Stories from Thursday, September 12, 2019

McCook High teammates greet senior Kaylin Martin after she crushed a three-run homer that finished the 16-4 varsity softball victory over Lexington Thursday evening. McCook finished 6-1 on this fantastic seven-game home stand starting one week ago tonight. More details will be featured in Friday's McCook Gazette...

McCOOK, Neb. — The York Dukes aren’t too worried about entering Weiland Field Friday evening. “I can’t imagine it being a bigger crowd than what we saw last week (at Blair),” coach Glen Snodgrass said about York’s 14-0 win which spoiled those Blair Bears’ Homecoming. “They were ranked No. 4 in the state. But our guys have been in a lot of big environments.”...

Kenneth Robert Frick April 9, 1928 - Sept. 10, 2019 McCOOK, Neb. — Kenneth Robert Frick of McCook passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Ken was 91 years old. Ken was born on April 9, 1928, at Culbertson, Neb., to parents, Jacob and Mary Catherine (Fuss) Frick. He graduated from McCook High School in 1947. He continued his education at McCook Junior College, graduating in 1949 with a Business Administration degree...

Charlotte Ilene Jaeger April 23, 1936 - Sept. 11, 2019 McCOOK, Neb. — Charlotte Ilene Jaeger, age 83, passed away at her home near McCook on Sept. 11, 2019. She was born in North Platte, Neb., on April 23, 1936, to Albert Edgar and Lucille (Konruff) Simants...

TRENTON, Neb. — The complete schedule for Saturday’s Hitchcock County Volleyball Invitational: Pool A play at Trenton Hitchcock County vs. Wauneta-Palisade, 9 a.m. Wauneta-Palisade vs. Arapahoe, 10:15 a.m. Hitchcock County vs. Arapahoe, 11:30 p.m. Pool B play...

Latest results from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook: Men’s Major TJ’s Family Fun Center 59-31 J&L Construction 55-35 Wagner’s Ford 51-39 Stockman’s Feed 49.5-38.5 Quality Irrigation 36-54 Burton Well Drilling 33-57...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Erik Graff earned a Top 10 place to lead McCook High’s strong cross country performanc at the Lexington Invitational on Tuesday. Graff earned ninth place among 91 varsity runners who finished this 5,000-meter challenge. Bison teammates Brandon Tucker (11th) and Josh Hegwood (12th) gave McCook three of the top 12 placers. The Bison tallied 74 points for second placer overall in “hypothetical” totals appearing on athletic.net. Here are more invite results:...

McCook’s determined cross country girls ignited top two performances from both Bison teams at the Lexington Invitational on Tuesday. Senior ElsiAnna Rodewald (fifth) and freshman Samantha Rodewald (sixth) powered the Bison into second overall, according to results posted at athletic.net...

NEW YORK (AP) — No ranked teams are playing each other this week in college football. This could go two ways: Very boring or totally batty. The last time there was a schedule like this was 23 months ago and the result was the latter. Seven ranked teams lost to unranked teams, three that were favored by at least two touchdowns...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The McCook High freshman football team defeated North Platte, 22-20, with three second-quarter touchdown runs on Tuesday. Coach Bill Ramsay reported the Bison built a 22-6 halftime lead and then stopped North Platte’s final potential game-tying two-point conversion. Ramsay offered these remarks:...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — It was still, and then it wasn’t. “We got one storm warning, and then the wind blew,” Connie Brott of rural Hayes Center said this morning, after surveying the extensive damage caused by the severe thunderstorm that roared through parts of Southwest Nebraska Wednesday evening...

McCOOK, Neb. — If you ever question whether God answers prayers and provides signs of what He wants done, just visit with Annie Trail. She doesn’t have the same doubts. Annie had coordinated McCook’s and Southwest Nebraska’s “Adopt-a-Chaplain” program for 14 years, sending 2,572 boxes to 62 chaplains serving with American troops oversees over the years. ...

McCOOK, Neb - The McCook High School Art Club is selling raffle tickets at the MHS football game for Bison Cornhole Boards. The proceeds will help fund a field trip to the Denver Art Museum. The drawing will take place after halftime of the football game this Friday. You do not have to be present to win...

McCOOK, Neb. — The percentage of students in McCook Public Schools eligible for free or reduced meals jumped to almost half of the district population, at 45.96% last year. In 2018, the percentage of students qualifying was 38.92%. The percentages were noted in the 2019-20 budget summary, compiled by MPS business manager, John Brazell...