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The Sidney High School girls' golf team put itself in a position to contend for a state title after the opening day of the Class B State Championships on Monday. And, the Lady Raiders' Rachel Blauert was near the top of the leaderboard after the first of two rounds of action and poised to make a run at the individual title. Sidney shot a team score of 383 on Day 1, good for third place overall. Omaha Duchesne Academy was the leader with a 367, followed by defending state champion Scottsbluff at...
The Potter-Dix High School volleyball team continued to cruise through its competition this fall, winning two more matches on Monday evening. Playing on the road at the Garden County Triangular, the Lady Coyotes defeated the host Eagles 25-15, 25-9 and then dispatched Wallace in the nightcap 25-13, 25-17. The two wins improved Potter-Dix’s record to 18-2. Against Garden County, which fell to 2-18, Alex Rozelle had seven kills and teammate Anna McLaughlin added five kills. Regyn Hicks provided seven digs, four kills and a pair of aces. Setter L...
Regional West achieved the Healthgrades 2015 Patient Safety Excellence Award, a designation that honors hospital performance in the prevention of serious, potentially preventable complications during hospital stays. The distinction places Regional West among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for its excellent performance as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. On average, 133,896 patient safety events could have been avoided if all hospitals, as a group...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 18 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.51 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.31 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 60.5 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 4.6 cents per gallon h...
Adam Davis, a member of the Future Farmers of America chapter in Peetz, Colo., will perform on stage during the 2015 National FFA Convention and Expo in Louisville, Ky. Davis, a senior and the son of Brent and Beverly Davis, has been selected to perform in the National FFA Talent Competition on Oct. 28-31. He will perform on stage and bring excitement and spirit to the convention and expo. He submitted an application along with a recorded audition. Nearly 45 acts from throughout the country...
Panhandle Mental Health Center will be sponsoring two community-based events to mark National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October. The first will be a presentation on drugs and alcohol given by Chuck Elley on Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. at the health center. Information regarding the current drug issues affecting our youth including palcohol – or powdered alcohol – and the impact of marijuana laws in Colorado affecting western Nebraska will be discussed. The second event will is an open house on Thursday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the main off...
The Sidney High School volleyball team finished third in the six-team field at the Western Conference Tournament on Saturday in Mitchell. Chadron, which was the No. 1 seed, defeated Gering for the tournament title to claim the championship trophy for the third consecutive year. The Eagles won all three of their matches to improve to 20-4. Alliance beat Mitchell in the fifth-place match. Sidney, as the No. 5 seed, opened pool play against Chadron on Saturday morning, falling 25-18, 25-20. Maddi Porter, Alex Wamsley, Annalise Lecher and Payton...
The Peetz High School volleyball team lost to Briggsdale in straight sets at home Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs lost the match 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 to slip to 2-13 on the season. The Falcons improved to 10-4. Peetz returns to action on Thursday afternoon when it travels to Creek Valley....
Creek Valley High’s football team came up just short from collecting its first win of the season Friday night, falling to Morrill 38-20. The Storm (0-6) led 6-0 after the first quarter and 12-8 at halftime. With Morrill clinging to a 16-12 lead after three periods, the Lions outscored Creek Valley 22-8 in the final quarter to pull away. Morrill improved to 3-3. Creek Valley quarterback Pierce Leef ran for 100 yards and passed for another 91 yards in the loss. He ran for two touchdowns and passed for one in the loss. CV’s Austin Rowley cau...
The Peetz High School football team had little trouble cruising to a Homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs jumped out to a big first-half lead and sailed to a 64-8 win over Briggsdale. Both teams are now 3-3. Peetz quarterback Wolf Wenneker completed 7 of his 11 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Backup QB Zach Holtz also threw a TD pass. Jordan Nelson led the Bulldogs' ground game with 111 yards on 14 carries. He ran for two scores and also returned a kickoff 66 yards...
Leyton High School’s Kordell Maestas had another big night running the ball as the Warriors won for the second consecutive week. Maestas rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries to help propel Leyton to a 40-22 victory over Hay Springs (1-5). After an 0-4 start, the Warriors now stand at 2-4 heading into next Friday’s matchup with unbeaten Garden County (6-0). Besides Maestas’ big game, Morley Haley ran for 87 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Kenny Ernest caught three passes for 41 yards. Leyton quarterback Rhett Dye w...
An offensive explosion in the first quarter helped propel Garden County High School to a 70-26 victory over Potter-Dix on Friday night. The Eagles put up 46 points in the opening 12 minutes to remain undefeated at 6-0. Potter-Dix slipped to 0-6 on the 2015 campaign. In the opening quarter, Garden County’s Matt McCarthy scored on runs of 50 and 48 yards and teammate Elliot Epp found the end zone from 25 and 27 yards out. Epp also returned a fumble eight yards for a score. Nic Kopp, who contributed three TDs in the contest, scored on a 37-yard r...
The Friends of the Sidney Public Library will celebrate National Friends of the Library Week from Oct. 18-24. To kick off the week, the group is hosting an edible book contest. Edible creations can take any form, but must have a literary theme. There are categories for adults and children. The grand prize includes a family movie and snack pass to Fox Theater, with prizes to winners of the adult’s and children’s categories as well. All entries are due at the library by Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Judging will be completed at noon, after whi...
The Sidney High School boys' cross country team took second place and the girls' squad finished third at the annual Sidney Invite on Thursday afternoon at the Hillside Golf Course. Will Castner, Collin Brauer and Kaden Vowers all had top-10 finishes in the boys' varsity race. For the Lady Raiders, Abby Heller, Charlie Brockhaus, Mia Hernandez and Jolene Oliverius all cross the top in the top 10 in the girls' varsity race. Fort Morgan (Colo.) won the team title in both the boys' and girls' varsit...
Sidney High’s volleyball team will look to take some momentum into this weekend’s Western Conference Tournament after defeating Alliance in straight sets Thursday night on the road. The Lady Raiders improved their season mark to 9-12 with the 25-23, 27-25, 25-15 victory over the Bulldogs (8-12). Freshman Payton Jung has 13 kills and two aces for Sidney, and teammate Annalise Lecher added 10 kills and three aces. Plenty of other Lady Raiders made an impact in the match as well. Kelsey Knight had seven digs and a pair of aces, Maddi Porter rec...
A trip to the Paxton Triangular on Thursday afternoon could have presented at least one big test for the Potter-Dix High School volleyball team. Instead, the Lady Coyotes sailed to a pair of easy victories to improve to 16-2 this season. Potter-Dix defeated host Paxton 25-15, 25-19 in its opening match and then dispatched Stapleton 25-14, 25-14 in the nightcap. The Lady Coyotes were potentially facing a tough task against Paxton, which lost just its third match of the season to slip to 16-3....
The Leyton High volleyball team clashed with Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) on Thursday in a thrilling five-set match. The Lady Warriors came out on the short end of the score though, falling 25-16, 19-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11. Leyton stands at 14-6 on the season. Natalie Cruise had 12 kills, 46 digs and four aces to pace Leyton. Teammate Kristine Barnett had 10 kills and 30 digs and Diedra Waite added eight kills, eight blocks and 28 digs. Taylor Berner provided 27 digs and doled out 35 assists for the Lady Warriors. Bailey Miller recorded five aces. The...
Mikenna Curlee had 14 kills for the Peetz High School volleyball team on Thursday, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs fell in straight sets to Prairie 25-22, 25-18, 25-20. Peetz slipped to 2-12, while Prairie improved to 10-4. Jodie Schumacher had 18 digs, eight kills and four aces for Peetz and teammate Cami Thompson provided 18 assists and 12 digs. The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday when they host Briggsdale at 3:30 p.m....
The City of Sidney will be observing the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 12. All city departments will be closed, including the library, the landfill and both public transportation buses. Trash collection normally scheduled for Monday will be picked up on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash will be picked up on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will be open and the paper will publish a regular edition....
The Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library in Lodgepole will be having a parade of pumpkins again this year. It will be held Oct. 31 at 3 p.m., with registrations ongoing until Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. For more information, call the library at (308) 483-5714....
Single ladies are invited to bring their cars to the Sidney Evangelical Free Church parking lot at 2763 11th Avenue for a free winter car check this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The inspection includes: lights, tires, oil, transmission fluid, battery, antifreeze, brake fluid, belts and other items. Vehicle will be vacuumed as well. No mechanical work will be done. Complimentary coffee and donuts are availble while the inspection takes place. Call (308) 254-6162 with questions....
Two local families were recently recognized for their excellence in conservation practices at the 2015 Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Annual Conference, held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney Sept. 28-29. Doug and Theresa Keller, of Kimball, and Steve Schumacher, of Dalton, were recognized at the event. The Kellers won the Outstanding Grassland Award after being nominated by the South Platte Natural Resources District. The award acknowledges those individuals or families...
Peggy Popps of Sidney has announced her candidacy for District 47 State Senator. The 47th District is comprised of 10 counties in the Nebraska Panhandle: Arthur, Banner, Box Butte (West of 385/87), Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Kimball, Morrill and Sioux. Popps said the driving force for her decision to launch her campaign is because "the Unicameral needs a dose of good common sense from Western Nebraska. I feel that political conversations have taken a circular path that hasn't led to any...
The Potter-Dix High volleyball team continued its domination of area teams, registering two more wins at the Bayard Triangular on Tuesday. The Lady Coyotes are 14-2 this season after defeating Bayard 25-11, 25-16 and Kimball 25-23, 16-25, 25-16 at the triangular. Bayard fell to 5-14, while Kimball slipped to 10-5. Potter-Dix got off to a fast start in dispatching Bayard behind five kills from Anna McLaughlin and five blocks from Alexus Rozelle. Dawson Sharman and Rozelle added four kills each. Regyn Hicks provided 11 digs in the match, Sharman...
The Peetz High volleyball team lost in straight sets to Caliche on the road Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs, who fell to 2-11 this season, lost 25-10, 25-21, 25-12. Caliche improved to 6-7. Mikenna Curlee led the way for Peetz with 10 kills, two aces and the team’s only block. Teammate Cami Thompson had 14 digs and Jodie Schumacher added 13 more. Thompson also contributed a team-high eight assists. The Bulldogs return to action Thursday when they host Prarie at 5:30 p.m....
