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Sidney had the advantage for most of the game, but had to hold off a tough rally from Lexington in the final minutes of the game to win, 56-50, Saturday night at Cabela's Athletic Facility. "It was good for our team to be in a tough spot and get out of there with the win," Sidney coach Tyler Shaw said. "Last week in McCook we found ourselves in a similar spot and didn't get the job done. We were happy with the effort and plays the girls made down the stretch to come out on top." The Lady...
Mikenna Curlee is happy to have her future mapped out. The 5-foot-11 Peetz senior inked a volleyball scholarship with North Platte Community College Thursday, and she couldn't be more relieved with that decision. "It was really a relief to know where I'm going to be at and have things planned out," she said. "I'll get the opportunity to play with several girls from the area who I know and who I've played against, so I'm looking forward to that." Curlee had a team-high 291 kills for the Lady...
The Minuteman Activities Conference boys and girls basketball tournament is on tap next week. The first two days of the tournament are played at the home sites of the higher seeds - Monday for the boys and Tuesday for the girls - before moving to Sidney for the semifinals and finals. The semifinals and finals will be played at the Sidney Middle School Gym. On Monday, the boys tournament gets underway with four 6:30 p.m. contests. A pair of familiar foes match up to begin tournament play as...
Fans expecting to see a close, gritty game for the third time against Gering this season instead got an offensive show. Sidney (13-0) exploded out of the gate with a 19-point first quarter on Friday night and rolled to a 59-44 win against the Bulldogs. It was the Raiders' third win in three tries this season against the Bulldogs. With the game knotted at 4-4, Sidney went on a 6-0 run to take the lead for good and outscored Gering 15-5 for the remainder of the opening quarter. Back-to-back Zack...
When the shots weren't falling early in Friday night's game, Sidney used a strong defensive effort to defeat Gering. The Lady Raiders (9-4) held the Lady Bulldogs to just 10 first half points en route to the 43-25 victory. "Gering is a bigger team than we are, so anytime you can hang with them in terms of rebounding you are doing well," Sidney coach Tyler Shaw said. "Getting second chances against them is huge." Shaw added limiting Gering's inside offense turned out to be key in Friday's game....
The Sidney wrestling team won four out of five duals to take second place at the Ogallala Dual Tournament held Saturday. The Raiders picked up wins over Chase County, Gering, Gordon-Rushville and Wray, Colo. Their lone loss was to Gothenburg. SHS wrestling coach John Ganser said his team had its ups and downs in the event. "Dual wrestling is a little bit different than wrestling in a tournament. You want to get all the bonus points that you can and not give up any," he said. "We gave up some...
Is it possible to win a tournament without actually winning it? Sidney did just that Thursday at the Western Trails Conference Tournament in Kimball. The Raiders bested Bridgeport by half a point in the team standings to take the top spot in the tournament, even though they couldn't technically win since they are not a member of the conference. Sidney wrestling coach John Ganser said the tournament gave his team quality mat time and helped shake some rust off after the Christmas break....
Even though most of the region had a warmer 2015 than normal, Sidney’s average temperature was just below average in 2015. Sidney had an average temperature of 49.7 degrees Farenheit last year, which was four-tenths of a degree cooler than normal, according to meteorologist Richard Emanuel of the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyo. Emanuel said the difference was more pronounced in the more western areas of the NWS Cheyenne office’s coverage area than in the east. While temperatures were warmer than normal in the west, he said the Panhan...
Here is a look back at some of the stories that made news in Cheyenne County during 2015. January Sidney's Wendall Gaston was inducted into the Nebraska Jaycee Hall of Fame in Lincoln. "I've learned a lot of different things from my time with the Jaycees, it's been a very good experience," said Gaston, a former mayor and pharmacist. Gaston, who was nominated by now former city manager Gary Person, joined the Sidney Jaycees in 1978 and served as local chapter president in 1979-80. For the Nebrask...
Sidney High School students raised funds and collected Christmas gifts for those in need through Operation Christmas Child. In a contest among the school's four classes and spearheaded by the National Honor Society, students collected 130 boxes for Operation Christmas Child and raised $935 for the non-profit organization Samaritan's Purse over the past two weeks. The junior class won the competition by collecting 43 boxes, the most among the four classes. It was the first year the National...
POTTER – Potter-Dix found three different ways to win Thursday night. The Lady Coyotes (12-2) won a nip-and-tuck battle in game one, roared back from a 7-1 deficit in game two and jumped out to the early lead in game three to sweep visiting Creek Valley 25-20, 25-19 and 25-16. Potter-Dix coach Sarah Dvorak said her team started a bit slow, but eventually got rolling by game three. "It took us two full sets to get where we needed to be," she said. "The third set was where we usually start out. T...
Injuries and lack of participation have ended the Banner County High School football season prematurely, and could put its future in doubt. Banner County activities director Kari Gifford confirmed this week that the school has canceled the remaining six games on its 2015 schedule. She said the school would see if the program could continue in the future. “We will reevaluate our numbers and our interest level to see if we can try again,” Gifford said. “Due to participation numbers and injuries, we were unable to continue this year.” Banner...
POTTER - Turnovers haunted Potter-Dix in a 52-34 loss Friday to Morrill. The Coyotes turned the ball over eight times, including six times in the second half, leading to their defeat in the 2015 season opener. They had five interceptions and three fumbles in the game. The Coyotes (0-1) are back in action Friday with a 7 p.m. home contest against Caliche (Colo.) The Buffaloes (1-1) opened the season with a 30-18 win against Soroco (Colo.), and fell 12-6 last week at Kiowa (Colo.). Friday night...
KIMBALL – The Potter-Dix High School track teams opened up the season strong as the girls finished second and the boys took fourth place at the Kimball Invite held Saturday. "I was pleased with the performances of both the girls' and boys' teams, and pleasantly surprised with the high finish of the girls' team," Potter-Dix track coach Bob Hilpert said. "Athletes on both the girls' and boys' teams realized that there were some points left on the track, and there were some missed opportunities i...
Skip Bierman has seen a lot of bowling alleys in his days. The 32-year old Omaha native has visited 825 across the U.S. and Canada, and has bowled in every state except Hawaii. Bierman's latest stop was the duckpin bowling alley in Potter, which means he has now bowled in every bowling alley in Nebraska. "It's been a lot of fun," he said after bowling a couple games last Friday night in Potter. "Wherever we travel, at least the bowling shoes always come with, because it saves us on having to...
POTTER – The Potter-Dix High boys’ basketball team went downtown to hold off Banner County on Friday night. The Coyotes (6-13) hit seven 3-pointers, including four in the third quarter, to take a hard-fought 54-48 win over the Wildcats (5-12). Coby Hicks started the scoring for Potter-Dix, and Banner’s Roby Fonseca answered with a trey from the top of the key. The Coyotes’ Kelsey Rozelle came back with a three-pointer to give P-D a 5-3 lead at the 5:14 mark of the first frame, a lead the home team would sustain throughout the quarter. Three s...
POTTER – The Potter-Dix High girls’ basketball team jumped out to a big first quarter lead and went on to a 48-19 win against visiting Banner County on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Lady Coyotes (15-4) open sub-district play Tuesday with a 7 p.m. contest against Sutherland in Ogallala. Banner’s MaKenna Dahlgrin scored the first point of the game, but it was all Potter-Dix after that. The Lady Coyotes ended the quarter with 17 straight points to take a commanding lead. Savannah Shaw knotted the game with a free throw...
POTTER – It was all Potter-Dix from the opening tip. The Coyotes (3-5) used a hot start from Cameron Purcell to jump out to the early lead and Trace Sharman had the hot hand after that as they stomped South Platte, 70-46, on Saturday. Sharman led the way with 21 points, while Purcell scored 20. The Potter-Dix defense dominated the Blue Knights (1-7), especially early on, as the home team stormed out to the early lead. “We just wanted to put more pressure in the backcourt,” Potter-Dix coach Chad Miller said. “We tried to trap a little bit mor...
POTTER – The Potter-Dix High girls’ defense defense smothered yet another opponent on Saturday. The Lady Coyotes (7-1) held another opponent below 30 points as they rolled to a 47-26 win against visiting South Platte. Potter-Dix has held five of its opponents to 30 or fewer points on the season and seven of its eight opponents have not scored 40 points. The Lady Coyotes are 7-0 when holding opponents to fewer than 40 points. Potter-Dix held a 9-5 first quarter lead and added to that advantage in the second period. The Lady Coyotes led 17-7 wit...
Kimball Health Services has a new affiliation. KHS announced late Monday afternoon that it has signed a joint operating agreement with Regional West Health Services of Scottsbluff. The agreement is effective immediately, according to a press release. KHS previously had a joint operating agreement with Cheyenne Regional Hospital. “We are thrilled to enter into this agreement with Regional West,” Ken Hunter, CEO of Kimball Health Services, said in a press release. “Through this operating agreement we can deliver more specialized care to our c...
