Stories from Monday, January 25, 2021

VALENTINE, Neb. — McCook seniors Talyn Campbell and Class B No. 1-ranked Alec Langan won Southwest Conference championships as the Bison wrestlers finished sixth overall in Saturday's power-packed pool of eight teams. Campbell scored a pin, major decision and 8-4 finals win over Ogallala's Logan Stephens while raising his record to 24-6 this season at 120 pounds...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Fans of the McCook Community College Indians and North Platte Community College Knights will be able to cheer on their teams in person this semester. Sports venues at both MCC and NPCC will be allowed to fill to half capacity on a first-come, first-served basis...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb – The McCook Community College won three of four matches to open the season Friday and Saturday at the Western Nebraska Crossover Classic. MCC won both matches Saturday -- over Eastern Wyoming and Northwest Wyoming with the only loss of the weekend coming Friday to 13th ranked Utah State University Eastern...

PAXTON, Neb. — Quick recaps from Saturday's RPAC Tournament West Division basketball games on Saturday. Schedule for upcoming contests remains uncertain due to the snowy conditions. Watch for updates. GIRLS Wauneta-Palisade 59, Hitchcock County 35 The Broncos are now 12-4 thanks to five players scoring eight points or more against those rival Falcons...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College women’s basketball team opened the season Friday with a 64-61 win over Laramie County Community College. “It was a sloppy first game but it is always great to get the first win out of the way, especially on the road,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “I thought we defended well today but we have to be more efficient on offense. We got open looks, and we got a lot of offensive rebounds, we just have to do a better job finishing those plays.”...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College men’s basketball team opened the season with a road win Friday over Laramie County Community College 90-86. The Indians started the game with hot shooting from the field and got a balanced scoring attack to out-last the Golden Eagles down the stretch...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — A rundown of RPAC Tournament East division basketball first-round games on Saturday with more appearing in Tuesday's McCook Gazette. The upcoming schedule is still to be determined because of this week's snowy conditions: GIRLS Medicine Valley 57, Arapahoe 51 (OT)...

Mary S. Green Oct. 8, 1940 - Jan. 17, 2021 McCOOK, Neb. — Mrs. Mary S. Green, age 80, of McCook, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Community Hospital in McCook. Mary was born Oct. 8, 1940, in Louisville, Ky., to parents, John Gilbert and Gladys Louise (McCoy) Crady. Mary attended school in the Denver, Colo., area, graduating from high school in 1958...

Bruce Crosby Editor McCOOK, Neb. — Pandemic restrictions have slowed the process, but Red Willow County’s new official in charge of dealing with household hazardous waste is making progress. Josh Mullen, who took over Aug. 1, 2020, for Bill Elliott, who retired because of health concerns, said 287 barrels of household hazardous waste have been shipped out of the county facility since then...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oddsmakers like Kansas City to win a second straight Super Bowl, making the Chiefs a field goal or better favorite to beat Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Westgate Superbook and the Station Casinos chain opened the game with the Chiefs favored by 3 1-2 points, with an over/under total of 57 1-2 points. The William Hill chain and Circa Sports opened the Chiefs a 3-point favorite, with a total of 57 points...