Stories from Monday, March 4, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nothing stings like a touch of the cold on championship Saturday. Dundy County-Stratton made a brilliant, beautiful run to its third girls’ state basketball game in five seasons. For better than three quarters, the Tigers were finishing their ultimate goal as sophomore Maggie Lutz’s three-pointer put them ahead, 27-25, over Archbishop Bergman of Fremont...

McCOOK, Neb. — Despite cold temperatures and nasty roads, five athletes from McCook braved the weather to compete in their regional Special Olympics swim meet. All five girls did exceptionally well and qualified for the state meet which will be held in May in Omaha. Individual results are as follows:...

It’s hard to believe when we’re experiencing the coldest temperatures of the winter, but this is the last week of “standard” time. At 2 a.m. Sunday, we’ll all be forced to set our clocks ahead an hour, losing an hour of sleep and supposedly taking advantage of the longer days the earth’s tilt toward the sun provides this half of the year...

McCOOK, Neb. — In smaller towns, when it comes to local elections, the emphasis is on the person rather than party affiliation. That’s because in smaller counties, “You know who you’re voting for, rather than voting for party lines,” said Dist. 44 State Sen. Dan Hughes...

During his lifetime Harry Strunk exerted great influence on McCook and our area, the effects of which are felt to the present day. He was also one of the most colorful figures of his day. After a disagreement with the local schoolmaster in his native Pawnee City, NE Harry dropped out of school. ...

PUEBLO, Colo. – The McCook Community College softball team dropped a pair of games to Otero Junior College Friday to finish the first weekend in Region IX play at 1-4. MCC lost on Friday 14-0 and 16-7 after splitting a pair of games Thursday at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo, Colo...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College baseball team split a doubleheader with Otero Junior College Friday losing the first game 5-4 and coming back to win the second game 8-3. In the series opener the Indians came back from 5-1 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning (MCC was the home team in this series, originally scheduled to be played in McCook) to score three runs and put the tying run at second base and winning run at first, but couldn’t push the winning run home...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — North Platte Community College downed McCook Community College Sunday to advance to Thursday’s second round of the Region IX tournament starting Thursday in Sheridan, Wyo. The Knights will play Central Wyoming in a quarterfinal game at 6 p.m. central time...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College Lady Indian basketball team got down 9-1 to start the game against an opponent it had beaten three times this season by an average of 63 points. From that point on, the Lady Indians enjoyed an 87-31 advantage to win its Region IX tournament opener Friday at home 88-40...

LINCOLN, Neb. — With the only D-1 state tournament win by more than nine points, Dundy County-Stratton’s girls clearly earned a No. 2 final ranking from Lincoln Journal-Star basketball writers today. The Tigers trounced defending D-1 champion North Central, 48-28, on Thursday and then edged No. 3 consolation champ Pleasanton Friday morning...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Rebounding machine Grace Frederick earned a spot on the Class D-1 all-state tournament team announced today. The 6-foot Frederick pulled down 14 rebounds during Thursday’s opening win over defending D-1 champ North Central. Her 13 points paced the Tiger attack past a talented 27-2 Pleasanton during Friday’s dramatic 47-43 semifinal victory...

Martin “Marty” Fitzgerald May 22, 1958 - Feb. 25, 2019 PRATT, Kan. — Martin “Marty” Fitzgerald, 60, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Pratt. He was born May 22, 1958, in Coos Bay, Ore., to Gary Edward and Roselyn Delois (Helm) Fitzgerald. After his father died in 1965, he attended grade school in Cambridge and Trenton, Neb. He left Nebraska his junior year of high school. He attended a welding class in a Job Corp Center and worked as a welder for Union Pacific Railroad in Portland, Ore...

80th birthday The family of Donna Brewster of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 906 E. Sixth, McCook, NE 69001.