Stories from Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The No. 20 Northeastern Junior College women downed McCook Community College 66-55 at the Peter and Dolores Graff Evens Center Tuesday. “It’s disappointing that we didn’t play better at home against a ranked team that’s good,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “There’s no doubt they are good.”...

The McCook Community College men overcame a 13-point deficit Tuesday in the final six minutes of the game turned back Northeastern Junior College in overtime 80-77. “It was exciting to get a game that again I didn’t think we played very well,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl...

McCook, Nebraska, January 23, 2024 – The Ed Thomas YMCA of McCook is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 YMCA of McCook Junior Golf Day. Junior Golf Day is being presented by the YMCA of McCook in partnership with Heritage Hills Golf Course...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook youth basketball teams won two championships and Hitchcock County one during Saturday’s 33rd McCook Optimst Club Mac Attack tournament. A rundown of all results from each division were more than 35 teams competed. GIRLS Fifth Grade...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rienk Mast scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half to help Nebraska beat Ohio State 83-69 on Tuesday night. Nebraska (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) is off to its best 20-game start since the 1990-91 team opened with an 18-2 record. The Cornhuskers are 13-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, the most wins since 2018-19...

OMAHA, Neb. -- Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that on January 23, 2024, an operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nebraska State Patrol led to the arrest of 19 people and the unsealing of at least nine indictments. Those arrested and a summary of their charges and the penalties include the following...

BERTRAND, Neb. — Senior Carson Trompke went six for six on fourth-quarter free throws which capped a Cambridge 48-40 RPAC tourney win over Arapahoe Tuesday evening. Trompke totaled 21 points overall with 15 during the second half. That helped Cambridge (11-5 record) protect a 23-15 halftime lead and advance into Friday’s RPAC semifinals against East No. 1 Alma (14-2)...