Stories from Monday, May 10, 2021

McCook High's Brent May and Tom Sughroue have been named Southwest Conference track-field coaches the year, MHS officials announced Monday morning. May guided the Bison girls to a SWC team title and also won a Greater Nebraska Activities Conference title on Thursday at North Platte...

The McCook Community College baseball swept into the final four of the Region IX post-season tournament Saturday with a 10-2 win over Luna Community College. The Indians move on to Colorado Springs where they will play Lamar Community College Thursday at the UCHealth Field...

TRINIDAD, Colo. -- The McCook Community College softball team downed Lamar 6-0 Sunday morning but later rain came and postponed the two remaining Region IX Tournament games. MCC was to play an elimination game Sunday but because of forecasted weather in Trinidad the balance of the tournament will be moved to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo., to take advantage of dry conditions and turf fields...

TRINIDAD, COLO. – The McCook Community College softball team went 1-1 Saturday on the first day of the Region IX Tournament on Saturday. MCC won its opening game in the double-elimination tournament over Western Nebraska 6-1 and dropped the nightcap to Northeastern Junior College 7-3...

HASTINGS, Neb. — The McCook Bison golf team competed in the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference Golf Tournament on Friday at Lochland Country Club and coach Joe Vetrovsky provided this information: " Perfect weather conditions for the event. The McCook Bison golf team were the team champions of the tournament with a team score of 331. North Platte High School was runner-up with a team score of 332. The Bison golfers competed very well today...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Team scores and top five Gazette-area placers from Friday’s Dundy Country-Stratton Twilight Invitational. GIRLS Teams: 1. Chase County 238, 2. Maywood-Hayes Center 68, 3. Wallace 65, 4. Wauneta-Palisade 60, 5. Hershey 59, 6. Rawlins County (Kan.) 57, 7. Perkins County 44, 8. Dundy County-Stratton 37, 9. Cheylin (Kan.) 6...

Piscataway, N.J. – The Nebraska baseball team capped a 3-1 trip to New Jersey with a 7-6 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in 13 innings on Monday at Bainton Field. The Huskers jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first inning but then didn't score again until the 13th inning. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — While the sheriff’s office is satisfied with dispatching services provided by the city of McCook, Red Willow County Commissioners want more information before renewing a contract for those services. The city is proposing a 3% increase over 2021-22 costs, or $69,322 for the new contract, divided monthly...