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Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team had a tough week, starting with home contest against Bridgeport getting postponed by wild weather in the panhandle on Tuesday, and an extra-inning loss on the road against Gordon. Late Tuesday, just prior to the start of the junior game, a ferocious storm front barreled through the Sidney area, with gusting winds, lightning, torrential rainfall and ping-pong sized hail that caused much damage throughout the county. The two contests against...
The East All-Stars were able to rally from a three point deficit at the half to tie, then go ahead to tally a 31-to-24 victory over the West All Stars in the annual contest in Scottsbluff on Saturday. The West All-Stars took an early lead on a Dawson Dunbar touchdown run and two point conversion. With the West team leading 14-to-11 at halftime, the East team rallied behind the arm of Broken Bow quarterback Nolan Wetovick, tying the game at 17 then going up by two touchdowns. The West team had a...
The Sidney Stingrays Swim Team started their competitions for the season in Hemingford on June 4, and many records were set and broken by the Stingray swimmers. Meet Records were set by Cayson Boltjes in the Boys 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 34.75, Kayson Houser in the Boys 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 2:46.35, and the Sidney team in the 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 2:30.84 (Kayson Houser, Reagan Nesbitt, Melody Sanchez, Kensie Shoemaker) Jayden Shoemaker set...
The Sidney American Legion Post 17 Senior team broke through on Saturday morning for their first win of the season, and dropped the third place game against Cheyenne Sunday afternoon to earn fourth place honors in the 2nd Annual Tyson Herrera Memorial Tournament in Sidney over the weekend. The Prairie View team defeated the Buckley “A” team in the championship game, 8-to-0, to take the tournament trophy. The Sidney Seniors had a game against Platte Valley Companies team in Gering on Wed...
The annual Wyoming-Nebraska 6-Man Shoot Out All-Star game was played on Friday in Chadron, and the Wyoming squad was able to outlast the Nebraska team in the highest scoring contest of the 11-game series. The game was a 16-to-16 tie until Wyoming scored with 12 seconds left in the first half. On Nebraska's final play of the half, Wyoming came up with an interception and runback for a touchdown to give the Wyoming All-Stars a 30-to-16 lead that they would not relinquish. Nebraska pulled closer,...
On Thursday evening, May 26, the Elevate Program hosted guest speaker Rhianna Brand, a suicide attempt survivor, to discuss and educate the community on mental health issues with the goal of elevating and enhancing knowledge, concerns and resources to combat suicide. The event started with Pastor Chad Rademacher of Holy Trinity Church in Sidney, and he gave a brief explanation of the program, and his involvement since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 and the increased amount of isolation...
Sidney American Legion Post 17 Junior and Senior Baseball teams had their home openers on Tuesday, May 24, and had their outings ruined by the Gering teams that came into the contests looking in mid-season form. The Juniors started the action against the B&C Steel team, and fell behind early as Sidney starting pitcher Ryder Bayne had trouble with control, walking two and giving up two singles and a double, allowing four B&C runs to score. Bayne’s fastball and breaking ball were working well, r...
Sidney Red Raider golfer John Beier qualified for the NSAA Class B State Championships held in Scottsbluff last week. He qualified individually on the strength of his performance at the B-4 District Tournament in McCook, where he led the field with a round of 80. Beier has shown consistent improvement, and was able to put together his outstanding round when it really mattered, and was the only State Qualifier for the Red Raiders. Last Tuesday and Wednesday Beier competed at the Class B State...
Sidney's 8th Grade High Jumpers are a special group, and look to add to the already talented Sidney High School Track & Field team when next season comes around. With three 8th grade jumpers already consistently clearing 5'6” in competitions, Sidney Middle School coach Jack Thorpe says the boys will be contributing to the High School team's success soon. “Our three top jumpers all cleared 5'6” or better, with 8th grader Alek Doty clearing 6'1” at the Sidney Middle School Invite on May 11,” sa...
Sidney’s Red Raider Boy’s Track and Field Team earned the Class B State Championship for the first time since 2015, earning 66 points in the competition and besting second-place Waverly by 14 points. Sidney senior Mitchell Deer was the big story at the Meet, battling blisters on his feet to win the 400 Meters in 49.42 seconds. After the C and D competitions ended, Deer learned that he had the top time across all classes, and became the fifth Sidney High School athlete to accomplish the fea...
Leyton's Warrior Track and Field team sent 11 boys and five girls to the State Meet in Omaha at the end of last week, and had some outstanding performances and a few medal wins. For the boy's team, junior Justin Ernest placed 13th in the 800 Meters, 12th in the 4X100 Meter Relay, 10th in the 4X400 Meter Relay and 9th in the 4X800 Meter Relay. Junior Gabriel Tretter placed 9th in the 1600 Meters and 3200 Meters, and placed 9th in the 4X800 Meter Relay. Senior Jonathan Borges placed 17th in the...
Creek Valley's Storm Track and Field team qualified two of its boys team members for the Sate Meet, and they made the trip to Omaha late last week. Seniors Lucas Trujillo and Alex Caraveo both competed in the 800 Meter race, and Trujillo placed 14th while Caraveo placed 16th at the end of the competition. Although neither of the boys medaled, they gave it their all, and Caraveo turned in his personal best time of 2:08.67....
Potter-Dix's Coyote Track and Field team traveled to Burke stadium in Omaha late last week to compete in the NSAA State Championship Meet. For the boys, senior Thomas Muldoon placed 7th in the 800 Meters and 8th in the High Jump, the Coyote's best showing. Senior Niko Koon also placed 22nd in the Discus. For the girls, junior Lily Tabor placed 23rd in the Shot Put and 15th in the Pole Vault, while junior Jayden Shoemaker placed 16th in the High Jump....
Leyton High School held its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022 Saturday afternoon. The event was well attended by family and friends of the graduates, highlighted by speeches form the graduates, school officials and Board of Education members. Salutatorian Johnathan Borges and co-Valedictorians Cortney Holt and Ethan Eckhardt all gave speeches touching on the memories they will always cherish from their schooling years while encouraging the graduates to make their own futures and to...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Track and Field team continued their outstanding season at the B-6 District Meet in Ogallala on Tuesday, May 10, and took first place by a wide margin, earning 124 points to second place Lexington's 92 points. Chadron earned 80 points to place third overall. Again, Sidney dominated in many of the running events, with Sate Meet berths on the line. In the 100 Meters, Sidney sophomores Luke Holly and Isak Doty finished first and second and were followed by seniors Mitch...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Track and Field team capped their outstanding 2022 season with a big win at the D-9 District Meet on Thursday at Leyton High School in Dalton. The Warriors scored 126 points to take the title, followed by second place runner-ups Potter-Dix and Arthur County, both with 81 points. Garden County took third place with 76 points overall. For the girl's teams, Crawford took top honors with 110 points, followed by runner-up Leyton with 84 points and third place South Platte with...
Sidney's Red Raider Track and Field teams competed at the Bayard B-C-D Meet at Bayard High School on Friday, and the boys earned second place with 138.5 points and the girls took third place with 70 points. For the boys, Chadron took top honors with 167 points and Alliance placed third with 86 points, and for the girls Alliance took top honors with 125.4 points and Chadron was runner-up with 96 points. Outstanding performances for the Sidney boys included sophomore Luke Holly winning the 100...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Track and Field team took top honors at the MAC High School Conference Meet at Bayard High School on May 3, racking up 165 points at the end of the day. Garden County placed second with 107 points and Bayard placed third with 97 points. The Potter-Dix boys team placed fourth with 93.5 points, and the Creek Valley boys finished in sixth with 9 points. For the girls teams, Bayard took top honors with 163.5 points, Leyton placed second with 107 points and South Platte placed...
Leyton's Warrior Boy's Track and Field Team had a busy week, winning the MAC HS Meet on Tuesday then hosting the Cheyenne county Meet on Friday, and also winning. Leyton's 157 points bested runner-up Paxton's 110 points and third place Potter-Dix's 79 points. For the girls, South Platte took top honors with 131 points and the Leyton girls were runner-ups with 80 points. Kimball placed third with 76 points. Outstanding performances included Leyton junior Cort Rummel winning the 100 Meters at...
Sidney’s Red Raider Boy’s Track and Field team continued their successful season last week with two wins, at the Best in the West Classic in Scottsbluff Tuesday, and at the Western Conference Meet in Sidney on Friday. Sidney continued their strong showings in the running events and relays, earning 19 total medals at the Best in the West, and following that effort up with 27 medals, nine of them gold, on Friday. The boy’s team placed first at the Best in the West with 128.5 points, follo...
Leyton's Warrior Boy's Golf team traveled to the Oshkosh Country Club to compete in the MAC Golf Tournament, and the Leyton boys team took top honors after a second playoff hole finally broke a tie with Garden County to give Leyton the win with 385 total strokes. Garden County placed second, also with a 385, followed by Bayard with a 409, Creek Valley with a 416, Suth Platte with a 511 and Potter-Dix with a 523. Leyton's Trenton Rushman led the field with a round of 88, besting Creek Valley's...
Leyton’s Warrior Track and Field teams traveled on Tuesday up to Scottsbluff to compete in the annual Best in the West Classic against the best track and field athletes in the region. Leyton’s boy’s team placed 11th overall, with 18 points while the girls team finished 12th with 23 overall points. Against powerhouse Class B teams like Sidney and Chadron, the Leyton boys held their own and were able to bring home a few medals. Junior Justin Ernest placed fifth in the 800 Meters with a time of 2:0...
Potter-Coyote Track and Field teams traveled up to Scottsbluff on Tuesday April 26 to compete against the best athletes in the region at the annual Best In The West Classic. The boys squad managed to earn 17th place with 9 overall points while the girls placed 21st with 2 points. The Sidney boys took top honors with 128.5 points, followed by Chadron with 94 points and Scottsbluff with 90.5 points. The Scottsbluff team took top honors for the girls with 89 points, followed by Torrington with 81...
Sidney's Red Raider Track & Field teams had a busy day on Friday, with the varsity squads traveling to Lexington for the Don Bader Invitational, and the junior varsity squads crossing the border and competing at the Kendra Roeder Invitational in Pine Bluffs, Wyo. The varsity boys continued their outstanding season, and although no team scores were available, the Red Raider boys took home thirteen medals, including five golds. Sophomore Luke Holly continued his outstanding performance this...
Leyton's Warrior Boy's Track and Field team continued their success this season by placing second at the Kendra Roeder Invitational, formerly the Pine Bluffs Invitational, in Pine Bluffs, Wyo., on Friday. The Leyton boys placed second with 77.5 points, behind Laramie that placed first with 191 points and ahead of the Burns team that placed third with 75.5 points. The Leyton girl's team placed sixth with 39 points, with Laramie, Burns and Southeast placing first, second and third respectively. Po...
