Stories from Saturday, October 8, 2005

No. 1 team in Class B now 6-0 The McCook Bison offense found its rhythm again and made Lexington pay Friday night at Weiland Field. McCook, the No. 1-ranked team in Nebraska Class B, scored 35 second-half points and piled up 555 total yards en route to a 54-6 victory...

ALLIANCE -- Sophomore pitcher Marissa Wallace dominated the Chadron Eagles in the game that sent the McCook Bison softball team to the Nebraska Class B state tournament. Wallace pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 as the Bison defeated Chadron 3-0 in the Class B-6 district championship game Friday afternoon at Alliance...

CAMBRIDGE -- Cambridge's football team blasted Southwest in a 44-18 homecoming victory Friday night. The Roughriders led out with a 13-yard TD by Brandon Malleck. The Trojans returned with a 5 yard run by Anthony Lytle and a four yard TD by Lance Shifflet...

WALLACE -- Wallace's volleyball team won three out five sets against Hayes Center Friday 22-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-18, 15-7. Hayes Center led in the first two sets, but Wallace stepped it up in the last three. "The girls showed tremendous character tonight," said Wallace coach Kory Rohde. "Hayes Center played extremely well and got all the breaks in the first two sets, but we battled back and finished' strong."...

Jeremiah Herron honored by No. Sun Conference as Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week WAYNE, Neb. -- The Northern Sun Conference has selected Wayne State's Jeremiah Herron as the Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week. It's the third time this season that a WSC runner has received the award...

The McCook United Way Board faced some unique financial challenges this year with rising administrative costs affecting the outlook for the 2005-06 drive, which began Oct. 1. Historically, the board has held the administrative costs at $10,000 or less. Those costs include membership dues in the national United Way agency, accounting costs, literature, postage, drive expenses and administrative services...

Some of the last major steps are under way as McCook's B Street project progresses to the east, with crews placing reinforcement bar, above right, pouring the concrete, top, and finishing up by laying sod, left. The $2.8 million project, which completes three separate projects on U.S. 6-34 through McCook over several years, is expected to be completed this fall...

"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun -- for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax -- This won't hurt."...