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Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team moved their record to 24-and-6, and put themselves in position to host the subdistricts, and possibly district final game, with the strength of their record. The Lady Raiders had three matches over the week, hosting Chadron on Tuesday October 11 and then traveling to North Platte for a triangular with the Lady Bulldogs and Kearney Catholic. On Tuesday, the Lady Cardinals rolled into Sidney hoping to get a win against a Lady Raider squad that had beaten them...
Sidney's Red Raider Cross Country teams will be competing at the NSAA Cross Country Championships at the Kearney Country Club on October 21. The teams each had a third place finish at the C-5 District Meet in Ogallala to earn their way to the State meet next Friday. “It was challenging weather, but we run well in colder temperatures,” said Sidney Head Coach Donna Wiedeburg. “Our kids ran a smart race and worked well as a team, both boys and girls, and I'm expecting great results at the State...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team continued their undefeated season Friday at Combs Field with a 55-to-8 beating of the visiting 5-and-1 Garden County Eagles. Potter-Dix continued their dominant play, with their fifth victory while keeping opponents scoring in the single-digits. Garden County rested their hopes on their outstanding athlete, senior Johnny Vargas, but the Coyotes were able to contain the scoring threat, limiting Vargas to just 17 carries for 56 yards and one rushing touchdown in...
Leyton's Warrior Football team had a strong opening to the season, reeling off three big wins in a row until a Homecoming loss caused by a missed extra point against Anselmo-Merna derailed the Warriors' season. Since that loss, the Warriors have struggled with four lopsided losses in a row, and looked to get back on the winning track on Friday, October 14, against visiting Hyannis. Leyton received the ball to start the game, and after losing yards on their first three plays, they pulled off a...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team entered the MAC Tournament on Saturday on a roll, winners of seven of their last eight matches, and playing their best volleyball of the season. They would need to execute at their highest level against the number 2 seed Potter-Dix Coyotes and number 1 seed Bayard Tigers to succeed in the tournament, and by all accounts, the Lady Warriors delivered. In their first match, they matched up with Creek Valley and had little difficulty against the Lady Storm, taki...
Peetz's Bulldog Football team traveled to Seibert for a match up with the Hi-Plains Patriots, and used a big first half to overpower the Patriots, taking home a 72-to-33 victory to move to 2-and-5 on the season. Peetz used a big first half where they scored 26 points in the first quarter and 20 points in the second quarter to build a 46-to-26 halftime lead, then put away the Patriots by scoring 26 more points in the third quarter while shutting out Hi-Plains in the period en route to a 72-to-33...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Volleyball team competed at the MAC Tournament in Bridgeport Saturday, and after falling to Leyton in the first round 25-to-18 and 25-to-16, moved to the next round for a match up against Minatare. Creek Valley had defeated Minatare twice this season, and looked to continue their success in the third meeting. The Lady Storm got off to a hot start and took the first set from Minatare 25-to-16. Minatare battled hard in the second set, but the Lady Storm was too much for...
Sidney's Red Raider Football team traveled to Cozad Friday, and came away with a 19-to-7 win, ending a three-game losing streak and keeping the Red Raiders' post-season hopes alive. Sidney had a good start, and after Cozad started on the Sidney 36 yard line and drove to the Sidney 27 yard line, the defense held and forced a 42 yard field goal attempt that was missed. Sidney took over on their own 20 yard line and drove the field, with junior quarterback Isak Doty connecting with sophomore wide...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team continued their outstanding play this season, traveling to Scottsbluff over the weekend and going undefeated in the Western Conference Tournament. Sidney entered the tournament as the top seed, and faced Gering first Saturday morning. After winning the first set 25-to-20, Gering rebounded and took the second set from Sidney 25-to-21. Sidney regrouped in the third set, and after a hard-fought battle the Lady Raiders were finally able to put away the Lady...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team upped their season record to 14-and-10 with two wins over the week, against Creek Valley and Banner County. The Lady Warriors traveled to Chappell on Tuesday, October 4 for a triangular, and matched up first with a struggling but game Lady Storm team that challenged the Lady Warriors and battled hard through the first set before falling 25-to-21. The Lady Warriors continued their good play and held off Creek Valley in the second set, taking a 25-to-19 win...
Peetz's Bulldog Football team hosted the Briggsdale Falcons on Friday, and after a competitive first quarter, the Falcons were able to shut down the Bulldog's offense and used a big fourth quarter to notch a 49-to-14 win against Peetz. The game was close in the first quarter as the Bulldogs were able to score a touchdown and slow the Falcons' offense in the early going. But Briggsdale found their rhythm and put up two touchdowns in the first quarter to take a 14-to-8 lead. In the second...
Leyton's Warrior Football team dropped their fourth straight contest Thursday afternoon as they traveled to Dunning and had no answers against the Sandhills/Thedford Knights, falling by a final score of 51-to-12. The Knights built an early lead against Leyton, putting up 22 points in the first quarter and then another 22 points in the second quarter while the Warriors only managed one score in the half. Sandhills/Thedford scored again in the third quarter, and Leyton was finally able to break...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team continued their outstanding season with two more wins, raising their season record to 19-and-3 as they ready for District Tournament play later in the month. The Lady Coyotes traveled on Tuesday, October 4, to match up with the struggling Kimball Lady Longhorns, and the home team got the jump on the visitors, surprising the Lady Coyotes with a 25-to-18 first set win. The second set had the Lady Coyotes fighting back, but the Kimball squad kept up the...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team continued their undefeated season on Friday night, traveling to Chappell and shutting out the struggling Creek Valley Storm team in a lopsided 79-to-0 contest. The win moves the Coyotes to 6-and-0 on the year, while Creek Valley remains winless at 0-and-7. As usual, Potter-Dix opened fast and put up 34 points in the first quarter while shutting down the Creek Valley offense completely. The Coyotes added another 26 points in the second half to initiate the r...
It was a beautiful day for a run on Thursday, October 6, and runners from the area's middle and high schools descended upon Hillside Golf Course for the annual Sidney Invitational. There was a great turnout, as parents, students and fans found great places to view the action under perfect blue skies and mild temperatures. The middle school girls started first, and the Chadron team took first place with 18 points followed by Sidney in second place with 39 points. Gering placed third with 43...
Sidney’s Red Raider Football team traveled to Chadron Friday for a division match up against the Cardinals, and after battling to a 7-to-7 tie at the end of the first half, the Raiders were unable to hold off the Cardinals and fell by a final score of 19-to-13. The loss moves Sidney to 2-and-4 on the season. Chadron won the coin toss and elected to receive, and after returning the kick off to the Chadron 43 yard line, went on a 57 yard drive to score and take a 7-to-0 lead. Sidney started t...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Volleyball team improved their record to 19-and-5 on the season, racking up five more wins against two losses over the week. The week started on Tuesday for the Lady Raiders as they hosted Scottsbluff. The Sidney girls swept their Scottsbluff counterparts in three sets, 25-to-19, 25-to-19 and 25-to-23. Junior Chloe Ahrens led the offense with 12 kills in the victory. Sidney then traveled north for the Twin Cities Invitational Tournament, and defeated Gering in the t...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Golf team traveled to Crandell Creek Golf Course in Ogallala for the B-4 District Tournament on Monday, October 3, and senior Aubree Larson shot a 95 to represent Sidney at the State Tournament in Gering on October 10 and 11. Scottsbluff again dominated the competition, shooting a 325 and taking four of the five top individual spots in the competition. Gering placed second with a score of 425, and Sidney placed sixth with a score of 454. Larson is Sidney’s only qua...
The Cheyenne County Community Center has always been a hub of activities and events for the area community, and has an “ambassador” that will brighten your day while helping you discover all the Center has to offer. Tara Gray started as Activities Director back in November, but she's not new to the area or the Community Center. She was working part-time in the evenings at the Community Center, and when Kirsten Richards left the Center to open Beans & Steams, she was offered the position as Act...
It was another busy week for Leyton’s Lady Warrior Volleyball team, and they won four out of six matches to move their season record to 12-and-10. On Tuesday, September 27, they traveled to Bridgeport and after dropping the first two sets, 25-to-14 and 26-to-24, they rallied to win the third set 25-to-19. But Bridgeport rallied to take the fourth set 25-to-13 for the 3-to-1 match victory. Leyton then traveled to Arthur to match up against the Lady Wolves, and after taking the first two sets 25-t...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Volleyball team continued their stellar season at home with a win against South Platte, and a loss to rival Bayard on Tuesday, September 27. First up was South Platte, and the Potter-Dix girls took a big lead early in the first set, and pulled away despite serving and hitting errors for a 25-to-12 first set victory. In the second set the Lady Coyotes again took an early lead, but the Lady Blue Knights kept up the pressure and eventually tied the set at 17-to-17. But t...
Leyton’s Warrior Football team continued to struggle against division opponents, falling 42-to-0 Friday afternoon to the Mullen Broncos in Dalton. Leyton is now at 3-and-3 on the season, with all three losses coming from division opponents. After a close first quarter that had the teams battling for offense and the Broncos taking an 8-to-0 lead, the Leyton defense was unable to contain the Mullen attack and surrendered 22 points in the second quarter to go into halftime trailing 30-to-0. M...
Sidney’s Red Raider Cross Country team traveled to Scottsbluff on Friday, September 30 for the Western Conference Cross Country Meet, and the girl’s team placed fourth and the boy’s team placed third at the end of the competition. Sophomore Noah Canas led the boys’ squad with a ninth place finish at 18:43.06, while junior Talissa Tanquary led the girls with a second place finish at 20:01.00. Chadron won the girls’ team competition while Gering won for the boys....
It was Homecoming Day for the Peetz Bulldogs, and after a close first quarter the visiting Fleming Wildcats put up 32 points in the second quarter to cruise to a 57-to-6 win over Peetz. The loss moves the Bulldogs to 1-and-4 on the season. Peetz started the game with the ball but were unable to gain any traction against the Fleming defense, and punted for a touchback. After Fleming’s first play went for a touchdown, a penalty called it back, but the Wildcats were able to quickly drive the length...
Sidney’s Red Raider Football team lost their second game in a row Friday afternoon, falling to the C-1 number 6 ranked McCook Bison 38-to-13 at Weymouth Field. The loss moves Sidney to 2-and-3 on the season. Like last week’s opponent Mitchell, the Bison came into the contest undefeated and used their powerful lines to dominate in the trenches and dictate the tempo of the game. Although the contest was close in the first quarter, the Bison capitalized on a series of Red Raider miscues to pul...
