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Leyton's Warrior Basketball team reeled in three more big wins, including a big comeback victory over rival Potter-Dix Friday night in Dalton. The Warriors first defeated Bayard on the road on Thursday, building a big lead in the first half on their way to a 58-to-39 win. Senior Dillon Juelfs led the offense with 24 points in the win. On Friday night, the Warriors withstood a strong first half by Potter-Dix then bore down and ground out a rally, passing by the Coyotes late in the third period,...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Girls Basketball team bounced back from a loss to Bayard with a 30-point humbling of rival Potter-Dix on their way to a first-round matchup with Garden County in the MAC Tournament on Thursday. The Bayard Lady Tigers have been very strong this year, and the Lady Warriors knew they would be in a fight going on the road. The game itself was tight, with neither team able to pull away from the other. But the Bayard girls were able to get a few more shots to fall then their...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team traveled to Gothenburg on Saturday, January 14, to compete at the Gothenburg Duals. In their first round, Sidney faced O'Neill and lost the dual 42-to-27. Patrick McCartney at 182 lbs, Jeremiah Roggasch at 195 lbs, Landon Hanes at 285 lbs and Zech Roggasch at 160 lbs all won their bouts. Alliance was able to squeak by Sidney with a 39-to-36 win in their dual. Hanes, Colby Langley at 132 lbs., Roggasch and Matthew Cabbage at 170 lbs all won their matches....
Doane University Track and Field Head Coach Ed Fye's work scouting in the Sidney area paid off with the signing of letters of commitment from two of the areas' most outstanding athletes, Sidney High School senior Cameron Leeling and his sister, junior Karsyn Leeling. A big turnout made up of coaches, staff, students, relatives and number one fan Pam Vecchiarelli congratulated the pair for their accomplishment. Both of the Leelings are on full scholarships. The Leelings are both top-notch multi...
Cheyenne County's new Economic Development Manager had an urgent message for Veterans in the Cheyenne County area that thought about or are considering opening their own businesses. "Cheyenne County has a lot of veterans with skills, and if you want to start a business, the time is now," Klare said. He talked about how the Sentinel Missile Project will be bringing " a lot of economic activity" soon to the area, and how important it is to establish your business now as to not miss out on all of...
Job's Daughters International was founded in 1920 by Ethel T. Wead in Omaha with the mission of creating strong young women that respect tradition and will shape the future. The name references the book of Job in the Old Testament of the Bible. It is a Masonic affiliated youth organization, and although members are not required to practice any particular religion, they must believe in a Supreme Being. Girls between the ages of 10 and 20 are eligible for membership if they are related to a...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph On Thursday morning, January 5, Judge Derek Weimer conducted the swearing in of elected officials in Cheyenne County. Weimers started the proceedings by saying, "This is a good day. Usually I'm here to take things apart, but today we get to put things together for the community's benefit. It's not often in my job that I get to do something positive, so days like today are always enjoyable." Weimers then talked about the importance of the oath of office, how it is...
Mike Motz, Sun-Telegraph On Monday, January 2, at approximately 2:40 a.m. Winners, an entertainment venue featuring skill games with payouts, as well as video games and pool tables, located at 574 Chase Blvd. in Sidney was broken into and robbed of nearly $18,197.00 according to a police report filed with the Sidney Police Department. No employees or customers were at the location at the time of the alleged robbery. Security cameras were able to capture an image of a man wearing a black hat and...
A new group for teens is meeting once a month at Sidney's Public Library to discuss and learn about the importance of free speech and communications in modern society. Library Director Amanda Eastin had the idea for the group, which is a small group of teens aged 13-to-18, and they meet once a month at the library. Their first meeting's topic was on elections and the value of the individuals' right to vote, and how just one vote can make a difference. Eastin had a container with scrapes of paper...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team continued their hot streak, downing Gering and McCook over the past week to improve their record to 8-and-2 on the season. Sidney was able to overcome a slow start in the Gering game, opening the contest with cold shooting and trailing Gering 13-to-9 at the end of the first period. Both teams employed a tough man-to-man defensive scheme that made good looks at the basket difficult and the pace low-scoring. In the second period the Red Raiders started to find...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team showed they had put their bad performance against Gordon-Rushville on December 30 in the rearview mirror as they opened the new year with two convincing wins over Gering and McCook. On Tuesday, January 3, the girls made the trip up to Gering to match up against the struggling 3-and-7 Lady Bulldogs, and had trouble in the early going against the tall and physical hosts. The Gering defense did a great job limiting the Lady Raiders to outside shots, and they...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys and Girls Wrestling teams traveled to Ogallala Thursday for a triangular meet with Ogallala and McCook, and were unable to defeat either team in their duals. For the girls, Sidney matched up against McCook to start the day, and after four straight forfeits to start the competition, McCook's Payton Cox won by Fall at 120 lbs. Two more forfeits later and Sidney got their first win when Izabelle Owens won by Fall over Aubrie Seybold at 1:50 in the 135 lb weight class. The r...
The Potter-Dix Coyote Basketball team looked to continue their strong start of the season into the New Year, and had a close victory against Bayard followed by a blowout win over South Platte during the first week 2023 to show for their efforts. The Coyotes traveled to Bayard on Friday, and the Tigers looked to be one of the few challenges the Coyotes had on their regular season schedule, coming into the match up at 5-and-2, with their defeats coming from out-of-class opponents Sidney and...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Basketball team has struggled early in the season trying to get their offense on-track, and the changeover to 2023 did not change their fortunes yet. The Lady Coyotes dropped two games by big margins to start the year, and again struggled on offense in each loss. On Friday, the girls traveled to match up against a strong Bayard Lady Tigers team, and immediately found themselves in trouble against the tough defense of Bayard. The Lady Tigers shut out the Lady Coyotes in...
After a disappointing loss against Perkins County to end 2022 and blemish their unbeaten record, Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team rebounded and got back on the winning track with a big win against unbeaten Hay Springs Saturday afternoon. The game started close with both teams battling hard, but the Hay Springs girls were able to get better looks and their shots to fall and took a 16-to-9 lead at the end of the first period. Leyton's offense got hot in the second quarter, cutting through...
Leyton's Warrior Basketball team had a very strong start to the 2022-23 season, cruising through their schedule with almost every game won by a large margin. They started 2023 in similar fashion, hosting a tough Hay Springs Hawks team on Saturday in Dalton that started as tight battle, but eventually turned into a rout for the hosts. Hay Springs was able to match up well defensively against Leyton in the first quarter, playing tight and tough defense while getting their offense in rhythm. The...
Peetz's Bulldog Basketball team started 2023 on the right foot with a big win over Weldon Valley on Friday, but then stumbled against a tough Merino team on Saturday. The boys traveled to Weldona on Friday, and started off the game hot, banging down shots and driving inside to score against a porous Weldon Valley defense. After building a 40-to-15 lead at the half, Peetz added another 25 points in the second half to finish off the Warriors by a final of 65-to-34. Freshman standout Rhyder Bane...
Storm Starts New Year With Win; Lady Storm Still Winless Creek Valley's Storm Basketball team battled hard at home on Saturday against the Minatare Indians, and came away with their first win of the season, putting down the visitors by a final score of 65-to-58. The Indians came into the match up with just one win while Creek Valley had yet to win a game, and struggled in most of their matchups. The teams were evenly matched and battled hard through the game, but Creek Valley's big seniors...
A proposed expenditure of $766,000 to renovate the Cheyenne County courthouse complex's heating and air conditioning systems has raised questions about the cost of the project, the bidding process and ultimately if the taxpayers of Cheyenne County are getting the most value for their money when it comes to major projects undertaken by the county. After the last Commissioner's meeting on December 19 of last year, it was learned that there was only one bidder for the HVAC project, Johnson...
Mike Motz, Sun-Telegraph- In what started as a solution to a decades-long conflict within the United Methodist Church, as well as many other Protestant denominations globally, the Global Methodist Church was formally created on May 1, 2022 as an alternative to the more progressive United Methodist Church. A long history of conflict existed in the United Methodist Church between their progressive members and more traditional conservative members, and LGBTQ issues brought this conflict to a head...
Sidney's Elks Lodge 1894's New Year's Eve Casino Night fund-raiser held on Saturday here in Sidney was a great success, with over 100 people coming through the doors of the Elk's Lodge and enjoying food, drink and a fun night of Casino Table Games for a good cause. The night kicked off with a VIP Happy Hour at 7 p.m., featuring an open bar along with a vast array of hors d'oeuvres provided by Sonny's grocery store, which included delectable deli sliders to fresh shrimp. The event went into full...
Leyton's Warrior Basketball teams competed in the Perkins County Holiday Tournament on Thursday and Friday, and the Warrior boys won both of their games to take the tournament title, while the girls lost a close game on Friday to take runner-up honors. Both Leyton teams entered the tournament undefeated and playing well. The girls are led by sophomore standout guard Zaili Benish, who has an impressive 28 points per game average off of 56% field goal shooting so far this season. The boys are led...
Sidney's annual Holiday Tournament had to be adjusted due to snowfall in the area that prevented Chase County from getting to Sidney for the first round, and ultimately forfeiting their Thursday games. The start times were moved up on Thursday in order to give the visitors from Imperial and Gordon more time to get to Sidney, but ultimately Chase County could not get to Sidney Thursday, and forfeited their games. Gordon-Rushville would be the opponent for the winners of the Sidney vs. Mitchell...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team hosted the annual Holiday Tournament on Thursday and Friday, but weather complications forced the forfeit of the Chase County teams' Thursday games, leaving Sidney to face Gordon-Rushville in the final on Friday after thrashing the Mitchell Tigers on Thursday. Thursday's game against Mitchell started off fast for the 4-and-2 Red Raiders, with Sidney building a comfortable lead thorough the first half, with the scoring highlighted by multiple three-point hits....
Mike Motz, Sun-Telegraph Hometown Liquor opened on Thursday, December 22, and is already attracting customers looking for special wines and spirits that may be hard to find in other stores, and in a fresh and clean space. Hometown Liquor, located at 1500 Illinois Street in Sidney, formerly the building that housed Two J's Liquor Store, has a fresh new look, and an open layout with three new doors opening to the cooler for customers to select products. The interior has been remodeled, with the... Full story
