Stories from Monday, February 14, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. — A glance at all the area opening Nebraska State Championship wrestling matches on Thursday at CHI Health Center. Girls begin on Friday. Girls, all classes McCOOK 138 pounds — Gywneth Davis (11-4) gets a bye, wrestles winner of Lesly Rodriguez, Norfolk (21-2) and Koryn Kline, Ord (19-9)...

A glance at all the area girls' basketball subdistrict tournaments as post-season action tips off: TUESDAY Class C-1 C1-12 at Chadron No. 2 Chase County (17-7) vs. No. 3 Mitchell (11-13), 7:30 p.m. CDT. Winner plays final on Thursday at 7 p.m. CDT. Class C-2 C2-10 at Amherst No. 2 Southern Valley (12-8) vs. No. 3 South Loup (18-4), 7 p.m. Winner plays final at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday vs. No. 1 Amherst (17-6) or No. 4 Hi-Line (2-18)...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Payback took exactly two months, but it was worth the wait for every Wauneta-Palisade player and fan Friday evening. Hayes Center became party central as the W-P girls evened this rivalry, 61-57 with those Cattle Trail and RPAC champion Wolves...

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The McCook Community College baseball team split a pair of games at Dodge City’s Conquistador Field Saturday beating Highland Community College 10-0 in the first game and losing a 15-5 decision to Dodge City. On Sunday MCC dropped a 16-6 decision to Dodge City...

LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College Women were able to ride the tide of a strong second quarter and held on to beat Lamar Community College Friday 51-46 in Region IX play. “This was one of our worst offensive nights of the season and we were able to still pull out the win, so I am pleased with that,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett...

LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College men picked up a 78-69 win on the road over Lamar Community College Friday. The win was MCC’s third straight, heading into the final week of the regular season. “I thought our guys were extremely tough tonight,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. “Lamar is a very good basketball team and it’s a tough place to play.”...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald and Von Miller were able to keep the Los Angeles Rams within striking distance of capturing their first Super Bowl championship in 22 years. The Rams sacked Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow six times during the second half. ...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Senior Keenan Cole shot a sizzling five-for-six from long distance as Chase County’s boys stunned Cambridge, 76-45, on Saturday. The 15-win Trojans (15-8) saw those Longhorns (8-15) unleash their highest point total season, topping a 75-25 triumph over 3-17 Kimball in early January...