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SIDNEY — Cheyenne County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is sponsoring a Night of Music Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Sidney High School Auditorium. This event features many local performers, including Jim and Kathy Gerhold, Jaclyn Reeder, Casey Baldwin, Jordan Gann, Brittany Cleveland, Nate Morgan, Nan Mull, Shirley Oliverus accompanied by Nan Mull, and Sara Nelson accompanied by Heather Segelke. “We are grateful for the performers and volunteers who are donating their time to this worthy cause,” Yvonne Donaldson, Cheyenne County CASA... Full story
Sidney High School girls basketball coach Tyler Shaw stresses defense, and the Lady Raiders were once again spreading the message. Locking down Mitchell with a brutal trapping scheme, SHS stormed to a double-digit lead early, and drilled the Lady Tigers 53-25 Thursday night in the first round of the Western Conference tournament at Cabela’s Athletic Facility. “We put a big emphasis on defense,” Shaw said of his team’s regular-season opener. “We came out and set the tone in the first quarter. We got complacent in the second half, but we still... Full story
While Sidney High School’s boys and girls basketball teams will open their respective seasons this evening at home in the first round of the Western Conference tournament, the balance of winter sports teams will get after it this weekend, with all five area schools’ boys and girls teams playing both Friday and Saturday evenings. SHS plays Mitchell this evening at 5:30 p.m. (girls) and 7 p.m. (boys) at Cabela’s Athletic Facility. If the Raiders win those contests, they will play in the championship semifinals Friday night at Western Nebraska Com... Full story
LODGEPOLE — Maybe when practice began earlier this month, members of the inaugural Creek Valley High School wrestling team didn’t know a crossface from a crossbow. That’s understandable, given the lack of experience from a group of five — yep, count ‘em, five — young men who will be just getting their feet wet on Saturday at Mullen. However, Storm coach and athletics director Todd Westover isn’t taking this venture lightly, or trying to form some-type of small-school freakshow. Westover is a... Full story
Following the lead of the city’s Planning Commission, Sidney City Council Tuesday night gave final approval to the Tax Increment Financing for Cabela’s downtown redevelopment plan. The $9 million project would renovate not only the Cabela’s former corporate headquarters at 812 13th Ave., but also revitalize the area along Illinois Street, between 13th and 14th avenues. As a result of the renovation, Cabela’s would add an additional 80 new jobs, and place even more permanent employees downtown at the former headquarters, which is current... Full story
NORTH PLATTE — For a pair of exhibition contests, the Sidney High School basketball teams managed to get some much-needed work against North Platte Monday night, in preparation for their respective season openers this week. Tyler Shaw’s Lady Raiders dropped a 53-46 decision to the Bulldogs, while Erik Kohl’s Red Raiders boys fell, 56-42. Both games were exhibitions,with all proceeds from Monday’s “jamboree” games used to assist the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame. The Raiders boys fell behind 20-11 after a quarter, and were down 35-18 at th... Full story
