Stories from Wednesday, September 23, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook dominated its first home tennis dual of the week with North Platte Tuesday, winning varsity 8-1 and 38-1 in junior varsity matches. The Bison host another dual against Holdrege at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Complete Tuesday results: North Platte 1 McCook 8 Varsity Singles 1 Isaac Hinze def B. Allen 8-0 2 Evan Humphrey def B. Little 8-4 3 Nathaniel Miller def E. Mercer 8-2 4 Lincoln Michaelis def M. Trotta 8-3 5 Joel Miller def C. Zurn 8-6 6 Davin Brunswick lost to L. Blank 8-3...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook's JV volleyball girls are now 11-0 after finishing their home season with a 25-17, 25-19 triumph over visiting Cambridge on Tuesday. Coach Tara Peterman offered these insights about her unbeaten team: "The girls came out and played hard that first set. It was the best I have seen them move and play as a team in a few weeks. They had great energy coming out and it showed, which is something we have been lacking the last few games...

PAXTON, Neb. — Monday belonged to Maywood-Hayes Center while Wauneta-Palisade took charge of Tuesday in volleyball tournaments that have already been played this week. Coach Terra Higgins' Broncos powered through Potter-Dix and Paxton to win the Paxton Invitational Tuesday evening...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A returning athlete joined by four new teammates with the Aggie Shotgun Sports Team from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture competed over the weekend in a 10-college meet hosted by Midland University at the Lincoln Trap and Skeet Club...

The McCook Community College golf team finished in second place at their own invitational Friday at Heritage Hills Golf Course. Eastern Wyoming won the scrimmage round with a 329. The Indians were seven shots back at 336. "We are a better team than what these results show," said MCC Coach Tyler Loop. "We had a lot of putts and a lot of penalty shots off the tee shot are not a recipe for good golf but we will work to improve those things and hopefully next week it will show."...