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McCOOK, Neb. — Returning starter Jazz Sweet ignited Nebraska with 17 kills, but new Cornhuskers Madi Kubik and Kenzie Knuckles really fueled a four-set win over Colorado State in Saturday's spring volleyball match at the Graff Events Center. Kubik crushed 15 kills while Knuckles made a great debut as NU's new libero during the 25-13, 25-17, 23-25, 25-12 over the Rams who also reached last fall's NCAA volleyball tournament...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Ottawa (Ariz.) University men’s golf team made school history on Wednesday by winning the Golden Star Athletic Confernece Men’s Golf Championship held at the Catta Vedera Country Club this week. Leading wire-to-wire, the Spirit completed the title run with 906 strokes over the 54-hole event...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Wild winds led to weather delays but couldn’t halt the McCook Bison golfers from winning a Gothenburg Invite title on Tuesday. The Bison fired 343 and defeated North Platte along with nine other teams at Gothenburg’s Wildhorse Golf Course...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Morgan Fawver actually broke his McCook High School long jump record twice at Tuesday’s Don Bader Invitational. Fawver surpassed 23’ by a quarter-inch, and his 23’ 1/4” clearly topped the 22’5” which made history during McCook’s Leroy Hoehner Invitational on April 1...

McCOOK, Neb. — Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the Fall Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball, 9-Ball and Masters Pool Leagues. The Sunday 8-Ball titles were claimed by “Off in the Pocket” and “Rolling 8’s”, both out of Frank’s in Trenton...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Southern Valley freshman Brianna Russell won the high jump to lead all area athletes at Thursday’s Don Bader Invitational. Russell and Dundy County-Stratton sophomore Haylee Davis finished 1-2. Russell cleared 5’1” while Davis topped 4’11” for those two highest places just above Class A Kearney High’s Emma Skiles...

NORTH PLATTE – The McCook Community College softball team picked up a pair of wins Wednesday over North Platte in two distinctly different ways. Freshman Angel Valdez (West Jordan, Utah) tossed a complete game three-hitter in Game 1 to give MCC a 3-1 win and a seventh-inning grand slam off the bat of Hannah Jensen helped secure a 15-10 win in Game 2...

NORFOLK, Neb. – The McCook Community College and Northeast Community College baseball teams continued a recent tradition of slugfests Wednesday as the Hawks pulled out a 10-9 win in the bottom of the ninth inning. A couple ninth-inning errors enabled the Hawks to score the tying and winning runs...

McCOOK, Neb. — A look at all McCook Junior High girls’ top four placers and event champions in Tuesday’s track-field triangular. Lexington and Ogallala challenged the Bison. Boys’ results appeared on Wednesday. Seventh Grade 100 meters: 1. Abby Boner, MC, 14.0; 2. ...

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TRENTON, Neb. — Super Southwest determination made the difference as those Roughriders were Hitchcock County Invite champs on Tuesday. The Roughriders totaled 165 team points which topped every girls or boys’ total with four event titles. Senior Nicole Dewey continued her terrific season with high and long jumping titles...

TRENTON, Neb. — With a team title secured around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, at least one McCook coach marked this moment by saying: “Now we can get back for practice!” The work never stops because this season quickly is moving into its home stretch. McCook’s JV boys showed great momentum as they scored 142 points and topped five talented area varsity teams at the Hitchcock County Invitational...

Despite the fact that we can’t rule out another snowstorm, summer is technically right around the corner. I literally got my vehicle blocked in last night at Cita Deli because I parked in front of a snowpile and a car parked behind me...not an issue I usually encounter in April. But this winter has been anything but usual...

TRENTON, Neb. — Team scores and all top four area placers from Tuesday’s Hitchcock County Track-Field Invite: GIRLS Teams: 1. Southwest 165, 2. Hitchcock County 114, 3. McCook JV 82, 4. Wauneta-Palisade 72, 5. Medicine Valley 63. 100 meters: 1. Emma Dutton, MC, 13.6 (PR); 2. ...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Cambridge High’s boys scored 122 points to run away with the Jim Mather Track-Field Invitational title on Tuesday. The Trojans finished far ahead of Loomis (73) and Bertrand (69). Southern Valley finished fourth with 57 points and Arapahoe earned seventh, scoring 34...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Southern Valley’s girls finished fourth with 57 points and Arapahoe tied for fifth during the Warriors’ Jim Mather Invitational on Tuesday. North Platte St. Pat’s scored 150 points to dominate overall in this 11-teamtrack-field meet...

McCOOK, Neb. — Finally, the McCook Bison unleashed a Brady who far more than New England Patriots fans could cheer for Tuesday afternoon. Although a quiet Essschhh! had to be felt across Heritage Hills. They were happily witnessing the kind of eagle not pursuing someone’s lost poodle or hamster...

ORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook High’s tennis machine rolled on Tuesday with a little frosting on the big cookie during two dominant dual wins. Senior Riley Hansen reached an awesome 100 varsity career wins — even more impressive considering she’s only lost 18 during a super Bison career...

McCOOK, Neb. — All the McCook Bison top four placers along with every event champion during Tuesday’s Junior High Triangular. Lexington and Ogallala challenged the Bison. Seventh Grade 100 meters: 1. Adyn Meyer, MC, 13.1; 2. W. Hernandez, Lex, 13.3. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College sophomore Julio Seperich (Las Vegas) has signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Benedictine University at Mesa, Ariz. next season. Seperich, who graduated from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas has strong family ties to Mesa, including his mother, who recently moved there, and most of his family. After spending the spring in Nebraska he is looking forward to the weather in Mesa...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Senior Preston Carbaugh and Cambridge’s entire varsity golf team were both Southwest Invitational golf champions on Tuesday. Returning state medalist Carbaugh’s consistent 76 (38-38) at Cross Creek earned an individual title over Hitchcock County state qualifiers Darian Hutto (85) and Remington Hodges (88)...

ALMA, Neb. — Tourney top 15 medalists Carter Brown and Brody Yant led Southern Valley’s golfers to a top three place at the Alma Invitational on Tuesday. The Eagles totaled 398 while finishing behind only Franklin’s 362 and host Alma’s 384 among nine varsity teams...

McCOOK, Neb. — Randy’s Run 5K and Half-Marathon is held in memory of Randy Andrews, who passed away in 2017 and was an avid long-distance runner. But for the participants in Saturday’s race at the Red Willow Reservoir, each had their own reason or motivation for doing the event...

McCOOK, Neb. — Just a reminder of some talent McCook -area fans will be seeing during the University of Nebraska’s spring volleyball match vs. Colorado State Saturday afternoon: 6’4” middle blocker Lauren Stivrins, who crushed 19 kills against No. 1 Stanford during the NCAA national championship match last fall. Stivrins’ hitting percentage was the second highest ever for an NCAA title match among anyone who has unleashed 20 or more attempts...