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GAINSVILLE, Texas – The McCook Community College volleyball team travelled to Texas for their first road games Friday and split a pair of matches in the North Central College Tournament. The Lady Indians downed Wharton County Community College 3-2 then lost to No. 13 Blinn College 3-0...

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team started the Region IX schedule with a sixth-place finish in the two-day Central Wyoming Tournament which concluded Friday. Eastern Wyoming claimed the team title with a one-over par 577. Central Wyoming was second, 22 shots back and Otero Junior College was third trailing the leaders by 31 strokes. The Lancers had four golfers in the top eight...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL draft in April with the expectation that the speedy wide receiver out of Texas would give their offense some much-needed pop. It took Worthy five plays in a season-opening 27-20 win over Baltimore on Thursday night to prove it was a wise decision. And to show the rest of the league that they were fools for letting him land with the Chiefs...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook’s top four hitters teamed for eight hits, eight runs and nine RBI in a 10-3 varsity softball win over Lincoln Standing Bear Thursday. The Bison also achieved extra bases on six of their 10 hits against McCook High grad Megan Ruppert’s second-year Standing Bear program...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Arapahoe overcame a sizable second-set deficit and rallied to beat Hitchcock County 25-20, 26-24 which finished the Warriors’ sweep of Thursday’s Dundy County-Stratton Triangular. Sophomore Desi Farner’s 10 kills with 10 digs powered Arapahoe’s third win in four matches so far this season...

COLBY, Kan. — The Southwest Roughriders raised their volleyball record to 6-0 with two more wins in a triangular Thursday evening. Leaders from both matches courtesy of coach Kim Barnett: Sw def Rawlins Co 25-22 25-12 Aspen Billeter 25 assists 8 digs 1 ace serve...

CURTIS, Neb. — Recent football powerhouse Arthur County scored a 64-25 victory over Medicine Valley in the Raiders’ football season opener Thursday. The Raiders (0-1) dd pass for 220 yards with three quarterbacks getting involved. Sophomore Lucas Einspahr threw two scoring strikes to senior Tyce Pate covering 59 and 37 yards...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook High’s JV tennis boys scored a 25-12 dual triumph over Hastings Adams Central Tuesday afternoon. A rundown of those 25 Bison victories as McCook prepares for today’s 4 p.m. home dual with Lexington. SINGLES Junior Truman Hancock won 6-2 over J. Reents;...

McCook’s projected varsity football starters when the Aurora Huskies arrive to play Friday’s Bison home opener at Weiland Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. 2024 McCOOK BISON Offense TE 45 Gabe Roberts 6-1 205 Jr...

McCOOK, Neb. — The complete Bison Softball Invitational schedule on Saturday at McCook’s Jaycees Complex: East Field 9 a.m. — McCook vs. Chadron 10:45 a.m. — Alliance vs. Chadron 12:30 p.m. — McCook vs. Alliance West Field 9 a.m. — Gothenburg vs. Gering...

McCOOK, Neb. — Like a really cheesy good hot dog at the concession stand, there was no stopping McCook’s softball girls once they got their first good taste of success Tuesday night. Senior Malia Hilker unleashed the sharp teeth after a fairly 0-0 deadlock through 3 1/2 innings with Cozad...

HASTINGS, Neb. — All the McCook High varsity tennis results from Tuesday’s two dual victories. McCook 9, Hastings 2 SINGLES No. 1 — P. Ablott won 8-6 over Max Proehl, MC No. 2 — J. Peshek 8-4 over Tysen Baker, MC No. 3 — Reid Loop, MC, 8-0 over M. Rhodes...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook coach Trevor Hoins offered these comments following his Bison volleyball team’s tough 2-0 loses to Minden and Chase County Tuesday night. The defending C-1 state champion Whippets also swept Chase in this triangular at McCook’s Graff Events Center...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College golf team, under new coach Grant Case, will open the season Thursday and Friday at Riverton, Wyo. “I’m really looking forward to the fall season and using the first couple events to get back into the tournament golf mentality and using that momentum as we continue the fall season into the spring,” said Case...

Gazette scribbler R.B. (Raiola’s beastly!) Headley resumes his quest to pick every major college football game after predicting more than 90 percent and finishing just above .900 at 81-8. Granted, there were plenty of cupcake openers last week but week two seems only slightly more difficult to call...

HASTINGS, Neb. — Results from Tuesday's McCook Bison tennis duals with more in the Gazette on Thursday: McCOOK VS. HASTINGS HIGH 9/3/24 Site: Hastings SINGLES 1 Max Proehl (12) VS Parker Ablott 6-8 H 2 Tysen Baker (11) VS Jesse Peshek...

BEATRICE, Neb — A red-black-and-white truck sent tremors across southern Nebraska Friday night while letting every football fan know... Oh yeah, baby, we are back rolling through Class B’s front yard. Class B?? This was nothing but Grade-A Bison beef blasting all over Beatrice, 56-6, with more bringing their No. 1 “A” games than any Orangemen could count...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — A 38-0 Arapahoe first half made sure there would be no thrilling repeats of Cambridge’s 26-24 home victory two years ago. Senior William Cacy rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns while Arapahoe’s defense only surrendered 182 yards total to its closest district rival...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Wauneta-Palisade barely allowed South Platte to reach legal age with 19 rushing yards during a dominant 29-6 Broncos opening win on Friday. Casey Walker covered 23 yards alone on a Bronco first-quarter touchdown run, and Kreyton Wiese added two more ground TDs for the victorious Broncos...

BRADY, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s Falcons hit the ground for more than 320 rush yards and eight touchdowns during Thursday’s 68-0 win over Brady. Isaac Vrbas and Brody Hubl both scord two TDs while Jaret Neben, Jack Baker, Avery Thiessen and Noah Caddick carried to six more points apiece...