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Come the first of the month, Chris Gabis will realize a long-time dream, that of becoming a full-time firefighter. "I think every kids wants to be a firefighter at one time or another," Gabis said. His dream was realized earlier this month when it was announced he was chosen as one of two new paid firemen to be accepted into the Scottsbluff Fire Department. It marks his first foray into the world of full time work as a fire fighter. Subscribe to the Sidney Sun-Telegraph to read the rest of the...
For the first time in more than 20 years, Sidney wrestlers came home with more than one state champion in their midst. Raiders Trey Arellano and Derek Robb captured gold over the weekend, becoming the first duo of Sidney champions since 1993. In all, five Sidney wrestlers competed in the state tournament, with Arellano, at 120 pounds, and Robb, 152, closing competition as medalists. Other Raiders competing in Omaha included freshman Paul Houser (106), sophomore KC Higer (132) and junior Kaden...
Sidney junior Derek Robb re-wrote the record books on both the school and state level with four wins, all by pin, at the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament over the weekend. With the four pins, Robb now holds the record for most pins in a season with 46, also a Sidney High record. Robb finished the year with a 56-0 overall record. Robb now also holds the mark for career wins at Sidney High School with 141. The old mark, 136, was set by Steven Vach, another Sidney state champion, from 1992-96....
The sting of a lost business could soon be soothed with the arrival of a new owner which has chosen Sidney in the expansion of its national profile. Lukjan Metal Products is expected any time to get approval from Commscope on the purchase of the former wire twining plant on the east side of Sidney. Lukjan is a family-owned and operated business that manufactures duct and other products for residential and light commercial HVAC applications. Herb Gibson, the project coordinator for the Lukjan...
As city officials work on improving the condition of city streets, one of the first steps proposed has met with mild opposition and curiosity. The proposed establishment of truck routes brought a number of truck owners to council chambers Tuesday. Two of those question both the need for and the effectiveness of truck routes. The third owner representative was concerned how the establishment of truck routes would affect their business, which does not sit on one of the routes. Establishing the...
Earlier this week, Leyton got a little shook up in sub-district play, falling behind early and having to make up a lot of ground in the opening round against Banner County. The Lady Wildcats jump out to a 10-point first quarter lead, forcing Leyton to battle back. The Lady Warriors did catch up, but had to earn their chance at the sub-district final the hard way, slipping past Banner County 40-38. In the other semi final, defending champion Potter-Dix swamped Minatare with stifling defense and...
Five Sidney wrestlers will be among those competing for spots on the medal stand at the Nebraska State Wrestling Meet Saturday, including three returning medalists from last season. No wrestler in the state tournament has won more matches this season than Raider Derek Robb, a two-time state champion looking for his third straight title. Robb, a junior, enters this week's tournament with a 52-0 record and is the defending 152-pound state champion. Robb has lost just one match in his career,...
After weeks of challenging health and injury issues, Sidney's wrestling team is back and healthy just in time for its most important meet of the year - the B4 District meet in McCook this weekend. "We were finally able to get our team back last week," Sidney Coach John Ganser said. For a while it was nip and tuck to see whether or not all of Sidney's wrestlers would be ready. Between injuries and illness, some team members were out of the action for extended lengths of time. When they came...
Entering weekend play Sidney Coach Tyler Shaw knew the Lady Raiders would have their hands full. Illness and injuries aside, Sidney was on course to once again play rival Gering, which it had bested every time thus far in the season. "It's hard to keep beating the same team when you play so much," Shaw said prior to the game. As it turned out, Gering finally found a way to tip the scales on the Lady Raiders, pressing their way to a 52-46 win in Sidney. Sidney led by one point after one quarter...
Physical attendance and checkouts at the Sidney Public Library continue to go down, but the library’s digital footprint and usage has been growing. Expounding from there, Sidney Library Director Andrew Sherman also told Sidney city council members at their first meeting of the year that more and more people are using the library’s wi-fi network and computers. As a result, the wi-fi signal has been strengthened and the computer area has been re-arranged to make use better for privacy. “Be...
For 69 years, Nienhuesers have been working on, in, and above the soil in the southern Panhandle. But in its 70th year, Nienhueser Construction and Excavating will cease to exist, as aging family members, unable to sell the business as a whole, have decided to close the business. In April the bulldozers, graders and loaders will park for the last time, waiting for new owners to claim them through an online auction service, Big Iron Internet Auctions. The company was founded in 1947 by Cliff...
Two Sidney wrestlers won their divisions at the John Higgins Invite in Lexington last weekend. Trey Arellano, wrestling at 120 pounds, and Derek Robb, 152, rose to the top of their respective weight classes. Two other Raiders also placed, K.C. Higer finishing in fifth place at 132, and Brody Raines in sixth at 138. Nine wrestlers competed in the varsity matches for the Raiders. Tonight, Sidney meets Valentine in dual action, then competes in the Ainsworth Invite Saturday. Subscribe to the...
BRIDGEPORT - Potter-Dix ran away with the MAC Tournament Championship Saturday, rolling past rival Leyton 51-11 to capture its third straight MAC crown. The Lady Coyotes held Leyton scoreless in the first period, and eight the second, on the way to a 33-8 halftime lead. So tough was the Potter-Dix defense, that Leyton got off only two shots in the first quarter. "Our defense is really coming together," said Potter-Dix Coach Jeff Einspahr. "It's kind of fun to watch." The Lady Coyote defense...
BRIDGEPORT - In working to defend its MAC Tournament title, Creek Valley's boys scored the first five points against challenger Leyton, breaking out with its running offense from the first tip. Leyton, however, tipped the scales quickly, cutting the fast break off and commencing to push the Storm back out of the paint for most of their shots. At the same time Leyton used a combination of outside shooting to spread Creek Valley out, then attacked from underneath the basket. Leyton's Skylar...
Bayard's Lady Tigers went 7-for-10 from the free throw line and added one field goal, while Creek Valley couldn't part the net in overtime, giving Bayard an upset win over the fourth seed Lady Storm. The teams squared off as one of four scheduled first round games to kick off the girls side of the MAC Tournament Monday. Pressure defense was the norm for nearly the entire contest, with only a handful of trips down the court by either team going unchallenged. Over time the physical game took its...
The further Kaden Vowers advanced into the Western Trails Conference Tournament at Mitchell, the more nervous he became. That's because with each win, he felt more pressure associated with reaching a wrestling milestone not many achieve - especially at a young age - his 100th career win. "I was really nervous going into the match," Vowers said. But as his turn on the mat got closer, Vowers said the nervousness subsided as he began to focus more on the match. In the meet's first two rounds,...
Sidney's Lady Raiders continued to roll coming out of the Christmas break, notching three wins on the way to an 11-1 record. Among the wins was a second win over conference rival Gering in a week. Sidney began the stretch Thursday, cruising to a 65-25 win over neighboring Kimball. At Gering Friday, the Lady Raiders found themselves tied at half time, just as they were in holiday tournament action, then used a third period burst to move ahead five points by quarter's end. Subscribe to the Sidney...
Sidney's Lady Raiders dug deep inside themselves in the Cabela's Holiday Basketball Shootout, closing the year by showing they have something special inside. Sidney not only matched two tough opponents, but excelled at the same time on the way to the tournament title. Sidney faced an always-tough Laramie, Wyoming team in the semi-final, finding themselves trailing by as many as 16 points. The deficit came under a smothering Laramie defense, which kept the Lady Raiders off balance for much of...
Sidney's boys basketball team ran Torrington, Wyo. off the court early to open play in the Cabela's Holiday Shootout, notching their fourth win of the season, 55-43. Torrington scored evenly with the Raiders to a 6-6 tie early, then Sidney rolled off nine unanswered points, including two big three-pointers by Mitch Porter and Jake Burke, to build a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Sidney continued to build on its lead in the second quarter, putting in 22 points, many of those off of...
Sidney's Lady Raiders used in-your-face defensive pressure to open the Cabela's Holiday Basketball Shootout with a 51-21 win over Torrington, Wyo. Wednesday. Sidney denied Torrington many chances at the basket throughout the contest, forcing nearly a dozen turnovers in the first half alone. The Lady Raiders also got off to a bit of a slow start, scoring just nine points in the first quarter. Senior Annalise Lecher accounted for all but two of those, scoring Sidney's first seven points. Her first...
FORT MORGAN, Colo. - For three quarters, the Sidney girls basketball team suffered shooting nearly as cold as the temperatures throughout the region Friday, finding themselves in a 24-24 tie with Fort Morgan going into the final period. But the Lady Raiders came out strong defensively in the fourth quarter, and the increase of intensity also sparked the offense on the way to a 42-26 win. Sidney got what proved to be the lead for good when Annalise Lecher converted both shots of a one-and-one,...
Sidney's Derek Robb reached a big milestone Saturday at the Sidney/Bridgeport Invite, notching his 100 th career win with a quarterfinal win over Daniel Grube of Cheyenne (Wyo.) East. Reaching the century mark is a special feat for wrestlers, the mark of exceptional practitioners of the craft. With the win, Robb became just the 10 th Sidney wrestler to l win more than 100 matches. By tournament's end, Robb pushed his total to 102 wins, all earned with first-period pins. The quiet junior said he...
FORT MORGAN, Colo. - Second time was a charm for Sidney's Mitch Porter and the Raiders Friday as they won an overtime thriller on a last second shot. With 22 seconds remaining in regulation and the score tied at 50, Porter got the ball for a late shot. Under pressure, he dished the ball off and time ran out before the Raiders could convert. Fort Morgan got the Raiders down by four points late in the overtime, but an Eric Doty three pointer, followed by a steal and score by Porter on the ensuing...
Sidney's City Council welcomed a new member and realigned leadership roles in regular session Tuesday. In his last act as Sidney's Mayor, Mark Nienhueser nominated Kelly Utley to replace Councilman Chris Gay, whose term ended with the meeting. Gay chose earlier this year not to run for re-election, citing a desire to pursue other interests. Councilman Joe Arterburn was re-elected, but with two openings and only Arterburn on the ballot, council needed to fill the opening by appointment. In...
Sidney's wrestlers ground through a grueling weekend schedule in Wyoming over the weekend, competing in the Charlie Lake Dual Tournament Friday and the Charlie Lake Invitational Saturday. Competing in essentially five duals in one day, Sidney came out third in the Dual Tournament, then finished eighth in the heavily loaded Invitational the following day. "There were some tough teams," said Sidney Coach John Ganser. "Our guys wrestled hard and showed a lot of effort." Ganser said while he still...
