Stories from Monday, May 4, 2026

McCOOK, Neb. — Scores from McCook High's home tournament sweep on Saturday and Friday night dual wins will appear soon as the Bison now own a 25-2 record this season. Comments from coach Matt Wiemers about his girls tennis champions: A super finish to a busy weekend, sweeping all 5 divisions and claiming the team title. The weather conditions were ideal and the girls really played well...

HASTINGS, Neb. — Lynda L. Kreutzer passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Hastings, Neb...

The McCook Community College softball team wrapped up the regular season Sunday adding two more wins to a record-setting season. The Lady Indians downed Otero 21-2 in five innings and 6-3 in seven innings to establish a program-record 49 regular season wins...

The McCook Community College softball team won their 46th and 47 wins of the regular season Saturday to set a program record. MCC downed Otero College on Sophomore Day 3-0 and 10-3. The 2026 Lady Indians pass the record set last year by the squad that won 45 games in the regular season, won three more on the way to the Region IX Tournament, and three more in the NJCAA D1 College World Series to finish with an overall record of 51-11...

Ohio State beat Nebraska in every aspect of the game of baseball today, yesterday, and the day before. The Buckeyes looked like the team that had a top-20 ranking and was sitting in second-place in the conference standings. The Cornhuskers now have a flight home and five days to feel the bile in their stomach to figure out if they are going to get this season back on track...

COZAD, Neb. — Southwest Conference team scores, all McCook Bison top eight placers and new personal records (PRs) achieved at the league meet on Saturday. BOYS Teams: 1. Cozad 145, 2. Gothenburg 110, 3. Holdrege 79, 4. Minden 58, 5. Broken Bow 53, 6. McCook 42, 7. Ogalalla 40...

COZAD, Neb. — Southwest Conference team scores, all McCook Bison top eight placers and new personal records (PRs) achieved at the league meet on Saturday. Teams: 1. Gothenburg 119, 2. Minden 93, 3. Holdrege 85, 4. Ogallala 77, 5. Broken Bowe 67, 6. McCook 48.5, 7. Cozad 36.5...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Top 10 teams among 17 and all area top six finishers during the RPAC track and field championship meet on Friday. GIRLS Teams: 1. Dundy County-Stratton 108, 2. Wauneta-Palisade 76, 2. Maywood-Hayes Center 76, 4. Hitchcock County 66, 5. Cambridge 62, 6. Alma 51, 7. Southwest 40, 8. Paxton 38, 9. Bertrand 36, 10. Southern Valley 35; 11. Arapahoe 25, 13. Medicine Valley 10...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Top 10 teams among 17 and all area top six finishers during the RPAC track and field championship meet on Friday. BOYS Top 10 teams among 17: 1. Alma 135, 2. Dundy County-Stratton 124, 3. Hi-Line 72, 4. Hitchcock County 58, 5. Bertrand 41, 6. Medicine Valley 40, 7. Maxwell 33, 8. Wallace 26, 9. Southern Valley 24, 10. Wauneta-Palisade 23; 12. Southwest 18; 14. Maywood-Hayes Center 15; 15. Cambridge 9; 16. Arapahoe 7...