Stories from Monday, December 1, 2025

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The McCook Community College men cruised to a 101-57 win over the Royal Ambassadors Saturday in the final game of the National Park College Nighthawk Classic. MCC went 2-0 in the Classic. “This was a really fun game,” said MCC Assistant Coach Drake Henderson. “We’re happy to finish this trip 2-0. Our guys have really enjoyed it.”...

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Marian Candace (Bailey) Davis, age 102, of Curtis, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2025, surrounded by the love of family. Marian was born on a farm southwest of Palmyra, Nebraska, to Merle and Gladys (Ring) Bailey, the second of five children. Named after her grandmother, Marian (Gove) Ring, and her great-grandmother, Candace (Worth) Gove, she grew up with a strong sense of family history and roots...

Kearney, Neb. - The now second-ranked Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team is in the NCAA Tournament for a 26th straight season and will host the Central Regional Dec. 4-6 at the Health & Sports Center. The 64-team NCAA Tournament field -- eight schools from each of Division II's eight regions -- was announced tonight. The complete bracket is available HERE; region winners advance to the Elite Eight December 11-13 in Sioux Falls. NCAA Volleyball Logo...

CASPER, Wyo. – The McCook Community College women overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit to take a pair of late fourth-quarter leads but came up short Friday against Western Wyoming 67-66. The thriller came in the first game of the Casper Thanksgiving Classic at Swede Erickson Gym...

The Nebraska volleyball team was selected as the No. 1 overall seed for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship on Sunday night and will host the first and second rounds at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this Friday and Saturday...

Lincoln – Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Saturday morning that senior guard Connor Essegian will be sidelined the remainder of the season with an ankle injury suffered in Tuesday’s 80-73 win over Winthrop. Essegian left the game midway through the second half and tests following the game revealed a significant right ankle injury. ...

CASPER, Wyo. – The No. 23 Casper College women outscored McCook Community College 24-13 in the final quarter Saturday to pull out a 70-53 win in the final game of the Casper Thanksgiving Classic. “We just didn't come ready to play today, and Casper did,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We had a nice second quarter where we really executed offensively and made plays.”...