Stories from Monday, December 8, 2025

University Park, Pa. - Amiah Hargrove erupted for a career-high 26 points, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, to lead five Huskers in double figures and shoot Nebraska to a 101-83 women's basketball win over Penn State on Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A 12-0 run to start the fourth quarter helped the McCook Community College women surge past Laramie County Community College Saturday for a 74-64 win. “We played another solid game-start-to-finish today,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We started a little slow but once we settled down, we executed well.”...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College men’s basketball team picked up their 10th win of the season Saturday topping Laramie County Community College 88-79. Sophomore Mo Diao, (Darkar, Senegal) and freshman Alier Alier (Bor, South Sudan) muscled in 10 points in the final six minutes of the game and sophomore Nate Coley, (Little Rock, Ark.) made six of six free throws in the final 3:13 of the game as the Indians broke up a tight game down the stretch...

Lincoln – Nebraska used a blistering start and a strong defensive effort to remain unbeaten with a 71-50 win over Creighton in front of a sellout crowd at Pinnacle Bank Arena Sunday afternoon. Nebraska took control from the start, using an early 13-0 run to build a double-figure lead in the first 7:32 of the contest. ...

Nebraska (32-0) entered the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, taking on Kansas State (18-10). Though the Wildcats put up a fight, the Huskers swept the night (25-17, 25-21, 25-16) to advance to the Sweet 16. Nebraska struggled at times against the Kansas State defense, the Wildcats posted 14 blocks and 32 digs. ...

Area baskeball scores from Saturday and late Friday night: Saturday GIRLS Area teams Maywood-Hayes Center 84, Southwest 46 Familiar foes Cozad 50, Maxwell 46 G.I. Northwst 45, Kearney Catholic 34 Scottsbluff 61, Norolk 44 BOYS Area teams Maywood-Yaes Center 72, Southwst 53...

BARTLEY, Neb. — All results from the McCook Bison placers at Friday’s Southwest Invitational. 125B pounds: Eden McPherson (4-0) won the championship. She pinned C. Lippert, Ogallala, in 1:25; G. Garcia, Wray, in :22; Julea Moore, H-Line, in :55; A. Woff, Sedgwick County-Fleming in :45...