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Both the Potter-Dix Coyote Football team and the Leyton Warrior Football team rolled to big wins to remain unbeaten on Friday. In Potter, the Coyotes hosted the Crawford Rams at Combs Field, and the visiting Rams offered very little resistance to the top-rated Coyotes, falling by a score of 91-to-6. Potter-Dix senior Luke Kasten rushed 8 times for 182 yards and 5 touchdowns, while junior Brayden Kasten completed 6-of-8 passes for 48 yards and 2 touchdowns, and freshman Dylan Tabor rushed 4...
After beating Minatare to start the season then dropping a 2-to-1 match against rival Potter-Dix, Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team regrouped with a big win over the Kimball Lady Longhorns in Kimball on Tuesday, August 30. The Lady Warriors started with a tight set to begin the match that they finally broke open when sophomore Zaili Benish went on a 7 point service run to give Leyton a 19-to-11 lead. The Lady Warriors kept up the pressure with juniors Kaitlyn Craig and Trinity Beutler...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Volleyball team started the season with losses on the road to Sutherland, Perkins County and Sioux County, but finally righted themselves with two wins in a triangular against Minatare and Hyannis at Hyannis. First up was the Lady Indians of Minatare, a team that was also searching for its first win. The teams scrapped in the first set, capitalizing on each others' errors to score, and at the end of a tight first set, the Lady Storm came out on top 25-to-23. The teams...
Sidney kicked off its 2022 football season Friday night, hosting the Holdrege Dusters at Weymouth Field. New Sidney Head Coach Ryan Smith had his squad prepared for the run-first Dusters led by senior quarterback Jackson Hinrichs, and the Red Raiders were fired up at kick-off, ready for a new season and looking to make a statement against Holdrege. But the Dusters’ offense was too much for the Sidney defense, and although the Red Raiders were able to move the ball and score, Holdrege had just t...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team opened its season on the road Friday afternoon and took the first step towards another D6 playoff berth with an overwhelming 85-to-6 victory over the Minatare Indians. After dominating the competition last season, the Coyote’s first opponent was against a team that struggled with a 1-and-7 record last season. A mismatch on paper turned into a mismatch in reality as the Coyotes wasted no time in opening a big lead against the Indians. After Mintare’s initi...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team looked strong this week as they opened their 2022 season with two big wins against visiting from Colorado. On Thursday, the Lady Raiders hosted Sterling for their first match of the year. The highly rated Lady Tigers came into the match with a 2-and-0 record, beating Highland and Fort Morgan in earlier action. Head Coach Julie Smith clearly has her team ready for another State Tournament run, and after Sterling opened an early lead, the Lady Raiders stormed...
Creek Valley's Storm 6-Man Football team had a rough start to the season, as they traveled to Harrison to face the Sioux County Warriors on Friday. The Storm were unable to get anything going on offense, and their defense was unable to stop the Warrior's attack, and the Storm fell by a final score of 78-to-0. The Warriors dominated all phases of the game from start to finish, and the Storm looks to re-tool and make adjustments for a better showing on Thursday, when they open at home against the...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Volleyball team opened their season on the road with a triangular against Sutherland and Perkins County on Thursday, then traveled to Harrison on Friday to match up against the Sioux County Lady Warriors. The Lady Storm did not have much success, and dropped all three matches over the two-day span. On Thursday, Creek Valley matched up against the Lady Sailors, and dropped the first set 25-to-14. The Lady Storm was able to make some adjustments in the second set and...
Sidney's Cross Country teams traveled to Scottsbluff on Thursday to open their season at the Panhandle Classic. The boy's team finished second with 49 points and the girl's team finished third with 55 points. Outstanding performances for the boys included sophomore Noah Canas' fifth place showing at 19:32.10 and sophomore Jashawn Davenport's ninth place finish at 19:42.59. Sidney placed three runners in the top twenty for their second place finish. For the girls, junior Talissa Tanquary again...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team, coming off an 11-and-18 record last season, opened strong with three wins over the week. Potter-Dix started their season on Thursday with a triangular at home, and defeated the Minatare Lady Indians in straight sets, and then defeated the Leyton Lady Warriors 2-to-1. Potter-Dix capped the week with another victory over the Lady Indians in Minatare on Friday in two straight sets. On Thursday, the Lady Coyotes started against Minatare, and hit well and...
The opening of the 2022-23 school year means the return of Fall Sports, and the Sidney Red Raider Cross Country, Volleyball and Football teams will be challenged this week as they start their seasons. On Thursday August 25, the Red Raider Cross Country team travels to Scottsbluff for their first competition of the new season, with the Girl's team looking for a quick start as they defend their State Title, and the Boy's team also looks for a strong start as they try to improve from Runner's Up...
Sidney's Lady Raider Golf team opens their season on Tuesday, August 23 at Hillside Golf Course as they host the annual Sidney Invitational, and expect the best of the Panhandle teams to have a strong season as they open their season. First-year Head Coach Tyler Shaw is focused on improvement for the team and wants to make sure the girls are having fun and are relaxed as they compete. Senior Aubree Larson, who qualified for the State Tournament last year, returns as the team's leader. The team...
The Cheyenne County area schools are gearing up for the start of the Fall Sports season this week, and all of the teams look to get a strong start and have successful campaigns. Potter-Dix starts off on Thursday hosting a Volleyball Triangular in Potter against Leyton and Minatare. The Lady Coyotes look to improve on last year's 11-and-18 record, and face off against a Minatare team they had success against last year and a tough Leyton team that will show the Lady Coyotes where they stand as...
The Cheyenne County Community Center, known for being the recreational sports hub for Sidney and the surrounding area, has recently brought on Trevon Newmann to serve as the Community Center's Fitness Director. Newmann has an extensive background in fitness and teaching, and brings a fresh approach combining movement and exercise to help Community Center members achieve their fitness goals. Originally from the Bay Area in California, Newmann earned a Bachelor's Degree in Dance from Colorado...
Sidney’s Red Raider Fall Sports teams are making preparations for the start of the 2022 Fall sports season. Starting August 1, Fall Sports student athletes are required to report to the Sidney High school Media Center for ImPact testing. Students are asked to bring their Chromebooks if possible. On Monday, Aug. 1, freshman and any sophomore newcomers to Sidney are to report at 9 a.m. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, juniors and any senior newcomers to Sidney are asked to report at 9 a.m. On Wednesday, A...
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team traveled to Ogallala for the B7 Area Tournament this weekend, and lost two games and were eliminated from the tournament. Sidney opened Friday afternoon against the Gering Platte Valley companies Senior team, and were shut out and no-hit by Gering's Carter Reisig and Jackson Howard on the mound. Reisig started the game and struck out the first two batters he faced, then hit Reid Fiscus to give Sidney a runner on first, but Reisig recovered...
Sidney’s American Legion Post 17 Junior baseball team hosted the Class B Area 7 Junior baseball tournament over the weekend of July 8-12, and had some success, but fell in the qualifying game to advance to the championship to Chadron, 8-to-7. Sidney had defeated Ogallala for the second time in the tournament on Sunday to get the opportunity to face off with Alliance in the Championship round, but was unable to get past a tough Chadron FNBO Nationals team Monday night. Sidney started the game w...
Sidney’s 12U’s captured the 2022 Nebraska Cal Ripken State Championship this past weekend in Gering with a dramatic come from behind 9-7 win over Alliance. Trailing 7-2, Sidney scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, all with two outs. Relief pitcher, Matt Corne, struck out the side swinging in the top half of the sixth inning. Sidney was down to their final out in the bottom half of the sixth inning when Aidan Baker kept the game alive with a ground ball single up the middle. Lea...
Sidney's American Legion Post 27 Senior baseball team hosted the Chadron FNBO Nationals senior team on Thursday, and after taking an early lead, were unable to hold back the Chadron offense that exploded for 10 runs in the final two innings. In a warm-up game for the Seniors' upcoming District Tournament in Ogallala starting next week, Micah Schneider opened for Sidney on the mound, and after two runners reached base via a single and an error on a hard-hit grounder to third base by Austin...
Sidney hosted the Nebraska American Legion B7 Area Junior Tournament over the weekend, and play will end on Tuesday in a championship game that the Sidney Juniors can participate in if they can get past Chadron on Monday night. The Juniors have had their ups and downs throughout the season, but chose the District Tournament to play some of their best baseball of the season. Sidney started the opening round of tournament on Friday with a matchup against the Ogallala Junior AIA 16U team . Rhyder...
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior Baseball team had a very busy week, starting with an away game against Chadron, then followed by tournament play in Alliance through the weekend. The contest against Chadron on Tuesday June 21 was the high point of the stretch of games, which had Sidney playing well and leading in some games, but unable to close out the victory and adding more losses to their record. On June 21, the Seniors went to work immediately against Chadron starting pitcher Dalton S...
After the conclusion of the State Tournament, Mullen's Superintendent, Chris Kuncl, contacted Potter-Dix Activities Director Cory Michelman about getting the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) and the Minuteman Activities Conference (MAC) together for boys and girls All-Star Basketball games. Creek Valley Superintendent and MAC conference president Patrick Ningen helped organize the inaugural event between the conferences. The games were held in Sutherland on Friday, June 17, and both...
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 teams traveled up to Scottsbluff last Wednesday night, and the Westco Zephyr team used a big inning to pull away from the Sidney boys for an 11-to-3 victory. Sidney started the game with Landon Riddle and Reid Fiscus both going down to strikeouts, but Zech Roggasch was able to drill a single past second base to get on board. Roggasch was caught stealing second base to end the inning. Blaine Russell started on the mound for Sidney and ran into trouble early,...
Sidney’s American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team traveled to Ogallala last Tuesday to take on the Post 135 Adams Bank and Trust team, and went hitless in a 10-to-2 loss. Sidney scored on a wild pitch and a walk forcing in a run from third base in the second inning, but that was all the offense the Post 17 boys could muster in the contest. In the first inning, Ogallala starter Ian Shaw started the game by striking out the first four batters he faced until he ran into control problems in t...
The Sidney Stingrays Swim Team held their annual meet at the Sidney Aquatic Center on Saturday, and other than some gusting winds, the conditions were ideal for a competition drawing the panhandle area's best youth-league swimmers. The results for the Sidney team are as follows: Sidney Stingrays Meet Sidney Results Girl's / Women's Results Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Freestyle 2, Shoemaker, Krickett, Sidney, 22.57. 3, Bentley, Madi, Sidney, 22.59. 9, Plaster, Elsie, Sidney, 27.79. Girls 8 & Under 50...
