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McCook Bison football games will be on two radio stations
The McCook High School football program, which has won 50 of its last 52 games and 58 of its last 63 including a pair of state titles and two runnerup finishes, will be double teamed by local radio stations.
Two McCook radio stations will be broadcast the games on the air and over the internet this season.
Both KICX (96.1-FM) and KSWN (also known as US 93.9) will feature Bison broadcasts, starting with McCook's first game Sept. 1 at Scottsbluff.
"No matter how you cut it, we are still the home of Bison sports," said Rich Barnett, sports director of KICX 96.1-FM, a McCook Radio Group station.
"Mitch Lyster and I will be broadcasting the games again. We will have one-hour pregame prior to every game."
KICX can be found on the internet at http://www.kicx.net.
Bison games will be streamed at http://bisonsports.kicx.net.
Derek Beck, music director/imaging/play-by-play personality of Hometown Family Radio, said the Bison games are a great addition to the group's coverage of southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas schools and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
"US 93.9 is also going to be airing Bison sports in addition to the coverage KICX has already doing," Beck said. "The two stations are not affiliated."
Beck said Steve Stein will be doing the play-by-play for the McCook games.
The color commentator is Bruce Lester of McCook.
Lester is presently the senior pastor at the McCook Evangelical Free Church in McCook.
Lester is a former Kansas State Wildcat and played football for K-State while in college. Stein has been at Hometown Family Radio for seven years and last year was awarded the Media Person of the Year from the Nebraska Coaches Association.
"With the addition of the Bison to US 93.9's programming, the station really is southwest Nebraska's Big Red Radio Station, already the official station for University of Nebraska Athletics in the area," Beck said.
US 93.9's sister station, KIOD (Coyote Country 105.3 FM), will again be covering regional games from across southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas.
Beck will be anchoring the regional play-by-play coverage on Coyote Country 105.3 along with Mark Searcey of 1st Central Bank, who will provide commentary.
US 93.9 will again be hosting a High School Scoreboard Show following Bison Football games with scores and analysis from all over the state.
Fans are encouraged to call in there scores from games they're attending, and be involved in the show," Beck said.
In addition to Bison football games, volleyball matches and softball games will also be featured.
Hometown Family Radio will also be adding a third station this fall at 102.5 FM. The format has not been decided.
Hometown Family Radio sports events will be streamed on the internet at www.coyote105.com.
Coyote Country 105.3 FM Schedule
8/24 FB-Thursday Stapleton @ Maywood, Pregame 6:30 p.m.
8/25 FB-Friday Garden County @ Cambridge Pre-game 7:30 p.m.
9/1 FB-Friday Medicine Valley @ Dundy County in Benkelman
9/8 FB-Friday Hayes Center @ Hitchcock County in Trenton
9/15 FB-Friday Hitchcock County @ Wauneta Palisade in Wauneta
9/22 FB-Friday Wauneta Palisade @ Dundy County in Benkelman
9/29 FB-Friday Cambridge @ Southwest in Bartley
9/30 McCook Softball --Sat- GNAC @ Hastings on Coyote Country due to Husker FB on US 93.9
10/6 FB-Friday Hayes Center @ Dundy County in Benkelman
10/13 FB-Friday Rawlins County @ Leoti, Kan.
10/19 FB-Thursday Amherst @ Cambridge
10/20 FB-Friday Medicine Valley @ Arapahoe
10/21 VB-Saturday, Coverage of Rawlins County at Sub State
10/26 FB-Thursday, 1st Round of Nebraska Playoffs
10/28 McCook Volleyball -- Saturday -- GNAC @ Kearney on Coyote Country due to Husker FB on 93.9
10/30 VB- D1-11 Volleyball Sub Districts @ McCook High
10/31 VB- D D1-11 Volleyball Sub Districts @ McCook High
11/3 VB-Friday, District Final -- D1-11 vs. D1-12
US 93.9 FM Schedule
8/25 FB-Friday Bayard @ Southwest, Pregame at 6:30 p.m.
8/26 McCook Softball-Holdrege Tournament on US 93.9
9/1 McCook FB @ Scottsbluff, pregame at 7:30 p.m.
9/2 Husker Football vs. Louisiana Tech
9/8 McCook Football vs. Ogallala
9/9 Husker Football vs. Nichols State
9/15 McCook Football @ Aurora
9/16 McCook Volleyball -McCook Tourney -- 1st two matches on US939, 3rd on Coyote Country due to Husker FB
9/16 Husker Football @ USC
9/22 McCook Football @ Gering
9/23 Husker Football vs. Troy
9/29 McCook Football vs. Sidney
9/30 Husker Football vs. Kansas
10/5 & 6th McCook Softball-Thursday- B6 District Softball Tournament in Scottsbluff
10/6 McCook Football vs. Lexington
10/7 Husker Football @ Iowa State
10/13 McCook Football @ Cozad
10/14 Husker Football @ Kansas State
10/20 McCook Football vs. Holdredge
10/21 Husker Football vs. Texas
10/26 McCook Football vs. Grand Island Northwest
10/28 Husker Football @ Oklahoma State
11/1 McCook Football-Wednesday- 1st round of "Class B" Playoffs
11/2 McCook Volleyball- Thursday -- Districts at Cozad
11/4 Husker Football vs. Missouri
11/11 Huskers @ Texas A & M
11/24 Husker Football vs. Colorado
McCook High School
Football Schedule
Thu 08/24 Scrimmage
| 09/01 | Away Scottsbluff |
| 09/08 | Home Ogallala |
| 09/15 | Away Aurora |
| 09/22 | Away Gering |
| 09/29 | Home Sidney |
| 10/06 | Home Lexington |
| 10/13 | Away Cozad |
| 10/20 | Home Holdrege |
Thu 10/26 Home Grand Island Northwest
Wed 11/01 State 1st Round Playoffs
Mon 11/06 State Quarterfinals
Sat 11/11 State Semifinals
Sat 11/18 State Championship, Lincoln