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McCOOK, Neb. — Coach Tyler Loop didn’t have to look far for another ingredient in what has been a winning McCook Community College men’s golf recipe. “I really started noticing him last year,” the Heritage Hills golf pro explained as Craw spent many days refining his skills during COVID-19. “His swing. His demeanor. And he became very interested (in MCC) right off the bat.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Every player on McCook’s varsity tennis lineup this spring earned Class B all-state honors from Nebaska tennis coaches recently. Junior Joslyn Hammond made Class B second team after reaching the state finals in her first varsity season at No. 2 singles...

WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas rivals Rawlins County and Decatur Community completed an awesome season with three golfers earning Class 1A all-state honors recently. Kendrick Woody joined classmate Isaac Domsch in driving the Buffaloes to a 1A top three team finish last month. Woody placed second overall when he shot 79, just one stroke behind champion Trent Mars from Centralia...

McCOOK, Neb. — Playoffs to finish the first half of Heritage Men’s League play this summer teed off Wednesday evening. Here are the standings so far for three divisions with playoff championships to be decided next week. A League First Flight Old Sarge’s 18, Hightest Ag 18; Old Sarge’s won the tie-breaker...

McCOOK, Neb. — Down to the wire following an early lightning delay. Some baseball games are so good they simply come down to which team gets the last at-bat. The Volume Salon Dodgers and Cappel Sales Sox did just that to start Thursday’s Majors League tournament at Felling Field...

The McCook Rebels 14-and-under softball team won second place overall at last weekend’s Grat Bend Bling Battle in Great Bend, Kan.Team members appear from left. Front row: Malia Hilker, Danika Havlicek, Bailee Fawver, Megan Miller and Roslyn Wiemers. ...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Holdrege hit McCook’s Pinnacle Bank Legion B team with runs in four of five innings during an 11-2 victory Thursday evening. Beckett Heckett went two-for-two to lead Pinnacle (3-11 record) as he singled, doubled and scored one run. Espn Hall also drilled a double which led to him dashing across the magical dish...

HASTINGS, Neb. — In 1980, Jim Cole witnessed eight-man football for the very first time and fell in love with the game. He went on to dedicate 28 years of his life to his Hayes Center Cardinal players and 8-man football. In a career that lasted from 1980 to 2007, Cole compiled a spectacular coaching record of 211 wins and 113 losses...

HASTINGS, Neb. — A foursome of area football players are preparing for Saturday’s Sertoma 2021 Eight-Man All-Star Game. Dundy County-Stratton’s Delton Haines, Serbando Diaz, Southern Valley’s Carter Bose and Arapahoe’s Keegan Benson have all been picked to play for the West. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m...

KEARNEY, Neb. — It’s not often a team delivers four hits, allows only three and still loses 11-1 on the baseball diamond. The McCook National Bank Seniors certainly hope they don’t see it again ever. Yet this did happen Wednesday evening, as Kearney Runza turned 14 walks into the 11-1 “mercy rule” victory at Memorial Park...

McCook High cross country runners joined in the Cornhusker State Games Torch Run which went through McCook on Tuesday. The State Games are set to begin on Friday, July 16.

McCOOK, Neb. — Victoria Thomas, a 5-7 pin hitter from Houston, Texas has become the final recruit to sign on for the 2021 McCook Community College volleyball team. “I am excited to get another talented pin hitter added to our roster,” MCC coach Hayley Kobza said . “Victoria has a fun personality and is going to fit in well with our team.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — A night calling for cool drinks didn’t mean the Heritage Hills Ladies weren’t playing another hotly-contested Tuesday of league golf. Here are updated season points leaders. A League Susie Townsley/Jody Bennett — 58 Jennifer Baker/Mindy Haag — 55...

McCOOK, Neb. — Wednesday’s game against My Family Vision Lugnuts was a heartbreaker for Mac Daddy’s Original Spices Rock Hounds, as they lost the lead late in a 3-1 defeat. The game was tied at 1-1 with My Family Vision Lugnuts batting in the bottom of the third when an error scored one run for My Family Vision Lugnuts...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Wood bats worked just fine for the McCook Calves while they stampeded through four foes, 46-7, en route to last weekend's Imperial Tournament championship. The 12-and-under age team blanked Grant twice, 10-0 and 15-0, with one tight 7-5 victory over Imperial 2 sandwiched between those two shutouts...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — McCook’s Herrmann Jones B Legion baseball team had a successful 4-2 performance at the Alan Usher USSAA tournament last weekend. Quick recaps from each contest which helped Herrmann Jones raise its season record to 14-8-1 overall:...

The McCook Football League will again be run for individuals entering 5th-8th Grades this summer. Due to large enrollment expected, we are asking for parents to enroll their athletes as soon as possible so that we may address equipment needs. Once again, registrations are limited to no more than 80 participants per age division. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — On Saturday, the McCook summer swim team hosted the first of three home meets as part of the Plains Tsunami Swim League (PTSL). It was the second regular meet of the season, featuring teams from McCook, St. Francis, Perkins County, Imperial and Benkelman...

The McCook Rebels ripped six home runs and reached 25 wins this season along with a a Class C district softball championship Thursday. McCook’s 14-and-under team featured Malika Hilker hitting her first home run over a fence in an 8-2 championship game victory over Prodigy Bearkiller/Moorhead...

McCOOK, Neb. — A celebration of state and country filled McCook’s City Auditorium while Brian Blade defended his Midwest Wrestling Association pro title Friday evening. Top challenger Prince Rahim entered the ring wearing both a full robe and turban — prompting several fans to chant “USA! USA! USA!”...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Logan Tanner hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run second inning and Mississippi State advanced to its third straight College World Series with an 11-7 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night in the Starkville Super Regional...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook National Bank Seniors learned about areas they can improve following three tough defeats during this past weekend. MNB’s still 3-3 following a rough 13-1 home loss to Minden Sunday afternoon. Layne Stevens drilled two doubles for the best MNB highlights, scoring that one McCook run on a single from teammate Alex Anthony...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook First Central Bank Juniors couldn’t quite hold on to an early lead and lost 6-3 to Minden Sunday afternoon which finished a tough baseball weekend. The Juniors (1-8) saw Cole Graham score twice while Nathaniel Miller also rounded those bases...

McCOOK, Neb. — A final rundown of how all area athletes compared whether they wre competing in Class B, C or D track/field field this spring. The boys’ area leaders appeared on Friday: GIRLS 100 meters: 1. Kamrie Dillan, Chase County, 12.4; 2. Shawna Wilkinson, McCook, 12.83; 3. Chloe Dillan, Chase County, 13.0; 4. Emma Dutton, McCook, 13.2; 4. Jordan Jablonski, Chase County, 13.2...

McCOOK, Neb. — The latest from McCook Minors League baseball action at Felling Field from gamechanger com. Monday Blue Rocks 4, Hot Rods 3 A walk-off left Carpenter Breland Hot Rods on the wrong end of a 4-3 defeat to Dan’s Sanitation Blue Rocks on Monday...