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McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s girls turned into a holiday grinch against the green-clad Kearney Catholic Stars Friday evening. The Bison basically said “no cookies for you” with shutout defense through all four overtime minutes of a 45-37 home-court victory...

Behind season highs from Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, Nebraska advanced to the championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic with a 69-55 victory Monday evening. Williams tied career high with 32 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including four 3-pointers, while Gary finished with a season-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting to power the Husker attack...

VALENTINE, Neb. — Heavyweight Spencer Steinbeck’s title-clinching pin secured a top three team finish for the McCook Bison wrestlers at Saturday’s Valentine Invitational. The Bison outscored Cozad for third, 157.5-156, to avenge a 35-34 home dual loss vs. those Haymakers on Dec. 12...

Andrew Morgan and Connor Essegian combined for 27 points off the bench, while Nebraska’s defense held Murray State to a season-low point total in a 66-49 win in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Sunday evening. Morgan posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Essegian led Nebraska (8-2) with 15 points, including five 3-pointers. In all, NU’s bench outscored the Racers, 29-11...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The host Cambridge Trojans made a strong run for Saturday’s Fran Jorgensen Invite team title as they placed third above 17 other teams. Only Loomis’ 136.5 points and Wilcox-Hildreth with 122 topp Cambridge’s 112,. The Trojans outwrestled several RPAC foes with Alma fifth and Arapahoe sixth (76 points)...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Fresh off their McCook Invite championship, the Southwest wrestling girls took third among 21 Cambridge Girls Tournament teams on Saturday. Southwest scored 138.5 points to place only below champion Adams Central’s 226.5 and powerhouse Norton/Northern Valley, Kan., with 183.5...

SIDNEY, Neb. — Returning state medalist Luis Co’s now 11-0 as the Chase County wrestlers scored 143 points to place fifth among 15 Sidney-Bridgeport Invite teams on Saturday. The Longhorns were only 1/2 point behind Mitchell with Gering (166.5), Alliance (161) and host Sidney (150) top three...

McCOOK, Neb. ­— In their second home meet in as many weeks, the McCook High School swim and dive team had another successful meet against familiar foes, North Platte and Scottsbluff on Thursday at the YMCA. The Bison claimed more than half first place medals, posted several personal bests and edged closer to the times needed to qualify for the state meet in February...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team's season came to an end in the NCAA Semifinals with a 3-2 (25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 26-28, 13-15) loss to No. 2 Penn State on Friday night in front of a crowd of 21,726 at the KFC Yum! Center, the largest crowd to ever attend an indoor NCAA volleyball match...

GIRLS Area teams McCook 45, Kearney Catholic 37, OT Southwest 68 Arapahoe 44 Rawlins County (Kan.) 50, Hitchcock County 38 Familiar foes Gothenburg 50, Holdrege 41 Broken Bow 74, Ainsworth 37 Ogallala 68, Hershey 44 Blair 51, Hastings 25 BOYS Area teams...

McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest’s dozen wrestling girls nearly doubled their closest challenger McCook as they dominated Thursday’s 22-team Bison Invitational. Team scores along with some decisive matches for Gazette-area wrestlers. Teams: 1. Southwest 113.5, 2. ...

May-Hay soars BRADY, Neb. — The Maywood-Hayes Center boys are now 5-2 with their 79-40 blasting of Brady Eagles Friday evening. No other details were obtained. The Maywood-Hayes Center girls are flying even higher at 6-1 with their 62-17 victory which tipped off this varsity doubleheader...

McCOOK, Neb. — All of the top placers at Thursday’s McCook JV boys wrestling meet. 113 Boys Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Eli Kidder of Holdrege 2nd Place - Blaine Orr of North Platte 3rd Place - Aaron Pishna of North Platte 120 Boys Guaranteed Places...

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McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s wonderful holiday giving spirit was only going to go so far Tuesday evening. After a 13-4 fast start, the Bison surrendered most of that advantage as Cozad closed within 23-21 entering halftime. The break time would basically be these Haymakers’ final highlight...

STERLING, Colo. – The Western Wyoming Community College men went the length of the floor in the final 4.4 seconds of overtime to beat McCook Community College 79-78 Saturday in the Region IX North/South Shootout hosted by Northeastern Junior College...

Latest from the men’s Major League at TJ’s Family Fun Center where Sam Knoll rolled like the Chiefs when someone whispers playoffs..but look out for the mighty Vikings!!! Men’s Major TJ’s Family Fun Ctr. 80-37 Thursdy Nte Pnts 68.5-51.5 Rednecks 65.5-54.5...

NORTON, Kan. — Southern Valley held the Norton Bluejays to 13 points through three quarters and went on to a 52-26 girls basketball win Tuesday evening. The Eagles (4-2 record) shot 50 percent from two-point range while earning their fourth consecutive win after opening losses to Minden and Elm Creek...

MAYWOOD, Neb. — Sophomore Caylie Softley made nine of 10 field goals and totaled 25 points in Maywood-Hayes Center’s 67-6 win over Sutherland Tuesday night. Obviously, the 5-1 Wolves’ defense was ferocious. Softley swiped seven of 27 May-Hay steals with Ayleen Hernadez taking four and Reagan Stengel three...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — The Arapahoe girls became an emphatic 5-1 this season with Tuesday’s 68-21 trouncing of Northern Valley, Kan. Sophomore Clara Hilker scored 18 points and freshman Suttyn Shafer added 15 to lead the Warriors. Another eight Arapahoe girls hit shots with Riley McCune adding seven points...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High's Kolton Koetter rolled a 277 which was one strike from 300 while senior Leni Henderson bowled her career-best 204 to highlight the historic first varsity bowling dual with Ogallala at TJ's Family Fun Center Tuesday afternoon.