Stories from Saturday, January 14, 2023

The McCook Community College men opened the second semester Friday with a 78-64 loss to Otero Junior College at home. MCC trailed at the half 34-32 but were outscored 44-32 in the second half. “Our second half was just not good enough,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. ...

The McCook Community College women came out blazing in the first quarter Friday night but ended up losing late to Otero Junior College 68-65 in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “We came out and probably played the best first quarter of the year,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “It was a lot of fun, we were executing, making shots and then Otero switched up how they were guarding us and we didn’t make the adjustments.”...