Stories from Wednesday, February 19, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook High girls have barely missed a Class B district wildcard spot, coach Amy Scheil reported this morning. McCook will not play in this "Sweet 16" district finals round which determines the eight state tournament teams. The Bison lost their B-7 subdistrict final on Tuesday to Holdrege, 43-36, as Duster players and fans celebrated above...

McCOOK, Neb. — One could only wipe the Dusters from their eyes while wondering what the Bison happened in Tuesday’s B-7 subdistrict title game. The McCook girls were leading 36-32 on a brilliant barrage of two Tiara Matson three-pointers, senior Brolin Morgan sneaking behind Holdrege defenders for another basket and junior Liviya Wier delivering all three assists...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will be getting a $19,800 check for being a member of ACE Choice Gas program. McCook City Council ACE representative, Gene Weedin, made the announcement at the regular city council meeting Monday night. ACE board of directors may return excess revenue to its member communities, according to ACE Public Alliance for Community Energy website. Since forming in 1998, ACE has returned nearly $2.8 million to its Nebraska members...

McCOOK, Neb. — Donations, a grant and city funds have covered expenses of the McCook Police Department’s first K-9 officer, Kailah. A grant to the McCook Police Department provided for the purchase of the Dutch shepherd, along with training for the dog, said McCook City Police Chief Ike Brown...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Falls, knife fights, battles for control – they don’t just happen.  At least they shouldn’t.  That’s according to Mark Hardiman, theater and speech instructor at McCook Community College. For a little over a month, he has been helping the cast of North Platte High School’s upcoming production of “West Side Story” learn the ins and outs of stage combat...

McCOOK, Neb. —The McCook Public Library will close on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m., and remain closed on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and Thursday, Feb. 27, so that staff can train for the “Innovation Studios” coming to the library in April. The library will open Friday, Feb. 28, for regular hours...

Youth Change Reaction at McCook Senior High is collecting bicycles to make them available for loan to campers at the Red Willow State Recreation Area north of McCook. YRC members will accept functional bicycles of any size by their Wednesday, April 1 deadline. Bikes can be donated by bringing them to MNB at 220 Norris; or by calling Dawson Bredvick at (308) 340-4851. YRC members are, from the left, Candace Coleman, Carsyn Craig, Shayli Wilkinson, Shawna Wilkinson, Dawson Bredvick and James Neel...

If you’re like many of us, you may have discovered you’re a little more patient than you used to be. Not really, no one enjoys waiting in a long line while the checker takes her sweet time scanning the purchases of the lucky person at the front of the line, looking up the price of obscure produce and commenting on the weather...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County’s boys jumped to a 26-10 lead in the first quarter and led throughout their 64-45 victory over visiting Cambridge Saturday evening. Senior Kobe Clevenger scored 24 points on 67 percent shooting (eight for 12) to highlight his final regular-season home game with the Longhorns...

Coach Dalton Pettera provided these remarks about McCook’s seventh-grade basketball finales: On Monday, Southern Valley came to McCook and played 2 1/2 games. The A Team won 43-29. Pushing their record to 7-1 on the year. Individual Scoring - Gabe Gans - 17, Landen Kmoch - 8, Quentin Terry - 6, Davien Hanson - 6, Josiah Wilkinson - 6...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College baseball team fought off Colby Tuesday to win the 2020 home opener at the Jaycees Sports Complex, 8-6. “I felt like we made strides for the first eight innings, played a really nice game, we had a good practice yesterday and got a few things addressed,” MCC Coach Jon Olsen said. “We carried ourselves a lot better on the field and it carried over for us to play a little cleaner on defense.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Freshman Ashlin Broz was three-for-three from three-point range in a 49-23 Maywood-Hayes Center playoff victory over Sandhills Valley Tuesday. The Wolves (21-3 record) took a 17-10 lead through one quarter before holding those Mavericks to four, five and four points during those last three periods...

BRADY, Neb. — Junior Haylee Sandman’s 20 points and 10 steals helped ensure Wauneta-Palisade will play Medicine Valley for the D2-10 subdistrict title. The Broncos (10-14 record) beat Brady, 50-40, while those M.V. Raiders (7-16) took an impressive 40-27 win from Wallace in Tuesday’s semifinals...

McCOOK, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton’s girls regained their winning ways with a 49-39 downing of Southwest in the D1-11 first semifinal Tuesday night. The Tigers (18-5 record) shook off recent defeats to Southern Valley and North Platte St. Patrick’s...

McCOOK, Neb. — Allowing 76 points to Hitchcock County became even farther distant than the Cambridge girls’ 2-6 start Tuesday night. The Trojans only allowed 30 points to those same Falcons while delivering an impressive 51-30 win that started their D-1 playoff run at McCook High...