Stories from Friday, September 27, 2024

GERING, Neb. — Gering missed a game-tying PAT with only seconds remaining and McCook junior Gabe Roberts smoothly recovered the onside kick to secure this 24-23 Bison victory Friday evening. Junior Tristan Campbell unofficially rushed for 250 yards, overcoming his early fumbled kickoff that turned into Gering's first touchdown...

OGALLALA, Neb. — It’s now a no-brainer like determining the current presidential race is one big annoying mess. The McCook High softball girls clearly showed they should be No. 1 among all subdistrict teams with Thursday’s 9-1 victory over Scottsbluff Bearcats...

GERING, Neb. — When does a 51-point scoring average mean absolutely nothing? When realizing these are not the Gering Bulldogs who surrendered 248 points to McCook during their past five varsity football meetings. A lot has changed since the Bison last faced Gering in 2021...

HERSHEY, Neb. — McCook High overpowered the Hershey Pathers in four sets with sophomore Cali Crawford crushing 14 kills. Senior Ashlyn Randel and junior Jaylea Walgren each clobbered eight during this 25-10, 22-25, 25-12, 25-19 victory. The Bison are nearly beraking even this season at 6-7 after their fifth win since early last week...

McCOOK,Neb.— The City of McCook has confirmed that street resurfacing work on West "Q" Street, between West 3rd and West 5th Streets, will begin on Monday, Sept. 30. Shelco Construction, the contractor for the project, will carry out the work, with crews working from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each school day to minimize disruption to McCook Elementary School traffic...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services tells us that September is Healthy Aging Month, a time to celebrate the value of maintaining a healthy lifestyle as we grow older. Here in southwest Nebraska, our clean air, open spaces, and close-knit communities provide the perfect environment for embracing the later stages of life with vitality and well-being...

McCOOK, Neb. — A benefit auction and dinner supporting the McCook YMCA’s $16 million capital improvement project is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Coppermill. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner set for 6:30 p.m., followed by a program and live and silent auctions. The dinner will feature a low country boil...

The old Big 8 from Cornhusker glory days was treated brutally last week with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State all going down to defeat. Only Colorado’s miracle Hail Mary fling and OT win over Baylor prevented another setback...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Girls’ results from the Maywood-Hayes Center Invitational on Thursday where Wallace won with six points, Hi-Line scored 22, Cambridge 26 for third and Maywood-Hayes Center fourth with 27. The boys’ results were not available this morning but will appear in the McCook Gazette early next week. Also watch for details at mccookgazette.com...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans served a sweet 16 aces while sweeping past Medicine Valley 25-11, 25-6, 25-10 on Thursday. Sophomore Brooklyn Holtze sped volleyballs like a New York taxi driver around Raider blockers as her five aces topped the 10-7 Trojans...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team won their 15th match of the season Thursday with a 3-0 sweep over Lamar Community College in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. MCC won 25-16, 25-9 and 25-15 to send the Runnin’ Lopes to their fifth straight loss...

McCook Junior High’s Ellie Gillen (above left) receives a serve smoothly during the eighth-grade home volleyball victory over Holdrege Thursday afternoon. Both the “A” and “B” Bison teams swept the Dusters, 2-0, while Bison “C” fell just short in three sets, 2-1...

Fans have enjoyed McCook senior Malia Hilker cause chaos for other teams on the softball diamonds before. Thursday in Ogallala was no different as the senior center fielder’s slide (above) helps dislodge this softball from a Chadron infieler at second base. ...

Aspiring author AJ Larington is on the cusp of a literary milestone as she prepares to launch her debut novel, Land of Shadow and Wolves, on Oct. 1, 2024. With inspiration drawn from blockbusters like Avatar and beloved fantasy series such as Throne of Glass and Fourth Wing, the book promises to take readers on an exhilarating journey through a magical world teeming with Fae Dyre Wolves and other mythical creatures...