NEVADA, MO -- Cottey College is preparing for Commencement and other related activities. As these important events draw closer, drivers on Austin are asked to take note of the increased pedestrian and visitor traffic and to drive safely. The public is invited to attend the following Commencement weekend events.

NEVADA, MO—The Cottey-in-Motion (Co-Motion) Dance Company will present its spring dance concert on Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. There is no admission charge for the concert.

NEVADA, MO—Community Blood Center (CBC), the provider of blood services to local hospitals, will conduct a blood drive at Cottey College on Tuesday, April 17, in the lobby of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts.

NEVADA, MO—The Cottey College choirs will perform a spring concert on Friday, April 20, at 8 p.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall. There is no admission fee for the concert.

NEVADA, MO—The Cottey College Department of Dance will present an informal dance concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27, in Hinkhouse Gymnasium. The performance is free.

NEVADA, MO—The Cottey College Children’s Theatre Class will present Cinderella’s Class“ick” Tale at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, in the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. There is no admission for the performance.

Both teams were evenly matched in the second half. Both made runs. The Lady Pioneers would pull ahead, and the Comets would charge back and cut the lead.  Late in the game, the Comets trailed 54-51 after a basket by Blaklee Sanders. North Ark answered with a basket of its own, when Chelsey Rowland was fouled and went to the free throw line. Rowland hit both shots to cut the deficit to three points again, but the Comets could not score again as they turned the ball over.

The loss dropped the Comets to 6-15 on the year. They will conclude their regular-season schedule on Thursday, March 1, when nationally-ranked North Arkansas visits the friendly confines of Hinkhouse Gymnasium. That game will tip off at 6 p.m.

The loss dropped the Comets' record to 6-12 on the season. The next game for the Comets will be on Thursday, February 16, when they will face Penn Valley in a rematch. The game will tip off at 6 p.m. inside the friendly confines of Hinkhouse Gymnasium.

In a low-scoring first half, the Comets found themselves trailing by four at the break, 20-16.  The Comets couldn't do much better in the last 20 minutes, only putting 25 points on the scoreboard in that frame. Unfortunately, the Lady Greyhounds performed better, hanging 32 points on the Comets in that half.

The loss dropped the Comets to 6-15 on the year. They will conclude their regular-season schedule on Thursday, March 1, when nationally-ranked North Arkansas visits the friendly confines of Hinkhouse Gymnasium. That game will tip off at 6 p.m.