Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2005

The McCook Bison softball team remained undefeated with a 3-1 victory against North Platte Tuesday night at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The fourth-ranked McCook team, now 17-0, only had three hits, but took advantage of three walks and two hit batsman to find a way to win...

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook High School boys tennis team won 6-of-9 varsity matches at North Platte Tuesday. The Bison improved their season duel record to 7-1. "We opened play by taking 4 of the 6 singles matches played," said McCook tennis coach Matt Wiemers. "Joel (Putz), Brett (Burton) and Brad (Potthoff) played great and continued to show signs of improvement. They are competing with so much confidence and determination. They have really elevated their play the past two weeks...

The McCook Community College volleyball team lost a three-set match to Otero Junior College Tuesday night at True Hall Gymnasium. The Indians lost 30-21, 30-19, 30-22 to the La Junta, Colo., squad. "The girls came out and played well the entire match," said MCC coach Jenni McConville...

PAXTON -- Wallace's girls volleyball team took on Paxton and Potter-Dix Tuesday in the Paxton Triangular. Wallace beat Potter-Dix in two out of three sets but lost to Paxton. Whitney Hochstetler led Wallace in spiking, serves and blocks. Ashley Whitson led in setting in both games. Wallace is now 7-1 for the season...

The McCook Junior High School eighth grade volleyball A, B and C teams opened the season with a sweep over Gothenburg Tuesday at the MJH gymnasium. "I'm really pleased with the improvement the girls have made in the last few weeks of practice and how they are learning and adjusting to a 6-2 offense," said coach Colleen Olson...

CRETE -- Daone College linebacker Jordan Crawford is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Defensive Player of the Week. Crawford, a senior from Arapahoe, totaled seven solo and 10 assisted tackles in Doane's 16-10 win at Northwestern. He had five tackles for loss, two of which occurred on back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter after Northwestern had moved the football to the Doane 1-yard line. Crawford's plays kept Northwestern out of the end zone...

CAMBRIDGE -- The 12th annual Tri Valley Medical Foundation Pro-Am took place at Cross Creek Golf Links Sept. 13. Twenty-nine teams, 26 pros and many sponsors and volunteers helped to make the event a success. The Edward Jones team of Ron Friehe, John Nothnagel, Ken Wellman and Fred Backer took a 2 on No. 11 to win a scorecard tiebreaker and the championship flight, with a score of 57...

Seven high school seniors have been named finalists for Heritage Days royalty honors, including $500 scholarships to McCook Community College. Royalty will be crowned at 5:30 p.m. today at the chamber mixer at McCook National Bank. The honor family royalty, grand marshall and parade marshall also will be announced, along with the Heritage Days Challenge Advantage Auction...

High gas prices prompted Ron Niebur to pull his 1981 Freeway three-wheeler out of storage and put it back on the road, getting up to 100 miles per gallon of gasoline. Now retired and living in the Pearson Addition north of McCook, Niebur used the vehicle to commute to his job as a Denver policeman. ...

By LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette Jean Parry of McCook needed a new car. Her 12-year-old vehicle was leaking oil, and she needed something reliable to drive to her job 11 miles away. A small, compact car with good gas mileage is what she went looking for in August. But what she drove away with was a vehicle that car dealerships in McCook cannot keep on the lot: an electric hybrid car...

As the middle of the fall sports season approaches, the McCook High School Bison are riding the crest of success, with the football, softball and tennis teams all enjoying exceptional starts to their seasons. Heading into the fourth week of September, the Bison football team is ranked Number One in Class B with a 3-0 record, and the McCook softball squad is rated fourth in Class B with a 16-0 record, the best start in school history...

Tryouts for the McCook Community College production of "A Christmas Carol" will be Sunday, Sept. 25 and Monday, Sept. 26 from 6:30 -- 9:30 p.m. in the Wigwam Student Union, 1200 E. 3rd. No preparation is necessary, and no theater experience is necessary...

I can't believe it's already been eight years. Eight years since my only daughter married. Eight years since we stepped out in faith and moved to McCook, Neb., and eight years since I first stepped over the threshold of the McCook Daily Gaz-ette as bona fide employee...