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Creek Valley's Storm Boys Basketball team dropped three more games over the week, and have just two more games left in the regular season. On Thursday, the Storm traveled to Minatare for a winnable game against the Indians, but they were unable to sustain any offensive rhythm or momentum, and fell by a final score of 54-to-4. Minatare's victory was just their second win of the year. The Storm tried to regroup against Leyton on Friday, but the powerhouse Warrior team was too much for Creek...
Sidney's Lady Raider Girls Basketball team improved their record to 16-and-1 on the season with three easy wins over the past week. Starting on Tuesday, January 25, the Lady Raiders hosted Torrington for a make-up of a postponed game from December. It was the Lady Raider defense that impressed against the Lady Trailblazers, holding the visitors' offense to single digit scoring in each quarter. After building a big lead after the first period, the Lady Raiders poured it on and Torrington never th...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team improved their record to 13-and-4 on the season with three impressive wins over the past week. The first game on Tuesday, January 24, was a make-up game against Torrington, Wyo., which needed to be rescheduled due to snow back on December 16. After Sidney took a 6-to-5 lead early on in the first period, the Red Raiders went on a run and opened a 21-to-10 lead at the end of the first period. Sidney owned the paint in the game, scoring steadily while shutting...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team looks unstoppable as they piled on three more big wins by big margins, to move to 17-and-0 on the season. On Tuesday, January 24, the Warriors traveled to Banner County to match up with the struggling Wildcats, and quickly opened a big lead early in the game. The Warriors played excellent defense, and the game was out of reach by halftime as they built a 36-to-6 lead. Leyton continued to score in the second half and ended the game in a 64-to-18 rout. The...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Girls Basketball team lost a close 43-to-42 contest to Haxtun on Saturday, after two big wins earlier in the week. The Lady Warriors first traveled to Harrisburg to match up with Banner County on Tuesday, January 24, and blasted through the winless Lady Wildcats, opening a 39-to-3 lead at the halftime break. The Lady Warrior defense held the Lady Wildcats to just five second-half points as they cruised to a 59-to-8 win. Sophomore Zaili Benish dropped 27 points, including 5...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Boys Basketball team rebounded from a loss against rival Leyton in the MAC Tournament finals on January 21 with two big wins over Prairie and Caliche over the past week. The wins push the Coyotes' record to 11-and-3, and position them well for the final stretch of games in the regular season. On Tuesday, January 24, the Coyotes hosted the Prairie Mustangs out of New Raymer, Co. Potter-Dix used their speed and fast-break offense to quickly build a lead, and took a 45-to-13 adv...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Basketball team has shown steady improvement through the season, although their success has not translated to wins. On January 24, they hosted the Prairie Lady Mustangs out of New Raymer, Co., and had a tough battle in the Potter gym. Both teams struggled to score in the opening frame, as the defenses smothered the offenses, causing turnovers and bad shots in the few opportunities presented to score. Potter-Dix held a 4-to-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, and...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling teams traveled for the Mitchell Invite on Friday, and both the boys and girls teams battled hard and earned third place overall in the team results. For the boys, outstanding results included Zech Roggasch taking first place at 160 lbs. And Landon Hanes placing first at 285 lbs. Matthew Cabbage placed second at 170 lbs and Patrick McCartney place second at 182 lbs. Jeremiah Roggasch placed third at 195 lbs, giving Sidney 81 points and a third place finish behind...
Creek Valley's Storm Boys Basketball team continued their struggle for wins this season, dropping three more contests over the week to fall to 2-and-11 on the year. Creek Valley hosted Sutherland on January 24, and had a close battle with the Sailors. Although they stayed within striking distance for most of the game, the Storm could not put together a run in the second half to close the gap and vie for a win. With the Sailors coming into the contest winless, the Storm defense missed a great opp...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Basketball team has generally played good defense this season while struggling to score, but over the past week, three losses show that they still have a way to go to be competitive. On January 24, the Lady Storm hosted a struggling Sutherland Lady Sailors team, but were unable to take advantage as their offense sputtered. Sutherland opened an 18-to-4 lead after the first period, and never looked back, tacking on 20 points in the second and third periods to put the...
Everybody loves classic cars, but relatively few are fortunate to own a piece of automotive history. At the Cruise N Class Car club, members do not have to own a classic ride, just have an appreciation for cars and a love for the work and care required to keep them on the road and looking good. Now in their 37th year, the club holds car shows around the Sidney area, with their show in October being the biggest draw, attracting classic car enthusiasts from many states to bring their cars to Sidne...
After defeating Bayard, the Leyton Warriors Boys Basketball team punched their ticket to the finals of the MAC Basketball Tournament, and defeated rival Potter-Dix to take home the tournament championship, and remain undefeated on the season. Friday's matchup at Bridgeport High School, against the Bayard Tigers, had Leyton open a 15-to-11 lead at the end of the first period, before going up 25-to-20 at the halftime break. Two solid quarters in the second half kept the Tigers at bay, and the...
Sidney's Lady Raider Girls Basketball team has had their share of easy, big-margin wins so far this season, but has shown they can withstand a tough battle and come out on top in the end. Friday night, the 12-and-1 Lady Raiders traveled to match up against the 11-and-1 Lady Swedes, and bore down in a tight contest that had the Lady Raiders start fast and open an 11-to-2 lead at the end of the first period. The Lady Swedes showed their strength in the second quarter, coming back against the tough...
Sidney's 9-and-4 Red Raider Boys Basketball team traveled for a match up with the 7-and-5 Gothenburg Swedes, and needed an overtime period to get past the Swedes, 56-to-52. A close battle throughout, the contest featured Sidney rallies in both halves, and seven three-point hits by junior Isak Doty. Gothenburg started hot, with their offense beating the Sidney defense and pulling out to an 11-to-3 lead, but Sidney finished the first quarter with a strong run to get within one point, 14-to-13, at...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Girls Basketball team has had a great run so far this season, but were unable to outlast a stubborn Bayard Lady Tigers team in the championship game on Saturday, falling 43-to-38. On Friday, the Lady Warriors survived a tough battle with Garden County, with the game not settled until the final buzzer. The Lady Warriors were able to pull out the one-point victory, 42-to-41, relying on the strong scoring effort of sophomore Zaili Benish, who scored 26 points in the victory....
On Tuesday, January 17, Potter-Dix senior Jayden Shoemaker signed a commitment letter to attend University of Nebraska-Kearney and compete on the Swimming Team. Shoemaker has been an outstanding multi-sport athlete for the Coyotes during her high school tenure, but also has been competitively swimming for many years. Shoemaker, along with her younger sisters, competes for the Sidney Stingrays Swim Club and set a dozen records during their regular season. Her talent and dedication had caught the...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team has given the Coyotes a tough time this season, handing the Potter-Dix boys another defeat in the championship game of the MAC Tournament at Bridgeport High School on Saturday. After outlasting Garden County on Friday 59-to-50, the Coyotes matched up with Leyton, who had defeated them on January 13 with a thrilling come-from-behind 53-to-48 victory in Dalton. This time, Leyton opened strong and grabbed a lead early and never looked back. After building a...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Girls Basketball team had a tough battle in the first round of the MAC Tournament last Monday, falling by six points to Garden County 33-to-27. The game started close as the teams both played tough defense while the Lady Coyotes were able to hit a few shots and take a lead at 11-to-8 in the first period. Potter-Dix struggled on offense in the second period, and the Garden County girls opened a 17-to-13 lead at the halftime intermission. The second half had Garden County...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Wrestling team traveled to Lexington high School on Saturday to compete at the John Higgins Invitational, and many Sidney Wrestlers had outstanding results. Landon Hanes ended with a 5th place finish at 285 lbs to move his record to 28-and-6. Patrick McCartney also placed 5th in the 182 lb category to improve his record to 24-and-9. Zech Roggasch placed 5th at 160 lbs to improve to 26-and-6 on the year. Sidney's Girls Wrestling team also competed at the Higgins Invite,...
On Saturday January 14, the Creek Valley Lady Storm secured their first win of the season, grinding out a fourth quarter rally to pull away from the winless Banner County Lady Wildcats 48-to-37. This was a close game until the fourth quarter, with Banner County holding a 22-to-20 lead at the half. A tough defensive third quarter had Creek Valley take a two point lead at 28-to-26 at the end of the third quarter, and then the Lady Storm got into a scoring groove in the fourth quarter, knocking dow...
Creek Valley's Boys Basketball team has struggled for wins so far this season, and the MAC Tournament did not change their fortunes as they dropped two more games against rivals Garden County and Banner County. Last Tuesday, the Storm matched up in the first round of the MAC Tournament with Garden County, and quickly found themselves in a 17-to-6 hole after the first period. Creek Valley played better defense in the second period, but still trailed 27-to-12 at the halftime break. Garden County...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team continued their strong play over the past week, taking down Mitchell and North Platte on the road and Ogallala at home. The three wins improved the team's record to 12-and-1 on the season, and highlighted their lock-down defense and fast and patient offense. The Lady Raiders had already beaten the Mitchell Lady Tigers by a wide margin in Sidney back on December 29 during the Holiday Tournament, and their next meeting was very similar, even down to the score...
Sidney Red Raider Boy's Basketball team has had a very strong start to the 2022-23 season, chock full of big wins and jumping out to an 8-and-2 record. But the Sidney squad had a rough past week, starting with an easy win against Mitchell, then suffering two tough losses to Ogallala and North Platte. Last Tuesday's contest against Mitchell was similar in outcome to their first meeting at the Sidney Holiday Tournament at the end of December, with the Tigers unable to change their fortunes by...
A week that started with a big win for the Lady Coyotes ended with three straight losses and a first-round defeat in the MAC Tournament on Monday, dropping the Lady Coyotes to 3-and-8 on the season. On Tuesday, January 10, the Potter-Dix girls traveled to Kimball to match up against a struggling 1-and-9 Lady Longhorns team. Play started with both teams struggling to score, as their defenses thwarted any rhythm for either team. Turnovers ended most possessions, with neither team protecting the...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Boys Basketball team has been dominant so far this year, but if it has a weakness, it is a tendency to build a lead and let opponents rally back during the second half. Last Tuesday, January 10, the Coyotes traveled to Kimball to take on a resurgent Longhorns team. Potter-Dix opened sharp and fast, cutting through the Kimball defense and scoring while playing tough defense. After opening a 13-to5 lead halfway through the first period, the Coyotes turned it on and put up 11...
