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McCOOK, Neb. — The Leroy Hoehener Track and Field Invitational has been moved from Friday to Thursday because of better expected weather conditions, McCook High officials announced this morning. Field events are set for 12:30 p.m. with track races scheduled at 1:30 p.m...

WILCOX, Neb. — Cambridge’s Brenna Deterding and Jackson Trompke were double-event champs for the Trojans at Friday’s Wilcox-Hildreth Invitational. The Cambridge girls earned third in this 16-team field. William Cacy captured a 400-meter title while leading the Arapahoe boys into fourth place among 15 teams in this 2023 outdoor season debut...

Results from March 16 of Men’s League bowling at TJ’s Family Fun Center. The most recent results will likely appear in Thursday’s Gazette. Men’s Major Diamond Vogel 236-124 Maris Gen Const. 225-135 Stockman’s Feed 218-142 Fullmomentum 197-160...

McCOOK, Neb. — Latest McCook YMCA Co-Ed volleyball league scores from matches Monday evening: The Scoop 2, Red Willow Animal Clinic 1 T&L Contracting 2, Parker 0 The Scoop 2, Red Willow Chemical 0 Red Willow Animal Clinic 2, T&L Contracting 1 Parker 2, Red Willow Chemical 0...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Team scores along with all top placers from Southwest and Dundy County-Stratton in Friday's Holdrege Track-Field Invitational at Keifer Field. GIRLS Teams: 1. Cozad 98, 2. Hastings 91, 3. Gothenburg 89, 4. Holdrege 74, 5. Lexington 51, 6. Dundy County-Stratton 40, 7. Southwest 28, 8. North Platte 26, 9. Pleasanton 9...

For the third straight game, the McCook Community College baseball team picked up a win in their final at bat. On Saturday, sophomore Josh Maysonave (Austin, Texas) smashed an eighth-inning home run in the snow to send MCC to its 10th straight win. MCC downed Luna Community College 4-3 for what was supposed to be the first game of a doubleheader. Adverse weather postponed the second game...

LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College golf team found itself four shots down at the mid-point of the final round Friday at Lamar but came on strong on the second nine to nudge past Eastern Wyoming. “We got off to a slow start with a plus-five on the first nine which put us down four strokes for the tournament” said MCC Coach Tyler Loop. “On the second nine we shot four-under while Eastern Wyoming was two over.”...

The McCook Community College softball team split a pair of games with Luna Community College Friday at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The Roughriders won the first game 8-0 and MCC won the second game 15-0. Both games were five inning games. “It’s been a roller coaster,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “We need to learn how to play two full games in a day rather than going through the motions like we did in the first game and then turning the jets on.”...

The Luna Community College softball team scored two first-inning runs Saturday in a 3-2 win over McCook Community College. The teams were supposed to play two games, but the second game was postponed by adverse weather. “We eliminate a few mistakes, and we win the game,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “And we needed some more offensive production to take advantage of the opportunities we have with runners on base,” said Mendenhall...

McCOOK, Neb. — Here’s an amazing tribute to most every McCook High tennis player since 1999:

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team started a five-game series Thursday night at home with a 13-1 win over Luna Community College in five innings. MCC powered five doubles and two home runs in the Region IX win. “It was a good day today. We played very well all around,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “We needed this win with how things have been going.”...

LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College golf team started the second half of the Region IX schedule Thursday and have a one-shot lead after the first round. “We were on the wrong end of a bad weather forecast today,” said MCC Coach Tyler Loop. “On a day that was supposed to be 60 and sunny turned out cold, windy, and rainy.”...

McCook High 2022 graduates Matthew Nichols, left, and Brendan Gillen were busy on Lake of The Ozarks last week in Missouri as part of the Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament. The two Bison alums are members of Mid-Plains Community College’s Fishing Club teams. ...

ELWOOD, Neb. — Medicine Valley juniors Kylie Rose and Stella Heapy went 1-2 in the 100-meter dash for some Raider highlights at Thursday’s Hi-Line Quadrangular. Rose recorded a personal-best 13.99 while Heapy finished at 14.25. A quick rundown of other top performers. No team scores were obtained as Hi-Line, Cozad and Wallace were among other teams competing...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — McCook’s JV tennis girls simply overwhelmed Lexington with 28 wins to open their 2023 season Tuesday afternoon. The rundown of singles victories: Junior Liliana Harris and sophomore Brooklyn Gillen scored 6-0 sweeps as did freshmen Kapri Loop and Abby Renner...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball series against Luna Community College has been moved up over weather concerns and the five-game series will begin Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The two teams also moved up weekend doubleheaders and will play Friday and Saturday starting both days at noon...

McCOOK, Neb. — Five members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Kiplinger Foundation. The members are: Jace Richter, of Ogallala; Kalyn Nielsen, of Verdigre; Maggie Underhill, of Hill City, Kan.; Nick Rettinger, of Amidon, N.D. and Sydney Dunlap, of Kylertown, Pa...

Could the state of Nebraska actually become relevant in an NCAA Basketball Tourament? No, that could never happen..until this year. Because think what could happen if the Creighton Bluejays from Omaha can take down Cinderella Princeton Friday night...

McCOOK, Neb. — Results from McCook YMCA Adult Basketball League games Tuesday. Co-Ed No name, just game 77, McCook 36ers 69 McCook 36ers 82, Play Today, Score Tomorrow 77 Men’s TNT Spartans 84, Below Average Joes 76 The Goats 82, Courtside Ballers 75...

The McCook Community College baseball teams scored four first-inning runs, and later broke up a 7-7 tie with runs in the seventh and eighth innings to beat Garden City Community College Tuesday 9-7. The win at the Jaycees Sports Complex is the seventh in a row for MCC which will continue the home stand with four games this weekend against Luna Community College Friday and Saturday. (Those games were moved from New Mexico because of issues with the field there.)...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — McCook's powerful tennis girls dominated Lexington at every level in Tuesda's season-opening dual. Here are results with more in the next McCook Gazette. Varsity— McCook 9, Lexington 0 1 Izzy Clause (10) VS Ella Young (10)...

McCook Legion Baseball Tryouts: Saturday, 1 p.m.at Jaycee Complex - For players in 7/8 grade currently. 3:00 will be for players in grades 9-12. If a player in 7/8 grade would like to try out for Juniors/Seniors we ask them to attend both sessions...