Stories from Friday, October 6, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- — Heinrich Haarberg threw for 154 yards and rushed for a team-leading 82 yards and a touchdown as Nebraska beat Illinois 20-7 on Friday night. Seven receivers caught passes from Haarberg, who was 12-of-24 passing. His 25-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was Nebraska’s second TD in 10 seconds...

Area football teams in action Friday: Southwest (4-2) 54, Brady 20 Dundy County-Stratton (7-0) 42, Hitchcock County (3-4) 0 Arapahoe (6-1) 54, Southern Valley (2-5) 8 Bertrand 34, Maywood-Hayes Center (2-5) 0 Mitchell 30, Chase County (4-3) 0 Familiar area foes...

McCOOK, Neb. – The McCook School Board of Education will hear an update on the proposed construction of a new junior high school at Monday’s regular meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Junior High Conference Room. Superintendent Grant Norgaard is expected to update board members on an Oct. ...

McCOOK, Neb. – Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Hillcrest Nursing Home is planning an open house on Friday, Oct. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Hillcrest, 309 West 7th Street. Hillcrest Nursing Home opened in June 1963 with 23 private and semi-private rooms. Over the years, through the generous support of donors and leadership of administrators and trustees, Hillcrest has undergone several renovations and additions...

90th birthday Beverly Haag will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Sat., Oct. 14. Bevery was born on Oct. 14, 1933 in Covina, Calif. There will be a reception at St. Catherine’s Church Hall in Indianola from 2-4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 14. Please join us in wishing her a happy and blessed birthday...

Any typos in the last article can be attributed to my attempt to chop the end of my finger off while slicing an onion. Other than that, my canning enterprise is going fairly well. Chili sauce, diced tomatoes, peach preserves, pasta sauce, and those candied apples are in the jars. ...

Gazette scribbler Round Belly Headley is fired up about some of the matchups filling this weekend’s college slate and predicts: Okay this is not big but some seem to care: NEBRASKA slips past Illinois somehow tonight. Don’t ask how but it will likely be close...

MCCOOK, Neb. — The McCook High JV tennis boys finished their season with one more dominating 19-3 win over North Platte Thursday. Results from the Bison players with all their victories: Mykuh Hanson and Aaron Frank win 6-0; Landon Kmoch and Sutton LaBrie win 6-1;...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Southwest’s Roughriders conquered a 25-20 first set then allowed only 20 more points during 25013, 25-7 wins over Medicine Valley Thursday evening. Coach Kim Barnett’s team is now 21-2 with these leaders: Bryn Lampe 28 assists, 5 ace serves,...

Remember, kickoff for tonight's varsity football game is 7 p.m. at Weiland Field in McCook: McCOOK (2-4) Sept. 15 Holdrege (0-6) W 36-7 Sept. 22 Sidney (6-0) L 0-28...

ALMA, Neb. — Southern Valley’s Tayley Becker stepped up to win the RPAC girls championship while Medicine Valley boy Kael Garrett placed second Thursday. Becker outran three Wallace Wildcats who secured their team title with only six points total. Cambridge’s girls were second overall, two points ahead of Paxton...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — The Gothenburg Swedes roared to 24-1 with their 25-15, 25-9, 25-11 varsity sweep of McCook Thursday night. Senior Clara Evert made 24 digs when not drilling 12 kills while junior Taryn O’Hare hammered down 10. The Swedes have still only lost once all season to SWC powerhouse rival Minden...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook was all about hitting season and career bests at Thursday’s Southwest Conference cross country meet. Coach Tom Sughroue provided these insights: “We had some very good performances even if our team scores were not as low as we would have liked,” he said about the McCook girls...

One of the hazards of commenting on current events is that, sooner or later, they aren’t current. In almost 30 years of writing and publishing, I have had my share of “Dewey Defeats Truman” moments. It’s never fun, but things seem to have taken a darker turn lately...

The McCook Community College volleyball team swept Lamar Community College Friday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. The Lady Indians won 25-18, 25-21 and 25-11. The win was the 150th career win for MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “This was a great win for national coach’s day,” said Kobza...