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Swimmer sets new McCook school record (02/09/10)
HASTINGS -- McCook High School's swimming and diving teams competed at a triangular meet with host Hastings and North Platte Friday, Feb. 5. Senior Whitney Korgan continued her outstanding season, as Korgan set a new school record in the girls 200-yard freestyle. Korgan had the fastest time in the event at Hastings with her mark of 2 minutes, 4.47 to best the old McCook school mark held by Tracy Flaska...

Kansas squad claims Southwest mat title (02/08/10)
BARTLEY -- Many of the Gazette area's high school wrestling teams tuned up for next weekend's district competition with a tough Southwest Invitational. The Saturday, Feb. 5 meet was held at the Southwest High School gym in Bartley. Kansas high schools have regional competition a week later than their Nebraska counterparts. ...

Late MCC rally falls short (02/08/10)
Most coaches of athletic teams, no matter what the sport, worth a grain of salt do not like to lose. McCook Community College head coach Brandon Lenhart was visibly disappointed Saturday, Feb. 9, after his MCC squad dropped a 63-59 decision to perennial Region IX power Western Nebraska Community College of Scottsbluff...

MCC women come close to upset win (02/08/10)
The McCook Community College women almost chopped down a tall opponent Saturday, Feb. 6. The Indians dropped a 66-58 decision to perennial power Western Nebraska Community College of Scottsbluff in a Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference game at the True Hall gym...

Bison football schedules released (02/03/10)
LINCOLN -- The Nebraska Schools Activities Association (NSAA) announced schedules for the state's high school football teams. Schedules for the 2010 and 2011 seasons were made public Wednesday afternoon by the NSAA. McCook High School traded two teams on the 2010-11 schedules. ...

Four Huskers coming to town Friday on FCA Tour (02/03/10)
Four members of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will make an appearance in McCook Friday night as part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Husker Tour 2010. Former Chase County High School standout Matt May has another conflict, but May might show up for the event. Other Husker players expected to attend Friday night include standout running back Rex Burkhead, offensive lineman Marcel Jones, and defensive safety Eric Hagg...

Bison pin Chase County in battle of walking wounded (01/29/10)
The high school wrestling meet between McCook and Chase County Thursday,Jan. 28, perhaps could have been held at the doctor's office instead of the McCook High School gym. Both teams have been hit with injuries as the season winds toward its completion. There were only four matches contested in the 14 weight classes. The host Bison won three of those four bouts along with seven forfeit victories to claim a 60-15 decision over the Longhorns...

News flash: McCook girls team improving (01/29/10)
I'm sure some people might give me a dazed look when I say that the McCook girls basketball team is improving. The Bison girls have not won a game at the varsity level yet this season. First-year head coach Jeff Ellis inherited a young, inexperienced squad, and his team struggled early in the campaign...

MCC teams gain rare road wins at Beatrice (01/27/10)
BEATRICE -- It was a happy late-night trip back home for the McCook Community College basketball teams Tuesday night. The Indians swept two games over Southeast C.C. of Beatrice in Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference action. The McCook women used a strong second half to beat the Storm 51-37. The MCC men avenged a loss to Southeast that occurred just 10 days ago with Tuesday's 75-70 win...

McCook girls come close to first win; Bison boys third in Kansas tourney (01/25/10)
COLBY, Kan. -- The McCook High School girls were literally just seconds away from their first victory of the season Saturday, Jan. 23. The Bison girls watched a big slip away, and Wichita South claimed a 54-51 victory in the seventh-place final of the annual Orange and Black Classic at the Colby, Kan., High School gym...

Medicine Valley nips Cambridge for RPAC mat crown (01/25/10)
BARTLEY -- The Medicine Valley High school wrestlers thought they had finished second in the 2010 Republican Plains Activities Conference wrestling meet. The standings had the Raiders trailing Cambridge by two points for the team championship at the conclusion of the Friday, Jan. ...

Bison senior has gold-medal mat dreams (01/21/10)
It took McCook High School senior Nate Morgan over three years to amass 99 victories in a standout prep wrestling career. It took Morgan just 11 seconds to reach that magical 100th win. Morgan claimed the 100th win of his prep wrestling career with a fast pin over Kyle Helberg of Hill City, Kan., last Saturday in a 119-pound match at the Decatur Community Invitational at Oberlin, Kan. Morgan pinned Helberg in just 11 seconds...

McCook swim results from Lincoln High Invite (01/19/10)
LINCOLN -- McCook High School's swimming and diving team had several strong performances last weekend at the Lincoln High Invitational. The diving competition was held Friday, Jan. 15, with the swimming events contested Saturday, Jan. 16. The Bison girls recorded several secondary state qualifying times, led by Whitney Korgan and Jayde Aufrecht...

McCook teams both finish 3rd at Lexington freshman tourney (01/19/10)
LEXINGTON -- The McCook High School boys basketball team has been a high-scoring machine early this season. The Bison freshmen were grounded last Saturday in the Lexington Invitational tournament. McCook lost for the first time this season in a 42-38 setback to Hastings St. Cecilia in first-round tournament action Saturday, Jan. 16. The McCook boys bounced back later in the day and beat Kearney Catholic 41-36 to claim third place...

Bison boys run past Hastings (01/18/10)
McCook High School boys head basketball coach Tim Garcia wants his team to improve every day. Judging from final score comparisons, the Bison have taken some big strides forward since the holiday break. The McCook boys ran past Hastings 56-40 in a Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference contest Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Senior High gym. The Bison edged Hastings 58-54 in GNAC Tournament play at North Platte Dec. 30...

Bison girls stumble in closing minutes (01/18/10)
So very close, but so far away. The McCook High School girls came so close to gaining their first victory of the 2009-10 season Saturday, Jan. 16, against Hastings. The Tigers pulled away in the final quarter to top the Bison girls, 57-41. Saturday's contest at the Senior High gym saw the McCook team stay with Hastings through the first three periods. The Bison saw their hopes for that elusive first win disappear in the closing minutes as McCook was unable to convert at the offensive end...

Bison matmen face tough test at Kansas meet (01/15/10)
It's a good bet that sometime early Saturday morning, McCook wrestling history will be made in Oberlin, Kan. Bison senior Nate Morgan is unbeaten so far this season and a favorite to win the 119-pound state championship at the Class B state meet in Omaha next month. Barring a shocking upset Saturday, Morgan will record the 100th win of his McCook wrestling career in first-round action at the Decatur Community Invitational...

MCC teams open conference action Saturday evening (01/15/10)
The McCook Community College men's basketball team is putting together a solid 2009-10 campaign. The Indians take a 13-5 season record into the the start of Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference action this weekend. The MCC men host Southeast C.C. of Beatrice Saturday, Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at True Hall gym on the McCook campus...

Crazy coach carousel (01/15/10)
Is there a full moon hitting major college football coaches? It's always a crazy, coaching-carousel time after the regular season and around bowl games, as coaches jump to greener pastures or jockey to fill the void left by coaches jumping to greener pastures. Or coaches do crazy things -- perhaps under the pressure of winning to placate the big-bucks boosters at their respective universities -- like order players locked in closets, or motivate players with a halftime grab and slap...

Bison boys hope to continue win streak (01/14/10)
The McCook High School boys basketball team is on a roll, with a tough Hastings team ready to derail the Bison Friday night. McCook rides a four-game win streak into Friday's action against the Tigers. Tip-off for the boys varsity action is set for 7:45 p.m. at the Senior High gym following the McCook-Hastings girls game...

Bison girls hoping to snap losing skid (01/14/10)
Forget the flu vaccine -- McCook High School head girls basketball coach Jeff Ellis would be lining up his players for an inoculation of confidence, if it were available, entering the Friday, Jan. 15 home game against Hastings. The perfect remedy for the McCook girls' season-long ills would be a victory over the Tigers, to give Coach Ellis and his squad a big boost of confidence for the rest of the season...

Bison stampede in Kansas (01/13/10)
COLBY, Kan. -- The McCook High School boys took a few minutes off early in Tuesday night's basketball game at Colby, Kan. The Bison got recharged and ran past the Eagles, 58-34, for McCook's fourth straight win. McCook opened Tuesday's road game with seven unanswered points, and it looked as if the Bison would put the game away early. But Colby fought back and took a 15-12 lead at the end of the first quarter...

Bison girls slip in road loss at Colby (01/13/10)
COLBY, Kan. -- The McCook High School girls have suffered without a victory so far this season. The Bison girls had shown signs of improved play in recent games, but they took a step backward in a 63-29 loss at Colby, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 12. McCook struggled getting going offensively, with one recurring problem -- turnovers -- coming back to haunt the Bison...

Area high school basketball action (01/13/10)

2002 Bison squad named Team of the Decade (01/12/10)
McCook High School has been one of the top Class B football programs in the state of Nebraska in recent years. The Bison team that won the first of two state championships for head coach Jeff Gross was recently honored by a state-wide publication as the top team of the decade...