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Bucket list of titles: Bison, area players help Pride teams win
(Community Sports ~ 07/15/22)
LINCOLN, Neb. — From fifth to 10th grade, a who’s who of area basketball talent has been winning championships with the Nebraska Pride traveling teams in 2022. Take the season-ending Lincoln Blowout last weekend. McCook’s own Kollin Werkmeister helped the Pride 10th-grade boys win that tournament to cap a great summer of sharpening those basketball skills...
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McCook YMCA opening Energy Youth Volleyball League
(Community Sports ~ 07/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. The YMCA of McCook leaders announce registration is now open for the 2022 DHW Energy Youth Volleyball League. Divisions include K-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-6th. The registration deadline is August 12. Practices will begin after August 23. The season will be begin on September 10 and go for seven weeks in the fall...
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Council asked to ratify pool design
(Local News ~ 07/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve a swimming pool design and whether to move forward on a ballot question using city sales tax revenue to fund recreational projects, at its regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers at the City Municipal Building...
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Kent Archie Strayer
(Obituary ~ 07/15/22)
Kent Archie Strayer June 23, 1949 - June 29, 2022 KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. — Kent Archie Strayer was born June 23, 1949, in McCook, Neb. He passed away alone at home June 29, 2022, in Kimberling City. He was 73 years old. Kent spent his entire young life in McCook, growing up with a plethora of siblings. ...
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McCook considered a mecca for recreation back in the 1950s
(Column ~ 07/15/22)
I thought this clipping might be appropriate since the proposed ball park complex and long-awaited swimming pool decision are looming. People, it just shouldn’t be that hard! Quite some time ago there was some notation from a City Council meeting that alluded to the fact that McCook has a large amount of public space compared to other cities. ...
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McCook High tennis playing in Orlando
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/22)
ORLANDO, Neb. — A quartet of McCook High tennis players are competing in the World Team Tennis Championships this week. Nathaniel Miller, Lincoln Michaelis, Payton Dellevoet and Izzy Clause are all part of the Nebraska Drifters team that appeared in a previous edition of the Gazette...
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Latest and best from Heritage Hills Ladies golf
(Community Sports ~ 07/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Highlights from the most recent Heritage Hills Ladies Golf competition Tuesday evening. Low scores: Dari Olson, Lisa Mensinger, Jen Ruppert, Katie Hoffmaster, Naomi Olson and Ashley Stehno. Flag prizes: Kristie Nickel, Connie Buhr and Liz Knedlik...
- McCook Football League steaming through first week (Community Sports ~ 07/15/22)
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Indians among nation's best student-athletes
(College Sports ~ 07/15/22)
The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced that 31 McCook Community College student-athletes have been selected to the 2021-22 All-Academic Teams, recognizing student-athletes across the country for their dedication in the classroom...
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Versatile MCC softball player going to Coe
(College Sports ~ 07/15/22)
MCCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College graduate Taylor Thein has signed on to play softball at Coe College, an NCAA Division III program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She appeared in 63 games as a sophomore and batted .372 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs with 31 stolen bases...
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MCC baseball duo both joining NCAA D-II teams
(College Sports ~ 07/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — A pair of starting McCook Community College position players on the baseball team have earned opportunities to continue their careers at four-year programs. Outfielder Jordan DeMarce is moving on to Northern State University, an NCAA division-2 school in Aberdeen, S.D., and shortstop Markus Coronado has committed to Southwest Oklahoma State University, an NCAA D2 program in Weatherford, Okla...
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