Stories from Monday, August 29, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — All leaders from McCook's 34-7 victory over Cozad to kick off the varsity football season at Weiland Field Friday evening. TEAM STATS Rushing yards: McCook 261, Cozad 86 Passing yards: Cozad 157, McCook 102 Total yards: McCook 363, Cozad 243...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook coach Tom Sughroue offered some insights from a strong McCook cross country season debut at Saturday's invitational south of North Platte. "With a new season you alway wonder how things will go. You hope things will go as you think they will. After 3 weeks of practice we thought we should have a nice start to our season...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Senior Brittni Kinner's home run ignited a 10-2 start and McCook High's softball girls held off Kearney Catholic, 10-9, at the Holdrege Invitational on Saturday. More details will appear in Tuesday's Gazette. The Bison (2-4 record) saw senior Lainey Schmidt and sophomore Paige Bortner both blast home three runs besides Kinne's HR clout...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans are 4-0 following their 2-0 sweeps of Southwest, Red Cloud and Wauneta-Palisade during Saturday's Cambridge Invitational. Southwest (3-1 record) took two wins but could not break trough against a Trojan team replacing some top blockers from last year's state tournament-qualifying team...

Tyler Loop begins his 11th year coaching golf for McCook Community College with what may be the best team he’s ever had with six returners from a team that had five freshmen who competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship Tournament in May...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Running wild really describes how the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos galloped 19 yards or more to all seven of their touchdowns during a 56-6 opening win over Banner County Friday night. Kyle Jutten was the first "lead horse" as he dashed 31 and 42 yards to first-quarter TDs...

IRVING, Texas – The McCook Community College volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday to finish the weekend 3-1. MCC dropped the first match Saturday to Amarillo College in five sets then beat Dallas North Lake in four sets. “It was a good trip, but we still have some work to do,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...