Stories from Monday, February 10, 2020

AINSWORTH, Neb. — With 20 steals and 28 pass deflections, McCook High’s girls were on their toes throughout a 67-60 win over Ainsworth Saturday. The Bison matched their highest point total all season as they aim for a potential home game when subdistrict playoffs start next week...

Nancy F. Carr May 20, 1936 - Feb. 4, 2020 LINCOLN, Neb. — Nancy F. Carr, 83, died Feb. 4, 2020, in Lincoln. She was born in Collbran, Colo., on May 20, 1936, to George and Opal (Frashier) Anderson. She grew up in De Beque, Colo., graduated from nearby Grand Junction High School and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she made several life-long friends with her Chi Omega sorority sisters...

The McCook Community College softball opened the home season Saturday with a pair of losses to Garden City. The Broncbusters won the first game 10-2 and took the second game 10-9. “The kids played hard and made strides today,” said MCC Coach Kevin Kaalberg. “We swung the bats well, we will continue to work at playing more consistently on defense.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men got down 21 points in the first half, came back with a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but fell to Western Nebraska Friday night 95-92. “This is the story of our season,” said MCC Coach Kyle Drennan. ...

BARTLEY, Neb. — The Southwest wrestlers scored 117.5 points to place behind only team among 17 at Saturday’s home invitational. Republic County (Kan.) won the title with 183 points while Decatur Community (Kan.) Red Devils were third overall (95). Southern Valley rounded the top five (76) just one point behind Sutton (77)...

HERSHEY, Neb. — The Chase County Longhorns and Dundy County-Stratton Tigers were both great road warriors with big basketball wins last weekend. On Saturday, the DC-S Tigers faced SPVA tourney champ Hershey and scored a 63-55 victory. Junior forward Keegan Krutsinger powered to 20 game-high points with super support from classmate Michael Frederick (16 points) and junior Nolan Burrell (15)...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge enjoyed South Platte far more than the North Platte St. Patrick’s Irish during a split of boys basketball action last weekend. The Trojans (7-10 record) were on target throughout a 70-32trouncing of South Platte Friday evening...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County Second District commissioner Steve Downer of rural Bartley said this morning he’s not filing to run again for the commissioner’s position he has held since 2020. Twenty years will be plenty, Downer said at the commissioners’ weekly meeting this morning...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College women took another step closer to claiming the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference championship Saturday with a 66-44 win over Central Community College in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center...

HASTINGS, Neb. — The McCook High School swim and dive team wrapped up its regular season Friday at the Hastings YMCA and will return to the same pool for the conference meet this weekend. On Friday, McCook competed against regular foes Hastings and North Platte High Schools...

There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle that creates a successful community. Jobs, education, health and safety and infrastructure are high on the list, churches and civic organizations all work together to create the positive environment we need to function as a society...

McCOOK, Neb. — Rolls on the rims were too friendly for visiting Ogallala during its 55-42 victory over McCook High’s girls Friday night. Coach Amy Scheil didn’t see a lot of other separation between the 17-3 Indians and her 7-11 Bison team. Ogallala struggled with 29 turnovers while only hitting 21 percent of its three-point attempts (three for 14)...

McCook High’s boys steamrolled past the Ainsworth Bulldogs for a 75-46 road win Saturday afternoon. McCook (10-8 record) only got stronger with 15, 16, 21 and finally 23 fourth-quarter points. Senior point guard Cam Berry ignted the Bison with 21 points while coach Joe Imus wonders what might have happened if not for 21 turnovers...