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OMAHA, Neb. — The McCook Bison are equally represented with 13 girls and 13 boys qualified for 26 total in Class B state competition at Burke Stadium this week. Here's where fans can see where each Bison is scheduled to compete starting Wednesday morning...

OMAHA, Neb. — A complete rundown of who will represent the southwest Nebraska area when Class C and D state track-field competition begins on Friday at Omaha Burke Stadium. Class D boys Cambridge (6) Senior Derek Trompke in 800-run, 1600-run, 1600-relay, 3200-relay...

The Butler Community College softball team downed McCook 5-2 Saturday to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I World Series in Yuma, Ariz. May 24-28. Saturday's win, was the 23rd straight win for the Grizzlies and came in the second game of the Plains District best-of-three game series...

The Nebraska softball team (40-14) has been selected for the Stillwater NCAA Regional in Stillwater, Okla., and will play North Texas (35-14) on Friday, May 20, at 5 p.m. (CT). Oklahoma State (41-12) is the tournament's No. 7 overall seed and will play Fordham (30-20)...

Nebraska suffered a 5-4 loss in the bottom of the ninth at Illinois in the series finale on Sunday, which featured two weather delays that combined for four hours and 53 minutes. The first delay lasted 95 minutes in the bottom of the third, before a lengthy delay of three hours and 18 minutes between the eighth and ninth innings...

ODESSA, Texas – The McCook Community College golf team finished the final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship tournament with a 308 and finished 24th among the 24 teams competing. “Obviously this is not what we wanted or what I expected but the competition was extremely tough and we didn't play very well at all,” said MCC Coach Tyler Loop...

McCOOK, Neb. — Emblazen across McCook’s tennis team poster are the words “Be Fierce” along with players standing ready for any gale-force challenge this spring. Could any pre-season forecast ever be proven more accurate? The Holdrege Dusters were a perfect final home opponent Tuesday afternoon...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Both Cambridge Trojan teams continued a super season of championships with Thursday’s sweep through the D-7 district track-field meet. “It was a remarkable day!” coach Margo Kent declared. Between our boys and girls teams, we qualified an athlete in every event except the 200 meters and we will proudly display the District D7 Championship plaques for both teams.”...

Team scores, champions and all top four area placers from Thursday’s D-7 district meet. The top three individuals and two relays qualify for Class D state next week with additional qualifiers to be determined: BOYS Teams: 1. Cambridge 130, 2. Hitchcock County 81, 3. Loomis 65, 4. Bertrand 57, 5. Arapahoe 49, 6. Dundy County-Stratton 44, 7. Medicine Valley 39, 8. Southwest 34, 9. Wauneta-Palisade 20, 10. Wallace 8...

ODESSA, Texas – For the second straight day the McCook Community College golf team shaved a few more strokes off their team score Thursday carding a 306 in round three of the four-day National Junior College Athletic Association Championship tournament...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook golfed to a trio of top 15 places and finished tied for third overall at Thursday’s Ogallala Invitational. Senior Jonas Somerville shot 80 for eighth overall, freshman Reid Loop shared 12th at 92 and senior Hunter Hansen took 14 wtih an 83...

MITCHELL, Neb. — Chase County’s defending Class C state champion girls scored 186 points and the Longhorn boys scored 146 to sweep Thursday’s C-8 district track-field titles. A rundown of the top finishers who qualify for Class C state at Omaha next week. Additional Chase County qualifiers will be included in the next McCook Gazette...

OXFORD, Neb. — Sophomore Ann Bose jumped a career-best 5’5” for the C-8 district title while four other Southern Valley Eagles qualified for state Thursday afternoon. Bose won the high jump while two-time state medalist Brianna Russell cleared her season-best 5’3” for second place on Thursday...

OGALALLA, Neb. — Branson McDonald confirmed he’s never in a happier place than soaring more than 15 feet into the air at any track/field feet. Except if he’s clearing 15’9 1/2” or even 16’ at Omaha Burke Stadium next week. “That’s my dream since I was a freshman,” the McCook High senior about a chance to win a Nebraska All-Class Gold state medal next week. “And I’ve always wanted to get that school record (of 15’9 1/2”)...

OGALLALA, Neb. — Ogallala had to be echoing OH mercy, these McCook High girls are really good! The 2022 Bison are becoming some of McCook’s best ever in girls’ track and field. On Tuesday, they reached an even higher level with their first B-6 district team championship since 2014...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook High’s boys are sending 13 athletes into Class B state just like the girls following their solid fourth-place team finish at Tuesday’s B-6 district. Several Bison were added on Wednesday since their times or marks were among the best at all districts...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — McCook High’s golfers placed second only to host Scottsbluff at the GNAC golf tournament on Friday. The Bison featured three medalists in seniors Hunter Hansen (fourth, 82), Jonas Somerville (ninth, 86) and freshman Landon Kmoch (10th, 87)...

McCOOK, Neb. — TJ’s Family Center topped 1,000 pins in its final scratch game to clinch the Men’s League season championship for 2021-22. Jason Hoppe’s 255 game helped him secure the individual high average and several others delivered grand finales...

ODESSA, Texas – The McCook Community College golf team improved by 12 shots Wednesday in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship and are in a position to push up in the team standings. “We made up a little ground but still looking to improve our putting and eliminating the higher hole scores,” said MCC Coach Tyler Loop...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team will face an NJCAA powerhouse when they take on Butler Community College Friday in the opening game of the Central Plains District best-of-three championship series starting at 3 p.m. The winner will advance to the NJCAA Division I College World Series...

McCOOK, Neb. — Four McCook Community College softball players along with their coach Kevin Kaalberg have been honored with 2022 Region IX Division I post-season softball awards. MCC placed three sophomores and one freshman on the All-region IX team and Kaalberg was named the Region IX Coach of the Year on the strength of the team’s first ever Region IX regular season championship as well as the Region IX post-season tournament championship...

OGALLALA, Neb. —McCook High's boys qualified several for state during Tuesday's B-6 district ctrack-field meet though all official qualifiers are still being determined today.

OGALLALA, Neb. —McCook High's girls won their first B-6 district team title since 2014 with 13 girls qualifying and two alternates going to Class B state at Omaha Burke Stadium starting one week from today.

McCook senior Branson McDonald cleared a career-high 15'2" in Tuesday's B-6 district pole vault, which moves him into No. 1 again among all Nebraska competitors this spring. He was tied at 15' with Omaha Creighton Prep senior Paul Lampert and Fremont senior Drew Sellon. ...