Stories from Monday, December 4, 2017

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Togetherness may be a recurring theme for this year’s Chase County Lady Longhorn squad...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook bounced back from Friday’s loss with a 54-30 win over Valentine Saturday at McCook Senior High...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook swimmers made a simply magnificent season debut as seven excelled against six top teams at Saturday’s Hastings Invitational. The Bison girls scored 163 team points with their 200-freestyle relay of Laurel Schmidt, Mollie Tate, Candace Coleman and Shayne Coleman racing to a championship...

COZAD, Neb. — Exactly half of McCook’s eight varsity wrestlers earned places to start the season at Saturday’s Cozad Invitational. The Bison scored 57 points against a talent-packed 15-team field featuring wrestlers from Alliance to Plattsmouth. Senior Kaleb Taylor conquered all his 220-pound foes while scoring 27 of those 57 McCook points...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Big second and fourth quarters helped McCook breeze past Valentine 66-26 in Saturday’s boys’ contest...

Carol A. (Zahl) Haight Huff July 30, 1939 - Dec. 1, 2017 HOLDREGE, Neb. — Graveside services for Carol A. (Zahl) Haight Huff will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Bassett, Neb., with Chaplain DeWane Dow officiating...

Susan Robinson June 1, 1949 - Nov. 30, 2017 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Susan Robinson, 68, of Colorado Springs, died Thursday (Nov. 30, 2017), of brain cancer.   She was born June 1, 1949, in Hitchcock County, Neb. She graduated from Liberal Kansas High School in 1967 and from Colorado Christian University in 1996. She worked many years as a human resource specialist...

ATWOOD, Kan. -- Rawlins County, Kan., cruised to a 62-22 win over Hitchcock County Saturday in Atwood, Kan...

ATWOOD, Kan. -- Hitchcock County outscored Rawlins County, Kan., 29-21 in the second half to come back for a 52-45 win Saturday in Atwood, Kan...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College Indians downed Trinidad State Friday 57-49 in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “I really thought we did a nice job of chipping away, played the entire 40 minutes and accomplished two of the three checkmarks in the ‘things we need to do to win-box,’” MCC Coach Kellen Fernetti said...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men’s basketball team improved to 8-2 on the year with a 68-57 win over Laramie County Community College Saturday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “It was not pretty,” MCC Coach Brandon Lenhart said. “But this is what I envision in a game like this -- it comes down to rebounding, defending and toughness and that’s what it took tonight.”...

KIMBALL, Neb. — A 30-point second quarter sent the Dundy County-Stratton boys soaring to their Kimball Invitational championship Saturday evening. The Tigers (2-0 record) saw six different players team for eight three-pointers during a 64-49 finals victory over those host Longhorns...

CURTIS, Neb. — Medicine Valley sharpshooter Haylee Evans matched Paxton’s entire point total during a 47-19 Raider victory Friday. The M.V. girls (1-1 record) made a great recovery from Thursday’s overtime loss at Southwest. Evans really ignited them after a sluggish 5-4 first quarter...