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McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s first-year bowling team split a dual with experienced and talented Arapahoe Warriors on Thursday at TJ’s Family Fun Center. Coach Jana Sides provided plenty of insights: “McCook girls varsity faced the biggest challenge of the year so far and struggled...

CASPER, Wyo. – The McCook Community College women returned to action Thursday with a 79-58 loss to Western Wyoming in the Region IX Crossover Classic in Swede Erickson Gym. This was MCC’s first game back from the holiday break. “We practiced all week for their zone and just didn't execute,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “That is on me to figure out how to get them to buy into our offense.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High coaches Joe Imus and Amy Scheil both expect great challenges from Gothenburg tonight then a boys’ trip to Sidney on Saturday. The Gothenburg girls are 8-0 while those boys bring a young talented team into tonight’s home varsity doubleheader...

BERTRAND, Neb. — Southern Valley continued its usual winning ways as the girls beat rival Bertrand, 57-24, in varsity basketball Thursday evening. Senior guard Adi Hunt made quick work of the Vikings defense with 16 game-high points. Senior teammate Brynn Baily provided the inside presence while putting another 13 points through the nets...

Friday, Jan. 10 Swimming/diving: McCook at Kearney Invite, noon Boys wrestling: Area teams at Dundy County-Stratton Invite, 1 p.m. Girls wrestling: McCook at Norton, Kan., Invite, 3 p.m. Girls wrestling: Arapahoe at Malcolm, 3 p.m. Girls wrestling: Area teams at Sidney Invitational, 3 p.m...

B.H..I.S. (RubbingBald Head in Shame) Headley has slowly recovered from that horrific Minnesota YIKE!-ings at Detroit in what was certainly no game of the year Sunday evening. “That’s what you get for lifting quarterback Sam Darnold on the team’s shoulders like a win over the Packers (week earlier) was the Super Bowl,” Ramblin’ Blabberhead said. “He played like he was drunk from champagne all night at Detroit. Get it together, we need three wins to try and avoid 0-5 all-time in Super Bowls.”...

TRENTON, Neb. — The Decatur Community, Kan., Red Devils won both duals in Thursday’s Hitchcock County wrestling triangular. Host Hitchcock also prevailed over a limited Southwest Roughrider lineup. All the results: Decatur Comm. 54, Southwest 0 132 pounds: Wyatt Coryell, DC, pinned Gage Hammond, SW, in 4:00...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook YMCA leaders announcethat registration is now open for the 2025 Youth Soccer League sponsored by Valmont. Divisions will be formed for the following age groups: Pre-K/Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, 3rd/4th Grade, 5th/6th Grade, 7th/8th Grade, and High School. The deadline to register for Youth Soccer is Friday, February 21...

McCOOK, Neb. — How could anyone complain about 60 percent shooting from two-point range, seven minutes of shutout defense and some boys’ hair flowing like extra-extra chocolate cake frosting? Good coaches can always find ways to smooth out play like their own superbly shiny domes...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook Bison leaders through 10 games with the Bison boys home for Gothenburg Friday and visiting explosive Sidney on Saturday afternoon. Points per game: Tripp Raile 11.9, Bryson Gullion 11.2, Jonathan Patel 10.8, Trey Tiller 8.9, Brody Graham 8.6, Kooper Rakes 8.1...

McCOOK, Neb. — Trailing through a 16-13 football-like first half, McCook High’s girls halftime gameplan could be covered in two words: No more. No more pushing these Bison around, nor were Indians running the clock away like last year’s 64-23 mercy-rule victory at Bow...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s JV girls are a solid 3-3 this season despite a 52-40 loss to Broken Bow Tuesday evening. Too many turnovers and not enough boxing out gave them too many chances to score,” coach David Peterman remarked. “But A lot of improvement during the season so far.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Rednecks are chasing Thursday Night Pints as competition continued at TJ’s Family Fun Center during this past week. Men’s Major Thursday Nite Pints 134-76 Rednecks 132.5-77.5 Git ’Em All 112.5-96.5 Fullmomentum 109-101...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Alexis Markowski erupted for a career-high 28 points while Allison Weidner matched her season high with 11, as Nebraska battled back from a 13-point first-half deficit on its way to an 85-80 women’s basketball win over No. 20 Michigan State on Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison boys are now 7-3 thanks to their 69-44 beating of Broken Bow Tuesday night. A recap of all the Bison top performers: McCOOK (69) — Tripp Raile 18 points, Jonathan Patel 13, Kooper Rakes 10, Brody Graham 8, Trey Tiller 5, Miles Pollmann 5, Bryson Gullion 3. Three-pointers: Raile 2, Patel, Graham, Gullion, Tiller...

Arapahoe 65, Maxwell 43 MAXWELL, Neb. — Arapahoe's girls shot to a 20-7 opening lead and never looked back in their first game of 2025 Tuesday night. Suttyn Shafer's 15 points and 12 from Cadence Carpenter powered the 7-4 Warriors. Yet McKenzie Ewoldt added eight points when she hit all of her shots...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Brice Williams tied the game with a three-pointer at the buzzer to end regulation, but the Huskers suffered a 97-87 setback in overtime at Iowa on Tuesday night. Nebraska dropped to 12-3 (2-2 B1G) on the season, while the Hawkeyes improved to 11-4 (2-2 B1G)...

WALLACE, Neb. — The Medicine Valley boys showed why they're a Class D-2 Top 10 team for power points during their 47-32 victory over Wallace Tuesday evening. Brody Senff scored 15 points, Lucas Einspahr 14 and Tyce Pate added eight for the 4-5 Raiders...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Southwest and Dundy County-Stratton girls are both No. 4 in their classes for power points as basketball season really starts “getting serious” this week. Remember, the top 16 teams based on an NSAA formula advance into state-qualifying district finals...