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CURTIS, Neb. — The RPAC’s West Division volleyball first team features all Gazette-area players this fall. Maywood-Hayes Center tops the team following a 29-2, state semifinalist season. Senior Jaycee Widener and sophomore Olivia Hansen are both first-team middle hitters...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook Unified bowlers placed second overall at Saturday’s North Platte Invitational where 20 teams competed in four divisions. McCook’s Caleb Shaw, Ethan Graff and Dylan Rouse rolled a total pinfall of 1579 including 190 for “High Baker’s Game” on this day...

There was no masking the intensity of coach Jessica Bedore’s message during a close McCook eighth-grade girls basketball game against Gothenburg at McCook High on Tuesday. The Bison responded and delivered a 41-38 victory.

PAXTON, Neb. — Seniors Garrett Latimer from Southwest and Braxton McKinney of Wauneta-Palisade erned first-team spots while leading area football players among the 2020 D6-5 all-district selections. Latimer joins the first-team defensive line with McKinney claiming his place in the linebacker/defensive back position...

McCOOK, Neb. — Holiday events might looks shaky but the annual Cattle Trail basketball tournament will rumble full speed starting on Dec. 8. Full brackets with first-round matchups were released today. Games will be played at both McCook High and McCook Community College through the title games on Saturday, Dec. 12...

Results from Men’s Major League action at TJ’s Family Fun Center where Fullmomentum wasn’t losing any steam friom its overall lead: Men’s Major Fullmomentum 250.5-168.5 Quality Irrigation238.5-179.5 Diamond Vobel 237.5-181.5 Maris Gen Cons.221.5-198.5...

MAYWOOD, Neb. — Maywood-Hayes Center senior Jaycee Slade Widener signed her letter of intent Monday to play volleyball next season at McCook Community College. “I was fortunate enough to watch Jaycee play a lot of volleyball this season in person and on-live stream,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “She is not only a great athlete, but a tremendous team player on and off the court.”...

BURWELL, Neb. — Quade Myers admitted he bawled almost like his last visit to Burwell ...then laughed when asked if there was a “beach nearby” to celebrate. Why not a beach? This was pure magic, a Friday night where it felt like anything could happen and almost did...

BURWELL, Neb. — A dream journey that may have had its beginnings after a loss on this same field a year ago, was completed Friday night as Coach Michael Spargo’s Dundy County-Stratton Tigers clawed its way through a double-overtime heart pounder with Burwell in the Class D1 title game...

BURWELL, Neb. — All the top performers from Dundy County-Stratton’s Class D-1 victory over Burwell, 42-36, Friday evening: OFFENSE Rushing: Serbando Diaz 35 carries-169 yards-3 touchdowns; Quade Myers 22-117-2 TDs; Corbin Horner 1-0. Passing: Quade Myers 3 completions-9 attempts-53 yards-1 TD-0 Int...

The Medicine Valley Raiders followed a super 8-2 season with several D2-8 All-District football picks this week and they join their neighbot Maywood-Hayes Center Wolves. OFFENSE First Team QB – Hudson Stout, Medicine Valley (Jr.) RB – Aaron Skaggs, Axtell (Sr.)...

Senior Serbando Diaz blasts into the end zone for a touchdown during Dundy County-Stratton's 42-36 double-overtime win over Burwell in Friday night's Class D-1 state title game. The Tigers (12-0 record) finished No. 1 in both Lincoln Journal-Star and Omaha World-Herald state Top 10s published today...

BURWELL, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton seniors (from left) Delton Haines, Lincoln Waters, Serbando Diaz and Keegan Krutsinger are among those ready to accept the Class D-1 state championship football trophy following their 42-36 double-overtime finals win over host Burwell Friday evening. More will be featured soon along with many photos and details in the next McCook Gazette edition...

McCOOK, Neb. — Like every road race in 2020, the Community Hospital Turkey Trot has been affected by the pandemic. Due to increasing community cases of Covid-19, Republican River Fitness Series organizers have adopted a digital timing system for the Turkey Trot, which follows the McCook walking trail...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 2021 Parker Youth Basketball Leaue season is just around the corner, McCook Ed Thomas Family YMCA officials mentioned today. The registration deadline for boys and girls youth basketball is today. Practices will begin in mid-December with games starting in early January...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County placed a conference high four players on this seasons SPVA all-conference volleyball team. Senior Alexis Richmond and sophomore Bryn McNair were named to the first team. Chase coach April Lambert pointed out the strengths of both players...

BURWELL, Neb. — Nobody’s rushing higher on the Nebraska leader charts than Burwell junior Caleb Busch with his 45 touchdowns and 2,189 yards this fall. Busch ranks No. 1 at maxpreps.com just above Cross County’s Isaac Noyd (2,146), who Burwell knocked out of playoffs last week...

Editor’s note: McCook Community College has been displaying day-by-day memories of the terrific 1980 Indians volleyball team while preparing for its 2020-21 athletic season to begin. An amazing achievement was reported 40 years ago today... TRUE HALL – On a night when fans crammed the stands, filled the stage, crowded the balcony, and blocked the aisles, the 13th ranked McCook Community College volleyball team delivered the biggest win in the six-year history of the sport, with a 3-1 win over 16th ranked Cloud County Community College (Kansas).. ...

The McCook Bison eighth-grade girls haven’t backed down against taller foes, and they delivered a 33-30 thrilling home win over Hershey on Monday. They’re scheduled to play today at McCook Junior High against St. Pat’s. Opening tip is set for 4:30 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — Nebraska’s high school football playoffs debuted in 1975, and five years never passed without one Gazette-area team playing for the title through 2007. There was the unforgettable 2003 when three teams — McCook, Cambridge and Chase County — all reached state football finals...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Educational Television (NET) will televise the Class C2 football championship game, Ord vs. Archbishop Bergan, live from Heedum Field in Fremont at 3 p.m. on Friday. NET will also televise the Class A championship game, Elkhorn South vs. Omaha Westside, live from Phelps Field in Omaha at 7 p.m...

Results from Men’s Major League action at TJ’s Family Fun Center where Deveny Motors rolled to some top scores but Fullmomentum maintains first overall: Men’s Major Fullmomentum 232.5-157.5 Diamond Vogel 225-164 Quality Irrigation 217-171...

Dundy County-Stratton Tigers have confronted Burwell backs like Caleb Busch (above, below, bottom photo) in last year's Class D-1 semifinals at Burwell. Now the teams tangle again for a state championship on Friday, same place at 5 p.m. where Busch brings in nearly 2,200 rush yards with 45 rushing touchdowns this season. The Longhorns have also thrown 28 TD passes to seven receivers. More details will be featured in the Gazette this week. Kickoff for Friday's D-1 title game is 5 p.m...

DeWITT, Neb. — Burwell’s bigger than Lincoln as far as the happy and still hungry Tigers from Dundy County-Stratton are concerned. “We’re going back to Burwell? Game of the century, boys!” senior Serbando Diaz proclaimed while leaving the 42-24 state semifinal win over once-unbeaten Tri-County Friday night...

DEWITT, Neb. —All the Dundy County-Stratton leaders during their 42-24 win over previously unbeaten Tri-County in Friday’s Class D-1 state semifinals. TEAM STATS Rushing yards: DC-S 340, Tri-County 198. Passing: DC-S 130, Tri-County 108. Total yards: DC-S 470, Tri-County 306...