Stories from Monday, October 14, 2024

CURTIS, Neb. — The 16-team RPAC volleyball tournament tips off at four sites on Thursday leading into semifinals, then finals at McCook's Graff Events Center Tuesday, Oct. 22. On the West side the games will be played at Maywood  (Maywood Hayes Center) and Benkelman (Dundy County Stratton) and on the East side at Bartley  (Southwest) and Cambridge.  ...

The McCook Community College volleyball dropped a key Region IX match Saturday at home to Trinidad State. The Trojans downed the Lady Indians 18-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19. “I thought we started strong in the first set and then we just didn’t carry over with confidence the next three sets,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “Offensively, we just didn’t show up after the first set and we didn’t’ execute like we wanted to do.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders from their 14-12 home win over tough 1-6 Ogallala at Weiland Field Friday evening. The Bison are 5-2 entering a huge district showdown at 6-1 Scottsbluff this week. TEAM STATS Rushing yards: Ogallala 200, McCook 107...

Over two years ago, Denver Air Connection assumed responsibility for flight services at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to restore passenger trust. Following a period of unreliability under the previous airline, the initial stage of operations faced challenges. However, through dedicated efforts, McCook’s performance has reached the same high standards as other locations served by Denver Air...

The McCook Community College volleyball team picked up a 3-0 win over Otero College Friday night for homecoming. The Lady Indians won 27-25, 25-16, 25-23. “We need to execute the little things and play better on defense,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

The McCook Community College golf team wrapped up the fall portion of the season-long Region IX schedule at home with a third-place finish Friday. Eastern Wyoming was the only team to break 600 for the two-day tournament, posting a 22-over par 598, 20 shots ahead of second place Otero College (618). MCC was third with a 634, North Platte fourth with a 662 and Northeastern Junior College fifth with a 675. “Although they guys didn’t play like they had hoped to, it was nice hosting our event out at Heritage Hills this week,” said MCC Coach Grant Case. “We got two days with not a lot of wind, which is super rare out there, but no matter the weather conditions, the golf course is always demanding.” The Indians were one of two teams to improve on Thursday’s scores at Heritage Hills Golf Course. MCC shot a 318 Thursday and a 316 Friday. “From a team perspective, despite anyone having their best stuff, we hung in there pretty well,” said Case. “Although it was only by two shots, it was nice to see a second day improvement from the guys.” MCC sophomore Andrew Brown (Wollongong, Australia) was the only golfer in the field to post par on Friday and finished third in the individual scores. After shooting a 77 Thursday he finished the tournament with a five-over par 149. Sophomore Ross Donachie (Narin, Scotland) carded rounds of 77 and 80 to finish in 10th place. Freshman Cole Graham (McCook) had rounds of 81 and 82 to finish in a tie for 15th place. Chance Gambini (sophomore, Las Vegas, Nevada) shot an 83 Thursday and an 82 on Friday. Freshman Thatcher Ommert (Montgomery, Texas) posted rounds of 87 and 83. The Region IX schedule starts back up March 20 in Lamar Colo., with MCC returning to Heritage Hills on the second week of the spring schedule, March 27-28. “With the off-season now here, guys are looking forward to making more technical changes with their swings, as well as getting stronger in the weight room,” said Case. “There’s lots of areas of the game for us to touch up and improve before we getting rolling again in the spring.” Up-to-date information about MCC golf including schedule, statistics, rosters, photos and more can be found on the MCC Athletics website, www.mccindians.com TEAM RESULTS AT HERITAGE HILLS - McCOOK 1. Eastern Wyoming + 22 295-303 – 598 2. Otero JC + 42 306-312 – 618 3. McCook CC + 58 318-316 – 634 4. North Platte + 86 326-336 – 662 5. Northeastern JC + 99 340-335 – 675 MCC INDIVIDUAL SCORES 3. Andrew Brown + 5 77-72 – 149 10. Ross Donachie + 13 77-80 – 157 T15. Cole Graham + 19 81-82 – 163 T20. Chance Gambini + 21 83-82 – 165 27. Thatcher Ommert + 26 87-83 – 170

LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team swept the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 in front of a crowd of 8,500 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night. The Huskers (16-1, 6-0 B1G) won their 13th straight match and extended their nation-leading home win streak to 36 matches. Rutgers fell to 5-12 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten...

Texas (56) Oregon (6) Penn State Ohio State Georgia Miami Alabama LSU Iowa State Clemson Tennessee Notre Dame BYU Texas A&M Boise State Indiana Kansas State Ole Miss Missouri Pittsburgh SMU Illinois Army Michigan Navy Also receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1...