Stories from Monday, June 10, 2024

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Briley Morgan pitched a no-hitter among her two shutouts and Danika Havlicek blanked another foe for the McCook Rebels 18-and-under team during last weekend's North Platte Invitational. The Rebels (13-4 record) didn't win their third consecutive tournament since they fell twice to a tough Sensations squad...

Former Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez took the UFL by storm in its inaugural season, and his efforts were recognized with MVP honors on Monday. That Martinez led the UFL in rushing might not register as a surprise to Husker fans, who saw Martinez use his legs to become just the fourth Big Ten quarterback to have four 1,000-yard rushing seasons...

Tennessee decisively ended Evansville's surprise run in the NCAA tournament on Sunday, Florida outlasted Clemson in a wild five-hour game and Texas A&M used a nine-run inning to pull away from Oregon. Next stop for the three Southeastern Conference teams is the Men's College World Series...

AXTELL, Neb. — It's that time of the year for top Southwest Conference, RPAC, Fort Kearny Conference and LouPlatte league players to compete in this week's New West All-Star Classic at Axtell High School. Benefitting the Nebraska Kidney Association, recent graduates from many Gazette-area schools have been selected including McCook High's Kori Rippen and Kaiden Porter...

McCook Rebels 12-and-under won an 11-10 thriller over the Seward Jazz on Saturday and are now 11-11 this season. Younger Rebels win again The McCook Rebels 14-and-under girls are now 7-6-1 following their 11-3 throttling of North Ploatte Express on Sunday...