Stories from Wednesday, January 5, 2022

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — The McCook boys erased a third-quarter deficit and beat Broken Bow, 56-46, to reach 8-2 with their victory Tuesday night. More will appear soon along with Wednesday's report in the Gazette. A glance at the Bison stat leaders: McCOOK (56) — Cole Cappel 19 points, Cam Werkmeister 12, Brendan Gillen 8, Evan Humphrey 8, Josh Hegwood 6, Jacob Gomez-Wilson 3. Three-pointers: Cappel 1, Humphrey 1...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Broken Bow girls took charge from start to finish of a 68-42 win over McCook despite Bison junior Shawna Wilkinson scoring 23 points Tuesday night. Coach Amy Schiel's Bison slipped to 6-5 overall while those host Indians are now 7-2. More will appear in Thursday's McCook Gazette...

CURTIS, Neb. — Start the new year with a strong feeling of rejection! Medicine Valley's girls said no-no-no while swatting six Wallace shots, and senior Kaylyn Roblee made five of her six field goals during a 47-37 Raiders victory Tuesday night. Sophomore Kylie Rose joined freshman Remmi Stout in blocking two Wildcat attempts each. Sohs Alaina Eberle and Stella Heapy each blocked one...

CURTIS, Neb. — Big brother Sebastian Kramer was a beast with 23 points while Hayden Kramer scored 17 in Medicine Valley's 58-37 victory over the Wallace Wildcats Tuesday evening. Sebastian Kramer, a senior, stepped outside to hit five three-pointers which were all four of his hoops after halftime...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County courthouse employees are as divided as the rest of the country when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination, but county commissioners are united on one point — no mandated vaccinations. After hearing concerns that county offices, already operating with as few employees as possible, might not be able to fulfill their duties because of repeated COVID-19-related illness and isolations, commissioners agreed Monday to consider a carrot and stick approach...

Lincoln - Freshman Alexis Markowski erupted for a career-high 20 points in her first career start, while Jaz Shelley added her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead Nebraska to an impressive 79-58 women's basketball win over No. 8 Michigan on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena...

A look at how Gazette-area basketball teams fared Tuesday night: BOYS Dundy County Stratton 59, Chase County 36 Hitchcock County 55, Southwest 16 Maywood-Hayes Center 64, Hi-Line 56 Medicine Valley 58, Lewiston 37 Norton, Kan., 56, Cambridge 32 Southern Valley 46, Franklin 29...