Stories from Monday, November 20, 2023

he McCook Community College men scored 17 of the game’s first 19 points, led by as many as 26 points and held on for a 93-87 over Northeast Community College Saturday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. MCC led 17-2 at the 13:31 mark of the first half, extended the lead to 48-30 at halftime and got up by 26 points 4:06 into the second half...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The McCook Community College women’s basketball team dropped a 63-60 decision in overtime to Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers are ranked 13th in the latest NJCAA Division 2 poll. “I thought we played harder tonight, we just have some minor things to fix,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We came back a couple times to take the lead, and then make a dumb play to give the lead back. We have to be more focused in those times.”...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Fifth ranked North Central Missouri overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and downed the McCook Community College women’s basketball team 64-59 Friday. This game was in the Iowa Western Community College Classic. NCMC is a Division 2 school...

OWA CITY, Iowa - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team clinched the outright Big Ten title on Sunday with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-15 sweep of Iowa at XTream Arena in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,535. The Huskers (27-0, 18-0 Big Ten) won their 35th all-time conference championship, including their fourth Big Ten title and first since 2017. With two matches remaining in the regular season at Wisconsin (Friday) and at Minnesota (Saturday), the Huskers have a three-game lead in the conference standings...

Sioux Falls, S.D. -- Brice Williams had a game-high 25 points while Rienk Mast and Juwan Gary put together double-doubles in Nebraska’s 84-63 win over Oregon State Saturday afternoon. Williams finished with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting, as Nebraska took control early with a 32-4 first-half run and improved to 5-0 on the season. The 5-0 start is NU’s best since the 2008-09 season...

DENVER — (AP) — Stymied all night by the Minnesota Vikings' smothering defense, Russell Wilson never lost faith in his sputtering offense whose first nine drives ended with Wil Lutz kicking five field goals and Riley Dixon punting four times. “We just believe in each other ... ...

McCOOK,Neb. — The City of McCook Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday Nov. 23, Friday Nov. 24 and Saturday Nov. 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Normal Friday trash collection will be picked up on Wednesday Nov. 22. Regular trash pickup will resume on Monday Nov. 27...

Following Week 12 play on Saturday:' 1. Georgia (11-0) 2. Michigan (11-0) 3. Ohio State (11-0) 4. Washington (11-0) 5. Florida State (11-0) 6. Oregon (10-1) 7. Texas (10-1) 8. Alabama (10-1) 9. Louisville (10-1) 10. Missouri (9-2) 11. Oklahoma (9-2)...