Stories from Friday, October 18, 2024

OVERTON, Neb. — McCook junior Emma Cappel can earn a Class B state medal to go with last year’s ‘C’ top 10 after qualifying again during Thursday’s B-3 cross country district. Cappel captured eighth place overall with her time of 20:42.53 while classmate Brecken Gale claimed the last individual spot at 15th...

LAMAR, Colo. -- The McCook Community College volleyball team fought off a fifth-set match point and came back to down Lamar Community College Friday 3-2 in a reverse sweep. “We did not start well, and Lamar came ready to win,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook’s No. 1 doubles Reid Loop and Aaron Frank are playing for Class B state medals today as the Bison finish at Lincoln’s Woods Tennis Center. The Bison brought five first-time state players where they’ve been within striking range of a top 10 team place. A Loop-Frank victory in their seventh-place match would at least add to McCook’s current 10-point team total. The No. 1 duo advanced with two big wins on Thursday, including a 6-0, 7-5 surprise over Kearney Catholic’s No. 7 state-seeded Will Hogeland and Nash Malone. The Stars were 23-10, but Loop-Frank improved their record to 23-11. The Bison had swept Alliance, 8-0, in their opening state match. Loop-Frank reached quarterfinal play where they ran into No. 2 Nicholas Phelan and Francis Dawson from Lincoln Pius X. These Thunderbolts were able to zap a 6-0, 6-2 roadblock on McCook’s state run. They dropped a narrow 8-6 decision this morning in consolation play vs. Scottsbluff No. 11 seeds Matthew Hafner and Escamilla Venzor, who are now 29-12. So the Bison finale will be against Waverly No. 4-seed Isaac Clarke and Chase McInteer. They brought a 30-10 record into ‘B’ state. Other McCook state players were senior No. 1 singles Max Proehl. He dropped an 8-2 match with Gretna No. 10-seed Brandtley Hack. No. 2 singles Tysen Baker posted an overall winning record but lost a 9-8 grinder to Elkhorn Antler John Karnett with a 7 to 5 tie-breaker. McCook’s No. 2 doubles team of seniors Landon Kmoch and Sutton LaBrie brought a No. 9 seed into state. They won 8-0 over Cornerstone Christian before falling to No. 8 Grand Island Central Catholic. More details to come.

SCOTTBLUFF, Neb. — McCook Bison say bring on that entire line of 280-poundish Scottsbluff Bearcats Friday night! McCook boys know they must beat the best to be district football champions — and few Class B teams have been better than these Bearcats in 2024...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Hitchcock County shook the RPAC brackets with a surprising 3-0 tournament win over No. 2 host Dundy County-Stratton Thursday evening. The Falcons evened their season record at 15-5 entering Monday’s semifinal against Maywood-Hayes Center...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — North Platte St. Patrick’s stout defense fueled a 24-14 win over previously unbeaten Arapahoe Thursday evening. The Warriors (7-1 record) easily hit season lows for points along with just 208 total yards. St. Pat’s is also 7-1 while recovering from the recent loss against Dundy County-Stratton...

CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge girls were clutch when it counted most as they claimed a top three state-qualifying place at Thursday’s D-5 district race. Cambridge totaled 40 points to edge Axtell by ONE point (41) for that final spot in next Friday’s Class D state champinship meet...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook senior Reid Loop and junior Aaron Frank earned a Class B No. 1 doubles state medal with their seventh-place match win over No. 2-seed Isaac Clarke/Chase McInteer from Waverly Friday afternoon. The Bison combo was seeded 10th entering state where they won three matches overall while finishing with a 24-13 record...

Week 8 of Nebraska's high school football regular season and here are some scores of interest around 10:45 p.m. CDT. Area teams Wauneta-Palisade (4-3) 49, Wallace 22 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 56, Southwest (4-3) 22 Ogallala 16, Chase County (3-5) 6 Paxton 51, Medicine Valley (0-7) 20...

McCOOK, Neb. – In a recent board meeting and retreat, the McCook Chamber of Commerce celebrated the addition of three new businesses and outlined an exciting roster of upcoming events to engage the community as the holiday season approaches. New members joining the chamber last month include Generation V, Matt and Shelly Sard, along with the Women’s Auxiliary Group and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which renewed its membership...

McCOOK Neb. - In a powerful keynote address, Tom Di Maria, director of Creative Growth Art Center, captivated attendees at the Nebraska Art Teachers Association (NATA) conference, emphasizing the vital intersections of Art and disability. The annual conference brings together art educators from all over Nebraska and is hosted in different cities yearly. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — While it can be hard to categorize some of the non-profit organizations involved in the Southwest Nebraska Big Give, many focus on young and older community members. And all of them are seeking donations during the Big Give on Thursday, Nov. 7...

This November, Nebraska voters will have the opportunity to decide the fate of Legislative Bill 1402 (LB 1402), which allocates state funds to provide scholarships for students attending private schools. While the bill promises to off er families more choice...

McCOOK, Neb. — At the McCook City Council’s regular meeting Monday, key agenda items include a public hearing on the voluntary annexation of land for sports fields, homes, and businesses, located on the northwest edge of McCook in Red Willow County...

We all, religious or not, to some extent mix together these ways of thinking and acting – a) love, as against b) domination. They express whatever faith - or nonfaith - we have. But they are probably opposites. Of these two basic ways, many churches, groups, and individuals specialize in one or the other, love or domination. Persons and groups clearly have their “flavor.”...

It is quite clear that as a people and as a country, we are deeply divided. As happens all too often when dissension occurs, the blame game is sure to follow. The Republicans blame the Democrats, who blame whoever is available, but the truth of the matter is, THERE lS ENOUGH BLAME TO GO AROUND. ...

BARTLEY, Neb. — No. 1-seeds Southwest and Maywood-Hayes Center won two matches apiece on Thursday which means Monday’s RPAC tournament resumes at those two highest seeds. The tourney continues through Tuesday’s third place and championship matches at McCook’s Graff Events Center...

Latest results from league bowling at TJ’s Family Fun Center featuring most likely the best compeitition outside of Vikings-Lions football on Sunday. Men’s Major Rednecks 172-67 Maris General Con. 153-87 Glass Express 130.5-109.5 The Krips 127-113 Thur. Nite Pints126.5-113.5 Fullmomentum 126.5-113.5 Burton Well Drillng 113-127 Diamond Vogel108.5-128.5 Quality Irrigation 103-137 Git ‘Em All 96.5-143.5 TJ’s Family Fun 89.5-149.5 W.E.C. 86-151 Teams Scratch games: Fullmomentum 1021, Quality Irrigation 1019, Rednecks 1000. Handicap games: Maris General Construction 1241, Glass Express 1189, Quality Irrigation 1182. Scratch series: Fullmomentum 2946, Quality Irrigation 2904, Rednecks 2803. Handicap series: Maris General Construction 3534, Quality Irrigation 3393, Fullmomentum 3384. Individuals Scratch games: Ron Maris 300, Glen Baughman 278, Jerron Ruzicka 246. Scratch series: Ron Maris 694, Glen Baughman 682, Jerron Ruzicka 663. Handicap games: Ron Maris 306, Glen Baughman 301, Don Ruppert 278. Handicap series: Roger Maris 756, Glen Baughman 751, Jerron Ruzicka 738. Weekly over average Games: Ron Maris +87, Glen Baughman +82, Shirley Riener +62. Series: Roger Maris +105, Glen Baughman +94, Shirley Riener +90. Individual high averages Ron Maris 216.04, Jericca Lewis 205.42, Scott McConville 200.71. High individual match points Ron Maris 19, Chris Maris 15.5, Glen Baughman 15.5.

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Gothenburg coach Bryson Mahlberg could see it last week when his 17-win team had to fight like crazy Swedes against host McCook. “You can see they are building something here,” he remarked following the five-set win at McCook’s “Senior Night” one week ago...

GERING, Neb. — Freshman Hailey Smalley hit par on three of her final six holes while McCook teammate Kapri Loop tied for 23rd place among 75 competing in Tuesday’s Class B state golf tournament. Loop shot 97 on Tuesday but reached par on two holes compared to only one during Monday’s round of 93...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison leaders through seven games entering Friday’s showdown at Scottsbluff where those Bearcats are two points from being undefeated — every win by at least 25. OFFENSE Rushing Tristan Campbell 936 yards (6.93 a carry)-9 TDs. Ethan Schmidt 154 yards (5.92 a carry)-2 TDs. Trenton Raile 135 yards (3.38 a carry)- 3 TDs. Grady Miller 117 yards (7.8 a carry)- 1 TD Lee Davidson 63 yards (5.25 a carry) Passing Trenton Raile 616 yards-37 for-84, 9 TDs-5 Ints. Receiving Miles Pollmann 7 rec.-164 yards (23.4 avg.)-5 TDs Alex Landry 7 rec.-151 yards (21.57 avg.)-2 TDs Ethan Schmidt 7 rec.-121 yards (17.29 avg.) Tristan Campbell 7 rec.-95 yards (13.57)-2 TDs Gabe Roberts 4 rec.-43 yards (10.75 avg). DEFENSE Total tackles: Gabe Roberts 60, Kallen McCorkle 57, Davien Hanson 56, Oliver Corbett 42, Tristan Campbell 42, Tripp Raile 36, Trey Tiller 27, Andrew Pochop 25, Quentin Terry 18, Spencer Steinbeck 18, Eidos Klein 17, Simon Garcia 14, Ethan Schmidt 13, Ty Junker 13, Miles Pollmann 11. Solos: Kallen McCorkle 30, Davien Hanson 28, Gabe Roberts 26, Tristan Campbell 25, Oliver Corbett 23, Tripp Raile 19, Tripp Raile 17, Trey Tiller 12. Tackles for loss: Gabe Roberts 5, Davien Hanson 4, Kallen McCorkle 4, Quentin Terry 3, Spencer Steinbeck 3, Simon Garcia 2. Takeaways: Gabe Roberts 3 (interceptions), Ty Junker 3 (interceptions), Kallen McCorkle 2 (fumble recoveries), Tripp Raile 2 (INT, fumble recovery).