Rebels face Sensations bright and early; full Firecracker schedule

R.B. Headley/McCook Gazette

McCOOK, Neb. — A look at the entire McCook Firecracker girls’ fastpitch softball tournament featuring 24 teams competing Saturday and Sunday on the Jaycees Complex diamonds.

The Class B 18-and-Under state champion North Platte Sensations are among several top teams along with state runner-up Fearless Ink from Kearney.

Teams are entered in three age groups with crossover games for age 16-18 closing play Sunday afternoon.

Age 12 and under teams: McCook Rebels, Western Nebraska Fire & Ice, Brush (Colo.) Beetdiggers, Cozad Classics and McCook Mayhem.

Age 14 and under teams

Pool Red: Cozad Classic Silver, Lincoln Rockets, Grand Island Stingers Black, D’Milaco and Hastings Bombers.

Pool Black: Cozad Classics Grey, McCook Rebels, Broken Bow, Brush Beetdiggers McCook Storm and Western Nebraska Chaos.

Age 16-18 teams

Pool A: McCook Rebels, North Platte Sensations, Chadron Slammers and McCook Prodigy.

Pool B: Fearless Softball, Prodigy K Johnson, Brush Beetdiggers and St. Paul.

SATURDAY

Northwest Field

McCook 12- U Rebels vs. McCook Mayhem, 8 a.m.; Western Neb. Fire&Ice vs. Cozad 12-U Classics, 9:30 a.m.; Cozad 12-U Classics vs. McCook Mayhem, 11 a.m.; Western Neb. Fire&Ice vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 12:30 p.m.; Cozad 14- U Classics vs. McCook 14-U Rebels, 2 p.m.; Cozad Classic Silver vs. Hastings Bombers, 3:30 p.m.; McCook 12-U Rebels vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 5 p.m.; Cozad Classics Grey vs. West Neb. Chaos, 6:30 p.m.; McCook 12-U Rebels vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 8 p.m.

Southwest Field

Brush 14-U Beetdiggers vs. McCook Storm, 8 a.m.; Brush Beetdiggers vs. Broken Bow, 9:30 a.m.; Cozad Classic Silver vs. Lincoln Rockets, 11 a.m.; Lincoln Rockets vs. Hastings Bombers, 12:30 p.m.; G.I. Stingers Black vs. D’Milaco, 2 p.m.; McCook Storm vs. Western Neb. Chaos, 3:30 p.m.; McCook 14-U Rebels vs. Broken Bow, 5 p.m.; Cozad Classics Silver vs. G.I. Stingers Black, 6:30 p.m.; Lincoln Rockets vs. D’Milaco, 8 p.m.

Southeast Field

McCook 16-18 Rebels vs. N.P. Sensations, 8 a.m.; McCook Prodigy vs. Chadron Slammers, 9:30 a.m.; Fearless Softball vs. Prodigy K Johnson, 11 a.m.; Brush 16-18 Beetdiggers vs. St. Paul, 12:30 p.m.; N.P. Sensations vs. Chadron Slammers, 2 p.m.; Fearless Softball vs. St. Paul, 3:30 p.m.; Prodigy K. Johnson vs. Brush 18-U Beetdiggers, 5 p.m.; Prodigy K. Johnson vs. St. Paul, 6:30 p.m.; McCook 18-U Rebels vs. Chadron Slammers, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY

Northwest Field

Brush 12-U Beetdiggers vs. McCook Mayhem, 8 a.m.; McCook Storm vs. Broken Bow, 9:30 a.m.; McCook Mayhem vs. Western Neb. Fire&Ice, 11 a.m.; McCook Storm vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 12:30 p.m.; Lincoln Rockets vs. G.I. Stingers Black, 2 p.m.; Brush 12-U Beetdiggers vs. Cozad Classic, 3:30 p.m.; McCook 12-U Rebels vs. Cozad Classics, 5 p.m.

Southwest Field

Cozad Classics Grey vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 8 a.m.; Cozad Classics Silver vs. D’Milaco, 9:30 a.m.; G.I. Stingers Black vs. Hastings Bombers, 11 a.m.; McCook Storm vs. Cozad Classics Grey, 12:30 p.m.; D’Milaco vs. Hastings Bombers, 2 p.m.; Broken Bow vs. Western Neb. Chaos, 3:30 p.m.; McCook 14-U Rebels vs. Western Neb. Chaos, 5 p.m.

Southeast Field

N.P. Sensations vs. McCook Prodigy, 8 a.m.; Fearless Softball vs. Brush Beetdiggers, 9:30 a.m.; McCook 18-U Rebels vs. McCook Prodigy, 11 a.m.; Pool A No. 4 seed vs. Pool A No. 4 seed, 12:30 p.m.; Pool A No. 3 seed vs. Pool B No. 3 seed, 2 p.m.; Pool A No. 2 seed vs. Pool B No. 2 seed, 3:30 p.m.; Pool A No. 1 seed vs. Pool B No. 1 seed, 5 p.m.