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Bison and area boys basketball scores from weekend
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
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Bison girls and area basketball scores from weekend
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
FRIDAY Area teams Gothenburg 78, McCook 46 Hitchcock County 54, Wauneta-Palisade 45 Cambridge 61, Southwest 56 Arapahoe 55, Medicine Valley 12 Maywood-Hayes Center 64, Paxton 43 Familiar foes Broken Bow 73, Valentine 37 Ogallala 64, Cozad 20 Alma 62, Norton, Kan., 21... -
MCC women start new year strong with win over North Platte
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
he McCook Community College women came out strong at home against North Platte Saturday, raced to a 36-12 first-half-lead and held on for a 57-41 win to open Region IX South play. “We’re 1-0 in region and we took care of business at home and those are solid things for us to build on,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We made some shots early on to set a tone in that first quarter.”... -
Bison swim breaks three school records, closer to state
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
KEARNEY - Limited practice sessions and no home pool doesn’t seem to be affecting a determined McCook High School swim and dive team. During the Kearney Invite on Saturday, Jan. 10, the Bison swimmers produced three new school records. Plus they posted one automatic and several secondary qualifying times they will need to compete at the state championship meet in February... -
Bison senior boy wins Beatrice tourney; trio make title matches
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
BEATRICE, Neb. — Coach Nick Umscheid provided these more details about the McCook wrestling boys from Friday's Beatrice Invitational with more in the Gazette on Tuesday. "McCook senior Tristan Campbell got 1st place beating a pretty good wrestler from Gretna East in the finals 7-2. ...
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Falcon wrestlers finish second only to Kearney in Franklin tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
FRANKLIN, Neb. — All Hitchcock County top placers from the Franklin Boys Wrestling Invite last weekend. Top five teams of 14: 1. Kearney Gold 247, 2. Hitchcock County 135.5, 3. North Platte St. Patrick’s 125.5, 4. Kearney Blue 113.5, 5. Thayer Central 89...
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Visiting Knights take an 85-81 win from MCC men
(College Sports ~ 01/12/26)
The McCook Community College men’s basketball team dropped an 85-81 decision to North Platte Saturday at home to open region play. “That’s a good North Platte team. They came in here prepared and ready to guard us,” said MCC Coach Dillon Hargrove. “They shot it in well tonight and have a lot of good players.”... -
Bison challenge four of state's better bowl teams at Lex
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
Coach Jana Sides provided these insights about the McCook High bowling team at Saturday's Lexington Invitational: "Rough conditions! We might have been a little starstruck facing off against 2 of the top 20 teams in the state (! top 10). In fact, on the boys’ side, of the 6 teams invited, 4 are ranked in the top 11 IN THE STATE! Our bowlers struggled to find their shots with confidence...
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McCook girls wrestle to top seven in 17-team tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
NORTON, Kan. — McCook High results and other area top placers from Friday’s J.R. Durham Invitational. Top 10 teams of 17: 1. Lexington 180, 2. Norton 142, 3. Oakley, Kan., 125.5; 4. St. Francis, Kan., 92; 5. Plainville, Kan., 86; 6. Scott Community, Kan., 85; 7. McCook 83, 8. Smith Center, Kan., 80.5; 9. Goodland, Kan., 60; 10. Beloit, Kan., 59.5; 14. Rawlins County, Kan., 34; 15. Decatur Community, Kan., 23...
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Trojans grapple to top five at Amherst; Eagles in top 10
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
AMHERST, Neb. — Team scores and all the area top placers at Saturday’s Amherst Boys Wrestling Invitational. Top 10 teams of 17: 1. Amherst 152, 2. Plainview 151, 3. Gibbon 150, 4. Wilcox-Hildreteh 138.5, 5. Cambridge 93.5, 6. Clarkson-Leigh 93, 7. Neligh-Oakdale 89.5, 8. Hi-Line 77.5, 9. Southern Valley 77, 10. Shelton 57; 14. Southwest 6, 17. Medicine Valley 4...
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Falcon totals 21 rebounds; W-P tops Southwest; Rawlins girl scores 32
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/26)
TRENTON, Neb. — Senior Asia Homma took down 21 rebounds to help lead a 54-45 Hitchcock County win over Wauneta-Palisade on Friday. Homma cleaned eight off the offensive boards while also delivering three assists and swiping four steals. The Falcons (5-6) started fast with an 18-9 first quarter, then finished strong in a 16-10 final period...
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Eldon Parde
(Birthdays ~ 01/12/26)
MCCOOK, Neb. — Eldon Parde will celebrate his 85th birthday on Monday, January 12. Cards of congratulations may be sent to him at 1112 East 5th Street, McCook, Nebraska.
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