Stories from Wednesday, September 6, 2023

KEARNEY, Neb. — Every McCook Bison tennis player placed top three or higher while taking second as a team during the Lexington JV Invitational on Tuesday. The Bison JV totaled 43 points which was behind only champion Kearney with 51. McCook's top two singles and top two doubles teams all posted 4-1 records...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Junior High seventh-grade volleyball team played Cambridge for its season opener on Tuesday and coach David Peterman provided these details: A team won 25-6, 25-17 B team won 25-11, 25-4--18 straight serves by Shyla LaBrie #20...

McCOOK, Neb. — For a while now residents of McCook have been waking up to what appears to be a slice of Kraft American cheese thrown on one of their cars. Some have called them the cheese bandit. I have dubbed them “Kraft the Ripper.” Little is known about Kraft the Ripper, with talking to one citizen who reviewed her security film, it appeared to come from a white pickup truck and someone with an endless supply of “chedda”...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Jonny Frank's 9-8 win at No. 2 singles helped finish a 5-0 McCook varsity tennis dual sweep of host Lexington on Tuesday. Frank took the 7-3 tiebreaker from Lexington's Anthony Zamudio. The thriller joined Bison victories from No. 1 singles Nathaniel Miller, 8-1; and 8-1 for No. 3 singles Aaron Frank...

A rundown of high school volleyball matches featuring area teams and/or familiar foes Tuesday: Gazette-area teams Bertrand over Medicine Valley, 3-0 Cambridge over Dundy County-Stratton, 2-0 Cambridge over North Platte St. Patrick's, 2-0 North Platte St. Patrick's over Dundy County-Stratton, 2-0...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook got better with every set, but the Bison girls still lost to Ogallala 25-12, 25-13, 25-16 Tuesday night. The host Indians are now 5-0 this season after beating North Platte, Sidney, Chase County and Hershey. Only the Hershey Panthers have won a set vs. Ogallala, falling 3-2 on Aug. 29...