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Sidney senior Brynna Ross signed a letter of intent to attend UNK and perform in the Choir and Jazz Choir on Wednesday. She was joined by her father Brandon and mother Melissa (seated) and grandparents Cheryl and Alan (standing) along with numerous well-wishers at the Sidney Media Center. Ross was a fine athlete in multiple sports for Sidney High School, but has decided to sing with the Choir and Jazz Choir for UNK. She earned a scholarship with her talent, and plans on majoring in Business...
Creek Valley's Storm Track and Field teams traveled to Paxton on Thursday to compete against nine other teams at the Paxton High School Invitational. The boy's squad finished ninth on the day with 17 points, while the girls finished 10th, earning 14 points. Outstanding performances for the boys included senior Lucas Trujillo placing second in the 800 Meters and fifth in the 100 Meters, senior Alexander Caraveo placing third in the 800 Meters and sixth in the 100 Meter. For the girls, junior...
Leyton's Warrior Boy's Track and Field Team took top honors at the Creek Valley Twilght Invitational on Tuesday. The meet had been rescheduled due to last week's high winds, and the competitors were able to compete in much better conditions. Leyton won the boy's competition with 149 total points, followed by Garden County with 113 points and Arthur County with 94 points. For the girls, South Platte took top honors with 104 points, followed by Leyton with 98 points and Arthur County with 71...
Sidney's Red Raider Track and Field teams traveled to Gothenburg on Thursday to compete in the annual Dutch Zorn Invitational, and the Sidney boys bounced back from being bested for top honors by a half-point by Chadron at the Mitchell Invitational last Saturday. The Sidney boys won six events and bested McCook by one point to take first place, 115 points to 114 points, followed by Lexington in third with 102 points. The Lady Raiders off of their win at Mitchell last week placed third with 75...
Sidney's Red Raider Boy's Golf team traveled to Lochland Country Club in Hastings on Thursday to compete in the Hastings Tiger Invitational, and earned a sixth place showing out of nine teams. The Raiders played well while going against some of the toughest Class A teams in Nebraska, including Grand Island, Columbus and Kearney. The Grand Island team took top honors with a score of 315, followed by Kearney with 319. Columbus shot a 331, while Sidney shot a 368 to take sixth place overall. Grand...
Sidney's Red Raider Track and Field teams traveled north on Saturday to compete at the Mitchell Invitational, and the girls squad took top honors with 99 points while the boys squad was edged out for first place by Chadron by one half point. Twelve teams competed in the girls events while 11 competed in the boys events. The weather cooperated nicely with cool weather warming up as the day progressed with only mild winds through the day. The Lady Raiders won many medals, with golds for junior...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Track and Field team battled 11 teams, cold weather, and high winds mixed with snow flurries on Tuesday to take top honors on Tuesday at the Tri-State Meet at Creek Valley High School in Chappell. The boy's squad ended the day earning 111 points, besting runner up Wallace's 96 points and third place Garden County's 60 points. The Creek Valley boy's squad placed seventh with 45 points. Leyton's girls squad placed sixth with 52 points, followed in seventh by Creek Valley with...
Sidney's Red Raider Golf team hit the links on Friday for the Sidney Invite, after the competition was postponed from Tuesday due to the high winds hitting the panhandle area through the beginning of the week. The weather cooperated as cool temperatures warmed during the day and the breezes were manageable for the golfers. The Sidney team of John Beier, Wyatt Heckenlively, Jack Lilley, Logan Johnson and Cole Hanley shot a 360 (+72) to take fifth placed, edged out of fourth place by Alliance by...
Sidney Red Raider senior Sawyer Dickman has been selected as one of 24 student-athletes that will play in the 53rd annual Boy's Basketball All-Star Game by the Nebraska Coaches Association. The game will be played on July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at Lincoln North Star High School. Dickman was selected by member coaches throughout the state. The goal is to have the best available student-athletes in the state, as well as representing the sport and themselves in a positive manner....
Sidney’s Red Raider Track and Field teams continued with their hot start to the season, traveling to Ogallala on Saturday to compete in the the annual Ed Moore Invitational at Ogallala High School. The boy’s team took top honors, compiling 144 points, far besting second place Chadron with 89 points. The girl’s team took second place with 72 points, behind first-place Chase County with 132 points. The boys team had many medalists on the day, with sophomore Luke Holly placing first in the 100 M...
The Leyton Warrior Track and Field teams and the Potter-Dix Coyote Track and Field teams competed on Saturday at the Bayard CD Invitational. With beautiful weather and a slight breeze, the athletes had a great day for competition, and for the boys the team from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., took top honors with 86 points, and Bayard took home top honors for the girls squad with 79 points. The Leyton boys placed fourth overall with 68.5 points and the Potter-Dix boys placed eighth with 40 points. The...
On Friday April 1, the Peetz Bulldog Track and Field teams traveled to compete at the Wiggins Invitational against 27 other teams from Northeastern Colorado to the Denver Area. The Fort Morgan team took top honors for the girls with 84 points and Wiggins took top honors for the girls with 132 points. The Peetz boys managed a thirteenth place finish with 12.14 points, while the Lady Bulldogs did not place, ending their day with zero points. Medalists for the boys included junior Colton Howell...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Track & Field team took top honors at the first major Track and Field competition of the season, the John Ganser Invitational, earning 132 points. The boys dominated the running events, swept the relays, and won the high jump and pole vault competitions to start their season strong. Sidney's girls teams had success in the jumping events and sprints, as well as strong performances in the longer distance runs. The girls earned 74 points, and have a solid start to build...
Creek Valley senior Jordan Bocock signed her National Letter of Intent to attend and play Golf for the Doane College Tigers on Thursday. Bocock was joined by Jeannine Foster (left) Head Coach of the Doane College Women's Golf team, her mother Shawna Vrbas, her father Brian Bocock and (standing) Creek Valley Golf Assistant Coach Troy Bayne and Head Coach Aaron Brown. Jordan went form being the only golfer on the team sophomore year to a State Qualifier in her senior year. Bocock chose Doane for...
The Potter-Dix Coyote and Leyton Warrior Track and Filed teams traveled on Saturday to compete at the annual Morrill Early Bird meet. The Warrior Boy's Varsity squad placed second with 77 points and the Coyote Boy's Varsity squad placed sixth with 44 points. The Warrior Girl's team placed seventh with 44 points and the Coyote Girl's team placed 12th with even points. Mitchell topped the Varsity Boys competition with 95 points while Crawford won the Girl's title with 84 points. Several student...
Former Sidney resident and current Kearney resident Dave Saylor will be inducted into the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame, honoring his 31 years as an official in the Nebraska Wrestling community. Saylor will be inducted on June 10 at the NSWCA Banquet at Boarders Inn and Suites in Grand Island. Saylor has many ties to Sidney, with his father Mel being Sidney's Mayor back in the 1990's. Saylor's officiating resume contains over 18,000 matches and 455 Duals and...
Sidney senior Lydia Peters signs her Letter of Intent with her father Robert to run for the Track and Field team and Cross Country team at Chadron State University. Peters plans on majoring in Biology and plans on becoming a Marine Biologist. Her interest in the field was sparked by a Plant Biology course she took at Sidney High School. She has many friends at Chadron State, and will be coached by former Sidney coach Nicky Banzhaf. Sidney Cross Country coach Donna Wiedeburg said of Peters,...
Sidney senior Mitch Deer signs his Letter of Intent to run for the Track Team at UNK in the fall. He is flanked by his father, John, and mother, Jolene. Deer plans on studying Cyber Security Operations as he pursues a career in the information technology industry. Deer has family that are alumni, and is familiar and comfortable on campus. Deer excelled in math and science in High School, which will help in his chosen major. Sidney Cross Country coach Donna Wiedeburg said of Deer, “It’s been a p...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team blazed through their regular season schedule with an 18-and-4 record, a D1-12 Subdistrict Championship and a District Final appearance. However, the season came to a halt on Tuesday at Cozad High School when the Warriors' season was ended by the tough defense of the Mead Raiders. Leyton came into the D1-8 District Finals as the number 8 seed, and matched up against the 15-and-10 number 9 seed Mead Raiders. The game was played at a neutral site, and both...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team ended their season on Tuesday, March 1, with a loss to the Mullen Broncos in the D2-8 District Final at Hershey High School. Potter-Dix ends their outstanding season with a 20-and-4 record. The Mullen Broncos came into the District Final with a 17-and-8 record and number 9 seed, led by sharp-shooting 6' 4” Forward Clayton Moore averaging nearly 20 points per game. Both the Broncos and the number 8 seed Coyotes started the game trying to push the ball up the c...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team had their season end Friday evening with a loss in the District Finals against the visiting Waverly Vikings, 50-to-44. Sidney hosted the game after losing against Scottsbluff in the Subdistrict Finals, but their strong record earned them a home District Final game. Sidney went through the B-8 Subdistrict Tournament by first beating the Gering Bulldogs on Monday, but had a slow start and did not score until the final minutes of the first period. Both defenses...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team battled through the Subdistrict Tournament in Scottsbluff to begin the week, and ended up facing rival Scottsbluff in the championship game on Wednesday. After a slow start against Gering on Monday in the first round of the tournament, the Lady Raiders were able to regroup and have a big third quarter against the Lady Bulldogs and pull away with a 56-to-49 win to set up the finals match against Scottsbluff for the fourth straight year. Sidney had lost two gam...
Leyton continued their fine season in the D1-12 Subdistrict Tournament, blasting Kimball in the first round of play on Tuesday then outlasting the Hemingford Bobcats in the final on Thursday. Leyton earns the No. 8 seed and was scheduled to play No. 9 seed Mead at Cozad High School on Tuesday, March 1. Leyton started the season with a 28 point home win against Kimball back in December, and again opened a big lead to start the game with a 9-to-0 run. Leyton played fast and aggressively while...
Peetz entered the Class 1A District 4 Tournament on Monday February 21needing to win a “play-in” game against Weldon Valley to advance, and the Peetz boys got the job done with a 59-to-40 victory over the Warriors. Peetz started strong by opening a lead in the first period, and ending the quarter on top 14-to-6. Weldon fired back in the second quarter but was unable to stop the Peetz offense, and the teams went into the break at 29-to-16 in favor of the Bulldogs. Peetz kept up the pace in the se...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team entered the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament as the clear favorite, and had no trouble defeating their two opponents to move on to a District Final against Mullen at Hershey High School on Tuesday, March 1. First, Potter-Dix faced Creek Valley on Tuesday, and easily breezed past the Storm with a 62-to-24 win to set up their meeting with South Platte in the Finals on Thursday. Potter-Dix opened a lead early and behind leading scorer Luke Kasten continued to pull...
