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Preliminary findings from a Sunday autopsy indicate that the Saturday-evening shooting death of a Sidney man was an accident. Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, in a press release issued late Monday night, said that 28-year-old Donald L. Vizina, 28, died at a friend’s house at 1836 3rd Street in Sidney, after a shot was fired in a bedroom. The friend, who located Vizina in the bedroom with the firearm, apparently called 911 after a shot was fired. Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office and Sidney Police Department responded to the call at aro... Full story
It didn’t take long Thursday night for the Sidney High School wrestling team to wrap up a successful senior night by clipping Bridgeport 48-24 at Cabela’s Athletic Facility. The Bulldogs brought just six varsity entries, and of 14 weight classes, only five bouts were held. Mix in two weight classes (106 and 113 pounds) that weren’t contested and a Sidney forfeit at 120, and SHS owned a 36-6 lead before the first whistle was blown. While all the the forfeits meant wins for his wrestlers and p... Full story
SIDNEY — All boys and girls ages 9 through 14 are invited to participate in the Sidney Knights of Columbus Council 1861’s annual Free-Throw Shooting Contest, The competition will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Sidney Middle School Gymnasium. Entry forms are available from physical education teachers in all area schools, or can be filled out at the gymnasium on the day of the competition....
The second of two Ames, Iowa individuals arrested earlier this week on drug-related charges was arraigned Thursday before Cheyenne County Judge Randin Roland. Jessica Carroll, 31, appeared for arraignment on five felony charges: two Class III felony counts of possession with intent to deliver (both marijuana and hashish), Class IV felony possession of marijuana (more than a pound), Class IV felony possession of marijuana without tax stamps, and Class IV possession of a controlled substance (cyclobenzaprine). A status hearing for Carroll, who...
Sidney KC FT shooting contest Sunday SIDNEY — All boys and girls ages 9 through 14 are invited to participate in the Sidney Knights of Columbus Council 1861’s annual Free-Throw Shooting Contest, The competition will be held Sunday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. in the Sidney Middle School Gymnasium. Entry forms are available from physical education teachers in all area schools, or can be filled out at the gymnasium on the day of the competition. ‘March Madness’ volleyball camps in Ogallala OGALLALA — Steve Morgan’s March Madness volleyball team camps...
A repeat drunk-driving offender will likely never get his drivers’ license back after being sentenced Tuesday by Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer. Patrick H. Farnsworth, 72, Lincoln, was sentenced to serve a prison term of not less than 50 months, nor more than 60, after being found guilty of DUI — fourth offense. Farnsworth, who was sentenced in June for DUI — third offense — will serve his new sentence consecutively with the June sentencing (59-60 months imprisonment). Farnsworth was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, and his drive...
In a rapidly developing scenario, a Sidney man charged in connection with the November shooting death of Adam McCormick pleaded guilty to an amended Class IV felony count of being an accessory to a felony. Billy D. Fields, 35, 2460 Fort Sidney Road, entered the plea Wednesday afternoon before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer. As part of his plea, Fields — through his counsel, attorney Don Miller— has agreed to make himself available for interviews involving the shooting, and has als... Full story
DALTON — Typically, when the Leyton High School boys’ basketball team gets in a pinch, it can turn to a guy like Sam Schumacher. Bridgeport’s Jamie Gonzalez made sure that didn’t happen Tuesday night, in more ways than one, while leading the visiting Bulldogs to a 46-41 upset of the previously unbeaten Warriors. Gonzalez completely took over the game for the Bulldogs, scoring a game-high 19 points and holding Schumacher in check to the tune of just six points. To boot, Chris Melzer fouled... Full story
DALTON — When everything was going right Tuesday night for the Leyton High School girls’ basketball team, the Warriors flourished. When things fell apart, Rol Rushman’s team struggled. Mightily. Leading visiting Bridgeport 11-3 at the end of the first period, LHS was outscored 41-20 the rest of the way in a 44-31 non-conference loss. Poor shooting and a lack of ball handling proved to be the undoing of the Warriors. “Turnovers killed us, and after Bridgeport got off to a slow start, they re...
PEETZ, Colo. — Visiting Creek Valley fell behind in the first quarters of both the girls’ and boys’ contests Tuesday evening, and were swept by the Peetz Bulldogs. In the girls’ game, four Lady Bulldogs scored in double figures as Peetz won 62-42. Beth Berhardt (18 points), Melissa Schumacher (17), Morgan Burns (14) and Taylor Harless (11) all finished in twin digitss for the winners (3-4). Peetz led 19-12 after a quarter and maintained that margin at the half, before pulling away in the second half. Summer Mueller led Creek (3-6) with 12 poin...
Two Iowa residents are in Cheyenne County Jail today following their arrest Tuesday on drug charges along Interstate 80. According to an affidavit filed by the Nebraska State Patrol, Jessica L. Carroll, 30, and Benjamin Schneider, 20, were arrested on felony drug possession of marijuana and hashish, with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana (more than one pound) and no drug tax stamps, In the affidavit, NSP trooper Ron Kissler stopped an eastbound vehicle near mile post 56 along I-80,...
McCook High School’s boys basketball team holds down the top spot in the statewide Class B poll, ad the Sidney Red Raiders got a first-hand look Saturday evening at Cabela’s Athletic Facility. Using a stiff defense and getting 15 points from do-it-all senior Cody Wudtke, the Bison rolled to their ninth win in 11 tries by clipping SHS, 47-36. “They are an outstanding team,” SHS coach Erik Kohl said. “They do a lot of things well. One thing you didn’t see tonight was their ability to shoot outsi... Full story
The opportunities were there Saturday night for Sidney High School’s girls basketball team, it’s just that the Lady Raiders didn’t cash in on them. Making just 12 of 27 foul shots, Tyler Shaw’s club fell 45-39 to highly touted McCook at Cabela’s Athletic Facility. “We haven’t shot free throws well all season,” Shaw said. “We’ve got to get ourselves in a state of mind, be in practice or whatever, to better prepare ourselves for the situations.” Things looked quite rosy for SHS (8-3) from the open...
CHAPPELL — A tough night got even rougher Saturday evening for the Creek Valley High School boys basketball team. Not only did Roger Behrends’ Storm drop a nail-biting 41-39 decision to visiting Minatare, but but the team likely lost point guard Lane Godfrey for the balance of the season. “Godfrey broke his arm in the second quarter, so he is probably out for the season,” Behrends said. Minatare’s Javier Guerrero scored 14 points, and Yovan Perez added 11, including the game-winner at the buzzer. CV (4-4) could get scoring from only four sour...
POTTER — For the first time at home, the Potter-Dix basketball teams posted a sweep, taking a pair Saturday night from visiting South Platte. Jeff Einspahr’s girls improved to 6-2 with a 58-40 win. Taylor Juelfs had a game-high 15 points, including three 3-point shots, and Conner Wolff pitched in 12 and Amanda Maas eight. P-D led 29-18 at halftime and gradually pulled away in the second half. Juelfs added seven assists, while Conner Wolff grabbed seven rebounds and handed out five assists. Maas snagged six rebounds. In the boys’ game, Chad Mill...
DALTON — Despite playing without leading scorer Sam Schumacher, the Leyton High School boys capped a Saturday varsity sweep of visiting Hay Springs, winning 55-20. Schumacher did not play due to a family matter, but Gary Oltmann’s unbeaten Warriors (8-0) rolled to a 25-7 lead after a quarter, and cruised from there. Brennen Cruise scored 12 points to lead LHS with Dylan Brenner adding 10 points and Kody McKay eight. Rol Rushman’s LHS varsity girls also won, taking a 35-24 decision from the Hawks. Leyton (5-3) led 10-0 at the first stop and n...
SCOTTSBLUFF — A busy day on the mats resulted in a 2-3 day for John Ganser’s Sidney High School wrestling team at the Scottsbluff Duals. Sidney defeated Monarch 43-36 and then won an unattached match against Alliance’s junior varsity team, while the Red Raiders lost to Alliance, Scottsbluff and Jefferson. The latter match ended in a 39-all tie, but Jefferson won the criteria tiebreaker. Nathaniel Votruba picked up four wins at 138 pounds, taking two decisions and also winning twice by pin. Two other Sidney wrestlers bagged four wins. Scott...
CHAPPELL – To find the scorebook culprit in Friday night’s 40-33 loss to visiting Haxtun, Colo., Creek Valley High School girls basketball coach Bill Wilber didn’t have to go any further than the free-throw column. Wilber’s Lady Storm made just 1 of 15 tries at the charity stripe, but amazingly, were able to stay in the game by hitting a half-dozen 3-point shots. Still, CV’s shortcomings at the foul line were too glaring to overlook. “I don’t know, but we didn’t shoot well at the foul line,... Full story
CHAPPELL — Highly touted Haxtun (Colo.) built a comfortable lead early Friday night, then shook off a halftime scare to post a 47-37 victory against host Creek Valley Friday night in the Storm’s Thunderdome. “We struggled offensively,” CV coach Roger Behrends said. “We just couldn’t get anything going, and we forced a few things here and there. Defensively, I thought we played well and we matched them in scrappiness and we battled them on the boards.” The Bulldogs’ inside-out combination of...
GERING — Sarah Mahr had a nice warmup, and an even better finish Friday night for the Sidney High School girls basketball team. Mahr, who scored 10 points in the Lady Raiders’ junior varsity game, one-upped herself in the feature contest, putting up a game-high 15 points as Tyler Shaw’s club improved to 8-2 with a 36-28 win at Gering. “Sarah really stepped up for us, as we had foul trouble (Jeni Heeren and Morgan Linneman) early,” Shaw said. Sidney rolled to a 9-2 lead after a quarter,...
BAYARD — Potter-Dix High School’s basketball teams earned a split Friday night at Bayard. Jeff Einspahr’s Coyotes girls improved to 5-2 with a 44-39 victory, while Chad Miller’s boys fell short at the wire in a 44-43 loss. Conner Wolff scored 16 points for P-D, which led 12-9 after a quarter, 21-18 at halftime and by a scant 30-29 margin at the third stop. “The game was close but the big item was we hit our free throws tonight,” Einspahr said. “We made 17 of 29 as a team, and out starters were...
GERING — The third time was the charm Friday night for Sidney High School’s boys basketball team. After losing twice to Western Conference rival Gering in tournament games, the Red Raiders hit the road Friday night and knocked off the Bulldogs 60-55. “I thought we perhaps played our best all-around game so far,” SHS coach Erik Kohl said. “We hit some big shots early, got a big lead and played strong defense.” Lane Harvey and Paxton Ehler had the hot hands early. Harvey hit two 3-pointers...
A jury trial is scheduled for Feb. 25 in the case of a Sidney woman charged with two felonies. Alicia Green, 30, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Wednesday before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer, on separate counts of Class II felony use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, and Class III felony second-degree assault. Green is charged with stabbing Ronald Conger, 50, Sidney, with a pair of scissors during a Dec. 3 domestic dispute at her apartment, which began after Green accused Conger of stealing a $20 bill off a table....
Back from the holidays, and ready for the second half of the winter sports season to begin. Congrats to the Sidney High School Lady Raiders for their second-place finish in last weekend’s Cabela’s Holiday Shootout. In Saturday’s championship game, Tyler Shaw’s club ran up against a buzzsaw in Douglas, Wyo., and struggled against the Lady Bearcats’ defense. Still, Sidney came out of its own event with a 7-2 record, and considering those two defeats came at the hands of the likes of Chadron a... Full story
If the Sidney High School girls basketball team is looking for a blueprint on how to conduct business in the second half of the season, it got a pretty good lesson Saturday afternoon. Douglas, Wyo., the top-ranked Class 3A squad in the Cowboy State, put on a defensive clinic in the championship game of the Cabela’s Holiday Shootout, stifling the Lady Raiders’ offense in a 51-32 victory. Sidney (7-2), which takes pride in its own defensive schemes, had but one lead in this affair, that being 8-6... Full story
