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Bison wrap up regular season with several championships
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
McCOOK - The McCook High School swim and dive team wrapped up its regular season Friday with several strong performances again consistent opponents North Platte, Scottsbluff and Hastings at the McCook YMCA. Overall, the Lady Bison claimed second place as a team while the boys finished in fourth. Hastings claimed both the men’s and women’s overall titles...
- Bison senior girl tops 1,000 points in big win at Ogallala (High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
- McCook wrestling girls duo qualifies for state! (High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
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MCC softball team starts 0-2 on trip into Texas
(College Sports ~ 02/06/23)
GAINESVILLE, Texas – The McCook Community College softball team opened the season here Sunday with a pair of shutout losses to North Central Texas College, 3-0 and 8-0. “We are going to have to learn on the go since we aren’t able to practice outside,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “Once we are running on all cylinders, we will be a tough team.”...
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MCC women triumph with fast-starting fourth quarter
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
STERLING, Colo. – The McCook Community College women picked up a tough Region IX road-win Saturday holding off Northeastern Junior College 76-72. Tied at 55 after three quarters, MCC came out to score the first seven points of the fourth quarter, hit free throws down the stretch and held on for the win...
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MCC men rally to spoil Northeastern's Homecoming, 77-74
(College Sports ~ 02/06/23)
STERLING, Colo. – The McCook Community College men overcame a nine-point deficit on the road Saturday to pick up its second Region IX win of the season, 77-74 over Northeastern Junior College. “This is a really tough place to win. McCook hasn’t won here much, so just really happy with how tough we were tonight,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. MCC lost both games in Brandl’s previous trips to Sterling with the last MCC win in Colorado coming Jan. 25, 2019...
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Falcons rebound for win, Gering triumphs before Bison visit
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s boys were firing on all cylinders for a 46-point first half and their 66-43 victory over Arapahoe Saturday afternoon. Senior Trent Kisker scored 21 to lead fellow double-figure Falcons Jaxon Unrein (16 points), Drew Scott (10) and Keynan Gaston (10)...
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Travel stories on tap for First Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival planning committee will host an evening of First Tuesday entertainment Tuesday from 7 – 8 pm at the Bieroc Café. This month’s theme is travel stories. Anyone who has traveled to destinations near or far is encouraged to bring a story to share...
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North Platte Trails Network to host 2nd Annual Pokercycle
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Dust off those bicycles and air up your tires and get registered, the Pokercycle is back! A unique fundraising event, brought to you by the volunteer trails committee members, makes a second appearance on Saturday, April 8th, 2023! The Pokercycle, and North Platte Trails Network fundraising event, is similar to your average poker run, but on a bicycle, and way more fun! The Pokercycle is an 11-ish mile bicycle ride, open to all ages, utilizing multi-use trails in North Platte, including some on-road, multi-use and gravel trails. ...
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Bison boys coach's insights into SWC wrestling
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook wrestling coach Nick Umscheid offered these insights following his team's top five finish among eight competing in the boys' Southwest Conference tournament on Thursday: "This was a good last tune up before District competition next week. Our conference tournament is always highly competitive and it delivered once again on Thursday. We had several of our varsity wrestlers place in the top four of their respective weight classes...
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Asian sharpshooter sparks Husker men past Penn State
(College Sports ~ 02/06/23)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points, Jamarques Lawrence scored five key points down the stretch, and Nebraska defeated Penn State 72-63 on Sunday, giving Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg his 150th career victory. The win moves Nebraska (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) past last season’s win total and matches last season’s number of conference victories. The Cornhuskers had lost four in a row while chasing that elusive win...
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Family loses home, pet to early morning fire
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook family lost its home and a pet in a fire Sunday morning caused by a space heater. The City of McCook Fire Department responded to several 911 calls reporting a fire at 8:09 a.m. Sunday at 708 E. Fifth in McCook. Heavy smoke and fire coming from a window were reported as firefighters arrived, and the family had already evacuated the home...
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Commissioners hear tourism update
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Carol Schlegel said she used to collect good tips in her parents' restaurant on pheasant season opener weekend back in the day, but the days of a large influx of hunters are long gone. Experts blame the drought and declining habitat for fewer pheasants, but another bird has taken up the slack somewhat, according to Schlegel, who has been Red Willow County Visitors Bureau for the past 11 years after serving as a volunteer for many years before that. ...
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M-HC Wolves rally, So. Valley girls win to lead Friday hoops
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/23)
TRENTON, Neb. — Trailing 19-18 at half, could Maywood-Hayes Center’s 18-0 start suddenly turn into 18-2? Not so fast, friends of other Class D-1 teams. The Wolves turned around Friday’s game, outscoring Hitchcock County 20-8 and zooming on for a 53-40 victory...
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Commissioners OK gift from Kiplinger Foundation
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. -- After confusion over county fair bidding and finances, officials followed the advice of the county attorney Monday and accepted a gift of new heaters for the Kiplinger arena. The cost of the heaters and installation will be $103,500, but that will be borne by the private Kiplinger Foundation, which is not bound by state laws covering bidding, which require the county to take informal bids on purchases over $10,000 and formal bids on items over $50,000...
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