to report for practices this week
after last Thursday night's completion of the football season. 2005-2006
letter-winners returning this season include junior Mason Heard, senior
Drew Shepherd, sophomore Colby Shepherd, sophomore Trey Miller, senior
Nick Nelson, senior Matt Kennedy, junior Cole Bond, junior Spenser
Daniels, junior Jerrod Alexander, junior Ryan Herda, senior Steph Krohn
and senior Ethan Fast. The Tigers start the season with a dual at Butler
November 28. Only four duals are scheduled on the home mats at the
William Wynn Gymnasium: December 12 against Neosho, January 9 against
Harrisonville, January 11 against Carthage and February 1 against
Buffalo.
Missouri Tiger tailback Earl Goldsmith's
tenure of starts appears to be over at one game. Head coach Gary Pinkel
says Goldsmith suffered a broken hand in last weekend's 34-20 loss at
Nebraska and his staff is not sure if Goldsmith will be able to play
November 18 when Missouri visits Iowa State. The Tiger football team's
to hold light workouts today and tomorrow and will not return to full
practices until Saturday. Seven Missouri assistant coaches are on the
recruiting trail with only the offensive and defensive coordinators
staying home to work on game plans for the Cyclones.
Former Nevada Griffon Mark Teahen was
named the 2006 Kansas City Royals player-of-the-year yesterday. He is
the fourth different winner in four years and the 21st player to be
honored since 1971 when members of the Kansas City chapter of the
Baseball Writers' Association of America began selecting a Royals'
player-of-the-year. Teahen batted .290 with a team-leading 18 homers and
69 runs-batted-in in his second season with Kansas City. Most of his
production occurred between June 3, when he was recalled from Omaha, and
season-ending shoulder surgery September 8. Teahen was a Nevada Griffon
during the Summer of 2000. |
