Stories from Monday, August 27, 2018

HASTINGS, Neb. — Look up in the air! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Perhaps it’s a goose! Another one making its way toward Barnett Park! No, it’s another Bison touchdown pass! Pigs still can’t fly at last report, but pigskins covered the air like few have seen during recent Bison football seasons...

If you take a low-dose aspirin and a little red wine every day in hopes of avoiding a heart attack, you may be in for a disappointment. Check with your doctor before changing your habits, of course, but you may want to check out a couple of new studies...

Note: With the advent of Scott Frost, to hopefully lead the Husker football team into a new era of excellence, it seems like a good time to look back on the early coaches of the Nebraska teams The University of Nebraska played its first game of football in 1890, and by the turn of the century had already become something of a powerhouse in the Midwest, behind such stars as Ebenezer Mockett, and George Flippin. ...

Dona “Pudge” J. VanPelt Dec. 26, 1946 - Aug. 24, 2018 LACROSSE, Kan. — Dona “Pudge” J. VanPelt, 71, died Friday, (Aug. 24, 2018), at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse. She was born Dec. 26, 1946, in Oberlin, Kan., to Donald and Mary (Fisher) Lemman. She married LeRoy “Roy” Van Pelt on April 3, 1965, in Oberlin. She worked in retail sales and food service...

WAUNETA, Neb. — A super early-season area volleyball match featured Hitchcock County topping Wauneta-Palisade 20-25, 25-16, 23-25, 26-24 and 15-13 to reach 2-0 on the season. Sophomore Haylee Sandman’s 16 kills led the Broncos. No Falcon stats were obtained...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — The McCook High Bison softball team defeated Minden 22-0 on Saturday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout for their first win this season at Saturday’s Holdrege Invitational. Brooke Evans induced a groundout from Bailee Schurmann to finish off the game...

McCook High sophomore Kaylie Puckett shows the relief of a tee shot that traveled better than expected during the Bison home invitational on Friday. Puckett reportedly placed in the top 15 at this tourney featuring several area teams. Watch for results in Tuesday’s Gazette...

WALLACE, Neb. — Medicine Valley’s Raiders stormed to seven rushing touchdowns and a 58-15 domination of the Wallace Wildcats in Friday’s football season opener. The Raiders (1-0 record) picked up where they left off last year as they went 11-1 and reached a Class D-1 state semfinal...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Wauneta-Palisade and Dundy County-Stratton set up an early showdown this week with strong opening football wins Friday night. At Wauneta, the Broncos built a 22-0 lead through one quarter before holding off Hitchcock County’s late rally 30-16...

McCOOK, Neb. — A brilliant 25-0 performance from McCook’s eight varsity players led to the first Bison team championship this fall at Saturday’s home tennis invitational. The Bison more than doubled closest contenders Holdrege and Lexington. Check out results below:...

HASTINGS, Neb. — All Bison leaders from Friday night: TEAM STATS Rushing yards: McCoook 143, Hastings -16. Passing yards: McCook 227, Hastings 66. Total yards: McCook 370, Hastings 50. Penalty yards: McCook 39, Hastings 20. First downs: McCook 12, Hastings 3...

BENNINGTON, Neb. — The administration of an Omaha-area school locked down their school Friday afternoon as law enforcement officers from four departments closed in on a work ethic camp escapee driving a stolen SUV and believed to be armed. The black Chevy Suburban missing after 20-year-old Christian Reinke of Hebron ran from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services work ethic camp in McCook Thursday evening drew the attention of a Nebraska State Patrol trooper near Bennington about 1:20 p.m., Friday. ...

McCOOK,Neb. — Some are brand new, one is an old hand and another played football here. All five have been hired to teach in the McCook School District this year. New teachers joining the district are: Having fun with it It was a college professor that changed Philip Osten’s career outlook...