Stories from Monday, May 24, 2021

They weren't far from reaching the top like McCook senior Talyn Campbell (above), who cleared his greatest height of 14'6" to win Saturday's Class B pole vault. The Bison boys finished fourth as a team with 36 points behind familiar foe Hastings (47), runner-up Waverly (46) and top three Norris (37). ...

McCook High's girls placed eighth among 39 Class B teams scoring points with several earning medals at Omaha Burke Stadium last weekend. The 3200-relay (above, from left) of sophomore Leah Spencer, freshmen Izzy Renner, Sienna Dutton and sophomore Samantha Rodewald started McCook's momentum while earning their medals Friday afternoon. ...

Dear Editor, Last Friday, the Nebraska State Board of Education met at the Kearney Younes Conference Center for its monthly business meeting. The early part of the meeting was highlighted by testimony from approximately 67 people who presented on the Nebraska Health Education Standards...

Bloomington, Ind. – The Nebraska baseball team captured the 2021 Big Ten regular-season title on Sunday afternoon with a 9-0 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes at Bart Kaufman Field. It's the second regular-season Big Ten title for the baseball team, after it won its first title in 2017. The program has now won 12th conference titles, including eight regular-season championships...

OMAHA, Neb. — The Chase County girls were Class C state champions while their boys competed in several events at Burke Stadium last weekend. Class C girls Top 10 teams: 1. Chase County 68, 2. Hastings St. Cecilia 49, 3. Battle Creek 41, 4. Lincoln Lutheran 40, 5. Crofton 38.5, 6. Superior 31, 7. Syracuse 30, 8. David City 26, 9. Wisner-Pilger 25, 10. Norfolk Catholic 24...

OMAHA, Neb. — Southern Valley senior Clayton Berry delivered an awesome finale to his career with three Class C top five medals while junior Brianna Russell reached her career-best high jump and finished fourth overall on Saturday. The S.V. boys took home a Top 10 team finish mainly because of Berry's two second places. Here's a quick recap of all Eagle performances in Omaha Burke Stadium...

OMAHA, Neb. — All the McCook Bison results from Friday and Saturday in Class B state track/field at Omaha Burke Stadium. It's already mentioned the Bison boys took fourth overall with girls claiming eighth. The final rundown will appear in Tuesday's Gazette.