Stories from Monday, December 6, 2021

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College women overcame a 21-point deficit Saturday and came back to down Laramie County Community College 61-56. “It was a tale of two halves,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We played about as bad as we could in the first half and the second half we finally saw some fight in this group that we hadn't seen all year.”...

The 2021 college football regular season has reached its conclusion, but there's still plenty of action left. Bowl season is right around the corner, culminating in the New Year's Six and College Football Playoff games. The 2021-22 bowl schedule has been announced, and it looks to be a three-and-a-half week extravaganza over the holidays. The postseason will culminate with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 10, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis...

Match times and TV broadcasts have been set for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament's semifinal and final rounds, it was announced Sunday. No. 10 national seed Nebraska (23-7) and Big Ten peer Illinois (22-11) will meet on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 8:30 p.m. CT, and the match will be televised on ESPNU from Gregory Gym in Austin, Texas...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College men lost an 85-71 decision on the road Saturday to Laramie County Community College. "We played 11 minutes of good basketball," said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. "We had very little attention to detail and anytime you can't follow a scouting report and stay locked in it's tough to win games especially on the road."...

COZAD, Neb. — Top team scores along with McCook High placers on Saturday for both varsity and junior varsity. VARSITY Top 10 teams of 16: 1. Hastings 261, 2. Gering 167.5, 3. Cozad 129, 4. Wahoo 121.5, 5. Plattsmouth 93.5, 6. Sidney 86.5, 7. Aurora 83, 8. Lexington 81, 9. Ogallala 80, 10. Chadron 76.5; 15. McCook 27...

ELWOOD, Neb. — Team scores along with top four placers from area schools during Friday’s HiLine Wrestling Invitational. Top eight teams of 14: 1. Sutherland 205, 2. Arapahoe 139, 3. Chase County 125, 4. Cambridge 105, 5. S-E-M 100, 6. Perkins County 79.5; 7. Garden County 78; 8. Hi-Line 77; 12. Dundy County-Stratton 12, 12. Wauneta-Palisade 12, 14. Medicine Valley 3...