Stories from Monday, February 25, 2019

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Down 10 points before halftime, senior Grace Frederick knew Dundy County-Stratton’s Tigers had not even scratched the surface on what they could achieve Friday. “We knew what we were capable of and we did it,” the post player proclaimed following a 66-44 district finals win over Heartland at Gothenburg High School. “We responded as well as we could have possibly imagined.”...

LUBBOCK, Texas — McCook High alum Molly Sughroue won her third consecutive Big 12 Indoor mile run championshp during the conference indoor track and field meet ast weekend. Sughroue’s title was her third in a row in the event. The last woman other than Sughroue to win a conference title was OSU’s Kaela Edwards in 2016...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The visit to the 2019 Nebraska Championship Swim and Dive Meet this weekend may have been shorter than the McCook High School team would have liked, but they returned with great memories from the meet and the season. Along with the four divers at Thursday’s dive championship, MHS sent a girls relay team for three events and an individual male diver to the championship meet with the preliminary races featuring 32 spots on Friday...

Each summer the Great Lakes in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas become the playground for countless numbers of fishermen, boating enthusiasts, and picnickers. This is to say nothing of the primary beneficiaries of the lakes --- the area irrigators, and citizens who are protected from the ravages of floods from the region’s rivers and streams. ...

During his February 22nd speech on the floor of the Unicameral, state senator Ernie Chambers called the American flag a “rag,” and compared Old Glory to a “swastika,” The senator made his inflammatory remarks while criticizing LB399, a bill which would update civics requirements in Nebraska schools to improve student literacy in civics, history, economics, finance, and geography. Senator Chambers said the following:...

You’ve probably seen the evening news/entertainment stories about overworked, underpaid public defenders, and how little time they have to spend on each case. As a result, some defendants who are actually innocent plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit for simple expediency...

Monica Irene Hendershot June 26, 1959 - Feb. 21, 2019 BELLA VISTA, Ark. — Monica Irene Hendershot, age 59, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Feb. 21, 2019. She was born June 26, 1959, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Donald and Myrth (Theede) Hollingsworth. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1977 and from Hutchinson Community College in 1980. She received her bachelor’s in social work from the University of Kansas in 1983 and her Master’s in social work in 1986...

DODGE CITY, Kan. -- The McCook Community College softball team got a big lift from a couple sophomore bats in the seventh inning of the second game of a Thursday doubleheader to gain a split with Garden City Community College. The Broncbusters won the first game 11-7 and MCC scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to win 8-7. The games were moved from Garden City to Dodge City because of field and weather conditions...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College women’s basketball team wrapped up Region IX play Saturday at home downing Lamar Community College 105-53, on Sophomore Day. Those honored included: Makayla Jones, (Aurora, Colo.), Anna Sanjuan, (Reus, Spain), Laura Mata (Barcelona, Spain), Hailey Tiles (Rogers, Ark.) and Sam Hinkle, (Parachute, Colo.). Those five accounted for 70 points...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men closed out region play Saturday with a 77-72 win in what MCC Coach Brandon Lenhart called the best game of the season for his team. “Defense and rebounding,” Lenhart said. “That’s the only way to look at it, we shot 43 percent from the field and 17 percent from the 3-point line… defense and rebounding.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Despite 19 wins and an unbeaten conference record, Kellen Fernetti announced he’s resigning from McCook Community College women’s basketball coaching duties on Friday. Fernetti issued a succinct statement through Facebook: “Today, after meeting with at McCook CC, I have resigned my position as Women’s Basketball Coach and Housing Director at McCook CC. I will not comment any further.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Maywood-Hayes Center’s wild comeback from 14 points down fell short in a 44-39 district finals loss to the Mullen girls Friday afternoon. The Wolves outscored those Broncos, 16-7, and were oh-so-close as they were again just one win from Class D-2 state...

HAYS, Kan. — Freshman Reece Grafel’s fourth-place finish led a strong performance from area state wrestlers at the Kansas 3A-2A-1A tournament last weekend. The Red Devils were 16th among more than 60 teams with 106-pound Grafel, senior Drew Juenemann (fifth at 126) and Gavon Uehlin (fifth at 160) all earning medals...

The Southwest Nebraska Community Theater Association cast of “Mamma Mia!,” Kate Bair with a poetry reading, “MainStreet Band” and Tyler Rambali-Robertson were among performers in Sunday’s annual Hometown Talent Showcase at the Fox Theatre in McCook. Proceeds go to continued upgrades of the historic facility.

McCOOK, Neb. — For the second year in a row, Chris Smith brought home the top prize at McCook Community College’s 19th annual Dick Driml Chili Cook-off, to benefit the MCC Music Department. Despite the weather, fans of basketball and chili finished off all eight roasters of chili, with nearly 400 people served...