Stories from Thursday, December 11, 2008

2008 AP All-State Football Teams By The Associated Press COLUMBUS -- Here is The Associated Press All-State Football Team for classes A through D-2 as selected by the sportswriters and sportscasters throughout the state. Each first and second-team player is listed by name, school, height and grade...

McCook's eighth grade girls basketball A, B and C teams went 3-0 against Cozad Tuesday night at the McCook Junior High School gymnasium. The Bison A team won 34-8, the B team won 14-9 and the C team won 4-2 in two quarters. "The girls played well at all levels," said Bison coaches Steve Clapp and Tom Lentz. ...

Southwest and Arapahoe boys basketball teams tangled in the first round of McCook Cattle Trail tournament Tuesday night at the McCook High School gymnasium. Arapahoe defeated the Roughriders 61-36. Dalton Hyke led the Warriors with 16 points and had 2 two-point shots and 4 three-pointers. Ivan Simic added in 12 points and had 5 two-pointers and Korie Ross had 4 two-point shots and 9 points. Simis was 2 for 2 in free throws...

The River Valley Volleyball Club will be holding tryouts at 2 p.m. Sunday in the McCook Junior High School gymnasium. There will be a $10 non-refundable tryout fee. It is encouraged all interested players register as members of Great Plains Volleyball...

LINCOLN -- For the fourth time in his career, University of Nebraska Head Coach John Cook was awarded the AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year on Wednesday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Cook took a squad that lost four AVCA All-Americans, including a pair of former national players of the year, and guided the Huskers to their 15th consecutive appearance in an NCAA Regional...

Hastings College men fall in OT to Dana Vikings HASTINGS -- The Hastings College men's basketball team fell in a thriller 77-76 to Dana College Wednesday night in Hastings at the Lynn Farrell Arena. The Broncos took a 35-27 lead into the locker room only to see the Vikings shoot 60 percent from the floor in the second half and scored 50 points...

Oct. 8, 1918 - Dec. 10, 2008 COLBY, Kan. -- Elda L. Campbell, 90, died Wednesday (Dec. 10, 2008) at Citizen Medical Center in Colby, Kan. She was born Oct. 8, 1918, in Allison, Kan., to Richard and Lena (King) Kincaid. She grew up in Allison and attended Allison Schools...

Sept. 17, 1940 - Nov. 29.2008 OMAHA -- Albert William "Bill" Davis, age 68 years of Omaha and surrounding communities. passed away Nov. 29, 2008. He was born in McCook Sept. 17, 1940. Bill was a dedicated teacher his whole life. He spent 30 years at Papillion-LaVista Junior High and many years with the Boystown Hotline...

Dec. 1, 1939 - Dec. 7, 2008 GRAND ISLAND -- Jim Cassey, 69, of Grand Island, died Sunday (Dec. 7, 2008) at St. Francis Medical Center. Memorial services will be Friday, Dec. 12, at 1:30 p.m., at Central Catholic High School. The Rev. Mike McDermott will officiate...

U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith makes some good points in his statement to explain why he voted against the auto company bailout, which passed the House 237-110, and now involves "only" $14 billion for two companies. "Every American and every American town is struggling," Smith said in a release. "We need to enact policies which truly benefit every town, not just Detroit."...

On Wednesday, following the election I had several people (who must have gone to bed early) congratulate me on being successful in my bid to retain a seat on the McCook Board of Education. Although Mr. Bredvick led the voting throughout the night, Mrs. ...

I was going to write about the Moon-Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Dec. 1, but I don't think I have enough words for the task. The sight of all three of those celestial objects hanging there in the southwestern sky just at dusk was a sight I would really have a hard time describing without about 40 or so adjectives...