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Eight Bison JV wrestlers place first or second at Gothenburg tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
GOTHENBURG -- The McCook High School junior varsity wrestling team competed at the Gothenburg JV meet Thursday. Five Bison wrestlers placed first at the tournament. Alex Smith, David Cappel, Ahren Hays and Matt Bair posted 3-0 records and Chris Schleeman was 2-0...
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Trojan boys, Southern Valley girls 1st at Cambridge tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge boys basketball team captured first place at its own tournament Thursday night. Southern Valley won the girls championship. Chase County's girls and boys won over Hitchcock County in the third-place games. The Cambridge Trojan boys rolled past the Southern Valley Eagles 53-39...
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Sports shorts: Oberlin spikers honored; MAC Attack; McCook YMCA
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
Oberlin's Karnopp, Dorshorst recognized on KVA All-State volleyball squad OBERLIN -- Decatur Community's Lydia Karnopp is a second team performer and teammate Tricia Dorshorst was named an honorable mention selection on the Kansas Volleyball Association's all-state team in Class 3A...
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New Year's Baby -- Isaiah Charles Kendall born 7:59 a.m. Jan. 1
(Local News ~ 01/06/06)
The Gazetteland's 2006 "New Year's Baby" is cradled in love, surrounded by generations of family members who adore the newest member of April and Michael Kendall's family. A great-grandmother coos, "Isn't he absolutely precious?" Two grandmas snuggle him close. His big brother and sister hold out their arms and say, in unison, "I want to hold him!" And his mother and father watch the whole affair, loving the circle of family that widened with the birth of Isaiah Charles on New Year's Day...
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Emmy-winning broadcaster headed to Winter Olympics
(Local News ~ 01/06/06)
A McCook native who won an Emmy for his work on the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens is ready to put his skills to work at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Toby L. Warren won the 2004 Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in technical broadcasting...
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A crowning achievement
(Editorial ~ 01/06/06)
Saturday night, the people of Southwest Nebraska will have an opportunity to show their pride in the accomplishments of Ashley Rice, who will reign as Miss Rodeo Nebraska in 2006. During coronation ceremonies at the Republican River Valley Events Center in McCook, Ashley will receive the state's Miss Rodeo crown from her predecessor, Alesa Chrisman of North Platte...
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Nothing to fear but the camera
(Column ~ 01/06/06)
Most people do not age a decade within one week's time. But that is exactly what I have done between the last week of 2005 and this first week in 2006. Whether it's trying to avoid aging, the unwillingness to step in front of a camera or procrastinating about getting a up-to-date photo taken, it's easy to just keep on using an old picture. But I finally bit the bullet -- after nearly 10 years -- and updated my picture...
- Bison teams play weekend games (High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
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Swimmer sees no barrier to reaching lifeguard goal
(Features ~ 01/06/06)
Like most 15-year-olds, Sable Carfield of McCook is looking forward to getting her drivers license and in the summer, getting her first job -- hopefully, she said, as a life guard. And she is optimistic she can accomplish that. "I can do anything everyone else does," she said. "It just may take me a little longer."...
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Bison teams 2-2 at Hershey
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
HERSHEY -- The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams split in varsity action Friday night at Hershey. The McCook boys handed Hershey a 52-33 loss, but the McCook girls lost 53-32. McCook will host Sidney Saturday. The JV boys and girls games start at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity girls at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity boys at 7:30 p.m...
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Wauneta-Palisade boys, girls take games from Hitchcock County
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
TRENTON -- The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos downed HItchcock County, 78-56, in boys high school basketball play Friday night. "We played well at times, but Wauneta's pressure and good shooting was too good tonight," Hitchcock Co. coach Mike Tines said. "The effort was there; we just aren't getting the results we want."...
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Oberlin wrestlers shut out Rawlins County
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/06)
OBERLIN -- Oberlin won over Rawlins County-Atwood 75-0 in high school wrestling action Friday at Oberlin. The Red Devils posted four pins and won seven matches through forfeits. Results: 103 Aaron Helm OB won by forfeit 112 Andrew Richards OB pinned Alex Bebb RC...
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