Stories from Monday, February 23, 2026

BRANSON, Mo. – In an early-season battle between a pair of top 15 ranked softball teams, No. 13 McCook Community College broke up a 1-1 tie against No. 15 Crowder College with an eight-run outburst to win 9-1 Friday in the opening game of the Branson Turf’s Up Classic. The Lady Indians also beat Missouri State University-West Plains in five innings 14-6...

The McCook Community College baseball team opened the home schedule Sunday with a pair of wins over Dawson Community College. With game-time temperatures near 37 degrees for most of the day, the Indians won 10-5 and 10-0 (in five innings). “I thought our guys did a good job today of concentrating on the day and the games,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen. “Sometimes when you catch some cold weather, guys can use that as an excuse, but our guys just went about the day and didn’t complain.”...

The registration deadline for the 2026 YMCA Spring Adult Volleyball League is now approaching. Divisions are being offered for Competitive and Recreational in both Women’s and Co-Ed. The season begins the week of March 9. Co-Ed will be played on Monday evenings. Women will play on Thursday evenings. The season will be five weeks long. There is a roster limit of 10 per team...

Just a reminder the McCook girls visit Scottsbluff for subdistrict opener on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. CST tip time, or 6 p.m. MST in Scottsbluff. The McCook boys host Alliance on Thursday with a 6 p.m. CST start.

BRANSON, Mo. – The McCook Community College softball split a pair of games Saturday in the Branson Turf’s Up Classic. MCC lost 5-4 to Northern Oklahoma-Enid 5-4 in the opening game and beat Southwestern Community College (Creston, Iowa) in six innings 12-3...

Trailing by two after the first quarter the Northeastern Junior College women outscored McCook Community College 42-21 over the second and third quarters and topped the Lady Indians 71-53 Saturday at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. Eight sophomores were honored prior to the game: Laia Izquierdo Altimira (Barcelona, Spain); Peyton Cox (Wauneta-Palisade High School); Johanna Gerlach (Hachborn, Germany); Jacelyn Jorgensen (Paxton); Jada Kemm (Henderson, Colo.); Carolina Garcia Perdomo (Islas Canarias, Spain); Brylyn Springer (Cambridge) and Miriam Wahlqvist (Helsingborg, Sweden).. ...

Northeastern Junior College buckled down defensively in the second half holding MCC to 29-second half points Saturday on the way to an 84-66 win in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. This was the final regular season home game for the Indians. Prior to the game MCC honored five sophomores: Nate Coley (Little Rock, Ark.); Lukas Gudavicius (Palanga, Lithuania); Vladimir Brkovic (Uzice, Serbia); Mo Diao (Darkar, Senegal) and Luke Sinisa (Auckland, North Island New Zealand)...

OMAHA, Neb. — All the Friday and Saturday state wrestling results for Class D area qualifiers who did not medal at CHI Health Center. Cambridge 150 pounds: Micah Gerlach (36-6 season record) scored 3 points. He pinned Grady Durkee, Elgin Public/Pope John (27-18) in 3:00; was pinned by Alex Meier, Elm Creek (43-14) in 3:30...