Stories from Monday, November 7, 2022

TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The McCook Community College men’s basketball team picked up a road win Saturday, handing an 88-64 loss to Eastern Wyoming. “I was really proud of our groups’ response tonight,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. MCC built a 39-31 at the half and opened things up in the second half...

TRENTON, Neb. — The 11-0 Hitchcock County Falcons will host a Class D-2 state football semifinal at 4 p.m. on Friday against 10-1 Bloomfield. No. 6-seed Bloomfield Bees just delivered a 34-22 quarterfinal road win over No. 3 Wynot last weekend. Junior back Wiley Ziegler — listed at 5'8" and 150 pounds — rushed for 187 yards with four touchdowns to lead the Bees...

McCOOK, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders from Friday's Class C-1 state quarterfinal loss to Adams Central, 31-17, Friday night at Weiland Field. McCook finishes a 10-1 district championship season while the 9-2 Patriots from Hastings advance into Friday's semifinals against unbeaten No. 2-seed Pierce (11-0)...

McCOOK, Neb. — Just like their 10 consecutive wins, the McCook Bison have earned 10 spots on this season's Class C1-7 All-District football team announced today. The Bison (10-1 record) were district champions as they swept through C1-7 foes Chadron, Sidney, Ogallala and Alliance...

TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The McCook Community College women’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season Saturday taking a 59-54 win over Eastern Wyoming. “It’s always good to get that first win,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We have been struggling, and to come to Eastern Wyoming and get a win in a place we haven't won in a while feels great.”...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Maywood-Hayes Center Wolves were one point from a third-place finish but took fourth overall following their 25-21,19-25, 25-20, 25-27, 11-15 state volleyball loss to Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Saturday afternoon. Senior Olivia Hansen clobbered 20 kills while classmate Kiley Hejtmanek served six aces during their high school volleyball finales...

EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team survived an upset bid from Northwestern with a 3-2 (27-29, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-6) win at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers (21-2, 13-1 Big Ten) dropped sets one and three and were down 23-21 in the fourth set. But the Huskers found a way to outscore Northwestern 19-6 from that point on to finish out the comeback win on the road...

SCOTTSBLFF, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian fatality crash that occurred Saturday evening in Sheridan County. At approximately 8:00 p.m. MT Saturday, NSP was alerted by the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office of a crash that occurred on Highway 87 approximately two miles north of Rushville. The crash reportedly involved a Honda Odyssey and a pedestrian...

McCOOK, Neb. – Candidates for several local, regional, and statewide positions informed constituents about their platforms and answered questions from a three-person panel at a recent KICX Candidate Forum held at Sehnert’s Bakery and Bieroc Café. The panel consisted of Community Hospital CEO Troy Brunz, McCook Chamber board member Tyler McCarty, and Gazette Publisher Shary Skiles. ...