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Bison sending seven into district meet at Gering (High School Sports ~ 02/08/21)
LEXINGTON, Neb. — The McCook Bison advanced seven wrestlers through Friday's Class B Subdistrict 4-B tournament at Lexington who will now battle for state spots at B-4 district in Gering this weekend. Seniors Talyn Campbell at 120 (32-7 record) and Tate Felber (35-11) at 152 both won championships while seniors Alec Langan (38-2 at 220), Reid Steinbeck (25-7 at 285), sophomore Alex Anthony (32-4 at 160), freshmen Cadde Beeby (19-10 at 113) and Canyon Hosick (23-7 at 145) all placed second... -
Did Super Bucs really run through the best QBs? (High School Sports ~ 02/08/21)
Nebraska fans should be proud to see former Cornhuskers LaVonte David and Ndamukong Suh both win Super Bowl rings Sunday night after a combined 20 years of NFL toil with only two playoff wins. They truly shut down Patrick Mahomes like no has even come close to doing against Kansas City during these past three seasons... -
MCC softball team goes 3-1 for opening weekend
(College Sports ~ 02/08/21)
WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – The McCook Community College softball team won three of its first four games this weekend after splitting a pair of Sunday games in the Fun City Turf Tournament at the Burlington Dome. The Lady Indians spotted Marshalltown Community College a 2-0 lead in the first game but scored 10 unanswered runs to win the game 10-5. MCC also got behind 5-0 against Southeastern Community College but a late rally fell short a 5-4 loss...
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Jail equipment obsolete; prisoner population overflows
(Local News ~ 02/08/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Red Willow County Jail is less than seven years old, but some of its equipment is obsolete and new sentencing standards are pushing it past capacity. County commissioners tabled two bids for security system upgrades or replacement, and Sheriff Alan Kotschwar said three prisoners recently had to be transported to the Curtis jail because Red Willow County's was full...