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Bison sweep through Southwest Conference meet!
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
McCook High's boys take a victory lap around the Broken Bow track following their Southwest Conference team title on Saturday while McCook's girls (below) also captured first place in this annual eight-school showdown. The Bison boys totaled 142 points with host Bow taking a distance second with 96. Bison girls conquered a closer challenge where they scored 115 points to top Ogallala's 106.5 and 90 from Gothenburg. Complete Bison top eight placers and team scores will appear later this morning...
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McCook girls come through in clutch for SWC title
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook High's girls delivered some clutch wins along with career bests while winning the Southwest Conference team title on Saturday. Junior Shawna Wilkinson ran a career-best 58.58 seconds to edge Cozad's Makaia Baker (58.87) om a close 400-meter race. She also outran Jordan Hughes, who ran her fastest time of 1:02.43 but could only finish third for runner-up Ogallala...
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Bison boys hit career bests while conquering SWC
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — A hot Saturday didn't cool the McCook Bison boys who were blistering around tracks and reaching several career bests during their latest Southwest Conference domination last weekend. The Bison swept all three relay titles while also seeing individuals like Brandon Tucker (400 meters), Kaden Jernigan (200) and senior Alec Langan (300-hurdles) run to their fastest times ever...
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Indians blast five HRs, clinch Region home playoff series
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
The McCook Community College baseball team made quick work of Western Nebraska, taking a five-inning, 12-1 win over Western Nebraska Sunday to wrap up the three-game series. The Indians hit five home runs including a pair from freshman Zack Beatty (Maple Park, Ill.) to power the Tribe as freshman starting pitcher Ethan Fritz (freshman, Bellevue, Neb.) kept the Cougar bats in check...
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Vikings edge DC-S boys by half-point for RPAC
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
BOYS Team scores: 1. Bertrand 107, 2. Dundy County-Stratton 106.5, 3. Hitchcock County 65, 3. Cambridge 65, 5. Medicine Valley 59.5, 6. Southwest 43, 7. Southern Valley 36, 8. Paxton 33, 8. Maxwell 33, 10. Wauneta-Palisade 32, 11. Wallace 30, 12. Alma 20, 13. Arapahoe 19, 14. Maywood-Hayes Center 14...
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Chase girls top 200 points in SPVA domination
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
GRANT, Neb. — What did Chase County girls NOT win would be a better question about the South Platte Valley Association track and field meet on Friday. The answer: just two jumps as those Longhorns totaled 219 points. They took first in all the races, relays, throws and pole vault besides high jump...
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County OKs security cameras for courhouse
(Local News ~ 05/03/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Commissioners approved a new video and audio security system for the Red Willow County Courthouse Monday, and heard updates from the McCook Economic Development Corp. and Noxious Weed superintendent. After Chief Deputy Joe Koetter presented bids for the security system, commissioners voted unanimously to accept a bid of $10,648 from Intellipro Security of Sioux Falls, S.D. ...
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Cambridge girls run wild while ruling RPAC chase
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/21)
PAXTON, Neb. — The Cambridge girls more than lapped Friday's 14-team RPAC field with 91 points more than their closest track-field challenger. More details on Tuesday: Team scores: 1. Cambridge 156, 2. Medicine Valley 65, 3. Alma 60, 4. Southern Valley 56, 5. Bertrand 54, 6. Wallace 53, 7. Maywood-Hayes Center 45, 8. Paxton 30, 8. Wauneta-Palisade 30, 8. Arapahoe 30, 11. Dundy County-Stratton 27, 12. Southwest 23, 13. Maxwell 20, 14. Hitchcock County 14...
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MPCC rodeo team finishes strong, next stop: nationals
(College Sports ~ 05/03/21)
Mid-Plains Community College will head into the College National Finals Rodeo with the number one men’s team in the region – the first time since 2017. That’s following a whirlwind final season rodeo in Ames, Iowa over the weekend that saw the MPCC Rodeo Team rise to the top in several areas of competition...
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