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McCook National Bank Seniors shortstop Adam Dugger goes high to catch this throw but Broken Bow steals a base during Monday's B-6 area tournament at Minden. Broken Bow moved into the driver's seat for this tourney title and Class B state tourney spot with a 4-1 win. ...

BRIDGEPORT, Neb. — The No. 1-seed Imperial Seniors have beaten No. 6 Bridgeport, No. 4 Hershland and No. 2 Valentine during these past three days to reach Tuesday's C-7 area tournament championship round. Imperial will a 6 p.m. CDT. title game on Tuesday against today's winner between Valentine and No. 3 Sheridan County...

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The final buzzer sounded and France barely celebrated. To them, beating the United States again wasn’t really a surprise. And that might be the biggest indicator yet that the Americans — even after three consecutive Olympic gold medals — are no longer feared by other top international teams.

MINDEN, Neb. — An eight-run eighth inning powered the McCook National Bank Seniors to a 14-9 upset of No. 1-seed Minden during the B-6 area tournament winner's bracket game Saturday evening. The Seniors (11-15 record), seeded fifth, are now 2-0 in this tourney with a showdown set for 2 p.m. on Sunday against fellow unbeaten Broken Bow...

MINDEN, Neb. — Carter Larson's sharp grounder got past the shortstop and scored Tanner Jacobs to McCook National Bank an 8-7 over Gothenburg in Friday's B-6 Seniors tournament opener. The MNB Seniors (10-15 record) advance into winner's bracket play Saturday evening, where they'll face either No. 1 host Minden or No. 8-seed St. Paul. Those teams are playing tonight's final first-round game...

McCOOK, Neb. — Team titles were clinched with authority as both the Ravens and Eagles finished strong McCook Football League seasons Thursday night. The Ravens roared through Colts, 24-6, to clinch an undefeated run through seventh and eighth-grade foes at Weiland Field...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Football League season has come and gone faster than an Aaron Rodgers trade rumor so here’s a quick rundown of 2021 top performances. Final league standings 7th-8th grade 1. Ravens 3-0, 2. Raiders 2-1, 3. Chiefs 1-2, 4. Colts 0-3...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Bison tennis summer program came to a close this past Thursday. Camp Director and McCook High School tennis coach Matt Wiemers was pleased with the summer program and saw continued development throughout the summer session. The summer program consisted of three weeks of fundamentals and instruction, followed by two weeks of league play...

McCOOK, Neb. — Great races for first place continued in both leagues of the Heritage Hills Men’s Golf League. They completed week three of this season’s second half Wednesday evening. A League Old Sarge’s Bar 59 Studio 205 58...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Mini Speedway GoKart racing season has been rolling along with plenty of action last weekend. Today features the Sunday results with Saturday appearing in next week’s Gazette leading to more races on Saturday, July 31. Results from the big money races at McCook Mini Speedway on Sunday...

CASPER, Wyo. — One of the greatest achievements a college rodeo coach can ever have is seeing their athletes succeed in the arena. The greatest recognition they receive is the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Coach of the Year. Taking on the job of a rodeo coach means taking on the challenges, recruiting, fund raising, working with athletes in different disciplines, managing team members, assistants, practices with four-legged animals, garnering community support, figuring out travel schedules for students and horses, and much more.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Jessica Schafer joined the golfers at Heritage Hills to make history this summer with a hole-in-one Wednesday. Shafer drove her memorable shot 116 yards from the red tee box and into Hole No. 5. Playing partner Niles Ureste witnessed this great golf moment...

McCOOK, Neb. — Big plays were more prolific than ever though McCook Bison-like defense filled night two of this 2021 MFL season Tuesday evening. The Ravens reached 2-0 to become McCook Football League’s only unbeaten team — proving how balanced and competitive all these squads have already become...

finished their Tuesday/Thursday sessions this summer. From left, front row: Carter Hartwell, Layton Winters, Sutton LaBrie, Reid Loop, Trevor Nokes, James Neel, Izzy Clause, Brooklynn Gillen, Sydney Hodgson, Abi Thompson, Amalia Almanza and Ariana Pierson. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The new season points standings following Heritage Ladies League competition Tuesday evening. Only one point separates the A League’s top two combos: A League Susie Townsley/Jody Bennett — 88 Karmon Coleman/Helen Reiners — 87 Jennifer Baker/Mindy Haag — 82...

MINDEN, Neb. — McCook National Bank Seniors would love nothing more than start the B-6 area tournament Friday like that first area showdown seven weeks ago. MNB trounced Gothenburg’s Melons, 10-2, as Jordan Chancy struck out 13 in five innings. Coleton Lentz and Tanner Jacobs both knocked in three runs. The Melons only managed two hits all game...

Imperial’s Senior Legion baseball team will open district play against Bridgeport Friday a 7:30 p.m. The Horns are seeded first in the district. Valentine, the second seed, will begin the day against Carl Heath Curtis/Maywood, the fifth seed, at 2:30 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — Here are more champions and top three placers from area teams during Saturday’s Plains Tsunami Swim League meet at McCook City Pool. The first 66 events were included in Tuesday’s Gazette. More than 1,000 fans arrived at Kelley Park and the McCook City Pool to witness Saturday’s huge league meet...

McCOOK, Neb. — Ethan Latta's three long touchdowns sparked the Ravens to 2-0 among seventh-eighth grade games while Eagles and Rams both won defensive battles in Tuesday's McCook Football League fifth-sixth grade action. Here are scoring recaps with more details in Thursday's McCook Gazette...

Nebraska, 3-5 a year ago, is picked to finish fifth in the seven-team division in the 2021 cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Poll. Each of the 34 voters was asked to vote one through seven in both divisions, with first-place votes worth seven points, second-place votes worth six and so on...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other and there was a cigar on the table in front of him. All the work it took to lift the Milwaukee Bucks from a team that won 15 games when he was a rookie to one with 16 wins this postseason was finally finished...

McCOOK, Neb. — Hundreds of swimmers from the Plains Tsunami Swim League descended upon the McCook city pool on Saturday for the 2021 league championship meet. More than a 1,000 spectators filled Kelley Park tents, coolers and lawn chairs, traveling from across central and western Nebraska, northwest Kansas and northeast Colorado...

McCOOK, Neb. — Champions and top three area placers during Saturday’s Plains Tsunami Swim League championship meet. The PTSL covers more than 20 Nebraska teams from McCook to Kearney to Benkelman and Sutherland. Several Kansas teams like Atwood, Hoxie and St. Francis are also members along with Holyoke, Colo...

McCOOK, Neb. — Boom! A Blackshirt crossbones-worthy hit shook the pigskin loose and black-gray Raiders were soon celebrating their 14-13 opening victory. Besides Raiders-Colts ,the Rams and Eagles delivered a 7-6 slobber knocker that let everyone know McCook Football League action was hitting full speed at Weiland Field Friday night...