Stories from Monday, September 24, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. — Senior lineman Nick Baker was smiling like someone said “birthday cake” as classmate Seth Dugger described how he couldn’t possibly fall on his all-time favorite gift Friday night. “I know we had trouble picking up a fumble against York,” Dugger recalled about that fantastic Bison win over the Class B reigning state champs two weeks earlier. “But coaches told me tonight if I got a fumble, I had to pick it up and run. No falling on it tonight.”...

90th birthday The family of Shirley Dicke of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. She was born in Naponee, Neb., in 1928. Her family includes husband, Leonard, whom she married in 1952; children, Larry and wife, Theresa of McCook, Jan and husband, Jim Ashby of Geneva, Neb., and Karen of McCook; 6 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Kristi Korf Clapp remembers that her father, as a businessman, “always projected ahead,” thinking of McCook and its future. Kristi hopes that someone who also possesses a “forward-thinking attitude” will purchase the building and land that make up “Barnett’s Do-It Center,” with an eye on what can benefit the community and continue the Barnett commitment to honesty and integrity...

McCOOK, Neb. — A house fire in McCook early Sunday morning is blamed on an extension cord short that ignited nearby combustibles. City of McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham said this morning that Patricia Grenier and her son were not hurt when they left their home, at 1002 West K, after smelling smoke and calling 911 just before 4 a.m...

Coach E.E. Bearg (at NU 1925-28), by most standards, had been successful at Nebraska in his four years of coaching the Cornhuskers. His teams had improved each year, culminating in Nebraska’s first ever Big Six Championship in 1928. But the Cornhusker fans wanted more, and there were grumblings around the state, “Bearg teams did not use deception and strategy,” relying instead on raw power. ...

It wasn’t originally planned that way, but Sunday night’s Christian concert, postponed by snow last winter, turned into a great kickoff for this year’s Heritage Days week. Sidewalk Prophets, with openers Carmen Justice and Bonray, delivered an enjoyable concert of contemporary and alternative Christian music to a good crowd at Memorial Auditorium...

The McCook Community College golf team finished up play at the Northeastern Junior College tournament Friday in second place. Eastern Wyoming finished first for the third time in three tournaments and with 10 more points awarded, hold a 30-19 lead over MCC in the season-long standings...

OGALLALA, Neb. — They left nine other teams in the dust as McCook’s cross country boys rumbled to fourth overall at the Ogallala Cross Country Invitational on Thursday. Senior Riley Mai powered the Bison pack again (sixth/17:21.2) while freshman Josh Hegwood won a terrific battle for those final top 15 spots...

SCOTTSBLUFF , Neb. – After starting a five-game stay in Cougar Palace with a disappointing loss to Western Nebraska on Thursday, the McCook Community College Lady Indian volleyball team responded with a perfect 4-0 mark in the Wyo-Braska shootout. MCC downed Dawson Community College and Eastern Wyoming on Friday then bested Laramie County Community College and Casper College on Saturday...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook’s 15-hit attack against Class A Omaha Burke highlighted the 0-3 softball day at Saturday’s Lincoln Southeast Invitational. Here are gamechanger.com recaps from each Bison contest: Burke 12, Bison 9 The base paths were crowded today for both offenses in a high-scoring game where Burke came out on top against McCook Lady Bison Varsity, 12-9...

TRENTON, Neb. — The Southwest Roughriders were ready for Hitchcock County and scored a 34-14 win Friday evening. Southwest improved to 1-3 while improved Hitchcock’s 2-2 on the season. No other details were obtained. Watch for more results from recent area football in Tuesday’s Gazette...

CURTIS, Neb. — Quarterback Sam Heapy topped 100 yards rushing and passing with four touchdowns in Medicine Valley’s 52-16 win over Maxwell Friday night. The Raiders (3-1) shook off an early 8-6 deficit after Brett Riggs rumbled 66 yards and Delano Hernandez added a two-point run...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Arapahoe tallied two touchdowns in the final 4:21 to stun Cambridge, 36-34, and cap a terrific area football game Friday afternoon. Senior Gentry Anderson continued his awesome return from last year’s playoff knee injury which forced him to miss both the winter and track sports seasons...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — McCook’s best volleyball tournament so far this season featured sweeps of Holdrege and Ravenna at Saturday’s Holdrege Invitational. The Bison (4-6 record overall) shook off a tough 27-25, 8-25, 19-25 opening loss against Minden’s Whippets (11-7 record)...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Bison stat leaders from the 48-6 win over Lexington Friday night: Team stats Rushing yards: McCook 313, Lexington 56 Passing yards: McCook 117, Lexington 117 Total yards: McCook 430, Lexington 173 Penalty yards: Lexington 84, McCook 55...