Scottsbluff, Gering softball teams pick up wins

Scottsbluff, Gering softball teams pick up wins

The high school softball season is off and running and both teams right here in town were in action on Tuesday night. At Scottsbluff the Bearcats made quick work of Sterling (CO), winning their home opener 12-0 in three innings with plenty of early offense and a freshman debuting in…
WNCC volleyball tops EWC in four sets

WNCC volleyball tops EWC in four sets

Lilly Zwart and Finja Schul combined for 31 kills and the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team made head coach Fatima Balza debut at Cougar Palace a successful one with a 4-set 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20 win over Eastern Wyoming College Tuesday night. Zwart, who pounded down 17 kills in…
College Rodeo Athlete Preview: Ali Vaughn

College Rodeo Athlete Preview: Ali Vaughn

Ali Vaughn has been rodeoing for as long as she can remember. The Hershey, Nebraska native and former Nebraska High School Rodeo standout is headed to the next level. With her name on the roster at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Vaughn spent the summer preparing to make…
WNCC, EWC volleyball face off Tuesday at Cougar Palace

WNCC, EWC volleyball face off Tuesday at Cougar Palace

When the Western Nebraska Community College and Eastern Wyoming College volleyball teams hook up Tuesday night at Cougar Palace, it will be a battle of two equal teams in many ways. Both teams come into the contest with 3-1 records after the opening weekend. Plus, both teams have Region IX…
RESULTS: Bloomfield and O’Neill High School Rodeos

RESULTS: Bloomfield and O’Neill High School Rodeos

Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent their weekend in Bloomfield and O'Neill for two days of rodeo. Here are results per the NHSRA: Day 1: Saturday, August 24 | Bloomfield Tie Down NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time1121Drueke, Taylor - Sutherland NE11.5501082Sortum, Emmett - Taylor NE13.3701353Johnston, Cayson - Stapleton NE13.4202294Fanning, Jacob - Ogallala…
WNCC volleyball splits matches on Saturday, starts season 3-1

WNCC volleyball splits matches on Saturday, starts season 3-1

COUINCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – After winning both matches on Friday, the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team split a pair of contests on Saturday to finish the Reiver Invite in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with a 3-1 record. The Cougars opened Saturday fall in three straight to Hutchinson Community College 25-10,…
WNCC men’s soccer ties Northwest

WNCC men’s soccer ties Northwest

Twenty-four hours after knocking off No. 18 Utah State-Eastern, the Western Nebraska Community College men’s soccer team could only muster a 3-3 tie with Northwest College on Friday at the Landers Soccer Complex. Friday’s contest was one where the Cougars started strong, but faded late. It took the Cougars less…
WNCC women fall to Northwest on Friday 4-2

WNCC women fall to Northwest on Friday 4-2

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s soccer team scored two goals, but it wasn’t enough as Northwest College scored three goals in the final 15 minutes to take a 4-2 win Friday morning at the Landers Soccer Complex. The contest was a battle from the get-go and neither team scored…
White wins Red/White scrimmage

White wins Red/White scrimmage

The Nebraska volleyball team kicked off the 2024 season with its annual Red-White Scrimmage at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 8,395. White earned the victory over Red, 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22). Andi Jackson shined for the Huskers, posting 15 kills on…
Scottsbluff wins Lexington invite

Scottsbluff wins Lexington invite

Scottsbluff won the annual Lexington softball invite on Saturday, Southern Valley/Alma was 3rd, Gothenburg was 4th, HWY 6 was 5th, while Lexington was 7th. Rd. 1 Gothenburg 7 vs. Lex 6 Scottsbluff 9 vs.  HWY 6 --  1 Bennington 15 vs. Alliance 1 Chadron 8 vs Southern Valley-Alma 6 Rd. 2 Scottsbluff  11 vs. Gothenburg 1   Bennington 6 vs. Southern Valley-Alma 3…