Stories from Monday, January 15, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Lady Bison continue to grow...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Fans who saw McCook’s 77-41 loss to Hastings in December witnessed a different energy from the Bison Friday night at McCook Senior High...

Harold Eugene Light April 4, 1935 - Jan. 10, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Harold Eugene Light of Cambridge passed away Jan. 10, 2018, at Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., at the age of 82. Harold was born on April 4, 1935, in Goodland, Kan., to Eugene and Evalyn (Barnes) Light. ...

A recap of Friday and Saturday wrestling meets involving area teams...

DUNNING, Neb. -- In a crowded field, Southwest stood above the rest...

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Chase County had a Gazette-best fifth-place finish at its own Chase County Invitational on Saturday...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will be in McCook Wednesday to celebrate Red Willow County’s new “Livestock Friendly County” designation. On Wednesday, during a stop in his “State of the State” fly-around, Gov. Rickets and representatives of Red Willow County and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture will speak at a presentation honoring the new designation at 10 a.m., in the District Courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse at 502 Norris Avenue. The public is invited...

McCOOK, Neb. — The spring semester has begun at McCook Community College and enrollment up almost 7 percent over the spring term of last year – which was one of the best in recent memory. “Being up 6.98 percent at MCC is a great way to start a new semester,” said Kelly Rippen, Area Dean of Enrollment Management for McCook and North Platte Community College...

Today is a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., but if anyone is hoping for continued improvement of race relations in the 50 years since his assassination, they may be disappointed. The latest Economist/YouGov Poll (http://bit.ly/2rdRncf) indicates two of three of those surveyed say race relations are bad today, a higher number than the percentage who thought that three years ago...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton girls are now 11-1 and Tiger boys finished a sweep of host Medicine Valley Friday evening. Junior Grace Frederick’s 15 points fueled a 60-20 triumph where nine players scored points for DC-S. Senior Allie Behlke, freshman McKinzie Baney and reserve Jessie Freeland added eight points each...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Southwest couldn’t hit more than six points in a quarter of Friday’s 40-22 home loss to Bertrand. The visiting Vikings evened their record at 5-5 while those Roughriders are now 3-10. Junior Nicole Dewey sent seven points through the home nets, but Southwest fell behind 11-5 after one quarter and 20-11 by halftime...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Sophomore Bryan Leslie wasn’t far from a “triple double” during Southwest’s 51-36 home win over Bertrand on Friday. Leslie scored a team-leading 16 points, pulled in nine rebounds and dished out six assists. The Roughriders (7-6 record) took charge with a 32-13 first half...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Few teams are winning like the Cambridge boys this winter as they scored two more weekend triumphs over Sutherland and Maxwell. The Sutherland contest was closer, but a 26-point second quarter ignited Cambridge’s 61-53 road victory...

TRENTON, Neb. — Breaking halftime ties and soaring to home wins became the Hitchcock County theme vs. Alma Friday evening. The Falcon boys’ 46-43 win was big considering they were 2-10 compared to Alma’s 9-5 record entering this game. Coach Mike Tines’ young team made all the winning plays as sophomore Pierce Utterback hit a final go-ahead three...

TRENTON, Neb. — Breaking halftime ties and soaring to home wins became the Hitchcock County theme vs. Alma Friday evening. The Falcon boys’ 46-43 win was big considering they were 2-10 compared to Alma’s 9-5 record entering this game. Coach Mike Tines’ young team made all the winning plays as sophomore Pierce Utterback hit a final go-ahead three...

McCOOK, Neb. — With the home team flat and down by 20 points early in the second half, McCook Community College Coach Brandon Lenhart went to his bench. A strategy from the past then helped his team down Northeastern Junior College Saturday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center 86-79...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook senior Syd Wier will have a chance to make another big state splash following Saturday’s super performance. Wier took on strong divers and topped 300 points in the Lincoln High Invitational. His 306.75 points overall not only earned third place; it also secured his second consecutive Nebraska State Meet appearance next month...

OBERLIN, Kan. — McCook’s wrestlers turned up for Class B No. 1 Hastings with a fine team performance at the Oberlin Invitational on Saturday. Coach Nick Umscheid called it the best Bison performance this season with seven taking home medals from this tournament featuring several tough Kansas teams...

The 2018 Southwest Conference basketball tournament brackets were released Monday. McCook will be hosting one first round game...