Stories from Monday, October 17, 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. — Hitchcock County has earned the No. 1 seed and will kick off Class D-2 state playoff football against RPAC foe Maywood Hayes-Center Thursday evening. The Wolves (4-4 record) are a West Division No. 16 seed among this 32-team field. They did not play during the regular season due to postponement because of M-HC injuries...

OGALLALA, Neb. — The McCook Bison will get a shot to show their progress when they meet defending champ MInden in Friday's Southwest Conference tournament quarterfinal. McCook (6-19 record) is seeded seventh and take on No. 2 Minden at noon in Ogallala High School's gymnasium. The Bison played a two-set match against Minden on Aug. 30 at McCook Community College...

The McCook Community College volleyball team took down the second-place team in the south sub-region Saturday winning a 3-1 decision over Northeastern Junior College at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. MCC was up comfortably in the first set before the Plainswomen came back to win it 25-21...

HASTINGS, Neb. — All the top McCook Bison performances from Friday's C-1 Top 10 28-14 triumph over Hastings Adams Central Friday evening. The Bison remain unbeaten at 8-0 entering Friday's regular-season finale against Chadron (5-3 record) this Friday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Weiland Field where it will be Senior Parents and Pink Out Night.

CURTIS, Neb. — The schedule for today's RPAC volleyball tournament leading into Tuesday's final matches at Graff Events Center in McCook: At Hayes Center Consolation: Hitchcock County vs. Maxwell, 4 p.m. Consolation: Wauneta-Palisade vs. Paxton, 5:30 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners got a heads-up on two tech-based projects that could have a great impact on the county in coming years. The more advanced of the two was a solar power installation northwest of McCook for which some property has already been purchased...