Stories from Monday, October 25, 2021

BENNINGTON, Neb. — Kickoff time has been set for 6 p.m. when the McCook Bison take on No. 1 Bennington in Friday's Class B state football playoffs. The Badgers (9-0 record) average exactly 45 points per game while allowing less than 20. Their roster includes linemen listed at 320, 275, 270 and 260 pounds...

McCOOK, Neb. — All the leaders from McCook's 34-7 win over Alliance on "Seniors Night" at Weiland Field Friday evening. SCORING SUMMARY McCook — Adam Dugger 11 yard run (Hunter Hansen kick) McCook — Lucas Gomez-Wilson 61 yd punt return (Hansen kick)...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Kickoff times are set for three area football teams hosting Class D-1 state playoff second-round games on Friday. The defending D-1 state champion Dundy County-Stratton Tigers (8-1) will play Nebraska Christian (5-3) in Benkelman beginning at 6 p.m. CDT (5 p.m. MDT)...

Kearney, Neb. – Six different players reached the end zone, junior quarterback TJ Davis threw two more touchdown passes and the defense recorded its second shut out of the season as No. 21/22 Nebraska-Kearney rolled past Lincoln (Mo.) University, 56-0, Saturday afternoon at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field...

McCOOK, Neb. — A handful of times a year, someone who has failed to pay a fine for violating a McCook city ordinance is allowed to “sit out” the fine in the Red Willow County jail. The thing is, however, City Attorney Nathan Mustion explained to county commissioners Monday, while city ordinances are misdemeanors, they have no jail time attached...

The McCook Community College volleyball team missed an opportunity to pick up the team's 20th win of the season and split a pair of matches in a home triangular Saturday. After beating Lamar Community College 3-1, MCC lost in five sets to Central Community College...

The top of the AP Top 25 went through a shakeup despite the entire top five winning in Week 8. After posting its first scoreless first half since 2014 against lowly Kansas, No. 4 Oklahoma flipped spots with No. 3 Alabama. Cincinnati, meanwhile, held strong at No. 2 behind top-ranked Georgia...

COZAD, Neb. (AP) — A Maywood man was killed in crash over the weekend just south of Cozad in southwestern Nebraska, authorities there said. Juan Baeza, 20, was driving a pickup truck on Nebraska Highway 21 around 3 a.m. Saturday when he went off the road and rolled several times about 9 miles south of Cozad, the Omaha World-Herald reported...