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McCook's Cameryn Berry (5) made several tackles, Cambridge Trojan alum Deryk Huxdoll (first player top left) and Bison tackling machine Drew Daum (top, third from left) delivered two memorable stops on kickoff returns to help lead the South All-Stars' 30-6 Shrine Bowl win over the North Saturday afternoon in Kearney. Below, Berry stops this third-down and one run cold which forced another North punt. More photos, details and highlights will appear in the next edition of the Gazette...

Pitcher Alex Anthony hustled to toss this throw to first base and retire another batter during McCook First Central Bank's 4-2 win over Kearney Five Points in their Juniors Legion doubleheader on Friday. Anthony pitched a seven-inning complete game while also tripling home the tie-breaking run to put FCB ahead 2-1. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Fourth of July brought a brilliant sight before the sun even set as McCook Bison girls won Saturday’s Western Nebraska Pandemic Tennis Invitational. A plan put into play three months ago paid off for area coaches like McCook’s Matt Wiemers...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s League finished week seven of its 2020 season with Old Sarge’s Bar bouncing over two teams to take first place in A League. MNB Financial Group now leads a tight pack chasing Community Hospital for B League supremacy:...

Boys at Felling proved they could make the plays Thursday night whether it was Graham Real Estate Brewers catching a throw to second base (above) or My Family Vision Clinic Rockies (below) focusing on catching this pop fly. The teams delivered an entertaining McCook Midget Baseball Assocaition contest at Felling Field. ...

COLBY, Kan. — The McCook Bison 12-and-under baseball boys reached 6-1 this season with a 6-3, 14-2 sweep of Colby, Kan., last weekend. Quick gamechanger.com recaps from both contests for coach Jim Roberts’ team: Bison 6, Colby 3 McCook Bison 12U got things started in the first inning as Bryson Gullion drove in one when he doubled...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College women’s basketball coach Brandon Pritchett has announced that two of his players have signed on to four-year programs in the fall. Makenna Bodette (Colorado Springs) has signed on to play at South Dakota Mines (an NCAA, Division 2 school) and Paula Rosello Mateu (Barcelona, Spain) will play for Christian Brothers University in Memphis (also NCAA, D2)...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The Imperial Horns downed two more Legion Junior baseball foes before losing to Ogallala Thursday evening. Imperial (10-2) unleashed 15 hits while rallying past Holdrege, 8-5, Monday evening. Treston Hite totaled three hits, two runs and two RBIS while leading the Horns’ attack...

KEARNEY, Neb. — What does that say when a pitcher loses 13-0 but actually lowers his earned-run average? The short-handed McCook National Bank Seniors left their best fielding skills at home Wednesday afternoon. Consider MNB nearly committed six errors which nearly matched Runza’s seven total hits...

McCook Thunder pitcher Isabel Raburn (above) returns to the dugout after ending an inning in Wednesday's 12-3 fast pitch softball victory over Arapahoe at the Jaycees Complex. Kelsey Redfield (below) motors around second base, third basman Izzy Stehno (middle photo) targets a throw to first and first baseman Grace Wilhelmson (bottom) secures another out during the McCook Thunder’s doubleheader sweep Wednesday night. The Thunder beat Arapahoe 12-2 and Bertrand-Loomis 10-7 at the Jaycees Complex.

McCOOK, Neb. — The Pinnacle Bank Juniors scored another great 7-6 win over Broken Bow’s Ponies recently. Pinnacle Bank fell behind 5-1 but rallied to force 5-5 and 6-6 deadlocks. Brodney Wood’s base hit then brought home the winning Pinnacle Bank run...

WOOD RIVER, Neb. — McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors were oh-so-close to capping a long opening road stretch with one big win Wednesday evening. The Juniors unleashed an awesome late comeback to turn their 2-1 deficit into a 9-2 lead over host Wood River...

McCOOK, Neb. — Crossfit McCook Royals took the lead late and defeated Macs Drive In Red Sox 5-2 on Wednesday in Majors League baseball at Felling Field. The game was tied 1-1 with Royals batting in the top of the sixth when Miles Pollman singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Ed Thomas YMCA will be hosting a number of activities surrounding the McCook Crazy Days event. It’s a chance to experience the facility and get a sneak peek into the future of programs. The Ed Thomas YMCA is a proud McCook Chamber of Commerce member and excited to be part of this annual event...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Kearney Runza will try to shake off two Sunday defeats when the McCook National Bank Seniors arrive for a 5 p.m. game today at Kearney's Memorial Field. MNB (7-1 record) already recovered from its one loss last Wednesday. After falling 3-1 to Ogallala, the Seniors quickly gained a split with their 7-3 comeback victory...

HAYS, Kan. — "We Are One" worked brilliantly for McCook's two traveling baseball teams who combined for a 6-1 triumph over top 12-and-under players from Hays, Kan., Saturday afternoon. These McCook Cardinals clearly dug the long ball since Tristan Campbell, Gabe Roberts and Bryson Gullion all hammered home runs over Hays' "short" fences...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Trailing 4-3, McCook's Pinnacle Bank Legion B unleashed a five-run fifth inning to rally past Holdrege Green Landscapes for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night. The entire P.B. lineup batted during that decisive frame beginning with Cole Graham's leadoff single...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — McCook's Herrmann Jones Legion B team nearly got even with Holdrege Green Landscapes, but a final walk-off run allowed the hosts to triumph 10-9 Tuesday evening. "We played a lot better than the last time," coach Greg Larson said as Holdrege hammered an 18-4 loss on Herrmann Jones June 23 at the Jaycees Complex. "Just a couple of key errors late cost us."...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Both the McCook Bison and Gazette-area top seniors have been picked to play in Annual West Nebraska All-Star contests this month. Contests will take place on Friday, July 24 at Scottsbluff as they’ve moved from their usual early June dates due to COVID-19...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook High School golfer Payton Craw shot a one-over-par 73 to tie for first place at Lochland Country Club during a recent Nebraska Junior Tour premier event. The first-place finish qualifies Crawfor the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour Championship to be held at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln on July 29...

McCOOK, Neb. — Jeff Dusatko fired up the holiday weekend when he hit a hole-in-one at Heritage Hills on Friday. Dusatko made his shot from 190 yards at Hole No. 12 using his hybrid club, according to Heritage Hills golf pro Tyler Loop.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Getting the chance to shine in front of an Independence Day crowd, the competitors battled from beginning to end to punch their tickets to the winners circle at the Red, White and Boom Night of racing action at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday evening...

McCOOK, Neb. — Twenty four student athletes from McCook Community College have been named to one of three National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) all-academic teams for 2020. Every student compiled a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher...

McCOOK, Neb. — Another reminder the McCook Football League will be having equipment checkout on Monday, July 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Weiland Field. Checkout will be on the North West side of the stadium. The league is still accepting registrations for the 2020 football season...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors have added a game at Wood River on Wednesday to their 2020 Legion baseball schedule. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m., McCook baseball officials announced today. McCook FCB would have gone more than a week since the previous two games at Ogallala. Both Pinnacle Bank and Herrmann Jones Junior B play games tonight at Holdrege...