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1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami 2. Jacksonville Jaguars (via Cleveland Browns): Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado 3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State 4. New England Patriots: Will Campbell, OT, LSU 5. Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars): Mason Graham, DT, Michigan...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — The rally Bison arrived and no halftime break was needed for McCook’s golfers to make perfect mid-game adjustments Thursday afternoon. McCook flipped a six-point (also known as stroke) deficit and turned into victory by one full touchdown (seven strokes) over Holdrege at this Gothenburg Invitational...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook Bison girls blasted North Platte twice and that was enough to win Tuesday’s Ogallala JV Doubles Tennis Invitational. The Bison outscorred North Platte, 36-31, with both their No. 1 and No. 3 duos delivering big victories over those Bulldogs...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Chase County scored a 26-stroke win over top challenger Hitchcock County to win Thurdsay’s Southwest Invitational at Cross Creek. Falcon senior Jack Baker rally with 35 on his final nine holes to edge Longhorn Gavin Wisnieski for that individual title...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The defending Class C state champion Chase County boys scored 257 points and joined their girls as dominant home invitational championships on Saturday. Yet the Chase County girls were even more prolific with 262.5. Booth Longhorn teams are aiming for higher goals since they are competing in Class B track-field this spring...

TRENTON, Neb. — Team scores and all top four placers from Wednesday’s Hitchcock County Track and Field Invitational. GIRLS Teams: 1. Wauneta-Palisade 128, 2. Southwest 80, 3. Hitchcock County 52, 4. Medicine Valley 33, 5. McCook JV 23. 100 meters: 1. Kateylyn Cook, HC, 13.36; 2. McKenna Doetker, W-P, 13.46; 3. Alyssa Koch, SW, 13.68; 4. Rylan Custard, SW, 13.7...

The McCook Community College softball team has pushed back the starting times one hour for Friday’s doubleheader against Western Nebraska Community College. This will be the final regular season home games for the Lady Indians. Nine sophomores will be recognized at 1:30 p.m. just prior to the 2 p.m. first pitch...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Team scores and all Gazette area top six placers from Wednesday’s annual Jim Mather Invitational. GIRLS Teams: 1. Loomis 98, 2. Elm Creek 96, 3. Cambridge 59, 4. Arapahoe 54, 5. Alma 43, 6. Bertrand 40, 7. Wilcox-Hildreth 33, 8. North Platte St. Patrick’s 29, 9. Southern Valley 28, 10. Franklin 23, 10. Hi-Line 23...

The McCook Community College baseball team scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday to down Colby Community College 17-15 at the Jaycees Sports Complex. Freshman Dalton Berg hit a two-run home run with two outs to seal the win. “That was a pretty exciting way to end it,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen. “It was kind of an odd game, but we kept battling until the end. I know the bottom of the ninth was pretty fun for our guys.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Tuesday's McCook-North Platte varsity tennis results with more details coming soon: 1 Abby Schneider (11) VS Allie Jones (10) 8-4 McC 2 Brooklynn Gillen (12) VS Kacey Munson (12) 8-0 McC 3 Roslyn Wiemers (12) VS Caylee O'Brien (11)...

COLUMBUS, Neb. – A short-handed McCook Community College softball team picked up two more wins Monday sweeping Central Community College 11-1 and 10-1. “We brought all our freshman to Central so the sophomores could stay home and attend the Phi-Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony, Honors Convocation and the athletic banquet, but these freshmen came to play,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College Athletic Director Jon Olsen announced three athletic-academic awards Monday at the MCC Indians Athletic banquet held for the first time at MCC’s East Campus. Sophomore baseball player Nathan Hutchison (Riverton, Wyo.) was named the MCC male academic athlete of the year...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook High’s tennis girls have climbed to No. Class B No. 2 in power points behind only Omaha Duchesne this week. The Nebraska Tennis Coaches Association constructs these rankings where McCook had been No. 8 during recent weeks. Yet the Bison own more dual wins this season at 11 than any Class B team except Gretna East, who’s also 11-1...

The Gazette-area top eight boys’ performances in every track and field event his season, according to athletic.net. 100 meters 110-meter hurdles 200 meters 300-hurdles 400 meters 800 meters 1600 meters 3200 meters TOP FIVE relays 400-relay 1600-relay...

The Gazette-area top eight girls’ performances in every track and field event his season, according to athletic.net. 100 meters 100-hurdles 200 meters 300-hurdles 400 meters 800 meters 1600 meters 3200 meters TOP FIVE relays 400-relay 1600-relay 3200-relay...

The McCook Community College softball team completed a four-game sweep over Trinidad State taking the final two games of the series Saturday 2-1 and 6-0. “We had two more great pitching performances and defensive play by our girls today,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “Our pitchers did a nice job of keeping them off balance in the box.”...

The McCook Community College baseball team outscored Trinidad State in two games Saturday 34-1 in taking both ends of a doubleheader, 10-0 and 24-1 to complete the four-game sweep over the Trojans. “I’m very happy with the day, I thought we pitched really well,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen...

The McCook Community College baseball team took a pair of Empire League games Friday at home, sweeping Trinidad State 12-2 and 15-6. In Game 1, New Zealand left-hander Tait Anderson (freshman from Auckland) picked up a complete-game win on the mound in six innings as MCC scored 10 unanswered runs after trailing 2-0 in the second inning. Sophomore Nathan Hutchison (Rawlins, Wyo.) had three hits and a pair of two-out RBIs to lead the offense...

The McCook Community College softball team outscored Trinidad State Friday at home 23-1 in a pair of games at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The Lady Indians won the first game 9-0 and took the second game 14-1. Both wins were in five innings. “It was a pretty flawless day for us,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “We came to play. We had much better energy and we were locked in at the plate.”...

Nebraska swept Saturday’s doubleheader vs. Northwestern with a 5-2 win in the series finale at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (19-21, 7-11 Big Ten) scored five runs on nine hits and an error, while Northwestern (17-20, 8-10 Big Ten) totaled two runs, six hits and two errors...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — McCook senior Josiah Wilkinson ran his fastest 400 meters yet while leading the Bison into a top five finish among 12 Dutch Zorn Invite teams on Thursday. Team scores, all McCook Bison results and personal records (PRs) on Thursday:...