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McCook girls gather up more wins at Valentine (High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
VALENTINE, Neb. — The McCook High girls scored 26 points as six wrestlers competed at last weekend's Valentine Invitational where three Bison boys teamed for 18. All the Bison girls' results: G100 Paige Witt (4-4) placed 1st and scored 8.0 team points... -
Leaders from the Bison wins over Holdrege (High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — A look at McCook's varsity basketball leaders during home wins over Holdrege on Saturday with more appearing in Tuesday's Gazette. GIRLS McCook 39, Holdrege 28 Points: Shawna Wilkinson 11, Joy Rippen 10, Peyton Doucet 7, Ainsley Taylor 6, Brooklyn Gillen 3, Sierra Kotschwar 2. Three-pointers: Rippen 2, Gillen... -
Warriors take quad with Cambridge, Southwest (High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Results from the Cambridge Wrestling Quadrangular on Friday with Saturday's tournament top performers appearing soon at mccookgazette.com. Arapahoe defeated Loomis/Bertrand 54-18 195 - Double Forfeit 220 - Kash Schoff (Loomis/Bertrand) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf... -
Wildcats win on Big Red's home floor (High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished five assists, sparking Kansas State to a 67-58 win over Nebraska Sunday. Pack saw his first full action after missing two games, including the Wildcats’ one-point loss to Marquette, after suffering a concussion in practice... -
Bison wrestler takes top three spot in Valentine tourney (High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
VALENTINE, Neb. — McCook varsity wrestling results from Valentine last weekend where junior Alex Anthony won two six-minute battles to take third place at 170 pounds in this Valentine Invitational. Only three Bison competed as coach Nick Umscheid continues working with a young team... -
Warriors disrupt Roughriders; Buffaloes rumbling at 5-1
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Arapahoe’s girls blocked six Southwest shots and deflected 16 passes during a 49-44 win over Southwest Friday night. Senior Tracy Roskop led the assault as she altered five passes while scoring a team-high 15 points. Besides her own eight points, senior Hope Koller powered inside for seven offensive rebounds...
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DC-S Tigers, Raiders reach 6-1 with road wins
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/21)
GRANT, Neb. — Senior Mark Nelms scored 19 points and a 21-6 fourth quarter clinched Dundy County-Stratton’s 65-42 crushing of Perkins County Friday. Nelms went deep for five three-pointers in nine attempts. Sophomore Jackson Kerchal worked inside for 16 points with 14 rebounds as the Tigers reached 6-1...
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Commissioners approve bids for tractors, fuel
(Local News ~ 12/20/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Supply-chain issues and unknowns make it difficult to compare apples to apples, but Red Willow County Commissioners think they found the best in a basket of tractor bids Monday morning. While they would have preferred a lease-purchase option on new tractors, those might not be available until as late as 2023...
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Richard W. Johnson (Obituary ~ 12/20/21)