Stories from Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Southern Valley’s varsity football games are finished until 2020, while Southwest Roughriders hope to only be taking a one-week break. Injuries and limited rosters have hit both high school programs hard during winless seasons. Southern Valley school officials have decided enough is enough. With only 15 players available including six freshmen, activities director Brandon Marquez said it simply isn’t healthy to continue playing 11-man football.

LINCOLN, Neb. — In early September, over two dozen ambitious Nebraskans hailing from hometowns across the Nebraska Community Foundation network of 235 affiliated funds serving 258 communities, boarded an Iowa and Minnesota-bound tour bus to learn about the assets and opportunities available to neighboring community builders and the innovative ways they are capitalizing on them. ...

Two country girls entering Junior High, 9th Grade, in the big city of McCook. Hardly knowing any of the classmates they found each other to be friendly. Over the high school years they became best friends. It has been a lifetime relationship—best friends...

For those of us more concerned about memory loss and mental sharpness, the idea of deliberately sabotaging our mental faculties is a mystery. For some, that may be because we had no shortage of mind-altering chemicals in our younger years, but we digress.....

McCOOK, Neb. — Final results of the Blueprint Nebraska survey and issues that will come before the Unicameral this year will be discussed at a Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce Fall Forum Friday in McCook. Dawson Brunswick, executive director of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce, is asking chamber members to RSVP for the event, 11:30 to 1 p.m. at Valmont’s conference room, catered by Citta’ Deli...

MEET THE MCC BASKETBALL TEAMS: The McCook Community College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams are going to have a “Meet the Team Night” Oct 23 at 7 p.m. for fans to come in and see the teams for the 2019-20 season – including a pair of new coaches. Longtime men’s assistant Brandon Pritchett begins his tenure as coach of the Lady Indians and Kyle Drennan begins his first year as men’s coach...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans finished second behind only Broken Bow during Thursday’s Holdrege Golf Invitational. Cambridge shot 417, four strokes better than Aurora’s 421 even though champion Danica Badura fired an awesome round of 67. Maria Jauken’s 95 topped the Trojans with Lexie Sines and Chloe Besler both firing 106 on another warm late-September day...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — McCook more than doubled Holdrege’s kill total, 37-17, and turned that success into a three-set victory that capped Saturday’s Holdrege Volleyball Invitational. Junior Liviya Wier walloped 12 kills while classmate Elsa Wilcox and sophomore Addison Randel ripped seven apiece in the 25-18, 19-25, 25-14 victory...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Fresh off their Ogallala Invite title, McCook High’s cross country girls battled blazing heat to a Class B top finish at Monday’s massive UNK Invitational. The Bison took on Kearney Country Club where all state qualifiers will compete on Oct. 25...

The Bottsford Taekwando team won sveral trophies along with numerous high places during the recent 2019 Mid Platte Valley TKD Championships in Cozad. From left: Katherine Felding, who placed third in forms and fourth in sparring among adult beginners; Makayla Payton, who placed third in forms and sparring for the adult mixed division; Zoey Daniels, who won forms, was fourth in sparring and second for youth grand champion among her 12-14 age advanced division; Anthony Hollingshead, who was second in forms and fourth in sparring among youth beginners division competitors; Emily Patras, who was third in sparring and fourth in forms for the 12-14 age advanced division; and Jamie Payton, who won forms, was third in sparing and runner up for the adult grand champion. ...