Stories from Monday, September 2, 2024

BEATRICE, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders from Friday's 56-6 opening win against Beatrice along with a final scoring summary. TEAM STATS Total offensive plays: Beatrice 45, McCook 44 Total offensive yards: McCook 414, Beatrice 164 Rushing yards: McCook 307, Beatrice 77...

Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola made the most of his first career start, as he was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Raiola, the second Husker true freshman to start a season opener since WWII, completed 19-of-27 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns in Nebraska’s 40-7 win over UTEP on Saturday. Raiola guided the Huskers to touchdowns on five of his eight series against the Miners, and he played just one drive in the second half...

The McCook Community College volleyball team’s season-opening win streak came to an end Saturday in the opening match of the MCC Invite as No. 9 Indian Hills Community College picked up a 3-1 win. MCC closed out the tournament with a 3-0 win over Fort Scott Community College...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Results from the McCook Bison varsity tennis season-opening duals on Friday McCOOK VS. KEARNEY CATHOLIC 8/30/24 Site: Kearney SINGLES 1 Max Proehl (12) VS Nash Malone (11) 9-7 McC 2 Tysen Baker (11) VS Brody Watts (10)...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High's tennis boys scored 42 points but placed second behind a strong Scottsbluff team at the Bison Invitational on Saturday. Scottsbluff's 45 points clinched a rare championship for someone other than the Bison at this annual early-season tourney. Holdrege was third with 21 points, Gering tallied 16 for fourth place and North Platte's six points placed fifth...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — The McCook High softball girls are now 7-3 after beating Alliance and Kearney Catholic on Saturday but losing a 3-2 Holdrege Invitational championship game to Class A Lincoln Northwest. More details will be featured in Tuesday's Gazette...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Bison "Red" was third behind Minden and just four strokes of catching runner-up Holdrege as coach Carol Brown's team finished third overall among nine teams at their home invitational on Friday. McCook Red shot 384 with Minden taking first at 337. Holdrege edged the Bison for second at 380...