Sports

McCOOK, Neb. —McCook Clinic, P.C. and Southwest Nebraska Physical Therapy recently donated $4,035 raised from last year’s sports physicals to the McCook Bison Booster program. McCook physicians, physician assistants and Community Hospital’s physical therapy department, Southwest Nebraska Physical Therapy, performed 269 athletic physicals in 2017 for McCook Public Schools...

McCOOK, Neb. — The showdown with York’s Dukes are only one among several McCook football “games to watch” appearing in Nebraska’s largest publications recently. While the Omaha World-Herald has tabbed defending state champ York No. 1 again, it’s clear the top five McCook Bison are going to impact this Class B title chase...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The foundation begins for McCook High’s girls golf team this season with a triangular at Cambridge Thursday afternoon. “It’s a rebuilding year with the next couple of years definitely looking up,” second-year Bison head coach Joel Arterburn said...

LINCOLN, Neb. — All the fall sports district pairings were recently announced and it’s no surprise McCook Bison must go west for these huge state-qualifying tournaments and meets. The McCook cross country teams will compete at Ogallala’s Crandall Creek Golf Course on Oct. 11...

McCook High cross country runners take off on their morning practice just after 7 a.m. following their annual group photo sesson with the Gazette Tuesday morning. It was the Bison team’s final early workout since school officially started today for 2018-19, but they’ll continue covering plenty of miles in preparation for their season debut at the Cozad Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 1...

The collisions were tense as McCook driver Larry Steinbeck (above) powered his No. 1 car to second place overall in Saturday’s Decatur County (Kan.) Demolition Derby at Oberlin, Kan. Cars from Nebraska and Kansas both competed with a Kearney driver taking first. However, Brenton Ellis of Bartley ( earned Mad Dog honors for being most aggressive and placed third overall just behind Steinbeck at this annual Fair finale...

McCOOK, Neb. — The first Friday of a new sports year brings back something McCook victims like North Platte and mighty Elkhorn South should never forget: Bison softball girls are trouble — especially when autumn truly arrives. Sure, McCook must replace almost the entire super senior-powered lineup from last year’s B-6 district champions...

McCOOK, Neb. — The fall athletic season officially began Monday at McCook Community College with the arrival of the volleyball team. The athletic schedules for MCC’s six sports are set for the academic year with a combined 260 contests including 43 preseason and scrimmage games, 218 regular-season contests and 91 games/tournaments at home...

McCook Bison pre-season practices hit full speed this week with cross country athletes like junior ElsiAnna Rodewald (right) running before 7 a.m. every day. The Bison are preparing for season openers which actually begin next week when McCook softball hosts a season opener against Gothenburg on Friday, August 17. ...

Trying something new and different can be daunting, but the next two weeks will include two vastly different events that will test nerves, stamina and will-power…and that is just the participants. The first event is the movie, “Jaws,” which will be shown on Friday at the YMCA...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Ladies League played a back nine 4-Lady “Sandy Beaches” Scramble Tuesday evening Low scores: Deb Walter, Colleen Olson, Natalie Alred and Alicia Berry all scored 34. Flag prize winners: Longest putt on No. 18: Natalie Alred...

McCOOK, Neb. — Some publications are previewing high school football in June, so the Gazette decided to start its own pre-season guessing game as openers are just more than two weeks away. A first look shows preps are unintentionally following one good National Football League example:...

McCOOK, Neb. — John Brazell’s hole-in-one during the recent Couples Tournament makes it a magical quartet at Heritage Hills Golf Course so far this year. Hole No. 16 has been the perfect driving number where Brazell, Cindy Pierce and Brett Chmiel have all made historic shots since early June...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — With just one night of racing action left in the season at Dawson County Raceway, every point matters that much more, especially for Sunday evening victors Anthony Roth, Jacob Olmstead, Mike Nichols and Luke Wassom. Grabbing an early lead and never looking back, Roth of Columbus was able to keep the momentum of his dream season alive by scoring another IMCA Modified Feature victory...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Three former student-athletes will be inducted into the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Athletic Hall of Fame including Eustis-Farnam alum Lance Pfeiffer. The inductions will take place during ceremonies on Homecoming weekend this Sept. 14-15...

McCOOK, Neb. — Dozing through gray muggy buggy days of August will soon lead to something really cool before this month concludes. So take a break from napping at work and take note of these big McCook Bison varsity events that are about to fire up the fall sports season...

McCOOK, Neb. — Dozing through gray muggy buggy days of August will soon lead to something really cool before this month concludes. So take a break from napping at work and make note of these big McCook Bison varsity events that are about to fire up the fall sports season...

LINCOLN, Neb. — While high school football classes have realigned in Nebraska starting 2018-19, most other sports won’t change much as the new school year begins. A look at where area schools rank in classifications of all other sports. Volleyball Class B...

LINCOLN, Neb. About once a week, Tom Osborne will visit the football coaching offices on the north end of Memorial Stadium. The legendary former Nebraska coach will check on his former prized pupil, Scott Frost. Truth is, Frost would enjoy having Osborne around more often – and who wouldn’t value such a treasured resource? – but true to form, the retired 81-year-old doesn’t want to overstep his boundaries or become a nuisance...

My first football head injury likely occurred around age six, when many expect all those Rumblin’ Bumblin’ mental problems began. The massive pumpkin atop my shoulders was already full of valuable information from Star Trek re-runs and Price is Right. Who else already knew what organism meant thanks to the late great Leonard Mr. Spock Nimoy?...

We are going to cover a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, so hold on for another short-attention-span column… As all house and building owners know, maintenance and improvements are simply needed, whether daily, monthly or yearly. The YMCA is no different...

WAYNE, Neb. — Teams that played or beat McCook National Bank were not celebrating a Class B Legion state baseball title Wednesday night. Instead, Springfield Primetime Sporting Goods rebounded from a Tuesday loss and whipped Wahoo, 13-3, to decide this champion...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Ladies League hosted a “Guest Night” 2 Lady Scramble Tuesday evening for their weekly golf. Low scores: Connie Gohl, Jerda Vickers, Becky Loop and Monica Wacker all finished with 31. Flag prize winners were on every hole. Sis Farms and WalMart donated the flag prizes...

McCOOK, Neb. — Twins are known to fight for their own identities, gripe about sharing the same birthday and grow tired with twin-like questions. None of that describes brothers Derek or Logan Greenlee. Discovering their differences might inspire cricket chirping noises if any actually lived in Logan’s healthy head of “lettuce” and rapidly-growing beard...

The new, free bouncy-house kids day in the Alice Arena helped conclude the Red Willow County Fair. Layton Hinz (below) takes a swing at an air-powered t-ball during the Alice Arena event.