Stories from Wednesday, February 27, 2019

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Don’t wobble against a Wiebelhaus! Beyond today’s pep rally and all the pre-game hoopla, coach Matt Thomas knows that first phrase says it all about Dundy County-Stratton’s state tourney approach. The Tiger girls (22-2 record) must tall and strong when North Central star Mia Wiebelhaus attacks Thursday afternoon...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The Nebraska men’s track and field team captured the Big Ten Indoor Championships team title on Saturday at the U-M Indoor Track. The Husker men entered the day with an 11-point lead and led the entire day until Indiana took a 90-89 lead with only the 4x400-meter relay remaining...

Matthew Shaw Hanna Sept. 29, 1958 - Feb. 26, 2019 VANCOUVER, Wash. — Matthew Shaw Hanna passed away in Vancouver, Wash., on Feb. 26, 2019. Matt was born Sept. 29, 1958, in Plainville, Kan., to Rex I. Hanna Jr. and Pauline Hanna. Matt’s early years were spent living on military bases in the United States and Panama Canal zone...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Neb. — Darrell Meister's bison herd at Red Willow Lake now numbers 26, and in late 2018 and very early 2019, he installed a working system to facilitate vaccinating and tagging and sorting calves for sale. Meister released his first seven bison into heavy-duty-fenced pastures just east of the lake and dam in April 2016...

ATWOOD, Kan. — The Rawlins County (Kan.) girls will take a solid 15-7 record into Class 1A substate where they’ll play Quinter Thursday night in Russell, Kan. Rawlins crushed the 10-12 Quinter Bulldogs, 54-21, last month as they prepare for this semifinal rematch...

KEARNEY, Neb. – Junior Mallie McNair shot 80 percent from long distance and totaled 20 points to highlight Chase County’s district finals battle with Wahoo on Thursday at Kearney High. McNair made four of those five three-point bombs against a Warrior team seeded No. 3 in Class C-1 state tournament this week...

Anyone who has a dog for a pet probably won’t be surprised by a study from Michigan State University that dogs and their owners have more in common than they think. Are you a couch potato? Do you generally distrust strangers? Are you perky and energetic? Most likely, your dog follows suit...

BEATRICE, Neb. — The McCook Community College men got down by 19 points in the first half, applied pressure defense to get within striking distance but couldn’t overcome the deficit to drop an 89-79 decision to Southeast Community College Tuesday. “We didn’t come ready to play mentally or physically and Southeast did,” MCC coach Brandon Lenhart said...