Stories from Monday, May 11, 2026

The McCook Community College softball team is headed back to the NJCAA D1 College World Series again after downing Northeastern Junior College 5-3 to win the Region IX Tournament Sunday at the Jaycees Sports Complex. MCC completed a three-game sweep to the title beating four-seeded Western Nebraska 4-3 Friday in a walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh inning. ...

PUEBLO, Colo. – An historic season for the McCook Community College baseball team came to an end with a pair of losses to the top two seeds in the Region IX Tournament Saturday at Damon Runyon Field Sports Complex. MCC dropped a 7-6 decision in 10 innings to Northeastern Junior College then lost 12-9 to Southeast Community College...

Dylan Carey doubled home two runs in a three-run seventh inning as the No. 25 Nebraska baseball team swept Iowa with an 8-6 win in front of a season-high crowd of 7,948 on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. This weekend’s sweep of the Hawkeyes drew a series attendance of 22,815 fans, which is third-largest conference series all-time at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park and the most since 2006...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Varsity team scores and top five placers from Friday's Dundy County-Stratton Twilight Track-Field Invitational with more details in the next McCook Gazette. GIRLS Teams: 1. Chase County 233, 2. Dundy County-Stratton 123, 3. Wauneta-Palisade 114, 4. Maywood-Hayes Center 81, 5. Cheylin, Kan. 36...

COZAD, Neb. — All McCook Junior High top four placers along with team scores at Thursday’s Southwest Conference track-field meet. Seventh grade GIRLS Teams: 1. McCook 121 points, 2. Cozad 98, 3. Minden CL Jones 81, 4. Holdrege 54, 5. Broken Bow 52, 6. Gothenburg 47, 7. Ogallala 28...