Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 703 - 727 of 1640
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team spent the week on the road, and showed they didn't need a home court advantage to continue their strong play. On Tuesday, the Lady Raiders faced the Chadron Lady Cardinals and the Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs, and swept both matches in straight sets. Against Chadron, the teams battled hard in the first set but Sidney was able to outlast the Chadron squad, taking the first set 25-to-20. Chadron fought hard in the second set, driving the set to extra points, but...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team continued their outstanding start to the season, outlasting Sioux County in Harrison Friday with a 3-to-2 match victory to move their record to 11-and-0. Sioux County had an uneven start to their season, coming into the match with Potter-Dix losing three of their last four matches, and looked a bit out of sorts starting against Potter-Dix. After dropping the first set 25-to-18, the Lady Warriors regrouped and pushed the Lady Coyotes to extra points in the...
Creek Valley's Storm Football team continues to search for their first win, as they traveled to Bartley on Friday and wound up on the wrong side of a 60-to-6 rout against the Southwest Roughriders. Southwest jumped on the Storm early, putting the game out of reach 38-to-0 at the end of the first quarter. Freshman quarterback Zander Polk was able to connect with Seth Wilber for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but that was all the scoring the Storm could muster. Polk ended his day, 12-for-22...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team continued their unbeaten season by routing the Sioux County Warriors 63-to-0 in Harrison on Friday. It was another outstanding offensive and defensive performance by the Coyotes, who jumped out to a 13-to-0 lead at he end of the first period, then piled on another 30 points in the second quarter to open a 43-to-0 lead at the half and initiate a running clock. The Potter-Dix defense held Sioux County to just 66 yards, on 26 yards rushing and 40 yards passing and...
Sidney Red Raider Cross Country team had a busy week, with competitions at Bridgeport and McCook. At the Run at the Rocks/Bridgeport Invite on Tuesday, both teams finished third, with the boys scoring 70 points and the girls at 75. Freshman Daniel Hardin led the Sidney boys with a 24th place finish at 22:33.51 and sophomores Dillon Cagle and Kolton Wells finished 33rd and 34th respectively. Leyton senior Gabriel Tretter finished seventh with a time of 19:31.38. For the girls, junior Brooklyn Bra...
Sidney's Lady Raider Golf team traveled last week to compete at the North Platte Invitational, and had a tough time but a good showing against some of the area's best teams. The Sidney squad finished with a total score of 436, putting them in eight place. The team was led by Aubree Larson's round of 100 on the challenging course, good enough for a top-twenty finish. Kaydie Whatley finished with a 110, Carlie Jordan and Audrey Splichal each finished with a 113 and Jordan DeNovellis ended her day...
Sidney’s Red Raider Football team played an outstanding second half and capitalized on Gordon-Rushville miscues to come from behind for a 34-to-17 victory Friday night in Gordon. The win moves Sidney to 2-and-1 on the year, and has shown the Red Raiders to be a much improved team from the past few seasons. Gordon-Rushville looked sharp in the first half of the game, with both their offensive and defensive lines imposing their will on their Sidney counterparts. The Mustangs opened the game w...
Leyton's Warrior Football team traveled to Morrill on Friday to match up against the struggling Morrill Tigers, and made quick work of their hosts, scoring 49 unanswered points in the first quarter to put away the Tigers. It was a ground-and-pound attack by the Warriors, who threw the ball only three times with one completion in the game. The lone completion was for a touchdown, a 12 yard pass from senior Damyn Russ to senior Justin Ernest. The Warriors rushed the ball 24 times for 192 yards...
It's still early in the season, and again the Potter-Dix Coyote Football team is searching for an opponent that can give them a competitive contest. During last year's regular season, the Coyotes smallest margin of victory was 18 points against the Arthur County Wolves. This year Arthur County is not on the schedule, so it is likely that the Potter-Dix faithful will have to settle for lopsided games until playoff time rolls around. After winning their first game against Minatare 85-to-6 then...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team continued their strong start to the 2022 season with three more wins in four chances over the past week. The team improved its record to 6-and-2, and the players seem settled and confident in their roles, and are positioned correctly to maximize their talents. On Tuesday, September 6, the Lady Raiders travelled to Mitchell to match up against the winless Lady Tigers. Sidney played well against a Mitchell squad that battled, but the Lady Raiders were able to...
Peetz's Bulldog Football team hosted 2021 State Champion Cheyenne Wells on Friday night, and the Tigers proved to be too much for the Bulldogs to handle. After ripping off 22 unanswered points in the first quarter, the Tigers continued to score in the second quarter while completely shutting down the Bulldog offense. After building a 46-to-0 lead at the half, the Tigers added 16 more points in the fourth quarter to earn the 62-to-8 win. Peetz sophomore Colton Howell scored the lone touchdown...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team continued their good start to the season with three wins in four tries over the past week. Leyton now sits at 6-and-2 early in the season. On Thursday the Leyton squad hosted Banner County and Hemingford for a triangular, and started off with an easy 2-to-0 win against Banner County, 25-to-6 and 25-to-12. Next up they faced off with Hemingford, and the Lady Bobcats gave the Lady Warriors a much tougher time, staying with the Lady Warriors in the first set...
Sidney's Red Raider Girls Golf team competed at the Mitchell Invitational on September 8, and the Gering Invitational on Sept 12, and Sidney's Aubrey Larson placed well individually in both tournaments. At Mitchell, the Red Raider team finished second with a 451, behind first place Scottsbluff with a 397. Larson ended the day with a round of 103, good enough for 6th place, followed by Claire Jordan with a 109, Audrey Splichal with a 115, Jordan DeNovellis with a 124 and Peyton Sprenger with a...
Peetz's Lady Bulldog Volleyball team is still searching for their first win of the season after falling to the Briggsdale Lady Falcons on Thursday in Briggsdale. The Lady Bulldogs battled hard but were unable to get past the strong Lady Falcons, falling in straight-sets 25-to-12, 25-to-7 and 25-to-11. Junior Khira Gipfert led the offense with 2 kills and an ace serve, while freshman Ashlyn Schmidt had eight service returns in the loss. Peetz next hosts Lone Star on September...
Great running weather was in order for the Chadron Invitational on Friday, Sept 9, and the Sidney Cross Country team ran well against the best teams in the region at Chadron State College. On the boy's side, the Gering squad took first place with 15 points, followed by Sidney with 75 points in second and Rapid City Christian with 85 points in third place. Sidney's top finisher was junior Brendan Shepard in 13th place at 19:38.90, followed by sophomore Noah Canas in 15th place at 19:50.54....
After an 11-and-18 record last season, the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes have improved their play tremendously under second-year head Coach Keri Mendoza. Stocked with experienced juniors and seniors, the Lady Coyotes have cut down on mistakes, played within system and have used strong net play to go undefeated to start the season. The Lady Coyotes had a busy week with six matches, starting with a triangular at home on Thursday against Kimball and Mitchell. Kimball's height and experience were no...
Coming off of three straight wins early in September, the Creek Valley Lady Storm Volleyball team looked to have righted some of the miscues that plagued them early in the season. But this last week turned out to be a brutal ride for the young team, as they dropped five straight matches to pull their record down to 3-and-8. On Tuesday September 6, the Lady Storm traveled for a triangular with Arthur County and Morrill. Arthur County was up first and after dropping the first set 25-to-13, the...
Creek Valley's Storm Football team is searching for their first win, and Thursday's home contest against the Crawford Rams seemed to be the chance the young Storm team needed. After a 91-to-6 loss to Potter-Dix the previous week, hopes were high that Creek Valley could give the struggling Rams a good contest and come away with a win. Those hopes were dashed when the Rams put up 43 points in the second quarter and stopped the Creek Valley offense cold on their way to an 80-to-7 victory. The Rams...
Sidney's Cross Country teams had a busy weekend, competing at the Gering Invite on Friday and the Cozad Invite on Saturday. At Gering, the varsity boy's squad took third place overall, with 46 points. Gering came in first with 10 points and Chadron took second with 38 points. Junior Duncan Carrasco was the top finisher for Sidney in 29th place with a time of 28:34.43. Junior Hunter Isenbart was the top finisher for Creek Valley in 19th place with a time of 25:29.68. The Sidney varsity girls...
The ability to tell stories is among the traits I inherited from my dad, Calvin Kenneth Sunderland. Among his many skills was the ability to communicate with both the written and spoken word. I asked him how and where he learned to communicate so well. He laughed and said, “It’s a family trait. My dad, his dad and as far back as we can trace were all story tellers. At family gatherings they would try to out do each other. Don’t worry son, as you grow and mature you’ll be just like the rest of th...
Sidney's Red Raider Football team got on the winning side of the ledger Friday night with a decisive 33-to-14 victory over the visiting Chase County Longhorns at Weymouth Field. It was Senior night, and the big crowd not only got to honor the senior members of the sports and activities teams, but also got to celebrate a big win for the Red Raiders. Although the Red Raiders were able to move the ball and score last week against Holdrege, the Sidney defense was unable to stop the Longhorns when it...
The undefeated Lady Raider Volleyball team traveled to Ogallala Thursday for a triangular with Ogallala and North Platte, and after defeating the Lady Bulldogs to start the day, fell to the Lady Indians in the second match for their first loss of the season. Ogallala started off the action by defeating North Platte without much drama, 25-to-11 and 25-to-14. Sidney then matched up with North Platte, and opened up a sizable lead to start the first set. But the Lady Bulldogs fired back, and tied...
Peetz's Bulldog Football team traveled to New Raymer Thursday to match up against the Prairie Mustangs, and after a competitive first quarter, ran out of gas and fell 66-to-20. The Bulldogs were coming off a win against Kiowa the previous week, and had a good start to the contest against the Mustangs. After going three and out on their first series, the Bulldogs punted to the Mustangs who then marched down the field for a touchdown. A missed extra point made the score 6-to-0 in favor of the...
Peetz's Lady Bulldog Volleyball team has been improving with a roster of young players, but have yet to get over the hump and start winning matches. After starting the season against powerhouse Fleming, they Lady Bulldogs next had to face defending 1A State Champs Merino on Tuesday, August 30. The Lady Bulldogs offered little competition to the Lady Rams, dropping three sets to the Merino squad. But on Thursday August 31, the Lady Bulldogs had a chance to get in the win column, traveling to...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team is having a hot start to their season, defeating Minatare twice and rival Leyton to open with a 3-and-0 record. On Friday they hosted the Crawford Lady Rams, looking for their first win of the season. On Friday, the Lady Coyotes started strong, and took down the Lady Rams 25-to-12 in the first set. They continued their strong play in the second set, keeping the Crawford girls off-balance and out of system through much of the set. Potter-Dix took the...
