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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.”...

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.”...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

The McCook Junior High eighth-grade girls ventured into Colby, Kan., last week where they played two games in Colby ’s impressive new basketball facility that has already hosted Kansas high school state tournaments. McCook’s “A” team lost a tough 28-21 contest while the “B” girls fell short 16-11 last week...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Behind a 31-point performance from Rienk Mast, Nebraska remained unbeaten with an 80-73 win over Winthrop Tuesday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mast hit a career-high seven 3-pointers, going 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, as he went 11-of-18 from the field and added five rebounds and four assists to pace four Huskers in double figures...

McCOOK, Neb. — Steve Lytle Fishing Guide has caught Kingpins for the league lead as Men’s Major bowling has started rolling into its second half of this season. The most recent results and top performers at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Kingpins 46-14...

Nobody enjoys deviled eggs more than gas-filled Round Belly Headley who continues to float happily following a 44-12 pigskin pickin’ weekend. Sure, Really Bloated missed badly on upset specials like Florida Gators over Tennessee and Kentucky stunning Vanderbilt, yet he’s ready to throw another “Egg” into those expected college football playoff matchups......

Latest from the McCook YMCA Co-Ed Volleyball League which played its season-ending tournaments Monday evening. Champion team photos are being planned to appear in an upcoming McCook Gazette.

Niceville, Fla. - Britt Prince scored a game-high 18 points and dished out a tournament-record seven assists to lead four Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska surged to an 80-57 win over Purdue Fort Wayne at the Emerald Coast Classic at Raider Arena on Monday...

KEARNEY, Neb. — All the Southwest Roughrider top performers in Friday's 41-22 Six-Man football state finals loss to Garden County Friday evening. The Roughriders still finished a strong 11-1 while reaching their first title game as Southwest. No. 1-seed Garden County capped the undefeated fall at 12-0...

The McCook Community College men lost to sixteenth-rated Indian Hills Community College Friday night 88-73 in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “We had issues guarding them tonight with our switch,” said MCC Coach Dillon Hargrove. “Their post players played pretty well.”...

Round Belly’s on a dinner roll after his 36-8 college pigskin pickin’ weekend with his most elusive test kicking off today: Can he avoid constant pressure from office corgy dog Murphy while devouring today’s Gazette Thanksgiving dinner items? R.B. certainly can dodge work every chance he gets but hiding food from this canine is nearly impossible...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Last weekend, coach Christian Arterburn marveled how his Southwest Roughriders likely had more fans than host Red Cloud at their Six-Man state semifinal game. Southwest fan support has been dominant throughout the sports season whether it’s football, volleyball, basketball or most any other varsity point...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Nebraska HS Footballl provides a look at Friday’s Class D-6 state final between 11-0 Garden County and 11-0 Southwest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the University of Kearney. Garden County: With the exception of two wins over Stuart to include the state semifinals, Garden County has made a comfortable trek to Kearney in an attempt to win its first-ever state championship in program history...

McCOOK, Neb. — Latest bowling results from the Men’s League at TJ’s Family Fun Center as they rolled into this season’s second half recently. Men’s Major Steve Lytle Fishing 25-4 Lickity Splitz 24-6 Git ’Em All 23-5...

The third edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night with undefeated Ohio State remaining No. 1 ahead of Indiana and the top 10 experiencing some key alterations. Just three weeks remain until the final College Football Playoff bracket is selected, and there is no telling what upsets may be in store for the top teams in the nation with two weeks left in the regular season...