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The Hitchcock County FFA chapter in southwest Nebraska is looking forward to another year of fun events. Officers and members did a great job last year of accomplishing many things throughout the year. Members attended Career Development Events (CDEs) and Leadership Development Events (LDEs) every month, hosted activities for FFA Week, attended the Nebraska State Convention in Lincoln and sold greenhouse plants at the end of the year for a fundraiser.

Coverage of High School Football can be heard live from Coyote Country 105.3, online coyote105.com, and the Free Coyote Country Mobile App as we feature Wauneta-Palisade at Wallace. Countdown to Kickoff presented by Taco Johns is set for 6:30pm with Kickoff at 7:00pm CT.

McCook Bison Softball Team will participate in the B9-Sub-District Tournament on Monday in Kearney at Patriot Park. McCook is the #2 seed and will take on #3 seed HWY 6 (Holdrege, Adams Central, Minden Coop) at 4:45pm following the #1 seed Kearney Catholic vs #4 seed Lexington at 3pm. Coverage of McCook vs HWY 6 will be carried live from 93.9 The Zone, online 939thezone.com, and The Zone Mobile App.

The volleyball team traveled to Paxton for a four team tournament Sept. 19 and split the night winning one and losing one. The Broncos won over Potter-Dix (9-8) in the first match with scores of 25-15 and 25-19. That paired them with the host team Paxton Tigers (12-3). The Broncos struggled against the Tigers going down in two sets, 16-25 and 19-25. This brought the Lady Broncos record to 6-8.

In a game that was closer than the score may look, Wauneta-Palisade came up on the short end of the contest 25-37. The Broncos scored first in the opening quarter with a 40 yard strike from Nathan Blackman to Blake Nickerson, but the extra point attempt by Gabe McCrumb failed leaving the Broncos leading 6-0.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team’s annual fall timed event fundraiser will be Oct. 27-28. Activities will begin with a breakaway roping jackpot at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Kiplinger Arena in McCook. A team roping jackpot is planned for Oct. 28 at the same location. The breakaway...

Tuesday night’s volleyball action between North Platte Community College and longtime rival McCook Community College was nothing short of intense – keeping audience members on the edge of their seats the entire match. The Knights ultimately fell to the Indians 3-2. Both teams started out strong in the...

The McCook Community College volleyball team picked up a five-set win over North Platte in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center Tuesday. MCC won 21-25, 25-11, 25-19, 21-25 and 15-9. “It’s always fun playing North Platte, it’s always a great rivalry match,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “But even...

The Southwest Roughriders traveled to Wauneta to take on the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos in a district contest on Friday night. Wauneta-Palisade would score the first touchdown of the night to start the game with a 40-yard touchdown pass to take the early lead before Southwest would answer with two consecutive scores before Wauneta-Palisade would answer again. Back and forth the game would go until a safety accord to give Southwest a ten-point lead which would then eventually lead to a victory for Southwest 37-25. Southwest improves to 3-1 on the year and Wauneta-Palisade slides to 1-3. Southwest will return to action next Friday hosting Arthur County and Wauenta-Palisade will travel to Wallace on Thursday in a game carried on Coyote Country 105.3.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) encourages residents to get their flu shots and COVID-19 booster shots to protect against respiratory illnesses this winter. Cases of COVID-19 were minimal in the health district over the summer, with an average of 2 cases per week. SWNPHD saw a small bump in case numbers at the end of summer and expects another wave of widespread infections during the fall and winter.

McCOOK – There was not a coach on the Red Raiders’ sideline Friday night in McCook that was born the last time Sidney defeated the Bison in a football game. The anticipated matchup at Weiland Field had Sidney looking to break a 53-year losing streak that dated back to 1970. The game turned out to be a historic one for the Red Raiders as they came out on top with a resounding 28-0 victory.

Joni Bowman, husband Jiles, and children Logan and Laramie, have become a part of the community of the Wauneta-Palisade school district where Bowman is new to the teaching staff as a 3rd grade teacher. “I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful school district. All the staff...

McCook, Nebraska is recognizing Grant Kappel, a senior on the local high school cross country team. Kappel recently showed strong sportsmanship during a race, helping an opponent who had fallen.

McCook Boys Tennis Team would lose to Lincoln East 5-0 and Millard North 5-0. View full individual results below.

Coverage of High School Volleyball can be heard tonight on 93.9 The Zone, online 939thezone.com, and The Zone Mobile App as Hershey travels to McCook. The prematch show is set for 6:50 with first serve at 7pm.

The Imperial Volunteer Fire Department recently responded to two calls in five days, including a call for assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol. Friday morning the Imperial Search and Rescue dive team was called in by Nebraska Game and Parks Conservation Officer Sophie Gobber and the Nebraska State Patrol at the scene of a missing person and boat at Swanson Reservoir west of Trenton.

The pictures of McCook senior cross country runner Grant Cappel stopping and helping Perkins County freshman Elijah Goodell have made the rounds on social media this week, so we spoke with Grant about why he did what he did, and the response he's gotten since he sacrified a better finish for himself to make sure his fellow runner made it across the finish line.

MCCOOK -- Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team got 16 kills each from Lilly Zwart and Kyana Gabriel in registering a five-set win over McCook Community College Tuesday evening in McCook to open Region IX South play. The Cougars won 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11 to even their record at...

Tagged under: Beyond The Keystone, Game Photos, Gameday Hub, News. Deep in southwest Nebraska, the defending Class D2 champion, Hitchcock County Falcons, hosted the Bertrand Vikings in Trenton. The state champs came into the game with a 2-2 overall record. While Bertrand were winless at 0-4. To start the game,...

The McCook Community College volleyball team lost in five sets to Western Nebraska Tuesday night at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. The Cougars won 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-11. This was the opening match of the Region IX South schedule. “We just aren’t playing with the want...