Stories from Monday, May 6, 2024

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The season ended Sunday for the McCook Community College softball team in a 12-3 loss to Otero Junior College. The Lady Rattlers took the best-of-three game series 2-1 in the semifinal round of the Region IX Championship Tournament...

BEATRICE – The McCook Community College baseball team dropped two games against Southeast Community College Saturday and finish the regular season as the No. 3 team in the six-team post-season Region IX tournament. MCC lost 10-3 and 16-11 and dropped all four weekend games against the top-seeded Bobcats...

Team Standings 1 Singles-Izzy Clause, 5-0, 1st Place Medalist Def E. Hoover, North Platte 8-0 Def A. Andreas, Scottsbluff 8-3 Def J. Holland, Gothenburg 8-1 Def A. Schneider, Gering 8-1 Def A. Gibson, Alliance 8-4 2 Singles-Olivia Eschliman, 5-0, 1st Place Medalist...

When I began my service as a State Senator in 2017, there were roughly 60,000 job vacancies in the skilled trades in Nebraska. Now the department of labor will say the number is closer to 80,000 job vacancies. South Dakota’s governor likes to boast there are about 25,000 vacant jobs in her State. ...

Nebraska fell short of completing its second series sweep on the road in Big Ten play, as the Huskers fell 6-2 at Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Siebert Field in Minneapolis. Nebraska (30-16, 12-6 Big Ten) scored two runs on seven hits, while Minnesota (21-21, 7-11 Big Ten) totaled six runs and five hits...

Team scores and all top five area finishers on Friday: GIRLS Teams: 1. Chase County 265, Perkins County 158, 3. Wauneta-Palisade 82, 4. Dundy County-Stratton 60, 5. Maywood-Hayes Center 49, 6. Cheylin (Kan.) 3. 100 meters: 1. Clara Spargo, DC-S, 12.49 (PR); 2. Kayana Riley, DC-S, 12.72; 3. Ella Colson, CC, 12.8; 4. Riley Rusher, CC, 12.84; 5. McKenna Doetker, W-P, 13.11...