Stories from Thursday, April 7, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College Invitational at Heritage Hills Golf Course scheduled for today and Friday has been postponed because of weather. MCC Coach Tyler Loop said the Region IX coaches are tentatively hoping to do a one-day tournament in McCook Wednesday with a 1 p.m. start time, but the extended weather forecast does not look favorable...

McCOOK, Neb. — Results from the McCook YMCA Co-Ed League’s final regular-season volleyball matches Tuesday. Gear Box over Net Ninjas 25-18, 25-20 Unleashed over Red Willow Animal Clinic 26-24, 25-22 Red Willow Animal Clinich over Net Ninjas 25-21, 21-25, 15-12...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Despite some injuries and state FFA, coach Brent May hopes McCook track-field tradition will arrive again at Broken Bow on Friday. The Bison girls will be pursuing their third consecutive invite title. They took first at Aurora two weeks ago and then their own Leroy Hoehner Invite last week...

Nebraska scored four runs in the eighth and loaded the bases in the ninth but couldn't plate the tying run in a 6-5 loss at Omaha on Wednesday night at Tal Anderson Field. Nebraska (12-15, 4-2 Big Ten) scored five runs on nine hits and had one error, while the Mavericks (12-14, 4-2 Summit League) totaled six runs on eight hits and three errors...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit with a stolen box truck full of tortillas Wednesday morning. At approximately 8:20 a.m., NSP was notified that a box truck had fled an attempted traffic stop with the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office in Kearney. ...

Four design concepts for a new city swimming pool were on display at the townhall meeting Tuesday at the McCook E Free Church. All of the concepts were designed to fit into the existing site at Kelley Park, the preferred location according to the majority of 2,000 survey respondents. ...

Patricia Marie Polk September 26, 1947 - April 3, 2022 LINCOLN, Neb. — Patricia Marie Polk was surrounded by family when God called her home on April 3, 2022. Pattie was born on Sept. 26, 1947, in Jeffersonville, Ind., to Robert and Mary Rose (Julius) Jennings. ...

Men’s Major Maris General Construction 254.5-165.5 TJ’s Family Fun 236-184 Fullmomentum 225-195 Diamond Vogel 221.5-197.5 Stockman’s Feed 221-198 Five Loners 220-200 Deveny Motors 218-200 Burton Well Drilling 215-204...

Gazette baseball-shaped scribbler R.B. Headley has loved MLB for decades and a quick scan of new rosters has him making these 2022 predictions. Standings National League East Division: 1. Braves, 2. Phillies, 3. Mets, 4. Marlins, 5. Nationals. Central: 1. Cardinals, 2. Brewers, 3. Cubs, 4. Reds, 5. Pirates...

ENKELMAN, Neb. — The tradition of high places in basketball and football are starting to carry over into Dundy County-Stratton’s golf season. On Tuesday, the Tigers featured three Top 10 medals while placing second among seven teams at their annual DC-S Invitational...

Dear Editor, Hillcrest Nursing home represents Red Willow County in providing care to many persons that formerly were young and active citizens. Thank you, Red Willow citizens that went to the polls in the early ’60s and voted in a county nursing home...